Syrian refugees give new life to struggling city of Malmö
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 […]
Sports, hidden assets challenge corruption fight
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, […]
Austrian election could produce first EU far-right head of state
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 […]
Muslims divide over how to respond to a sectarian killing
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 […]
Islam and Christianity share ‘idea of conquest’, says Pope Francis
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 […]
Waleed Aly and Sadiq Khan: Role Models of Integration
Source Australasian Muslim Times by Zia Ahmad Zia Ahmad is the Managing Editor of the Australasian Muslim Times AMUST and is based in Sydney. Waleed Aly, the recipient […]
WHAT CAN THE U.S. LEARN FROM RADICALIZATION IN THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD?
Source: The New Yorker By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Benjamin Wallace-Wells began contributing to The New Yorker in 2007, and joined the magazine as a staff writer in 2015. He writes mainly […]
Headstones smashed in ‘sickening antisemitic act’ at Jewish cemetery
Source: The Guardian By Josh Halliday North of England correspondent Vandals have destroyed 14 headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Manchester, in what police called a sickening act of antisemitism. The […]
“We Are Peace Loving People”– Head Of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad makes remarks during interview with Sweden’s 24Malmo news agency. On 13 May 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad was interviewed by the 24Malmo news agency at the Mahmood Mosque in Malmo, Sweden. Asked […]
Head Of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Addresses Refugee Crisis During Historic Address In Sweden
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivers keynote address at Reception held to mark his first visit to Stockholm. On 17 May 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered the keynote address at a special reception held to […]
How the Sykes-Picot Agreement Helped Make a Messed-Up Middle East
Source: Time By Ian Bremmer The 100th anniversary of the Sykes-Picot agreement comes on May 19, marking a century that helped shaped the Middle East May 19 marks the 100-year anniversary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement, signed by diplomats Sir Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot to help Britain and France divide the […]
Germany puts refugees to work … for one euro
Source. The Local Search by location File photo of refugees serving food at emergency accommodation. Photo: Britta Pederson/picture alliance/DPA The one-euro job scheme aims to help newcomers into the job market. But is it effective? With a spoon and spatula in hand, Zaid, a 23-year-old Iraqi refugee, lifts the lid […]
Church fights AfD for Muslim right to build new mosque
Politics Photo: DPA Source The Local The AfD hope to block the new build by means of a referendum and have put a proposal to this effect in from of the state parliament in Thuringia, public broadcaster MDR reports. The populist party, who have seen their popularity soar during the […]
The city with 20 year waiting lists for rental homes
Source: BBC By Maddy Savage 18 May 2016 There’s a hidden reason so many Stockholm renters go for Nordic minimalist interiors. In a capital gripped by an acute housing shortage, […]
Pope Francis: Let’s study idea of ordaining women as deacons
Source: RNS By Rosie Scammell and David Gibson VATICAN CITY (RNS) In an opening with historic import, Pope Francis has said he wants to study the possibility of ordaining women […]
AfD Head Frauke Petry: ‘The Immigration of Muslims Will Change Our Culture’
Interview conducted by Susanne Beyer and Jan Fleischhauer Sven Doering / Agentur Focus / DER SPIEGEL Frauke Petry in conversation with SPIEGEL editors: “We believe that a healthy patriotism should be natural in Germany.” Frauke Petry, head of the populist Alternative for Germany, rejects the notion that her party […]
Wrong Majorities: What Extremist Success Means for Democracy
A Commentary by Dirk Kurbjuweit www.spiegel.de REUTERS Germany’s “Basic Law” serves as its constitution. Democracy reflects the will of the people. But what if the will of the people threatens democracy? With the right wing on the rise, there is only one appropriate approach. There’s more to a democracy […]
Islam and Christianity share ‘idea of conquest’, says Pope Francis
Source: The Guardian By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome Islam and Christianity share an inherent “idea of conquest”, and those who refer to Europe’s roots as Christian often veer into colonialism, Pope […]
West Trying to Impose Its Own Brand of Democracy to Libya, Iraq: Pope Francis
Tuesday 17 May 2016 Alwaght- Pope Francis censured “cultural colonialism” of western powers, standing out against their efforts to export western brand of democracy to other countries. Criticizing Western’s ignorance about countrie’s culture in advancing its objectives, Pope Francis in an interview with Roman Catholic newspaper, La Croix said: “we […]
The Iraq War wasn’t as a one-off – it was just one more episode in a story that’s lasted 100 years
The (British) Government hasn’t grasped the extent to which Western governments are discredited in the Middle East Mark Steel @mrmarksteel Thursday 26 November 2015 16 comments This looks simple enough then. We’ll bomb the same people as Putin is bombing, in the same places, co-ordinated with Putin. But […]