French Muslims step out of invisibility after attacks
Source: Associated Press By ELAINE GANLEY PARIS (AP) — French Muslims have been officially invisible, expected to blend in with the rest of the citizenry in secular France. But now […]
EU on edge as Putin, Erdogan set to meet
Source. Asia Times. The secretary-general of the Council of Europe (CoE), Thornjorn Hoagland, gains distinction as the first high-ranking European official to visit Ankara after the abortive coup of July 15. Hoagland’s is a recce mission to fathom the mood in Ankara, which is of course very ugly. Turkish President […]
11-year-old boy steals bus, passengers don’t notice
Source. The Local The schoolboy had apparently stumbled upon the key to the bus lying on the street a few weeks ago, while the privately owned vehicle was parked and no longer in use, Bavarian police reported on Wednesday. So the young lad climbed into the bus and was seen […]
Russell Square stabbing live: Sadiq Khan urges public to remain calm as police investigate possible terror link
Police said mental health was a ‘significant factor’ in the case Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden A private ambulance leaves Russell Square in London early on August 4, 2016, after a woman in her 60s was killed during a knife attackAFP/Getty Images The London mayor Sadiq Khan has urged the public to […]
British Muslim woman detained under terror laws after cabin crew report her reading Syrian art book on plane
Exclusive: Airline urged to apologise after honeymooner ‘made to feel like a culprit’ Liam O’Hare, Ted Jeor A Muslim NHS worker was detained at a UK airport and questioned under terror laws after a cabin crew member spotted her reading a Syrian culture book on board her honeymoon flight. Faizah Shaheen, who helps […]
Number of Refugees to Europe Surges to Record 1.3 Million in 2015
Source: Pew Research Center Recent wave accounts for about one-in-ten asylum applications since 1985 BY PHILLIP CONNOR A record 1.3 million migrants applied for asylum in the 28 member states of the European Union, Norway and Switzerland in 2015 – nearly double the previous high water mark of roughly 700,000 […]
Aid workers accused of trying to convert Muslim refugees at Greek camp
Source: The Guardian Migrants and refugees inside Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP By Patrick Kingsley in Moria, Lesvos Christians working in Greece’s most notorious asylum detention […]
Over 2 in 3 Germans don’t blame Merkel for terror attacks
Angela Merkel. Photo: DPA Over 2 in 3 Germans don’t blame Merkel for terror attacks Published: 03 Aug 2016 15:10 GMT+02:00 Updated: 03 Aug 2016 15:10 GMT+02:00 Since two violent attacks in Bavaria by Islamist fanatics Chancellor Angela Merkel has come under pressure for her open-door refugee policy. But most […]
France: Ahmadi Muslims Who Attended Mass are From Persecuted ‘Apostate’ Sect
Source: breitbart.com | by LIAM DEACON The small number of Muslims who attended an “interfaith” Mass in France, after an Islamist beheaded a Catholic priest in Normandy, were from a moderate but persecuted sect who are considered “apostates” in mainstream Islamic thought. “We are very moved by the presence of our Muslim friends […]
Switzerland: President of Locarno Film Festival defends burka ban
FACE COVERINGS By swissinfo.ch and agencies AUG 2, 2016 – 21:33 Police in Locarno cautioning a member of the Islamic Central Council Switzerland on July 1, the day a ban on face coverings in canton Ticino came into effect (Keystone) Banning the wearing of face coverings is a question of […]
Number of Refugees to Europe Surges to Record 1.3 Million in 2015
Recent wave accounts for about one-in-ten asylum applications since 1985 BY PHILLIP CONNOR A record 1.3 million migrants applied for asylum in the 28 member states of the European Union, Norway and Switzerland in 2015 – nearly double the previous high water mark of roughly 700,000 that was set in […]
Socialist Party to help expats become Swiss
File photo: Martin Abegglen Published: 02 Aug 2016 Members of Switzerland’s Socialist Party (SP) are volunteering to be “naturalization advisers” under a new campaign to help foreigners in the country […]
9 ways the German language can’t let go of Judaism
Source: The Local For hundreds of years, Yiddish, a mix of medieval German and other languages, was the main language of the Ashkenazi Jews who lived on the Rhine River, before spreading across Europe.The Holocaust and the assimilation of Jews into wider Western cultures have had a devastating effect on the language. But […]
Pope Francis creates commission to study possibility of female deacons
Source: CNN (CNN)Pope Francis has created a commission to study the historical role of female deacons in the Catholic Church, the Vatican’s press office said. The commission was initially promised by the Pope after a meeting with a group of nuns on May 12. “In the course of a dialogue […]
Revolutionising biomedical science: mini-brains in a vat
ORGANOIDS Revolutionising biomedical science: mini-brains in a vat By Celia Luterbacher, Lausanne AUG 2, 2016 – 11:00 Many people know that cancer is made up of cells. But equally important is the extracellular matrix, which surrounds those cells and inhibits or promotes their growth. (swissinfo.ch) Miniature organs and cancers grown […]
Ireland: Address by Minister Stanton to the National Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association
Source: justice.ie 31st July, 2016 Ladies and Gentlemen, dear friends, I am delighted to be here today to address this event and to participate in the discussions which will occur. I would like to thank the organisers for their very kind and thoughtful invitation to attend this morning. As Minister of […]
France: Ahmadi Muslims go to Mass in show of solidarity with Catholics
Outside the church, a group of Ahmadi Muslims were applauded when they unfurled a banner: “Love for all. Hate for none.” Churchgoer Jacqueline Prevot said the attendance of Muslims was “a magnificent gesture.” “Look at this whole Muslim community that attended Mass,” she said. “I find this very heartwarming. I am […]
France plans mosque funding foundation to stop radicalisation from abroad
Source: The Guardian A new foundation will be created to help finance mosques in France in an effort to prevent the funding of places of worship by radical overseas benefactors, […]
On the occasion of the Swiss national day – 725 years of independance
Jul 31,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – HANS-PETER LENZ On August 1, citizens in Switzerland and abroad celebrate the founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291. Some 725 years ago, representatives of the three Swiss original Cantons secretly met on an isolated mountain meadow to swear to each other mutual support […]
Pope Francis Reveals Why He Doesn’t Discuss ‘Islamic Violence’
Source. NBC News. ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis said he doesn’t like singling out violence carried out by Muslims because people of all religions are guilty of deadly crimes. He told reporters the situation was like “a mixed fruit salad” and that there were “violent people in all […]