Jan 13,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Peter D. Sutherland The Mediterranean migration crisis has delivered two critical lessons. First, Europe and the international community have grossly inadequate systems for protecting vulnerable migrants. Second, in the absence of such systems, populist leaders will prey on fear to gain political support, undermining the […]
Source. Balkan Insight. The year 2015 will be remembered as the year when the threat of Islamic terrorism reached a new peak in the West, with France as the main target. The massacre at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on January 7 and the attacks of November […]
ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency AP photo An explosion occurred on Jan. 12 in Istanbul’s touristic Sultanahmet Square, killing 10 while wounding at least 15, Istanbul governor’s office has said. According to reports by private broadcaster CNN Türk, the explosion occurred by the obelisk of Theodosius in the touristic […]
Photo: DPA Spate of racist mob attacks shocks Cologne Published: 11 Jan 2016 Gangs of thugs attacked groups of immigrants in central Cologne on Sunday night after far-right groups called for a “manhunt” on social media. Syrians, Pakistanis and African men were among the victims of Sunday’s mob violence in […]
UN headquarters building in Geneva. Photo: The Local UN summit on settling Syrians set for Geneva Published: 07 Jan 2016 18:03 GMT+01:00 The United Nations will hold a conference in Switzerland where countries will be asked to pledge resettlement places for people fleeing the Syrian conflict, the UN’s new refugee […]
Source: Yahoo News Paris (AFP) – Hundreds of mosques across France are participating in a major open-house event this weekend, offering visitors the opportunity to come in for tea and […]
Source: Reuters The migrant crisis engulfing Europe poses a big challenge to Europe’s values and traditions but the continent should be able to integrate the newcomers without undermining the safety […]
By Reuters – Jan 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Police drive back right-wing demonstrators using a water cannon during protests in Cologne, Germany on Saturday (Roland Weihrauch/dpa via AP) COLOGNE — German riot police broke up far-right protesters in Cologne on Saturday as they marched against Germany’s open-door migration policy […]
BAE Systems courted controversy with the £10bn sale of Typhoon jets to the repressive state Mark Leftly @MLeftly 34 comments British defence exports to Saudi Arabia are set to come under parliamentary scrutiny Getty British defence exports to Saudi Arabia are set to come under parliamentary scrutiny this month with […]
Voices ‘Regrettable’ is as far as our criticism of Saudi Arabia is allowed to go We have condemned them in the lightest terms. The implication is that the good old Saudis have simply let us down – fallen from their previously high moral principles Robert Fisk @indyvoices David Cameron greets King Salman […]
By Khola Maryam Hübsch Our outrage over the sexist Muslim male reveals a need to feel superior. It expresses a brand of cultural chauvinism that co-opts feminism as a means […]
Quelle: Facebook New Year’s Eve in Cologne rapidly descended into a chaotic free-for-all involving sexual assault and theft, most of it apparently committed by foreigners. It has launched a bitter debate over immigration and refugees in Germany — one that could change the country. By SPIEGEL Staff A lot happened […]
Jan 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – In 1973, US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, following a period of American preoccupation with Vietnam and China, declared a “year of Europe”. More recently, after President Barack Obama announced a US strategic “pivot”, or rebalancing, towards Asia, many Europeans worried about American neglect. […]
Source: BBC An organisation of mosques says it “unequivocally” rejects government proposals to require madrassas in England to be registered and inspected. The Northern Council of Mosques, representing 400 mosques, […]
Vox: by Dylan Matthews and Zack Beauchamp — The Dag Hammarskjöld Library at the United Nations — named after the secretary general who died in 1961 — doesn’t make the news very often. Meant to be used by the professional Secretariat staff of the UN and by national delegations, it […]
Queen discusses Syrian refugee crisis with British PM By JT – Jan 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Her Majesty Queen Rania holds talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London […]
Source: BBC French mosques have invited non-Muslims in to try to create greater understanding of Islam in France. Visitors are being offered hot drinks, pastries, calligraphy demonstrations and discussion during […]
Source: BBC If you are planning on driving in France, beware – one could be heading straight for you at the next roundabout. Carolyn Brown, who lives part of the […]
Source: BBC German Chancellor Angela Merkel has proposed changes to make it easier to deport asylum-seekers who commit crimes, after the New Year’s Eve sex attacks on women in Cologne. […]
Written by Dr. Abdul Alim: Are Islam and Europe incompatible? Unfortunately a large number of Europeans think that Islam is not compatible with their way of life. But is that […]