Seventy-seven per cent of Brits support deporting migrants on spousal visas if they fail to learn English withinin two and a half years. Blimey Yasmin Choudhury @yasminisyasmin 26 comments British Muslims leave an East London mosque following prayers Getty Muslims this morning woke to the news that Trevor Phillips, the ex-chairman […]
Source: Yahoo News Paris (AFP) – A documentary on radical Islam has struck a nerve in France two-and-a-half months after a devastating jihadist attack in Paris and sparked a debate […]
Sharia banks are not permitted to do business with companies dealing in alcohol, gambling, or prostitution Eleanor Ross Monday 18 January 2016 13 comments BAWAG PSK is trying to appeal to Austria’s 600,000-strong Muslim population Reuters An Austrian bank has announced it will be piloting an Islamic current account in February, the […]
Source: BBC French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira has stepped down from her job, shortly before plans to strip people convicted of terrorism of their citizenship go before parliament. Ms Taubira […]
Source: Huffington Post Muslims throughout North America and Europe are increasingly living in fear as a result of rising Islamophobia. Yet, in the midst of this antagonism, some have found a silver lining. Noor Wazwaz, an NPR journalist and filmmaker, decided to use the ongoing media discourse around Islam as […]
MIGRATION CRISIS Ministers discuss border controls in light of new refugee routes JAN 25, 2016 – 21:28 Refugees fleeing horrendous conditions in their home countries are being forced to try alternate routes to safety as countries in Europe close their borders (See inside the article for a large view of […]
Source: SwissInfo.ch People who were born in Switzerland but who do not have Swiss citizenship are concerned. On February 28, Swiss voters will decide – again – on deporting foreigners […]
He says it’s disrespectful to assume Muslim communities will change Mr Phillips claims Muslims ‘see the world differently from the rest of us’ Muslim Council says demanding change has promoted discrimination PM thinks integration failures have helped extremist ideas gain traction By MARK DUELL FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 05:04 GMT, 27 […]
Source: The Guardian By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris Education minister says pupils should be taught that separation of church and state is there to protect them, accusing rightwing politicians of […]
Source: BBC The Danish parliament has backed a controversial proposal to confiscate asylum seekers’ valuables to pay for their upkeep. Police will be able to seize valuables worth more than […]
IMMIGRANTS with many wives will actually get extra benefits under reforms to Britain’s welfare system. By CAROLINE WHEELER PUBLISHED: 04:01, Mon, Jan 25, 2016 GETTY Immigrants with many wives will get extra benefits under reforms to Britain’s welfare system Polygamous marriages, largely confined to Muslim families, are recognised in […]
Source: ET VATICAN CITY: A homeless woman gave birth on a cardboard box just outside St Peter’s Square early on Wednesday in near-freezing temperatures and later received an offer of one year’s hospitality in a Vatican institution. Police said the 35-year-old Romanian woman had gone into labour at about 2.30am in an […]
PETER APPS Published — Tuesday 26 January 2016 For years, skeptics warned of multiple threats to the European project. The strains of the single currency, they said, would rip it apart. Excessive regulation was another concern, along with lack of democratic accountability. Some felt Europe’s different peoples were just too […]
Source: The Daily Beast. Three years after her divorce from Russia’s president, the former first lady has shacked up with a new guy—in the Putins’ old apartment. Vladimir Putin has been replaced—in the heart of his ex-wife. The former Lyudmila Putina has reportedly re-married to a man 21 years her […]
Source: The Daily Beast. Vladmir Putin’s reported assassination program is growing ever more blatant, but the KGB has been running devilish plots to kill dissidents in Britain for decades. LONDON — Britain has formally warned the United States and its global network of allies to be on the lookout for […]
Source: The Gaurdian Asylum seekers in Cardiff are being issued with brightly coloured wristbands that they must wear at all times, in a move which echoes the “red door” controversy […]
Source: BBC It’s not clear what exact words David Cameron used in private conversation but many Muslim women have taken to Twitter to tell him that they are not quite […]
theguardian: letter by Nasira Rehman — Muslim women shopping for fruit and veg in Whitechapel Road street market in east London. Photograph: Kathy Dewitt/Alamy Photograph: Alamy As the elected president of the women’s auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK, I wish to express my concerns about the prime minister’s […]
Source: The Guardian By Remona Aly For a man with an in-tray that never empties, David Cameron has strange priorities. This week, with the world economy shaking perilously and the EU […]
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION JAN 22, 2016 – 11:26 Over a third of the dependents were under 17 years of age (Keystone) The number of refugees in Switzerland who are dependent on financial assistance from the state increased by almost 10% in one year. However, the proportion of dependent refugees is on […]