Romania could see 1st female Muslim prime minister
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania could be headed for its first female prime minister, an economist who is a member of Romania’s small Muslim community. Liviu Dragnea, chairman of Romania’s […]
Prince Charles warns against religious persecution
Prince Charles has spoken out about the danger of religious persecution, warning against a repeat of “the horrors of the past”. Delivering BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day, the Prince of Wales said the rise of populist groups “aggressive” to minority faiths had “deeply disturbing echoes of the dark […]
Prince Charles condemns religious persecution in special video message
HRH The Prince of Wales has released a message today describing the “evil” of religious persecution today. The Prince’s message – broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Thought for the Day’- […]
Important contacts to defeat takfiris
Dec 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted to Monday’s assassination of Andrey Karlov, Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, by vowing to redouble efforts to normalise relations between their countries. Ties have been strained by the war in Syria, where […]
Germany police hunt Tunisian asylum-seeker over Christmas market attack
Reuters International DEC 21, 2016 – Handout pictures released on December 21, 2016 and acquired from the web site of the German Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) Federal Crime Office show suspect Anis Amri searched in relation with the Monday’s truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin. REUTERS/BKA/Handout via Reuters (reuters_tickers) […]
Halal-lujah! Just because I’m Muslim doesn’t mean I don’t celebrate Christmas
Not feeling obliged to stick to the letter of tradition when cooking our Christmas dinner, we’re free to concede that Turkey isn’t all that great anyway and go for chicken or roast lamb instead Avaes Mohammad Tuesday 20 December 2016 There aren’t many Muslims who don’t appreciate the warmth and […]
The radio station giving hope to listeners in Syria
Source : BBC By Emma Jane Kirby BBC News, Istanbul As horrifying war reports are beamed out of Syria, a tiny radio station sends broadcasts in the other direction from […]
Berlin truck attack: Manhunt across Europe for suspect
Source: BBC A manhunt is under way across Europe’s Schengen states after prosecutors identified a suspect in the lorry attack on a Berlin Christmas market. As an arrest warrant circulated, […]
How some Muslim refugees are converting to Christianity
Source: The Local Clad in white at a Berlin church, asylum seekers Saeed, Veronica, Farida and Matin were just about to become Christians on a recent Sunday.”Do you believe from the bottom of your heart that Jesus Christ is your Lord and saviour, and will you follow him every day […]
LIVE: Police preparing ‘immediate action’ in west of Germany
The Local news@thelocal.de 21 December 2016 Photo: DPA German police are searching for a Tunisian man whose ID document they found in the truck which attacked a Berlin Christmas market on Monday, German media report. 12.15pm A report in Bild suggests that the Polish man found dead in the passenger […]
Flowers, press and police surround Berlin terrorist attack site
Police, journalists and onlookers were scattered around the damaged Christmas market the day after the terrorist attack. DW’s Ben Knight joined them. Police, many of them armed with automatic weapons, kept themselves warm on Tuesday by ordering people away from their red and white plastic cordoning tape. Keeping a tight […]
Connecting the dots: Ankara, Berlin and Zurich
FAISAL J. ABBAS | Published — Wednesday 21 December 2016 Faisal J. Abbas Monday’s atrocious attacks that targeted civilians at a Christmas market in Berlin and Muslims praying in a mosque in Zurich resemble two sides of the same coin of hatred. Both acts of terrorism should be condemned, […]
Where migrants can get free language lessons
By Isobel Leybold-Johnson, Julie Hunt in Basel http://www.swissinfo.ch Foreigners moving to canton Basel City receive a voucher for free German lessons, paid for by the canton – in a scheme that is unique in Switzerland. The aim is to increase integration. But not everyone is making use of the voucher […]
Church of England appoints first black bishop in 20 years
Source: The Guardian Woyin Karowei Dorgu trained as a medical doctor in Lagos before being ordained. Photograph: Diocese of Southwark By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The Church of England has appointed […]
Zurich mosque gunman was Swiss, no Islamist link: police
Source: Reuters By Silke Koltrowitz | ZURICH A gunman who shot three worshippers in a Zurich mosque on Monday evening was a 24-year-old Swiss man with Ghanaian roots and no […]
Christmas Markets Are Beloved Tradition, but a Challenge to Protect
Source: The New York Times By ALISSA J. RUBIN A Christmas tree is illuminated at the Strasbourg Christmas market in Strasbourg, France, last month.CreditPatrick Hertzof/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images PARIS […]
Berlin on high alert as Christmas market attacker may still be at large
Source: The Washington Post By Anthony Faiola and Stephanie Kirchner December 20 at 12:15 PM BERLIN — The German capital was on high alert Tuesday as authorities feared one or […]
What 5 Political Promises Say About the State of the World
Source: Time BY Ian Bremmer presidential candidates, Donald Trump made a lot of campaign promises. Though enough voters appear to have liked what they heard to make Trump President, some of those pledges, like deporting millions of illegal immigrants and banning Muslims from entering the country, are unlikely ever to be […]
Berlin police ‘unsure’ if they have right man for truck attack
Source: The Local Live updates from Berlin after a truck ploughed into a Christmas market on Monday night, killing 12 people and injuring 48. What we know so far: – A large truck drove into a crowded Christmas market in west Berlin at around 8.30pm on Monday evening. – So […]
What we know about the Berlin Christmas market attacker
Source: The Local Police now have the man in custody who they believe drove the truck into the crowd at Breitscheidplatz under the capital’s iconic Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church shortly after 8pm on Monday evening, killing at least 12 people. Reports on Monday evening stated that the man fled in the direction of […]