Harassment survey: ‘I’m a waitress but I feel like a sex worker’
Source: BBC News Nilufer Guler is a waitress, but says she feels more like a sex worker at times. On the second day in a new job, a table of […]
German law takes initiative in countering hate speech on social media
Source: Religion New Service By Tom Heneghan | December 8, 2017 PARIS (RNS) The internet has been called “the world’s biggest sewer,” where hate speech and fake news are polluting a global source […]
British Pastors, Politicians Want To Stop U.S. Evangelist From Preaching In Their Town
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla ALLISON SHELLEY / REUTERS Franklin Graham (shown here at a rally in Haiti in 2011) is planning to attend an evangelistic event in Blackpool, England, in September […]
Nobel Laureate: As Long as Atomic Bombs Exist, Disaster Is Inevitable
Source: Time By DAVID KEYTON / AP December 9, 2017 (OSLO) — As long as atomic bombs exist, a disaster is inevitable, the head of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear […]
Brexit: May’s EU deal not binding, says David Davis
Source: BBC News The UK’s Brexit negotiator David Davis has described the deal struck by Theresa May to move to the next phase of talks as a “statement of intent”. […]
Humanitarian measure: Switzerland to take refugees from Libyan detention centres
This content was published on December 8, 2017 Detained African migrants at the Abu Salim detention centre in Gasr Garabulli, 60 km east of Tripoli (Keystone) Switzerland has agreed to take […]
As a Muslim American, I’m witnessing state-sponsored Islamophobia – the basis of Trump’s travel ban is fake news
In America, you’re more likely to be killed in a mass shooting carried out by a white male than by a Muslim immigrant. Hell, in America you’re more likely […]
I’m an MP, and I visited an immigration detention centre undercover – what I discovered was shocking
Ali had been tortured back home in West Africa, and came to the UK hoping to find safety. But there were times when he thought that going back might be a lesser evil than this Kate Osamor The UK is the only EU country that does not put a time […]
On historic trip, Turkey’s Erdogan meets Muslims in Greece
Source: Associated Press By COSTAS KANTOURIS KOMOTINI, Greece (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with members of Greece’s Muslim minority on Friday, ending a landmark visit to Greece […]
I was a mother to 2,000 people
Source: BBC News When Lisa Campbell arrived in Greece in November 2015 to help care for the flood of refugees she planned on staying for just a few weeks. She […]
After stinging Athens, Turkey’s Erdogan woos crowds in northern Greece
Reuters International This content was published on December 8, 2017 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waves as he exits a mosque folowing Friday prayers in the city of Komotini, Greece, […]
How Americans and Germans view their countries’ relationship
Source: Pew Research Center BY JACOB POUSHTER The relationship between the United States and Germany has been a cornerstone of the liberal international order for decades. From the Marshall Plan to […]
Europe’s Muslim population will continue to grow – but how much depends on migration
Source: Pew Research Center BY MICHAEL LIPKA The recent surge in refugees from Syria and other Muslim-majority nations to Europe has prompted a backlash among segments of Europe’s population, including the […]
Book Review: The Thirteenth Tribe : The Kazar Empire and Its Heritage – by Arthur Koestler
The Thirteenth Tribe: The Kazar Empire and Its Heritage Paperback – June 1, 1978 by Arthur Koestler (Author) 4.2 out of 5 stars 142 customer reviews See all 4 formats […]
Anti-Radicalization: Zurich announces plans to tackle violent extremism
This content was published on December 7, 2017 Thomas Würgler, head of canton Zurich police, explains the strategy next to Mario Fehr, head of security in the cantonal […]
SPD leader Schulz calls for ‘United States of Europe’ by 2025
Source: The Local The head of Germany’s Social Democrats, Martin Schulz, a potential future governing partner of Chancellor Angela Merkel, called Thursday for the creation of a “United States of Europe” by 2025. Schulz delivered a passionate plea for a more united and federal Europe at an SPD party congress […]
General Electric to shed 12,000 jobs
Source: BBC News General Electric is to cut 12,000 jobs in its power business, 18% of the division’s global workforce. The US industrial group expects the “painful but necessary” job […]
Muslims from disputed new London mosque donate blood at synagogue for Jewish day of actionMuslims from disputed new London mosque donate blood at synagogue for Jewish day of action
Thousands of people across the UK took part in the interfaith day encouraging good deeds Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith Muslims planning to open a new mosque in a traditionally Jewish north London community have joined people at their local synagogue to give blood as part of a national drive to help those […]
The Future of Muslims in the West
Written by Tariq Ramadan SOURCE: https://tariqramadan.com/english/the-future-of-muslims-in-the-west/Muslims in the West bear an enormous responsibility, and it falls to them to commit themselves to building their future. There is no doubt that some […]
EU to sue Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic in top court over migration
Reuters International This content was published on December 6, 2017 By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive will sue Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic in […]