Muslim refugee hails Pope Francis as the example of religion
Source: Catholic News Agency By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 17, 2017 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Nur Essa, a Muslim Syrian woman whose family was brought to Rome from […]
Wilders at Dutch campaign launch vows to crack down on ‘Moroccan scum’
Reuters International FEB 18, 2017 – Netherlands’ Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders attends a news conference after a European far-right leaders meeting in Koblenz, Germany, January 21, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (reuters_tickers) By Thomas Escritt SPIJKENISSE, Netherlands (Reuters) – Dutch anti-Muslim, anti-EU party leader Geert Wilders promised to […]
Turkey’s religious authority denies illegal activity by imams in Germany
Reuters International FEB 17, 2017 – The new Central Mosque is photographed in Cologne, Germany, February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen (reuters_tickers) ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The head of Turkey’s Diyanet religious authority denied on Friday that any of its imams had ever been involved in illegal activities and said investigations […]
Dutch populist Geert Wilders talks of Moroccan ‘scum’
Source: BBC Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders has launched his election campaign by calling some Moroccans “scum”. Mr Wilders tops opinion polls ahead of the 15 March parliamentary vote, but […]
More than 160,000 march in Barcelona to demand Spain takes in more refugees
Spain has accepted just 1,100 refugees of the over 17,000 it has pledged to take in JOSEPH WILSON At least 160,000 protesters have marched in Barcelona to demand that Spain’s conservative-led government increase its efforts to take in refugees from war-torn countries like Syria. Spain has accepted just 1,100 refugees […]
UK universities urged to tackle rising tide of antisemitism on campus
Source: The Guardian By Sally Weale Education correspondent Universities are being urged to act swiftly to tackle antisemitism on campuses after a series of incidents in recent weeks – including Holocaust […]
German parents told to destroy Cayla dolls over hacking fears
Source: BBC Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionThe My Friend Cayla doll has been shown in the past to be hackable An official watchdog in Germany has told parents to destroy a […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) Yorkshire plant 650 trees at Kenninghall Ban
Source: http://www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/muslim-youth-in-sheffield-helping-nature-1-8393016 A passion for the environment reflected the caring side of a community when young Muslims came together to plant trees. More than 50 young Muslims from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) from Yorkshire put on their thermals and braved the cold weather to plant 650 trees on a […]
Tony Blair calls for people to ‘rise up’ against Brexit
Source: BBC Tony Blair has said it is his “mission” to persuade Britons to “rise up” and change their minds on Brexit. Speaking in the City of London, the former […]
Mutual Jealousy and Prejudice Keeping the Muslims Back
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A recent poll in USA shows that even though the perception of the Muslims has improved over […]
Don’t turn Islamic State fight into battle against all Muslims – German defense minister
Our Source: Swiss Info Reporting by Shadia Nasralla and Andrea Shalal; Writing by Michelle Martin; Editing by Michael Nienaber MUNICH (Reuters) – German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen warned […]
Switzerland: Provision for teenage asylum seekers to be stepped up
The Local news@thelocal.ch 17 February 2017 Minors are among those applying for asylum. File photo: Federal Office for Migraiton A Swiss government pilot project expected to launch this year promises to improve care and accommodation for underage asylum seekers. In a written answer on Thursday to a parliamentary question the […]
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Muslim teacher wins €9,000 in Berlin discrimination case
Source: The Local The Muslim woman won an appeal before a Berlin-Brandenburg court on Thursday, and is set to receive nearly €9,000 after she was rejected from a teaching job due to her headscarf. The Berlin-Brandenburg court on Thursday ruled on the side of the woman, who was denied a […]
Mass sexual assaults by refugees in Frankfurt ‘completely made up’
Source: The Local Prosecutors in Frankfurt are investigating two people for making up a crime, after they claimed in a national newspaper that dozens of Arab men rioted and sexually assaulted women at New Year. The claims first appeared in Bild newspaper on February 6th, which described the men as […]
Crematorium investigated for including extra body parts in urns
Source: The Local When you receive the urn of a deceased loved one, you generally assume you’re only going home with that family member. But a Regensburg crematorium is suspected of slipping other people’s body parts into the mix. Employees of a crematorium in Regensburg, Bavaria, are currently under investigation […]
Police raid homes of imams suspected of spying
Source: The Local Police on Wednesday searched the homes of four Turkish Muslim preachers on suspicion they spied for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, officials said. The imams are accused of reporting on Turkish followers of US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, who Erdogan blames for last July’s failed coup attempt […]
Is the German military capable of defending Europe?
Source: The Local The election of Donald Trump to President of the US has awoken fears that the US will no longer be the guardian of European security. If Washington steps back, can Berlin fill the void? After less than a month of life with the Trump administration, it is […]
Spanish 64-year-old gives birth to healthy twins in Burgos
Source. BBC A 64-year-old woman has successfully given birth to healthy twins – a boy and a girl – in Burgos, northern Spain.The Recoletas Hospital delivered the twins by Caesarean section, the usual method in such rare cases.The unnamed woman had undergone fertility treatment in the US, Spanish media report. […]
Mass sexual assaults by refugees in Frankfurt ‘completely made up’
The Local news@thelocal.de 14 February 2017 Frankfurt. Photo: DPA Prosecutors in Frankfurt are investigating two people for making up a crime, after they claimed in a national newspaper that dozens of Arab men rioted and sexually assaulted women at New Year. The claims first appeared in Bild newspaper on February […]