Czech government backs bill on same-sex marriage
Source: Reuters PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech government gave its backing on Friday to a bill which would make the country the first in formerly communist Europe to allow same-sex […]
British milestones in Holy Land set traditional foundation for royal visit
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prince William will become on Monday the first British royal to pay an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, 70 years after British […]
Church of England’s 2010 abuse inquiry was ‘flawed’ and ‘failed’
Source: BBC News By Donna Birrell & Alex Strangwayes-Booth & Steve Swann The Church of England “botched” its investigation into alleged cases of abuse, a report’s author has said. Sir […]
Who is the champion of the pious in Turkey?
MERYEM İLAYDA ATLAS @miailayda Election posters of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) decorate a street in İstanbul, June 6. The opposition has […]
Hungarian STOP Soros laws are openly xenophobic – U.N.’s Zeid
Reuters International This content was published on June 21, 2018 Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein in Geneva, Switzerland June 18, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (reuters_tickers) GENEVA (Reuters) – New Hungarian laws that criminalise […]
British milestones in Holy Land set traditional foundation for royal visit
Reuters International This content was published on June 21, 2018 The entrance of British forces under British General Edmund Hynman Allenby to Jerusalem is seen in this December 11, 1917 […]
Countries wanting to tackle migration should follow Switzerland’s lead and boost local economies rather than punish individuals
Switzerland wants to give Tunisians an incentive to stay home rather than leave for Europe, but instead of building walls it’s investing in promoting tourism to the region to create jobs […]
In the land of the massacres, the very last Armenians have been finally been found
Avedis Hadjian, author of “Secret Nation: The Hidden Armenians of Turkey”, sometimes appears out of breath, exhausted by his attempts to find his people’s ancestors and descendants Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent […]
Pope, in Geneva, says Christians must work together on peace
Source: Associated Press By JAMEY KEATEN and FRANCES D’EMILIO GENEVA (AP) — Pope Francis journeyed Thursday to the well-heeled city of Geneva to encourage all Christians, despite their differences, to […]
The Challenges Of Inter-Racial Celebrity Marriages In The UK: Why Harry And Meghan Should Take The Lead
Sheela Mackintosh-Stewart Matrimonial Consultant and Relationship Guru I watched the recent royal wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to joyfully celebrate with the rest of the UK, a mixed-race […]
Norwegians Are More Positive to Refugees than Immigrants in General
June 20, 2018 The study showes that public opinion has been stable on most issues since 2005, but there is a growing skepticism in relation to immigration. The Norwegian Integration […]
Five truths about the hijab that need to be told
Source: The Conversation By Peter Hopkins; Professor of Social Geography, Newcastle University Rio 2016 is proving not just to be a platform for sporting prowess, it is also helping to shake […]
Turkish leader’s sultan-like love for megaprojects to be tested
By Carlotta Gall & Sergey Ponomarev 22 June 2018 — Ankara: From soaring bridges to a giant mosque to plans for the world’s biggest airport, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has […]
EU admits no African country has agreed to host migration centre
Plan to prevent deaths at sea revealed as Italy cries foul over summit called to help Germany Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Patrick Wintour Thu 21 Jun 2018 Refugees shout […]
Merkel pleads for more humanity in refugee debate
Source: The Local During a speech in Berlin on Wednesday evening, Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed to Germans to put themselves into the shoes of people fleeing war and persecution. “People’s […]
What Young Adults in 100 Countries Think of Religion
Source: Christianity Today Pew suggests one explanation for these handful of countries where young adults are not only as faithful as their elders, but more so: violent conflict. “The few countries where young adults are more religious than their elders all have something in common: a recent history of violent […]
Europol says homegrown jihadis behind most 2017 attacks
Source: Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Europol says armed jihadis plotted or carried out more attacks in Europe last year than in 2016, with a total of 33 attacks either […]
How Sweden’s far right turned a pork-less soccer tournament into an attack on Muslims
Source: The Washington Post By Christian Christensen June 20 at 1:04 PM Hogs are raised on Duncan Farms on June 6 near Polo, Ill. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Christian Christensen is a professor […]
Denmark’s Jews Questioning Their Future in the Country Following Proposed Ban on Circumcision
Source: Haaretz In 2015, a jihadist killed a Jewish guard outside this capital city’s main synagogue, where Hannah Bentow was having her bat mitzvah party. Her sense of security as a Jew […]
Trumping Trump The Truth About German Crime Statistics
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that the German crime rate had risen by 10 percent because of refugees in the country. He’s wrong. We took a closer look at […]