Court verdict: no niqabs in German school
Source: DW A student in the German town of Osnabrück won’t be allowed to wear her veil to class. The decision comes at a time of heated discussion concerning a […]
Merkel calls for ‘loyalty’ from Turkish-Germans
Source: The Local Those who have lived in Germany for many years should actively show a “high level of loyalty”, the Chancellor said. Germany accuses Turkey of supporting terrorism: report […]
School burqa bans only isolate girls more
Source: The Local A German trade union for teachers has warned of the consequences of banning certain religious attire in schools after a teen this week was told she could not wear a face veil to school. More:
Govt advice to stockpile food criticized as ‘scaremongerin
Source: The Local “By bringing out new plans all the time, the government could completely worry people and even lead them to panic buy,” Dietmar Bartsch, co-leader of Die Linke (The Left Party) told the Rheinische Post on Monday. The government shouldn’t be adding to the sense of fear on […]
Why German babies cry differently to Chinese ones
Source: The Local If you’ve ever thought that babies in Germany sound just a bit more German than those crawling around in other countries, you’re not just hearing things. Researchers at the University of Würzburg found in two different studies that even newborns cry differently depending on their mother tongue, the […]
Muslim teen banned from wearing face veil in school
Source: The Local The teenager had taken her school to court after they told her she would not be able to attend classes so long as she continued to wear the conservative Islamic clothing, which leaves the whole body covered except for a slit for the eyes. The young woman […]
Germany’s Ahmadiyya Muslim journalist Khola Maryam reacts to Burqa ban controversy
Germany’s potential Burqa Ban: Muslim Journalist reacts August 21, 2016 | by Meymona Naeem | Rabwah times https://player.vimeo.com/video/179397746 The controversy over the Burkini Ban that has gripped France for the past few months now appears to be spilling over to Germany. The ‘Burkini” a full-body swimsuit designed for Muslim women was […]
Work until 69?
Source: The Local Economy Minister and Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel was swift to condemn it, saying: “A factory worker, a shop assistant, a nurse, a care-giver would find this idea nuts. So do I.” The offending idea is a passage in this month’s Bundesbank report, which noted that “the currently satisfactory […]
Germany to chart first civil defence plan since Cold War
Source: The Local Germany will introduce its first civil defence strategy since the end of the Cold War, calling on the population to stockpile enough food and water for several days, according to a report Sunday. The plan, which makes civilian backing of troops a priority while boosting the resilience […]
Germany’s potential Burqa Ban: Ahmadi Muslim Journalist reacts
Source: Rabwah Times https://player.vimeo.com/video/179397746 The controversy over the Burkini Ban that has gripped France for the past few months now appears to be spilling over to Germany. The ‘Burkini” a full-body swimsuit designed for Muslim women was originally banned by the French town of Cannes during the annual film festival. […]
The Shot That Healed A Nation
Source: Time By Sean Gregory/Rio de Janeiro Neymar delivered Brazil soccer gold—and a measure of revenge over Germany He was Brazil’s face for theseOlympics, carrying a nation’s expectations on his feet. […]
Angela Merkel says burqa incompatible with integration — And we agree
Angela Merkel says burqa incompatible with integration in society for Muslim women German leader stops short of calling for a ban on full Muslim face veil but says a balance […]
German conservatives call for partial ban on face veil
Source: Reuters By Caroline Copley and Michelle Martin | BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have agreed that women should be banned from wearing the face veil in schools and universities and while driving, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Friday. The move follows an influx last year of […]
Worried neighbours alert police to parrot’s cry for help
Source: The Local Neighbors in the west German town of Kaarst started to get worried on Tuesday when they heard someone calling out in distress, local police reported.“They said it sounded like a child crying for help,” police spokeswoman Daniela Dässel told The Local. So the good citizens naturally called police […]
Merkel: ‘Terror did not come to us through refugees’
Source: The Local Chancellor Angela Merkel emphasized on Wednesday that the “phenomenon of terror” was not started in Germany by refugees. Police arrest ‘Islamist’ terror suspect near Polish border (17 […]
Police arrest ‘Islamist’ terror suspect near Polish border
Source: The Local A police special forces unit arrested a terror suspect in Eisenhüttenstadt, Brandenburg, on Wednesday, state interior minister Dietmar Woidke said. More:
Why Trump doesn’t have a clue about Germany or Merkel
Source: The Local US presidential candidate Donald Trump has been on the attack against Chancellor Angela Merkel once again. The lies he told about Germany show how dangerous he is. […]
France and Germany search for solutions to Islamist challenge
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan PARIS (RNS) Violent Islamist attacks in France and Germany have piled pressure on the two governments to search for new ways to confront […]
German ministers consider burqa ban in response to terror threat
Ministers also plan 15,000 more armed police by 2020 and increased surveillance of public transport. ByTom Porter A burqa ban is among a series of measures to be proposed by German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere following terror attacks carried out by refugees. Maiziere and state interior ministers from the […]
Germany: Burka ban to be proposed in security clampdown
Source: BBC Germany’s interior minister will back plans to ban the burka as part of a raft of anti-terror measures, local media say. Thomas de Maiziere also proposes deporting criminals […]