Halal supermarket in Paris told to sell pork and alcohol or face closure
‘We don’t want any area that is only Muslim or any area where there are no Muslims’ Samuel Osborne @SamuelOsborne93 A halal supermarket in Paris has been ordered by local […]
It’s sad but true that in colonial times, our government was better at responding to human rights abuses abroad than it is now
Those we trust to represent us will not take up the battle against injustice these days because they are now too involved in the infliction of this injustice, albeit by proxy Robert […]
Planned ‘Burqini Day’ irks French far-rights
AGENCIES | Published — Friday 5 August 2016 MARSEILLE: Plans for a waterpark in Marseille to set aside a day just for Muslim women wearing burqinis — full-body swimsuits — […]
Plane skids off runway in Italy, crashes into road
Source: CNN (CNN)A DHL cargo plane skidded off a runway and ended up on a road near the airport in Bergamo early Friday, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority said. More:
Switzerland: Few problems in first month of burka ban
UNVEILED IN TICINO Few problems in first month of burka ban By swissinfo.ch, with input from Gerhard Lob, Ticino AUG 4, 2016 – 15:57 The police fined Nora Illi for defying the headgear ban. (Keystone/Ti-Press) It’s been a month since a so-called burka ban took effect in Switzerland’s Italian-speaking canton, […]
EU on edge as Putin, Erdogan set to meet
Source. Asia Times. The secretary-general of the Council of Europe (CoE), Thornjorn Hoagland, gains distinction as the first high-ranking European official to visit Ankara after the abortive coup of July 15. Hoagland’s is a recce mission to fathom the mood in Ankara, which is of course very ugly. Turkish President […]
11-year-old boy steals bus, passengers don’t notice
Source. The Local The schoolboy had apparently stumbled upon the key to the bus lying on the street a few weeks ago, while the privately owned vehicle was parked and no longer in use, Bavarian police reported on Wednesday. So the young lad climbed into the bus and was seen […]
Russell Square stabbing live: Sadiq Khan urges public to remain calm as police investigate possible terror link
Police said mental health was a ‘significant factor’ in the case Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden A private ambulance leaves Russell Square in London early on August 4, 2016, after a woman in her 60s was killed during a knife attackAFP/Getty Images The London mayor Sadiq Khan has urged the public to […]
British Muslim woman detained under terror laws after cabin crew report her reading Syrian art book on plane
Exclusive: Airline urged to apologise after honeymooner ‘made to feel like a culprit’ Liam O’Hare, Ted Jeor A Muslim NHS worker was detained at a UK airport and questioned under terror laws after a cabin crew member spotted her reading a Syrian culture book on board her honeymoon flight. Faizah Shaheen, who helps […]
Over 2 in 3 Germans don’t blame Merkel for terror attacks
Angela Merkel. Photo: DPA Over 2 in 3 Germans don’t blame Merkel for terror attacks Published: 03 Aug 2016 15:10 GMT+02:00 Updated: 03 Aug 2016 15:10 GMT+02:00 Since two violent attacks in Bavaria by Islamist fanatics Chancellor Angela Merkel has come under pressure for her open-door refugee policy. But most […]
Switzerland: President of Locarno Film Festival defends burka ban
FACE COVERINGS By swissinfo.ch and agencies AUG 2, 2016 – 21:33 Police in Locarno cautioning a member of the Islamic Central Council Switzerland on July 1, the day a ban on face coverings in canton Ticino came into effect (Keystone) Banning the wearing of face coverings is a question of […]
Number of Refugees to Europe Surges to Record 1.3 Million in 2015
Recent wave accounts for about one-in-ten asylum applications since 1985 BY PHILLIP CONNOR A record 1.3 million migrants applied for asylum in the 28 member states of the European Union, Norway and Switzerland in 2015 – nearly double the previous high water mark of roughly 700,000 that was set in […]
Socialist Party to help expats become Swiss
File photo: Martin Abegglen Published: 02 Aug 2016 Members of Switzerland’s Socialist Party (SP) are volunteering to be “naturalization advisers” under a new campaign to help foreigners in the country […]
Permissible to have sex slaves in Islam: UK imam
Source: ET Ali Hammuda PHOTO: DAILY MAIL In a rather shocking claim, a British Muslim cleric has said it is ‘permissible’ under Islam to have sex slaves. Ali Hammuda, an imam at a Cardiff mosque, explained a series ofHadiths (sayings of Prophet Muhammad PBUH) saying one of them could be interpreted […]
9 ways the German language can’t let go of Judaism
Source: The Local For hundreds of years, Yiddish, a mix of medieval German and other languages, was the main language of the Ashkenazi Jews who lived on the Rhine River, before spreading across Europe.The Holocaust and the assimilation of Jews into wider Western cultures have had a devastating effect on the language. But […]
US general seeks to soothe Turkey ties strained by coup purge
Source: Asia Times. President Tayyip Erdogan and many Turks have been frustrated by U.S. and European criticism of a government crackdown in the wake of the attempted putsch in Turkey, a country vital to the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State and to stopping illegal migration to Europe. They have accused […]
Pope Francis creates commission to study possibility of female deacons
Source: CNN (CNN)Pope Francis has created a commission to study the historical role of female deacons in the Catholic Church, the Vatican’s press office said. The commission was initially promised by the Pope after a meeting with a group of nuns on May 12. “In the course of a dialogue […]
Revolutionising biomedical science: mini-brains in a vat
ORGANOIDS Revolutionising biomedical science: mini-brains in a vat By Celia Luterbacher, Lausanne AUG 2, 2016 – 11:00 Many people know that cancer is made up of cells. But equally important is the extracellular matrix, which surrounds those cells and inhibits or promotes their growth. (swissinfo.ch) Miniature organs and cancers grown […]
Anti-immigrant hate crime surges in parts of UK that voted to leave EU after Brexit
Source: Dawn Police data in the United Kingdom shows a sharp increase in hate crimes in Britain’s most ‘Eurosceptic’ areas following the Brexit vote earlier this year,The Independent reported. In areas where voters opted to ‘Leave’ the European Union, data shows consistent doubling and tripling of hate crime which surpasses […]
Pope Francis Reveals Why He Doesn’t Discuss ‘Islamic Violence’
Source. NBC News. ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis said he doesn’t like singling out violence carried out by Muslims because people of all religions are guilty of deadly crimes. He told reporters the situation was like “a mixed fruit salad” and that there were “violent people in all […]