Source: The Local Both Bild and the Washington Post reported on Wednesday that the 51-year-old former employee of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) had appeared in gay porn movies before his conversion to Islam in 2014. According to Bild, agents found the pornographic films in which he appeared […]
Source: The Local Merkel also features on the very first cover, depicting her looking worn out and lying atop a hydraulic ramp as a mechanic in a Volkswagen hat says “with a new exhaust pipe, she’ll be good for another four years”. The caption reads “VW stands behind Merkel”. The cover […]
Source: The Local. The report further looked into the various factors that had led to fighters becoming radicalized in Germany, listing multiple reasons for each person evaluated. More than half (54 percent) had been at least partially radicalized through friend groups, 48 percent through radical mosques, 44 percent through internet […]
Source: The Local Francois Fillon, frontrunner to become France’s next president, is known for his pro-Russian stance in international politics. He wants closer ties with the Kremlin and has called for the European Union to lift its sanctions on Moscow imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014. “François […]
Source: The New York review of Books My Dear Li: Correspondence, 1937–1946 by Werner and Elisabeth Heisenberg, edited by Anna Maria Hirsch-Heisenberg and translated from the German by Irene Heisenberg. Yale University Press, 312 pp., $40.00 Almost as soon as World War II ended in Europe, and with redoubled intensity […]
Source: The Verge By Amar Toor Angela Merkel this week warned that fake news and bots may influence Germany’s national elections next year, days after she announced plans to seek a fourth term as the country’s chancellor. In a speech to parliament on Wednesday, Merkel said that fake news and […]
Source: Law Street By Anneliese Mahoney I’m sort of a walking stereotype. I have my phone in my hand at all times, I sleep with it in my bed even though I know that’s bad, and I’m constantly checking my texts, social media, and email. And that’s never really bothered me — […]
By Zubair Khan. Source:kashmirlife.net Dr Syed Basharat Ahmad Shah, who stems for a respectable Kashmiri Family (Indian Side) and now citizen of Germany as well a member of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community got unique honour to receive the “LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD” for his outstanding accomplishments in the field of […]
Reuters International NOV 25, 2016 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a meeting at the lower house of parliament Bundestag on 2017 budget in Berlin, Germany, November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (reuters_tickers) BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union and Turkey must honour their commitments to each other, German Chancellor Angela […]
Source: The Local The ultra-conservative Muslim group around German Salafist convert Sven Lau sparked public outrage with their vigilante patrols in the western city of Wuppertal in 2014, but prosecutors have struggled to build a case against them. The city’s district court ruled that the seven accused members of the group […]
Source: Daily Mail UK The head of the European Parliament has announced he is going to return to German national politics – and is hotly-tipped to be lining up a campaign to become the country’s next Chancellor. Martin Schulz said today he will be stepping down from his current role.Although he […]
Source: The Local Many Germans may support Chancellor Angela Merkel, but few voiced open enthusiasm when she declared she wants to stay in power – and commentators are asking whether she will offer fresh ideas or is a leader past her zenith. More:
Source: The Local German Chancellor Angela Merkel was expected to announce her bid for re-election on Sunday in a move likely to be welcomed in many capitals as a sign of stability following shock poll triumphs for Brexit and Donald Trump. More:
For 100 years, the United States was the leader of the free world. With the election of Donald Trump, America has now abdicated that role. It is time for Europe, […]
Source: The Local Trump’s election upset has rattled European nerves, as he appeared to call into question a near 70-year-old security shield for US allies under NATO, and vowed to withdraw from hard-fought deals on the climate and Iran’s nuclear programme. His friendly disposition towards Russian President Vladimir Putin also raised […]
Source: The Local The study released on Tuesday was conducted by government agencies and research institutes, and surveyed more than 2,300 adult refugees who arrived in Germany between 2013 and early 2016.The participants were asked about their experiences during their flight from their home countries, with 15 percent of women and 4 […]
Source: The Local The sign was posted by a 54-year-old man in his shop in Selb, Bavaria, stating “Asylanten müssen draussen bleiben” (refugees must stay outside) along with a picture of a muzzled dog. The sign was posted by a 54-year-old man in his shop in Selb, Bavaria, stating “Asylanten […]
Source: RT A restaurant manager in Bielefeld, Northern Germany expelled a woman in a full burqa from his Seekrug restaurant which inflicted a media storm. Since then Christian Schulz, the restaurant manager was flooded with comments on his Facebook page that either declared the support for his action or labelled […]
Germany Bans ‘True Religion’ Muslim Group and Raids Mosques By MELISSA EDDY, NOV. 15, 2016 BERLIN — A German organization that calls itself the True Religion and that is known for distributing German-language copies of the Quran was outlawed on Tuesday, after the authorities accused it of recruiting jihadists to […]
Source: The Local The study released on Tuesday was conducted by government agencies and research institutes, and surveyed more than 2,300 adult refugees who arrived in Germany between 2013 and early 2016. The report noted that refugees showed a “high degree of agreement with fundamental democratic values”, and in some […]