Source: ET GENEVA: A man armed with a chainsaw injured at least five people in an attack in a Swiss town on Monday, local media reported. The Blick news site said police, ambulances and a helicopter had rushed to the scene in Schaffhausen and had sealed off the area. Witnesses, including a […]
Source: The Local 1. They are very direct Some cultures wind everything they say into convoluted sentences, for fear of being thought rude. In China, saying ‘no’ to people directly can cause terrible offence. That great ambassador of Britishness, Hugh Grant, can’t finish a sentence without stuttering “I’m so terribly […]
As David Cameron found when he was considering intervention in Libya, those who have experienced, or at least know about war, are generally warier about the prospect than those who have not, and more conservative in their assessment of what can be achieved Mary Dejevsky @IndyVoices 4 days ago 32 […]
Source: The Local An influential German institute has studied thousands of article published by daily newspapers during the refugee crisis. Their conclusion: journalists lost their objectivity and drove a wedge through society. As hundreds of thousands of refugees arrived in Germany in 2015 and early 2016, daily newspapers took on […]
YAHYA BOSTAN@yahyabostan Published July 2, 2017 Participants carry a banner reading “Muslims and Friends against Terror and Violence” as they take part “The Not With Us” rally against the rising anti-Islam sentiment and extremism in Cologne, Germany, June 17. It is important for European leaders to call it as they see […]
Source: The Local Tens of thousands of people marched through Berlin for the annual Gay Pride parade on Saturday, just weeks after Germany’s parliament legalised same-sex marriage. This year’s march had as its official theme the fight against the far right. But most of those taking part appeared to be celebrating the […]
Source: The Local German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a TV interview that though he is “irritated” about a lot of things happening under US President Donald Trump, he still has hope for the transatlantic relationship. Steinmeier said in the interview with ZDF on Sunday that there has “never been […]
. Reuters International JULY 22, 2017 BERLIN (Reuters) – Four German women, including a 16-year-old girl, who joined Islamic State in recent years are being held in an Iraqi prison and receiving consular assistance, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday. It said diplomats had visited the four in […]
Our emotional attachment to the EU allows memories of backpacking holidays and friendships and new family links to obscure a cold analysis of the broader national interest Sean O’Grady @_seanogrady Sean O’Grady @_seanogrady A fond memory of beach holidays in Europe shouldn’t be a reason to make economic decisions Shutterstock Leaving […]
Source: https://www.newsmaker.com.au/news/328112/muslimsforenvironment-aim-to-plant-10000-trees-across-23-sites-nationwide-on-nationaltreeday#.WXN7tRWGPIU #MuslimsForEnvironment aim to plant 10,000 trees across 23 sites nationwide on #NationalTreeDay Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, Australia (45 Hollinsworth Road, Marsden Park, NSW 2765) Contact:Aqeel Ibraheem (Mob: 0433 449 762) Mirza Ramzan […]
Source: The Local Police on Funen want under 18s to be completely barred from the island’s bars and nightclubs due to difficulties enforcing legal age limits. People under the age of 18 should not be allowed to enter nightclubs or bars that become nightclubs after 11pm, police on the island […]
Source: The Local In an escalating war of words between Ankara and Berlin, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble compared Erdogan’s Turkey with the former communist German Democratic Republic (GDR). “Turkey is arresting people arbitrarily and not respecting even minimal consular standards,” said Schäuble on Friday. “It reminds me of the way […]
Source: The Local Federal prosecutors filed charges on Friday against an Iraqi man and four associates who allegedly ran a recruiting network for the terror group Isis. The men, aged between 27 and 51, will stand trial on charges of membership in a foreign terror organization and of supporting a […]
Source: Arab News I am often asked if Britain’s role in the Middle East and elsewhere will be diminished by its leaving the EU. I fear the answer is an unequivocal yes. The pointers are already there: Based on the strength of the pound, the UK economy is shrinking; foreign […]
By Julie Hunt JULY 16, 2017 You have to be very patient if you want to become Swiss, or so says Valentin Cazacu, from Moldova. You must be resident in Switzerland for 12 years before you can apply, and it took him four years to complete the naturalisation process. […]
Theresa May’s attitude towards Saudi Arabia is to ignore the issues and claim – no matter how vague and illogical – that it’s to protect ‘national security’ Robert Fisk @indyvoices a day ago The PM refuses to comment on Saudi Arabia’s human rights violations Reuters Theresa May has oddly declined to […]
Source: The Local German business groups warned Thursday that economic ties with Turkey would go from bad to worse as a sharply escalating diplomatic row heightens uncertainty.The biggest EU economy, home to three million people of Turkish origin, has repeatedly clashed with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over civil rights and […]
Source: http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/celebrate-food-music-sport-inaugural-13331470 Celebrate food, music and sport at inaugural Rushmoor Community Food Festival Residents will be come together in September for the Rushmoor Community Food Festival across two venues The bash will take place on September 16 between 11am-4pm at two venues in Aldershot – the Municipal Gardens and the West […]
Source: http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/15/pride-in-oldham-news/104536/community-commitment | By Iram Ramzan WHILE most people are running inside for cover on a rainy day, Laiq Khan and his team are out in the community. Whether it is cleaning the streets on a cold and wet New Year’s Day in Oldham town centre, or braving the mud to help […]
“I invite people who have questions about Islam to look me up and find me. And I will meet them at a coffee shop of their choice. Coffee is on me. Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-20/im-a-muslim-ask-me-anything/8727442 | By Claire Moodie Australia’s youngest Imam doesn’t see the need for Muslim schools, and he’d rather shake a woman’s […]