Paris floods: Seine set to peak as more rain forecast
Source: BBC Floodwaters in Paris continue to rise with the River Seine due to hit a peak of up to 6.5m (21ft) later on Friday. The world-famous Louvre and Orsay […]
German MP explains why she said ‘no’ to Armenian Genocide bill
l 18:52, 02 Jun 2016 Siranush Ghazanchyan The only German lawmaker who voted “no” to a resolution recognizing the World War I-era killings of Ottoman Armenians as “genocide” has said it is not the duty of the Bundestag to vote on historical events that took place in other countries, the Hurriyet […]
Of course Germany refused to deny the Armenian genocide
Notably Angela Merkel – who still prays that Erdogan will keep back the refugees from the EU – chose to stay absent from the vote Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 2 June 2016 29 comments Genocide commemorations in Yerevan, Armenia in 2012 Getty The Turks always shout and threaten when someone […]
German MPs recognise Armenian ‘genocide’ amid Turkish fury
Source: BBC The German parliament has approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was a “genocide”. Armenians say up to […]
German Protestant bishop wants Islam classes in all state schools
Source: RNS By Francesco Canepa/Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) The head of the Protestant Church in Germany has called for Islam to be taught in state schools across the country as a […]
Germany: 3 Pakistani men arrested in sex assaults
Pakistani men arrested in Germany as 18 women report sex assaults – The Express Tribune http://tribune.com.pk/wp-content/themes/express/js/DD_belatedPNG.js DD_belatedPNG.fix(‘img, #developer-link a’); German police have arrested three Pakistani suspects as 18 women have reported becoming victims of sexual assaults at a music festival, authorities said Tuesday. PHOTO: AFP BERLIN: German police have arrested […]
Over 650 Migrants Saved by Italian, Irish and German Ships
Source: Time By Frances D’Demilio / AP The multi-national patrol has saved thousands this week. (ROME) — Italian coast guard and navy ships, aided by Irish and German vessels as well […]
‘Disaster in the Making’: The Many Failures of the EU-Turkey Refugee Deal
AP Migrants standing behind a fence at a refugee camp in southeastern Turkey. Many viewed it with skepticism from the start and now, the Brussels-Ankara refugee deal is in danger of collapse. Refugees are being locked up in Turkey and it looks as though the best educated Syrians are not […]
German Protestant bishop wants Islam classes in all state schools
Source: Religion News Service By Francesco Canepa/Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) The head of the Protestant Church in Germany has called for Islam to be taught in state schools across the country […]
Lightning strikes in Paris, Germany injure 14 – CNN.com
Lightning strikes in Paris, Germany injure 14 – CNN.com<!– (CNN)Lightning strikes injured at least 14 people in France and Germany Saturday, leaving as many as nine of them severely hurt, authorities said. In Paris, lightning struck a group of children and adults in Parc Monceau, a few blocks north of […]
Mosque construction continues with community support: Ahmadi Muslim leader
Source DW The chairman of 45,000 Ahmadi Muslims in Germany, Abdullah Uwe Wagishauser, told “Die Welt” newspaper Wednesday that “all democratic parties are on our side – except the AfD.” His remarks followed a verbal clash in the media on Monday between leaders of the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) […]
Radical Islam is a “common enemy” says Ahmadi Muslim leader in Germany
DW: Mosque construction continues with community support: Ahmadi Muslim leader Mosque construction projects in two eastern German cities have broad community support despite far-right hostility, according to Ahmadi Muslims. Their German chairman describes radical Islam as a “common enemy.” The chairman of 45,000 Ahmadi Muslims in Germany, Abdullah Uwe Wagishauser, […]
Church fights AfD for Muslim right to build new mosque
Photo: DPA Church fights AfD for Muslim right to build new mosque Published: 18 May 2016 12:23 GMT+02:00 Outside of Berlin there are only two mosques in the whole of the former East Germany. The populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) are trying to scupper plans for a new one in […]
After Migrants, German Nationalist Party Takes Aim at Islam
Source: ABC News By FRANK JORDANS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Weeks after declaring that there is no place for Islam in Germany, a surging nationalist party has sharpened its rhetoric against prominent Islamic groups and suggested limiting the religious freedom of the more than 4 million Muslims in the country. Senior members […]
Germany puts refugees to work … for one euro
Source. The Local Search by location File photo of refugees serving food at emergency accommodation. Photo: Britta Pederson/picture alliance/DPA The one-euro job scheme aims to help newcomers into the job market. But is it effective? With a spoon and spatula in hand, Zaid, a 23-year-old Iraqi refugee, lifts the lid […]
Church fights AfD for Muslim right to build new mosque
Politics Photo: DPA Source The Local The AfD hope to block the new build by means of a referendum and have put a proposal to this effect in from of the state parliament in Thuringia, public broadcaster MDR reports. The populist party, who have seen their popularity soar during the […]
US Senate grants September 11 victims the right to sue Saudi Arabia
Flowers are laid at the 9/11 memorial site on 11 September 2015 in New York City. Photograph: Andrew Burton/Getty Images Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act gives victims’ families the […]
AfD Head Frauke Petry: ‘The Immigration of Muslims Will Change Our Culture’
Interview conducted by Susanne Beyer and Jan Fleischhauer Sven Doering / Agentur Focus / DER SPIEGEL Frauke Petry in conversation with SPIEGEL editors: “We believe that a healthy patriotism should be natural in Germany.” Frauke Petry, head of the populist Alternative for Germany, rejects the notion that her party […]
Wrong Majorities: What Extremist Success Means for Democracy
A Commentary by Dirk Kurbjuweit www.spiegel.de REUTERS Germany’s “Basic Law” serves as its constitution. Democracy reflects the will of the people. But what if the will of the people threatens democracy? With the right wing on the rise, there is only one appropriate approach. There’s more to a democracy […]
Website brings together Germans and migrants to meet and integrate
ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN AFP Photo During the height of the migrant crisis in Europe last fall, Lasse Landt came to a startling realization. Thousands of migrants were pouring into Germany every day, but the 36-year-old startup consultant from Berlin hadn’t met a single one of them. “It was all over […]