Germany

Attack on Rabbi in Berlin Draws Outrage

Source: Spiegel dapd A rabbi in Berlin was attacked on the street Tuesday while wearing a kippa. An attack on a rabbi walking with his young daughter through a leafy district of Berlin Tuesday has drawn quick condemnation from local officials and the Jewish community. The perpetrators remain at large. […]

An autumn abyss becomes more likely

August 31, 2012 01:00 AM By Joschka Fischer The Daily Star In the coming months, several serious regional economic and political crises could combine into one mega-watershed, fueling an intense global upheaval. In the course of the summer, the prospect of a perilous fall has become only more likely. The […]

Jews Rabbi attacked in Germany! Muslim Organizations must Condemn it not only with words but with Actions also.

Source: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung via Zafrullah Khan After the attack on a rabbi in Berlin, the Central Council of Jews in Germany has called for more involvement of Muslim organizations in the fight against anti-Semitism. The Council would appreciate it if the associations “would turn finally determined against anti-Semitism in […]

German City Grants Muslims Islamic Holiday

German city grants Muslims Islamic holidays By Elisa Oddone BERLIN | Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:50pm IST Aug 15 (Reuters) – Hamburg has become Germany’s first city to recognise Islamic holidays, a move meant to encourage the integration of a religious minority often vilified by opponents of immigration. Muslim employees and students […]