Two in five European Muslims have felt discriminated against – survey
Source: The Guardian Study for EU’s fundamental rights agency finds 30% say they have been insulted and 2% physically assaulted in past 12 months Nearly 40% of women who wore […]
Ahmadiyya/Humanity First Croatia offers another Donation.
By: Zubair Khalil Khan Pictures: Rana Muhammad Munawwar Khan Humanity First Germany was generous enough to provide funds for the qurbani on the eve of Idul Azhia. Keeping in view the local circumstances 400 kg sheep meat was distributed amongst 600 friends, needy persons and refugees residing in Croatia. Similarly […]
Brussels exhibit tackles Islam in city scarred by terror
A Visitor walks by an installation by Haitian artist Jean Ulrick Desert, titled The Burqa Project-On The Borders of My Dreams I Encountered My Double’s Ghost for an exhibition “Islam, […]
Banning the burka: Swiss likely to vote on facial covering ban
A flyer for the campaign to ban facial coverings – the move has caused much debate in Switzerland (Keystone) Voters look set to have the final say on a proposal for a nationwide burka ban in public places in Switzerland. A rightwing committee handed in 106,600 signatures for a people’s initiative […]
St Gallen in Switzerland backs ‘burqa ban’ proposal
Source: The Local The cantonal parliament of St Gallen on Monday voted to adopt a bill that would ban people from covering their face in public, including women wearing the burqa. The bill was developed by a commission from a motion proposed by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) and backed […]
In election battle, eastern Germany’s first black MP fights hate
AFP news@thelocal.de 17 September 2017 Senegalese-born German MP Karamba Diaby puts up a campaign poster in Halle. PHOTO: JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP He has been beaten up, received death threats […]
Far-right AfD go on attack against Islam, as their poll numbers jump
Source The Local Germany’s right-wing populist AfD party ramped up attacks Monday against immigration and Islam as its poll ratings jumped in the final stretch of election campaigning, while Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party dipped. The Muslim religion “does not belong in Germany”, said a top candidate of the Alternative for Germany, […]
The 4 American Tourists Attacked With Acid in France Are Boston College Students
Source: Time BY Jennifer Calfas Sep 17, 2017 The Four American tourists attacked with acid in France on Sunday are all female Boston College students in their early 20s, according to the Associated Press. The […]
Don’t lock up young offenders – send them to top boarding schools instead
Afua Hirsch Placing at-risk children in custody doesn’t work. They need the same educational support as their richer peers Illustration by Thomas Pullin Monday 18 September 2017 06.00 BST Last modified on Monday 18 September 2017 08.24 BST Not long ago, driving through a Warwickshire town looking for a residential school, […]
White Brits should learn from Muslims to improve communities and make the country a better place, top MP claims
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION White Brits should learn from Muslims to improve communities and make the country a better place, top MP claims Brexit rebel Anna Soubry said that Muslims could ‘teach […]
Geneva to Turkey: Priceless Roman sarcophagus heads home after legal saga
By Simon Bradley This content was published on September 11, 2017 The three-tonne marble sarcophagus that dates from the second century AD is carved with detailed images of the 12 Labours […]
Police Search Home in London Suburb After Attack
Source: Time British police say that armed officers are searching a home in a London suburb and evacuating neighbors as a precaution as part of the investigation into the subway […]
Switzerland voters likely to weigh in on facial covering ban
Source: Reuters BY John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland could become the latest country to ban facial coverings worn by some Muslim women after activists collected more than the 100,000 […]
World Suicide Prevention Day Sometimes just a few words are enough
By Luigi Jorio This content was published on September 10, 2017 Often people who decide to commit suicide see no other alternative. A kind word or just listening can often help them to change their mind (Keystone) The suicide rate in Switzerland, once one of the highest in the world, […]
The success of the Brexit negotiations show that we’re finally getting our country back
Proper British jobs such as knight, chimney sweep, coming 26th in Eurovision and weeing in a foreign fountain will be reserved for BRITISH workers Mark Steel @mrmarksteel Thursday 7 September 2017 They don’t know how it’s going to work or when it will start or who will be allowed here, but the leaked […]
The many hues of headscarves
Ayesha Malik, Contributor Lawyer and writer The many hues of headscarves 09/12/2017 Reading Amina Lone’s letter in The Times this Sunday calling for a ban on hijabs in primary schools […]
Belgian order defies pope, insists on allowing euthanasia
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD Yesterday VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Belgian religious congregation is defying Pope Francis’ order to stop allowing euthanasia in its psychiatric hospitals, saying that […]
Police Probe Terror on London Tube
Source: CNN By Nick Thompson and Eliza Mackintosh 18 people were taken to hospitals after an explosion at station, none with life-threatening injuries, officials say London (CNN) London police are treating […]
The 9 Qualities That Help You Thrive Under Pressure
Source: Time BY Amanda MacMillan / Health.com Sep 13, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. In new and challenging situations, some people fold under pressure and some manage to […]
Switzerland moves a step closer to voting on nationwide burqa ban
The Local news@thelocal.ch 13 September 2017 A woman wearing a burqa in Vevey. Photo: erix3005/Depositphotos The Swiss may get the chance to vote on the introduction of a nationwide […]