By swissinfo.ch and agencies MAY 25, 2016 – 12:20 Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga at the traditional New Year’s reception of the diplomatic corps. Basel’s education body says shaking hands is important for one’s future career (Keystone) Students in canton Basel Country can no longer refuse to shake a teacher’s hand on religious […]
Whether out of conviction or convenience, thousands of migrants in Europe are converting to Christianity.Why Are So Many Muslim Refugees in Europe Suddenly Finding Jesus? – Why Are So Many Muslim Refugees in Europe Suddenly Finding Jesus? – The Daily Beast Nadette de Visser The Daily Beasthttp://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/25/why-are-so-many-muslim-refugees-in-europe-suddenly-finding-jesus.html?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning AMSTERDAM — Hundreds […]
Source. The Nation. VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Wednesday asked God to “convert the hearts of those who sow death and destruction” following a series of deadly attacks by the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria. During his weekly audience in Saint Peter’s Square, the pontiff prayed for “eternal rest to […]
Source: The Washington Post By Max Bearak Writes about foreign affairs for the Washington Post. Previously, he reported from South Asia for the New York Times and others. With a […]
Source: Huffington Post Liaquat Ali Khan Founder, Legal Scholar Academy and Professor of Law, Washburn University School of Law The 18th century British colonists, the self-righteous Anglican males of the self-assessed superior civilization, upon arrival in the Mughul-Muslim India, wererepulsed by the sight of Hijras (transgenders) and baffled over why […]
Source: History Today By Martin Evans Martin Evans is Professor of Modern European History at the University of Sussex. He is the author of Algeria: France’s Undeclared War (Oxford University […]
Source: Time By Mikhail Gorbachev was the president of the Soviet Union and is the author of The New Russia. The rift between government and people can no longer be tolerated’ The present Russian regime need have no delusions that conservatism is a panacea for our problems, lulling themselves with […]
(File photo) As weather conditions improve, Libya has become a major hub for migrants and refugees hoping to cross the Mediterranean sea CREDIT: LOUISE GEORGE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES James Rothwell 23 MAY 2016 • 12:34PM The Libyan coastguard says it has intercepted migrant boats carrying more than 850 people across the Mediterranean. A […]
HUMANITARIAN AID MAY 23, 2016 – 14:12 Currently a record 125 million people worldwide need help to survive, according to UN figures. (Keystone) Switzerland is not doing enough to combat suffering in the world, says Swiss foreign minister Didier Burkhalter. The country would have liked to host the UN’s first World […]
IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTIVITY High score for Swiss university system … MAY 24, 2016 – 01:01 Various rankings look at different aspects of higher education, helping students to make important decisions about their future (Keystone) Switzerland has come out high in another international ranking of universities. The Universitas 21 analysis puts […]
Source: ABC News By FRANK JORDANS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Weeks after declaring that there is no place for Islam in Germany, a surging nationalist party has sharpened its rhetoric against prominent Islamic groups and suggested limiting the religious freedom of the more than 4 million Muslims in the country. Senior members […]
Source: Time By Melissa Chan It weighs 226,963 tons The largest cruise ship everwill depart from England on Sunday and head toward The Netherlands with paying passengers for its inaugural voyage. […]
Source: Times of Israel BY ANGUS MACKINNON VATICAN CITY (AFP) — Pope Francis is to meet the grand imam of Cairo’s al-Azhar at the Vatican on Monday in an unprecedented […]
FAST-TRACK ASYLUM Is this the future of handling asylum requests? By Isobel Leybold-Johnson, Zurich MAY 22, 2016 – Staff at the test centre take on the roles during a “hearing” of an asylum seeker during the tour for journalists (Keystone) Voters will shortly decide on whether to speed up asylum […]
By Julia Crawford, JusticeInfo.net MAY 23, 2016 – 17:00 An ICRC humanitarian convoy delivering aid to the residents of a suburb of Damascus held by rebels and under siege from government forces since 2013 (Reuters) The Geneva Conventions form the heart of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), which is supposed to […]
Source: The Guardian By Richard Orange in Malmö When Fisal Abo Karaa stepped off the train in Malmö’s central station this time last year, exhausted after a long journey by train […]
LONDON SUMMIT Sports, hidden assets challenge corruption fight MAY 12, 2016 – 21:03 In the wake of revelations of a huge offshore account network via the Panama Papers, world leaders met in London to discuss combating corruption (Keystone) At a summit where he signed an international agreement to fight corruption, […]
Reuters International MAY 22, 2016 – REFILE – INCLUDING TRANSLATION A supporter holds a picture of Austrian far right Freedom Party (FPOe) presidential candidate Norbert Hofer during his final election rally in Vienna, Austria, May 20, 2016. The words on picture reads “The voice of reason”. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (reuters_tickers) By […]
The murder of an Ahmadi Preparing for the worst May 21st 2016 | From the print edition THERE are few signs of life at the Stockwell Green mosque in south London at the moment. The gates are padlocked and the telephones have been disconnected. And some hope it will stay […]
theguardian: by Pontiff condemns ‘ghettoisation’ of migrants and hails Sadiq Khan’s election as first Muslim mayor of London Pope Francis: ‘Talk of the Christian roots of Europe … can seem triumphalist or even vengeful.’ Photograph: AGF/Rex/Shutterstock Islam and Christianity share an inherent “idea of conquest”, and those who refer to […]