I visited Torrington, the village apparently ‘furious’ that 70 Syrian migrants moved there, and found out the truth Mark Steel @mrmarksteel Last week I was in Torrington, North Devon, the village that’s been in the news because local people organised a massive collection of clothes and toys, for Syrian […]
The Guardian The long read Bringing up the bodies in Bosnia In Bosnia, an international organisation is digging up mass graves and using cutting edge scientific research to give victims’ families some sense of closure and justice by Ed Vulliamy Tuesday 6 December 2016 They are the unquiet dead. Laid […]
By Cnaan Liphshiz December 7, 2016 PARIS (JTA) — Although his country is entering one of the most dramatic election campaigns in recent memory, Isy Morgensztern had no intention of exercising his right to vote. A left-wing Ashkenazi Jewish filmmaker from Paris, Morgensztern was too disappointed with the ruling Socialists under […]
Reuters International DEC 7, 2016 – BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that ultra-conservative Muslim girls must take part in mixed swimming classes at school, finding against […]
Next 1 of 10 Top 10 Book Cafes in Istanbul 1- Nail Bookstore & Cafe Occupying a historic building in the Kuzguncuk neighborhood of Üsküdar on the Asian side, Nail Bookstore and Cafe has a rich selection of books on various subjects from politics to history. The double-story bookshop has […]
You can’t understand the British prime minister’s politics, or her Brexit strategy, without understanding her Anglicanism. BY ANDREW BROWN DECEMBER 6, 2016 One of the least understood, yet most important, things about British Prime Minister Theresa May is that she is the daughter of a Church of England vicar. The […]
Source: Dawn Merkel, playing to the wing of her conservative party that has been deeply unsettled by last year’s record influx of asylum seekers ─ most of them Muslims fleeing war zones ─ underlined her support for a proposal in August by her interior minister, Thomas de Maiziere, to outlaw […]
Caliph says most UK Muslims well integrated into British society after Casey report cited ‘worrying levels’ of segregation A Muslim woman and her son walk down a cobbled street in Bradford. Photograph: David Levenson/Alamy Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent @harrietsherwood Tuesday 6 December 2016 True Islam means loyalty to the […]
By Zubair Khan “Muslims Forced to leave German Christmas Bazaar after setting Islam Information Booth”. This is the title given to news carried by Travellers Today and Index .hr as well in other media news outlet. However when Ahmadiyya authorities in Germany were contacted then emerged entirely different scenario. Permission […]
Source: BBC Allowing ministers to trigger Brexit was Parliament’s “clear expectation” when it agreed to an EU referendum, the Supreme Court has been told. Attorney General Jeremy Wright said the […]
Source: The Local The anti-migrant Alternative for Germany party (AfD) blamed the crime on the “uncontrolled” influx of foreigners, while the head of a police union warned of the “dangers that always go along with massive immigration”. But Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said the murder of the 19-year-old medical student should […]
Source: BBC The Supreme Court has begun a landmark legal hearing into whether Parliament’s consent is required before official Brexit negotiations can begin. Its 11 justices will hear a government appeal against last month’s High Court ruling that only Parliament has the authority to trigger Article 50. The hearing, being […]
Channel 4 reality show ‘Married At First Sight’ sees couples matched-up by experts, get hitched on their very first meeting CREDIT: CHANNEL 4 John Bingham, social affairs editor 18 NOVEMBER 2016 • Arranged marriage could be happier than marrying for love because it removes the pressure to find the “perfect” […]
Source: The Local “If the first results are confirmed this will be a good omen against populism in Europe,” Steinmeier, who is to become Germany’s next president, told a news […]
Source: BBC In a late-night news conference, he said he took responsibility for the outcome, and said the No camp must now make clear proposals.With most ballots counted, the No vote leads with 60% against 40% for Yes. The turnout was nearly 70%, in a vote that was seen as a […]
One thousand companies are already involved in refugee initiatives. Air conditioning and ventilation technology is a sensitive matter. If anything goes wrong during the installation of large cooling systems people could be seriously injured – specifically, by leaking gas. For the Osnabrück-based medium-sized company HEIFO that means qualified personnel are […]
As Austrians prepare to head to the polls, the candidates have sent out their final campaign messages. Norbert Hofer of the right-wing Freedom Party has urged voters to ensure a “safe Austria” for future generations. Watch video12:03 Austria decides: The populist challenge After a seemingly never-ending campaign, Austria’s presidential race came […]
Exclusive: Mother also criticised in complex custody battle that highlights the difficulties for courts when assessing child welfare in deeply religious communities Jon Sharman, Dina Rickma 301 comments The Board of Deputies of British Jews estimates that there are around 30,000 strictly orthodox Jews living in the UK, of which Satmar is the […]
Source: Index.hr CITIZENS of German city Rudesheim, a popular tourist destination during the Christmas holidays, they found themselves under fire after allegedly made several Muslims to leave the Advent market because their booth was “insulting”. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community set up the information booth in front of the […]
Source: Balkan Insight Croatia needs to precisely set its foreign policy goals and plan its international diplomatic initiatives more thoroughly, according to Dejan Jovic, a professor at the Zagreb Faculty of Political Sciences and chief analyst to former President Ivo Josipovic. Jovic commended Croatia for recently taking “a more active […]