Americans Might Have to Get a Visa for Europe
Source: Time By Tara John The European Union Parliament wants to reinstate visas for Americans traveling into the 28-nation bloc, arguing that the U.S. still requires citizens of five E.U. member […]
Mass grave found at former Catholic orphanage in Ireland
Source: Los Angeles Times By Associated Press A mass grave containing the remains of babies and young children has been discovered at a former Catholic orphanage in Ireland, government-appointed investigators […]
Britons suffer ‘historical amnesia’ over atrocities of their former empire, says author
‘Britain came to one of the richest countries in the world in the 18th century and reduced it, after two centuries of plunder, to one of the poorest’ Matt Broomfield @hashtagbroom 458 comments Britons suffer “historical amnesia” over the atrocities and plunder committed by their empire, Indian MP and authorShashi Tharoor has […]
Dutch paradox – Voters head for far right amidst rising prosperity
Reuters International MAR 3, 2017 – 11:49 A Dutch flag floats in the port of Volendam near Amsterdam, Netherlands February 11, 2017. Picture taken February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (reuters_tickers) By Toby Sterling VOLENDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) – The Dutch fishing village of Volendam hardly seems like a hotbed of discontent: […]
UK: Ahmadi Muslim leaders welcome government minister as MoD aims to diversify British Armed Forces
Source: http://www.swlondoner.co.uk/muslim-leaders-welcome-government-minister/ Muslim leaders welcome government minister as MoD aims to diversify British Armed Forces By Rob Middleton March 1 2017, 14:45 | Follow @SW_Londoner Two south west London mosques welcomed a government minister earlier today in a show of unity and as part of the MoD’s bid to improve diversity in […]
UK: Khalifa of Islam Ahmadiyya addresses Muslim youth event (Waqf-e-Nau Ijtema) in London
Source: http://www.pressahmadiyya.com/press-releases/2017/03/head-ahmadiyya-muslim-community-addresses-muslim-youth-event-waqf-e-nau-ijtema-london/ Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community addresses Muslim youth event (Waqf-e-Nau Ijtema) in London MARCH 2, 2017 PRESS RELEASES “A Waqf-e-Nau should never be the cause of pain for others, instead they should always be kind, compassionate and caring.” – Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad On 26 February 2017, the World […]
Report: asylum seekers in Switzerland are too restricted
The Local news@thelocal.ch 28 February 2017 An asylum seeker centre in Switzerland. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP Certain measures limiting the freedom of movement of asylum seekers in Switzerland are too restrictive and violate their fundamental rights, according to a new report. Undertaken by the University of Zurich but commissioned by the […]
Religions must speak to the faithless, as well as to each other
Source: The Economist Learning from a Christian-Muslim debate on religious literacy Mar 3rd 2017 by ERASMUS YOU may find this reassuring, or disturbing, or something in between. Earlier this week, […]
Cardinal O’Malley says voices of clergy sexual abuse survivors are critical
Source: Boston Globe By Lisa Wangsness GLOBE STAFF MARCH 03, 2017 Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley vowed Thursday to make sure clergy sexual abuse victims have a voice on a Vatican […]
Women must earn less than men
Source: CNN The European Parliament has launched a hate speech investigation into a Polish politician after he stated that “women must earn less than men, because they are weaker, they are smaller, they are less intelligent” during a debate this week on the gender pay gap. Janusz Korwin-Mikke is an […]
I feel torn about ‘Extremely British Muslims’ – it’s not perfect, but at least it’s making an effort
At the Q&A with the producers, director and some of the participants, we were told how difficult it was to find Muslims who were willing to participate in the documentary. That didn’t come as a surprise Nishaat Ismail 17 hours ago 14 comments Two young British Muslims dance in The […]
Swiss carnival group creates burkini-themed float in ‘message of hope’
The Local news@thelocal.ch 3 March 2017 burkinipayernecarnival File photo: Mohd Rasfan/AFP A group of friends participating in this weekend’s Brandons de Payerne carnival intend to wear burkinis and parade alongside […]
French city bans food handouts to migrants
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo The mayor of the northern French port city of Calais has taken measures to stop people from giving food to refugees as authorities struggle to […]
EU urges Macedonia to drop block on ‘Albanian language row’ government
Reuters International MAR 2, 2017 – Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov addresses the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz(reuters_tickers) By Kole Casule SKOPJE (Reuters) – The EU on Thursday asked Macedonia’s president to reverse a move to block a […]
Immigration — to be or not to be?
Mar 02,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Jonathan Power The great immigration debate has to become the great rethinking and restructuring debate. Charlie Brown is right when he says “no problem is too big and complicated that it can’t be run away from”. In both the US and the EU, the focus […]
Merkel in Egypt to reduce migrant flows
By AFP – Mar 02,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel shake hands following a news conference at El Thadiya presidential […]
Marine Le Pen loses EU parliament immunity over tweets
Reuters International MAR 2, 2017 – Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and Member of the European Parliament, attends the election of the new President of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File photo (reuters_tickers) By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – […]
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE: Del Ponte slams Assad as ‘one of worst criminals’
MAR 2, 2017 – UN investigator Carla Del Ponte at the presentation of the latest report by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria on human rights violations committed during the battle for Aleppo (Keystone) United Nations investigators have accused both sides in the battle for Aleppo of committing war […]
EU Parliament lifts Le Pen immunity over gruesome tweets
Source: Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The European Parliament voted Thursday to lift the immunity from prosecution for French far-right leader Marine Le Pen for tweeting gruesome images of Islamic […]
Inside Britain’s sharia councils: hardline and anti-women – or a dignified way to divorce?
Source: The Guardian Sharia councils say they offer Muslim women a way out of religious marriage but critics argue this parallel legal system can leave vulnerable people trapped in abuse. […]