Hanau shooting: Eight dead after two attacks in Germany
Eight people are dead following two shootings at shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau. At least five people were injured after gunmen opened fire at about 22:00 […]
Appeal Court rules Islamic marriages invalid in UK
Source: BBC A court has reversed a judgment from two years ago which found that a couple who had an Islamic wedding ceremony could legally divorce. The High Court ruled […]
German far right arrests reveal ‘shocking’ mosque attack plot
Source: Yahoo News Berlin (AFP) – Members of a German extreme right group arrested last week were believed to have been plotting “shocking” large-scale attacks on mosques similar to the […]
Swedish MP Warns of ‘Arabisation’ as Arabic Becomes Main Language in Some Preschools
As Arabic has become the main language at several preschools in Ronneby, Blekinge County, it’s led to communication problems between staff and children. Moderate Party MP Hanif Bali tweeted […]
Switzerland: Citizenship hurdle ‘risks stigmatising welfare aid’
Cantonal vote By Peter Siegenthaler Feb 11, 2020 – Many people would rather suffer in silence than risk the “shame” of asking for help. (Christof Schuerpf) Voters in canton Aargau […]
UK to close door to non-English speakers and unskilled workers
Lisa O’Carroll, Peter Walker and Libby Brooks Britain is to close its borders to unskilled workers and those who can’t speak English as part of a fundamental overhaul of immigration […]
Could Switzerland help end the conflict in Yemen?
By Kathrin Ammann Feb 18, 2020 – 11:00 The war in Yemen has been raging for five years, at huge human cost. Some experts believe that neutral Switzerland, […]
A 117-strong group doctors and psychologists has called for an end to what it calls the “psychological torture” and “medical neglect” of Julian Assange.
see also: (Video by Sky News) The WikiLeaks founder is being held in Belmarsh Prison awaiting a hearing on February 24 which could see him extradited to the […]
Why Are So Many Christians Converting to Islam
It is a fact that Islam is growing rapidly in the West. In the U.S. alone the number of Muslims has risen dramatically, from about 10,000 in 1900 to 3 […]
Boris Johnson’s approach to immigration doesn’t just reek of racism, it makes no economic sense
Source: Independent, UK The perceived costs of relaxing rules are often myths. In financial terms, free movement of people is a huge benefit to us all, writes Phil Thornton Why […]
ISIS bride Shamima Begum says life ‘fell apart’ as she was stripped of UK citizenship
Shamima Begum said her life ‘fell apart’ when she was stripped of UK citizenship. The former UK schoolgirl, 20, was one of three east London schoolgirls who travelled to Syria […]
Growing Islamophobia ‘intolerable,’ UN chief Guterres says
Source: Daily Sabah AP — The U.N. chief on Sunday voiced his concern over rising Islamophobia in the world, calling it “intolerable.” Antonio Guterres’ remarks came during a joint news […]
Crypto spying affair : How manipulated Swiss tech shaped world politics
By Swiss public television, SRF Feb 12, 2020 – From left to right: Sadat, Carter, Begin sign the Camp David Peace Accords between Egypt and Israel in March 1979. […]
‘Westlessness’: is the west really in a state of peril?
The Guardian Top diplomats disagreed over the global relevance of the west at the Munich security conference Patrick Wintour diplomatic editor Sun 16 Feb 2020 The chosen theme of […]
The Ottoman Empire: 600 Years of Domination
Source: Ancient Origins 16 February, 2020 – The Ottoman Empire was one of history’s largest and longest-lasting empires. It was founded around the end of the 13th / beginning of […]
‘The only uncertainty is how long we’ll last’: a worst case scenario for the climate in 2050
The Future We Choose, a new book by the architects of the Paris climate accords, offers two contrasting visions for how the world might look in thirty years (read the […]
Russia repatriates orphans of suspected Islamic State fighters in Syria
Russia repatriates 26 children held at Syria’s al-Hawl refugee camp, as Kremlin official says plans are to bring dozens more home By MEE and agencies Published date: 7 February 2020 […]
The First European Scholars Were Taught By Africans In Egypt
Again and again, documented historical evidence has shattered widely held views that Europeans were the pioneers of early human civilization. In fact, there is corroborative evidence that half of humanity’s […]
Italy told to stop using Malaysia as plastics dumping ground
greenpeace finds hundreds of tonnes end up in landfill or burned at illegal factories Angela Giuffrida in Rome Mon 10 Feb 2020 THE GUARDIAN The Italian government has been urged […]
It’s shameful that one in three EU children has been refused permanent residency
These families have made this country their home, yet they are forced to jump through bureaucratic hoops just to have the right to stay here, sometimes the only country they […]