Source: BBC Describing the moment his phone rang, he said: “I walked outside the caravan because I think it’s the worst news possible. “It was the police inspector and all he said was ‘he was found alive’. “I was outside crying my eyes out and obviously Isabella and my son […]
Source: BBC There’s a growing number of fashion brands and multinational companies showcasing women wearing an Islamic headscarf. But, for various reasons, some women from Muslim backgrounds aren’t happy with the trend. Dolce and Gabbana, H&M, Pepsi, Nike: just a few of the big brands putting women wearing a hijab […]
Reuters International MAY 4, 2017 BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s top general on Thursday said it was unclear if the officer arrested last week on suspicion of planning a racially motivated attack was part of a broader network. “We don’t know that at this point …. We are trying to examine […]
SAADET ORUÇ@saadetoruc Pro-PKK supporters seen holding a banner that reads “Lift the PKK ban” during a demonstration in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin to show solidarity with the terrorist group Regarding concerns from the refugee influx to security, the EU should simply cooperate with Turkey The recent move […]
Source: Reuters By Teis Jensen | COPENHAGEN Denmark on Tuesday banned five Islamic clerics and an American evangelical Christian pastor from entering the country, calling them “hate preachers” who posed […]
Source: BBC By Anastasia Golubeva BBC Russian Service Image copyrightINSTAGRAM.COM/XCV_CHURCHImage captionChristian Pastor Peresvetov claims religion can cure gay “perversion” Controversial “treatments” by psychotherapists and preachers are being offered to gay people in Russia. BBC Russian heard accounts of so-called cures, after it emerged that gay men were being persecuted in […]
Reuters International MAY 2, 2017 Immigrants are escorted by German police to a registration centre, after crossing the Austrian-German border in Wegscheid near Passau, Germany, October 20, 2015. REUTERS/Michael Dalder/File Photo (reuters_tickers) BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s interior minister has caused a furore five months before an election for saying migrants […]
By swissinfo.ch FEB 15, 2016 (Keystone) Anyone can apply for asylum – protection from persecution – in Switzerland, but applicants must prove or at least credibly demonstrate their refugee […]
MAY 2, 2017 – The intelligence service, headquartered in Bern, released the new category and figures as part of its annual report. (Keystone) Switzerland’s intelligence service has created a new category for identifying and describing the estimated 90 individuals who could have connections to terrorist activity. The new “at risk” […]
Source: BBC Sweden is ending identity checks on border crossings with Denmark that were instituted early last year as thousands of migrants arrived seeking asylum. A major crossing point is […]
Source: Independent Germany’s government has launched a 10-point plan to define the country’s culture, starting with the statement: “Wir sind nicht Burka” (“We are not burqa”). The interior minister, Thomas […]
Denis MacShane Europe is waking up on May Day to the most devastating document published so far on Brexit. In what appears to be an almost verbatim account of the […]
Chris Doyle | Published — Monday 1 May 2017 British Prime Minister Theresa May expects the British public to be proud of one of their most terrible colonial disgraces and to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Balfour Declaration. The then British government promised to support a national home […]
Source: The New York Times By BENOÎT MORENNE The French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen speaking this month in Arcis-sur-Aube, near Troyes, France. She has temporarily stepped down as leader of the far-right National Front. CreditKamil Zihnioglu/Associated Press PARIS — The interim leader that Marine Le Pen chose to run […]
Reuters International MAY 1, 2017 – STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish authorities began an investigation into possible arson on Monday after a fire damaged the facade and roof of a Shi’ite […]
MAY 1, 2017 – How many people live in Switzerland and which languages do they speak? How high is the poverty line? Here you’ll find hard facts about the country at a glance. With a populationexternal link of 8,417,700 permanent residents at the end of 2016, Switzerland is the world’s 97th largest […]
By Regula Bochsler APR 30, 2017 – Heinrich Bullinger had to play a long game when wooing Anna Adlischwyler(zvg) The letter which was delivered to the Oetenbach convent on September […]
Source: canberratimes.com.au | Stephen Jeffery A vacant block behind the Narrabundah Ball Park could soon be home to the first permanent Ahmadi mosque in Canberra. The city’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community is one step closer to securing a custom-built mosque after the government offered the 4000 square metre block for their use. Ahmadiyya […]
Theresa May also eschewed the strict dress code for women when she arrived in Riyadh Samuel Osborne @SamuelOsborne93 17 hours ago 162 comments Angela Merkel was greeted by King Salman […]
As a minority, Christians naturally need the regime to protect them. Their fear has drawn them closer and closer to Sisi. They have become associated with the regime itself Robert […]