The places where you can walk through the universe
Source: BBC Last summer, I saw the multiverse open up. It happened in the wilds of the Scottish Borders near Crawick, 50 miles (80km) south of Glasgow. It was June, […]
Beauty Queen of Czech Democratic Republic Marketa Korinkova embraces Islam
Former Beauty Queen of Democratic Republic of Czechoslovakia, Marketa Korinkova embraced Islam after repenting to lead the life of Christianity. She said that she has decided to embrace Islam and […]
Up to 70,000 migrants ‘may soon be stranded in Greece’
Source: The Guardian Up to 70,000 migrants and refugees could soon be stranded in Greece, the government has said, as it considers enlisting the help of the army to deal […]
Migrant crisis: Greece needs EU help to avoid chaos, says Merkel
Source: BBC Europe cannot allow Greece to fall into “chaos”, German Chancellor Angela Merkel says, amid sharp divisions among members over the migrant crisis. Austria and several Balkan countries have […]
Coalition of 400 companies fight Georgia’s proposed ‘religious liberty’ bill
Source: The Guardian A coalition of more than 400 companies is openly opposing a Georgia “religious liberty” bill that is rapidly heading toward passage, with at least one major company […]
Migrants protest at Greece-Macedonia border as bottleneck builds
Louisa GOULIAMAKIKaterina Nikolopoulou| Agence France Presse Idomeni, Greece: Stranded migrants lay with their children on rail tracks at Greece’s northern border Sunday, demanding to be allowed to continue their journey, as Athens warned the number of people “trapped” on its soil could more than triple next month. Tensions between European […]
On British Islam: Religion, Law, and Everyday Practice in Sharia Councils
Source: Princeton Press Book written by John R. Bowen, who is the Dunbar-Van Cleve Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. His books include A New Anthropology […]
UK: Net migration is 200,000 higher than Cameron’s promise – and we’re right to be outraged. It should be more
Hysterical claims about ‘predatory male refugees invading Britain’ don’t really stack up when, in fact, 34 per cent of asylum seekers are children – and almost all contribute positively to the economy Yasmin Ahmed 8 hours ago 136 comments The new quarterly migration figures which were released by the Office for National […]
Swiss women, voting since 1971
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:41965588 EMBED CODE FEB 26, 2016 – 09:00 The Swiss will be going to the polls this weekend to vote on four separate issues. It was only 45 years ago this month that men voted in favour of women’s suffrage. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) Despite Switzerland’s democratic tradition, the country was […]
Infantino elected FIFA president
FOOTBALL FEB 26, 2016 – 18:05 Gianni Infantino is a Swiss citizen from canton Valais, with a long career in football administration (Keystone) UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino has been voted in as FIFA’s new president, replacing Swiss compatriot Sepp Blatter. “We will revive the image and respect of FIFA and […]
DNA report suggests Ankara bomber was Turkish — official
By Reuters – Feb 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES ANKARA — A DNA report from a suicide bombing that killed 29 people in the Turkish capital Ankara last week suggests the main perpetrator was Turkish-born, not Syrian as initially stated by the government, a senior Turkish security official said on […]
Spain arrests man in North African enclave for promoting Islamist militancy
Source: Reuters Spanish police arrested a Moroccan man in Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta on Thursday, accusing him of promoting Islamist militancy via social media, the Interior Ministry said. […]
France’s earliest ‘Muslim burials’ found
Source: BBC Researchers have identified what may be the earliest Muslim burials in France. The three skeletons unearthed at Nimes show indications of Islamic burial rites and are thought to […]
Ireland’s Voters Set to Punish the Establishment
Source: Time Ireland is to hold an election on Friday and, if the opinion polls are to be believed, the result will be a damning verdict on the country’s established […]
Migrant crisis: EU meeting seeks to heal growing rifts
Source: BBC Ministers from EU and Balkan nations are meeting in Brussels to try to heal rifts over migrants that have plunged common policy into chaos. Austria, Serbia and Macedonia […]
Ahmadiyya Mosque: Leipzig mosque construction site targeted with dead pig
An architect’s model of the mosque planned for the Leipzig plot where the dead piglet was found. Photo: DPA Published: 25 Feb 2016 14:51 GMT+01:00 An empty lot in Leipzig where a local Muslim community plans to build a mosque was the target of an apparent Islamophobic attack on Wednesday, […]
Refugees in Germany ‘crazy with boredom’
Economists have been calling on authorities to speed up the integration process by offering training more swiftly. Photo: DPA Published: 20 Feb 2016 THELOCAL.DE The 24-year-old, who spent months on the road after fleeing the Taliban, told AFP: “I’ll do anything to not go mad.” VIDEO: ‘hate mob’ chants […]
Did Muslims arrive in France 1300 years ago – DNA clues?
Source: The Daily Mail Three skeletons found facing east in a French burial ground belonged to medieval Islamic soldiers. It started in the Middle East around 1,400 years ago as […]
European Court Says Italy Failed to Protect Detained Egyptian Cleric
Source: The Wall Street Journal Italy failed to protect an Egyptian cleric from torture and unlawful detention when he was abducted by U.S. Central Intelligence Agency operatives and taken to […]
French special forces waging ‘secret war’ in Libya – report
Reuters International FEB 24, 2016 – 13:18 PARIS (Reuters) – French special forces and intelligence commandos are engaged in covert operations against Islamic State militants in Libya in conjunction with the United States and Britain, the French newspaper Le Monde reported on Wednesday. It said President Francois Hollande had authorised […]