Rasmus Paludan protest: Burning the Qur’an is not ‘free speech’
RABBI MARC SCHNEIER February 02, 2023 It is not just Muslims who should be offended. Everyone with an interest in dialogue and coexistence should join in the condemnation of the […]
Immigrants make positive contributions to Swiss social system
Working In Switzerland The Local Switzerland – news@thelocal.ch • 2 Feb, 2023 Since Switzerland introduced free movement, EU and EFTA nationals have not strained the country’s public insurance system, as some […]
How to create a united state in Cyprus?
BY BÜLENT AKARCALI FEB 01, 2023 – DAILY SABAH For the European Union, Cyprus is an instrument to hold Türkiye politically hostage. (Erhan Yalvaç Illustration) Proposing to the Turks in […]
Anti-Islam sentiment: Europe shooting itself in the foot
BY MUHITTIN ATAMAN FEB 01, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Young protestors hold placards during the demonstration against the Quran burning in Sweden, London, U.K., Jan. 28, 2023. (Getty Images Photo) […]
‘Türkiye concerned about rising anti-Muslim hatred in Europe’
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL FEB 01, 2023 Activists and supporters take part during the Together Against Racism march protest on March 19, 2022, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Reuters File Photo) […]
Migration likely to be a ‘forever problem’
MOHAMED CHEBARO February 01, 2023 Do not be pleased you have finally made it safely to Europe, as many migrants have fallen prey to the many adversities they face once […]
I proudly wear a hijab. Forget the stereotypes – it’s a sign of style and strength
OpinionIslamic veil Rabina Khan The Islamic extremists may not like it, nor the bigoted Islamophobes, but today’s Muslim women have revolutionised the narrative of the hijab Fashionistas and influencers during […]
Human Rights Watch Joined The Ranks Of Amnesty International By Exposing Kiev’s War Crimes
Source:Andrew Korybko’s Newsletter The US-led West’s Mainstream Media is predictably silent and appears to be deliberately ignoring this “politically inconvenient” report. Drawing attention to it would erode the public’s confidence in their perception managers who told them over the past year that all war crimes accusations against Kiev are supposedly […]
Russia Expert Angela Stent”As Long as Russia Has 6,000 Nuclear Warheads, It Will Remain a Threat”
How great is the risk for the West after the decision to send tanks to Ukraine? In an interview, Russia expert and former U.S. government adviser Angela Stent discusses German […]
Muslim pastoral care to remain an option in Swiss asylum centres
After a “very positive” trial period which began in 2021, Muslim pastoral care offers will now be extended indefinitely in Swiss asylum centres, authorities have announced.This content was published on […]
Turkiye’s trio of preelection foreign policy challenges
SINEM CENGIZ January 31, 2023 In the past few months, much of the focus in terms of Turkish foreign policy was on the Middle East, as Ankara engaged in normalization […]
Swiss reject vast majority of Afghan visa applications
Foreign affairs Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in summer 2021, the number of applications for humanitarian visas in Switzerland has increased massively. Only a small fraction are approved, […]
Patience and prayers: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat’s response to opposition
27th January 2023 Ata-ul-Haye Nasir, Al Hakam History bears witness to the fact that attempts have always been made to efface divine communities from the face of the earth. The opponents with such […]
Sweden’s major faith groups denounce Quran burning, hate speech
BY ANADOLU AGENCY STOCKHOLM JAN 29, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Police officers surround far-right politician Rasmus Paludan (C), Stockholm, Sweden, Jan. 27, 2023. (AFP Photo) RECOMMENDED Sweden’s ban on religious schools […]
Turkey-Greece population exchange still painful for those yearning for a lost past
More than 1.6 million people were displaced after the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne saw Christian and Muslim populations exchanged in an attempt to form homogenous nation states Greek and Armenian […]
Erdogan says Turkey may block Sweden’s Nato membership bid
Source: BBC Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested that Ankara may agree to Finland joining Nato, but not Sweden.He criticised Sweden’s refusal to extradite dozens of people allegedly tied to Kurdish militant groups and other critics of his government.”If you absolutely want to join Nato, you will return these […]
How Russia misread Germany’s growing influence
CNN Two years ago, Moscow eyed a US-German standoff over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as a litmus test of transatlantic power. Russia had invested heavily in the 750-mile undersea pipeline linking it to Germany and wanted to increase global sales and ramp up economic leverage over Europe and its power-hungry heavy […]
Saudi Arabia condemns ‘provocative’ Qur’an burning in Denmark
Danish police surround Rasmus Paludan ahead of his burning of a copy of the Qur’an in Copenhagen, Jan. 27, 2023. (Ritzau Scanpix/Reuters) ARAB NEWS January 29, 2023 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia […]
Europe’s unforced errors in the Maghreb
HAFED AL-GHWELL January 29, 2023 The EU’s engagement with the Maghreb has been long, complex and, at times, tumultuous. Since the early 2000s, this subregion has only grown in strategic […]
Germany’s Leopard Tanks Are a Game Changer with Significant Risks
Source: Spiegel There are two iterations of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz these days. One is calm, almost diffident, the Scholz the country knows best. This iteration is the one most often seen on television or in the Bundestag, Germany’s parliament. A man who seems almost impervious to the political machinations […]