The Channel migrant ‘crisis’ is really a tale of British hypocrisy
Afua Hirsch Sajid Javid’s rhetoric on refugees has less to do with reason than with appeasing anti-immigrant feeling Thu 3 Jan 2019 A lot of us have spent the […]
Immigration and asylum: It’s not just Windrush. Britain’s immigration scandal will grow in 2019
Satbir Singh The arbitrary cruelty of the ‘hostile environment’ stretches beyond any one community. Brexit will only make it worse Thu 3 Jan 2019 Tasfin came to the UK in […]
2019: A golden year for Islamic culture
Rawan Radwan January 03, 2019 Four cities in Africa, Asia and the Middle East will be celebrated for their historical significance JEDDAH: Three cities in Africa, Asia and […]
Far-right ‘neighbourhood defence groups’ patrol Bavarian town after asylum seeker attack
Source: The Local After four young asylum seekers reportedly attacked pedestrians at random in Amberg in northern Bavaria, far-right “neighbourhood defence groups” have started patrolling the streets of the town, according to German media reports. On Saturday evening the four suspects allegedly physically assaulted 12 random people while under the […]
Many foreigners in Germany was ‘a problem he wanted to solve’.
Source: The Local A man who injured five people in an apparent xenophobic attack on New Year’s Eve was mentally ill. He told police that the many foreigners in Germany was ‘a problem he wanted to solve’. DPA reported early on Wednesday that the man had previously been admitted to […]
German politicians propose a ‘religion tax’ for Muslims to counter extremism
Source: The Washington Post By Rick Noack December 28, 2018 BERLIN — When Germans file their annual tax returns, religion matters a great deal. If you’re Catholic, tax authorities will likely […]
Europe’s Right Wing Woos a New Audience: Jewish Voters
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Bojan Pancevski December 31, 2018 BERLIN—Emanuel Bernhard Krauskopf’s trips to his synagogue in the German capital have become an awkward affair. The reason: Mr. […]
Vatican spokesman, deputy, resign over strategy differences
Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican spokesman and his deputy resigned on Monday over disagreements on strategy, ending a year of upheaval in the Holy […]
Migrants who saved lives in Attica wildfire granted Greek citizenship
3 January 2019 Twitter: @NeosKosm Three migrant fishermen have been recognised for their heroic efforts, after rescuing dozens of Greeks during the devastating wildfire that broke out in […]
Malmö Imam: ‘We do not hate mosque shooter’
The Local news@thelocal.se @thelocalsweden 2 January 2019 A shot was fired through a glass door at a Malmö’s Mahmood Ahmadiyya mosque, shortly after midnight on New Years’ Day, with police […]
Pope bemoans disjointed world, praises unity over diversity
The New Year’s address followed a turbulent 2018 for the pope. (AP) Reuters January 02, 2019 “The world is completely connected, yet seems increasingly disjointed” VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, […]
UK: Foreign Office makes forced marriage victims pay for their rescue
© Getty A forced marriage victim’s ordeal is not over once they return to the UK Young women rescued by the Foreign Office after being sent abroad for forced […]
Germany adopts intersex identity into law
Source: BBC News Intersex people in Germany can now legally identify themselves as such under a new law adopted in December. People who do not fit the biological definition of […]
4 injured after man drives into crowd of foreigners in Germany
ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN German police say at least four people have been injured after a man intentionally drove into a crowd of people in western Germany in what appears to […]
Belgium’s Flemish region bans halal and kosher meat, stirring controversy
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL The proposed ban on halal and kosher meats have come into effect in Belgium’s northern Flanders region, stirring controversy among the country’s Jewish and Muslim communities. […]
Love for all, hatred for none
Jeremy Micallef Sunday, 30 December 2018 Jeremy Micallef talks to Laiq Ahmed Atif, President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta, about how the Community aims to break down barriers; builds bridges […]
Young Muslims take to streets to clean up after New Year’s Eve celebrations
Adam Smith Tuesday 1 Jan 2019 Young Muslims woke up before dawn today to clean the streets of 50 UK towns and cities as a lot of the country were […]
Muslim charity aims to deliver 7000 meals to homeless by New Year’s Day
The charity is engaging youth in positive social action to counter radicalisation and challenge Islamophobic opinions Anu Shukla The Independent Muslim youth charity AMYA deliver meals to homeless people in […]
AfD fails in court bid against Merkel’s refugee policy
The Local news@thelocal.de @thelocalgermany 18 December 2018 Photo: DPA Germany’s top court has rejected complaints by the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group against the government’s refugee policy. The […]
Swiss activists among group jailed for illegally aiding migrants
AFP news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 14 December 2018 JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT / AFP A court in southeast France on Thursday sentenced seven people including three foreigners for illegally helping a group of migrants […]