Europe

How brave Muslims are being silenced

theguardian: by Nick Cohen — The most vocal attacks on a group fighting Islamophobic attacks are not racist yobs but friends of the Islamist right Tell MAMA is the only pressure group that undertakes the hard but necessary work of encouraging Muslims to report religious assaults. MAMA stands for Measuring Anti-Muslim […]

Refugee crisis: Belgium dismantles camp as citizens agree to give homes to refugees – but riots continue in Germany

Europe Refugee crisis: Belgium dismantles camp as citizens agree to give homes to refugees – but riots continue in Germany There were 5,600 asylum applications in Belgium in August, but the weekly flow of asylum applicants into Brussels has now reached 1,900 Leo Cendrowicz, tony paterson Brussels, Berlin Thursday 1 […]

Swiss brace for refugee trickle to turn into flood

Refugees in Italy: most are avoiding Switzerland — for now. Photo: AFP Swiss brace for refugee trickle to turn into flood Published: 23 Sep 2015 10:15 GMT+02:00 SOURCE: http://www.thelocal.ch/20150923/swiss-brace-for-refugee-trickle-to-turn-into-flood Border guards in crisp blue uniforms rush onto the train as it grinds to a halt, quickly rounding up around a dozen […]