Unprecedented cyber attacks wreak global havoc
By AFP – May 13,2017 – JORDAN TIMES In this posed photo, a woman points to the website of the NHS: East and North Hertfordshire notifying users of a […]
Cyber-attack: Europol says it was unprecedented in scale
Source: BBC A cyber-attack that hit organisations worldwide including the UK’s National Health Service was “unprecedented”, Europe’s police agency says. Europol also warned a “complex international investigation” was required “to […]
Emmanuel Macron’s wife confronts sexism, misogyny in France
Source: CNN Politicians, journalists and her own daughter have stepped forward in defense of Brigitte Trogneux, wife of French President-elect Emmanuel Macron, in response to a series of sexist and misogynistic slurs against her. Many of the unwelcome comments have focused on the fact that Trogneux — age 64 with seven […]
So what if I wear a headscarf?
TAMA’S TALES: So what if I wear a headscarf? http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43171318&locale=en EMBED CODE MAY 11, 2017 – Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Some of her friends are Muslim and wear head scarves. Tama finds out how this has affected their lives. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch) http://www.swissinfo.ch
How are saints made? A primer on miracles, martyrs, virtues
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Lengthy historic investigations. Decrees of “heroic virtues.” Miraculous cures. The Vatican’s complicated saint-making process has long fascinated Catholics and non-Catholics […]
The ’Splainer: Who is Our Lady of Fatima and what is the ‘Third Secret’?
Source: Religion News Service By David Gibson and Kimberly Winston | 17 hours ago (RNS) The ’Splainer (as in “You’ve got some ’splaining to do”) is an occasional feature in […]
Viral pontiff: Francis dances with Hasidic Jews at the Vatican
Source: Religion News Service By Josephine McKenna VATICAN CITY (RNS) It’s rare to see Pope Francis bopping behind the walls of the Apostolic Palace. Actually, if anyone has ever seen […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim in Huddersfield UK held Holy Qur’an Exhibition
Source: Mr Fatihulhaq The Huddersfield branch of Ahmadiyya Muslim Association held a Holy Qur’an exhibition in Huddersfield Town Hall.The purpose of holding the event was to show what the Holy Qur’an says on certain matters, such as the importance of interfaith work, Sharia and how the recent attacks in Westminster […]
Germany: Soldier arrested in far-right terror plot
Source: World Bulletin Investigators widen probe into far-right cell within German armed forces World Bulletin / News Desk German police on Tuesday arrested a second soldier in connection with a […]
German soldier held over anti-migrant ‘assassination plot’
Source: BBC German authorities have made another arrest linked to an alleged plot to murder a senior public figure. The man, a soldier, is accused of conspiring with another army […]
UK: Yorkshire’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) organizes 24-hour Football Fundraiser for charity
Source: http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2017-05-07/young-muslims-hold-24-hour-charity-football-marathon-in-huddersfield/ Young Muslims hold 24-hour charity football marathon in Huddersfield A 24-hour football marathon has taken place in Bradford to raise money for charity. Around 150 players and 25 teams took part in the event, organised by Yorkshire’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA). Kick off at the venue, on St […]
Paris main mosque says Macron election gives hope to French Muslims
Source: Reuters Reporting by Bate Felix; Editing by Geert De Clercq Paris’ main Mosque said on Sunday that the election of centrist Emmanuel Macron as France’s next president over far-right […]
Swiss guards, loyal soldiers of the pope, take the oath
AFP news@thelocal.it 7 May 2017 swiss guardsvatican Share this article Swiss Guards at the swearing-in ceremony on May 6th. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP Forty new Swiss Guards were sworn in at […]
LIBERAL GLARUS: Ancient form of assembly rejects burka ban
//tp.srgssr.ch/p/swi/embed?urn=urn:swi:video:43164502 https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43164502&locale=en EMBED CODE MAY 8, 2017 – 11:18 By a traditional show of hands at an outdoor assembly, voters in Glarus on Sunday voted against a proposal to ban the burka in public places in the mountain canton. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) The plan was backed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, […]
Socks in sandals: Germans mock govt ideals for immigrant integration
Source: The Local The Interior Minister has come under fire for his statements explaining what Germany’s ‘Leitkultur’, or “guiding culture”, should be amid discussions of immigration and integration. Here’s a taste of how his critics have responded. Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière wrote in Bild’s Sunday publication ten theses describing […]
Strong win in state poll boosts Merkel’s party ahead of national vote
Source: The Local Angela Merkel. Photo: DPA. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives secured a strong win Sunday in state polls in northern Germany, preliminary results showed, giving a boost to her bid to retain power in national elections in September. Voters in the small, northern state of Schleswig-Holstein handed her CDU […]
Berlin orders barracks inspection after Nazi symbols found
Source: The Local The top brass of the German military has ordered an inspection of all of its barracks after discovering Nazi-era memorabilia at two of them, the defence ministry said on Sunday. “The inspector general of the Bundeswehr (Germany’s armed forces) has ordered an inspection of all of its […]
From Macron’s teacher to France’s first lady
Source:CNN The relationship between French President-Elect Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Trogneuxhas captivated the world. There is nothing cliche about their story, which began when a 15-year-old Macron took part in a school play directed by Trogneux, 24 years his senior. Trogneux went from being Macron’s teacher to his […]
The euro survives its biggest political test
Source: CNN France has chosen the independent centrist Emmanuel Macron to be its next president, ending a tumultuous campaign that had undermined the euro and raised real doubts over its continued survival. Macron captured an estimated 65% of the vote on Sunday, easily defeating the far right populist Marine Le Pen, […]
Are a million African migrants really on their way to Europe?
John R Campbell, SOAS “Already, I’m informed by very well informed guys and girls who are working on the area, and in the area at the moment, that there’s potentially […]