Jewish graves vandalized in northern Germany
Source: The Local Unknown vandals desecrated six Jewish tombstones at a cemetery in the northeastern German city of Rostock with graffiti including Nazi swastikas, police said Wednesday. More:
Lufthansa cancels 1,200 Friday flights
Credit: The Local. The Independent Flight Attendants’ Organisation (UFO) announced the strike late Wednesday, a day after its members staged eight-hour walkouts at three key German airports in a dispute over pay and conditions. The strike Friday will hit Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart, said a statement on […]
For Jalsa UK, German “BIKE” Group crossed the Englsih Channel
Source: Hammad Haerter As reported earlier a group called Speedy Cyclists of German Ahamdies under the leadership of Mr Abdullah Wagishauser, Amir of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany, along with Mr Muhammad Hammad Haerter, Stefan Haerter, Mr Samee Ullah Khan, Mr Shahzad Ahmad Arif and Akeel Hussain are on BIKES to […]
Pakistan orders Save the Children foreign workers to leave
Guardian: Pakistan has given foreigners working for Save the Children a week to leave the country after becoming convinced that the aid organisation was used as cover by US spies hunting Osama bin Laden. The aid group had been under suspicion from authorities ever since a doctor accused of assisting […]
Berlin offers legal protection for religious circumcisions, under strict conditions
Debate over the practice had been causing an uproar in the Jewish and Muslim communities. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle says, ‘It must be made clear that Jewish and Muslim […]
Decision of the European Court of Justice: EU judges strengthen persecuted religious persons’ right to asylum. Decision in favor of members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at!
The European Court has strengthened the rights of asylum for refugees who are persecuted because of their religion in their own country. (sda / Reuters) Anyone who is persecuted in his home country because of the exercise of his/her religion, has the right to asylum in the EU – at […]
Girl gang attacks Munich man for talking on mobile too loudly
Credit: The Local A multi-cultural group of teenage girls attacked a man in a Munich metro train on Monday evening because he was talking on his mobile phone too loudly, Bavarian police reported on Tuesday. Read More:
US nuclear bombs will remain in Germany
Credit: The Local American nuclear weapons will not be removed from Germany, despite their departure being a long-term aim of the German government, it has emerged. More:
Switzerland remains most competitive economy
Switzerland is the most economically competitive country in the world for the fourth year in a row, according to an annual World Economic Forum (WEF) report. The Global Competitiveness Report, […]
Swiss to send more support for Syrian civilians
Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter has pledged an additional SFr2 million ($2.1 million) to Syria. Governments and humanitarian organisations in various locations discussed Tuesday how best to help victims of […]
They are travelling by “BIKEs” to UK Jalsa-Salana
By Zubair Khan Amir and Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Germany, Mr Abdullah Wagishauser misses no chance of adventurism. Be it swimming, mountaineering, cycling, running or taking part in marathons. Even at the age of 62 plus physically he is more fit than any youngster of 25 to 30 years […]
Jalsa Salana UK 2012 – Schedule and Speeches
Editor’s Update: Click here for English version and here for Urdu PDF from AlIslam.org front page. Read more Credit: Noorforum Full program available in Urdu at AlFazl Daily.
Syrians fleeing war start to trickle into Europe
By Mia Shanley SWISSINFO.CH KOPINGEBRO, Sweden (Reuters) – Ali Jamal travelled thousands of miles on foot, by train and road to flee violence in Syria while Jomaah piled his family into a camper van to smuggle them north to Europe. They have now reached safety in Sweden, some of the […]
Europhobia: Bulgaria and Poland decide to steer clear of troubled currency
Russian TV: Moody’s recent step to cut the eurozone’s outlook has become another sign for investors as well as for other European countries to stay away from the troubled group. […]
Slump in August car sales in France
RFI France. The manufacturers’ organisation said the number of sales of new cars in France slipped to 96,115. Over the first eight months of this year, the fall was 13.4 percent, it said, noting that the French carmakers PSA Peugeot Citroen and Renault suffered more last month than their foreign […]
Jews and Muslims Unite in Fight for Religious Freedom in Europe
Source: Arutz Sheva Jewish and Muslim religious leaders from 18 European countries will gather in Paris to discuss increasing religious prohibitions in Europe. By Rachel Hirshfeld Jewish and Muslim religious […]
Judge questions legality of child ear-piercing
Credit: The Local The judge in the case said there was a need to establish the legal situation in light of the recent Cologne court ruling that circumcision of a child on religious grounds was a punishable offense. The parents of the girl brought a civil action against the owner […]
Man dies as playground dare backfires
Source: The Local The unnamed man was at a playground in Bavaria with three friends, who dared him to let them use adhesive tape to tie him to a roundabout and see how fast they could spin it. The group then tied the roundabout to a car and drove off […]
Protests Continue over Berlin Anti-Semitic Attack
Source: Spiegel International An attack on a Berlin rabbi reportedly perpetrated by youths of Arab origin has sparked a debate about anti-Semitism in the country that has increased tensions between […]
How Switzerland is weathering the storm
by Chantal Britt, swissinfo.ch Switzerland is mastering the current economic crisis better than its recession-hit European peers. To explain the discrepancy with prosperity and unique laws that foster money laundering […]