Germany and Immigration The Changing Face of the Country
Many Germans feel foreign in their own country and are afraid that immigration is changing their homeland rapidly. Every fifth person in Germany comes from an immigration background and […]
From phones to hospitals, Austria plans to clamp down on refugees
Reuters International This content was published on April 18, 2018 VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s government is proposing to make it harder for refugees to become citizens, confiscate asylum seekers’ cash […]
Wounded Gaza cyclist to miss Asian Games after amputation
By Reuters – Apr 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian cyclist Alaa Al Daly, 21, who lost his leg by a bullet fired by Israeli troops, talks with his sister while […]
US drops more bombs in Afghanistan than Iraq and Syria for first time in 4 years
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, prepares to receive fuel over Afghanistan from a KC-10 Extender, March […]
USA: Foreign-born recruits, promised fast track to citizenship, stuck in ‘mindless bureaucracy’
NOGA AMI-RAV/STARS AND STRIPES ILLUSTRATION By DIANNA CAHN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 9, 2018 WASHINGTON — Their brains, specialized talents and home country made them sought-after assets for […]
Trump is right about Syria: It’s time to leave
Opinion | Jeffrey D. Sachs AP Photo/Hussein Malla A US soldier in an armored vehicle in Manbij in northern Syria on Wednesday. By Jeffrey D. Sachs April 05, 2018 […]
Child asks Pope Francis if atheist father is in heaven?
Pope Francis consoled a young boy who told him that his father didn’t believe in God before he died. The boy asked the Pope if his father could still be […]
5 facts about religion in Saudi Arabia
Source: Pew Research Center BY DALIA FAHMY Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting in London on March 7, 2018. (Dan Kitwood/WPA Pool/Getty Images) Since his father became Saudi […]
Video: Being Muslim in the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center This video offers a look inside the beliefs and attitudes of Muslims in America; it features data from Pew Research Center’s 2017 survey, as well as […]
How I Found the Courage to Quit My Job and Move My Family to a Farm
Source: Time By BRENT PRESTON March 20, 2018 Gillian and I started convincing ourselves to buy the farm as soon as we got in the car. Over the years we have become experts […]
‘Haifa is essentially segregated’: cracks appear in Israel’s capital of coexistence
For decades, Haifa has been Israel’s model of what a ‘mixed’ Jewish-Arab city could be. But as the country’s 70th anniversary nears, the strain is showing Cities is […]
An open letter to the US Congress: don’t let Trump rip up the Iran deal
It was a major breakthrough, drastically reducing the risk of a nuclear arms race. Abandoning it now will do lasting damage • Signed by parliamentarians from Britain, Germany and France […]
Providing better conditions to Rohingyas top priority for Turkish NGOs
ŞEYMA NAZLI GÜRBÜZ @SeymNazli Cox Bazar A Rohingya woman with her child at the Kutupalong camp, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 25. Turkish NGOs operating in Cox Bazar, Bangladesh are […]
Mediator seeks ‘relaunch’ of UN-led Syrian talks
UN Photo/Violaine Martin Staffan de Mistura, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria briefs the press on the last day of the 8th round of the Intra-Syrian talks, Geneva. 14 December […]
Army Service Could Be the Answer to Europe’s Integration Problem
Source: Foreign Policy Argument The EU’s defense forces are struggling to recruit, and immigrants are often eager to serve. By Elisabeth Braw France’s Foreign Legion is the stuff of military […]
Integration of migrants: Commission and OECD publish check list to support local, regional and national authorities
European Commission – Press release Brussels, 18 April 2018 Today the European Commission and OECD are publishing a report that identifies the main challenges to the integration of migrants […]
Jewish women ‘stand shoulder to shoulder’ with Muslim women over Islamophobic abuse
It will be sent on the eve of Sunday’s Nisa-Nashim national conference, the largest-ever gathering of Jewish and Muslim women in Europe Nisa Nashim members at an event (Photo: Yakir […]
Human rights commission says Pakistan failing Shias, Ahmadis, Christians
The Human Rights Commission at the launch of its annual report, State of Human Rights in 2017 — dedicated to the late activist Asma Jahangir says people continue to […]
Austrian PM Kurz threatens to close mosque, urges stricter funding for Muslim organizations
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz attends a news conference after a cabinet meeting in Vienna, Austria (Reuters Photo) Austria’s anti-Turkey Chancellor Sebastian Kurz threatened […]
The Power of the Algorithms Pedro Domingos on the Arms Race in Artificial Intelligence
In an interview, best-selling author and machine-learning expert Pedro Domingos discusses the global competition to take the lead in artificial intelligence, the advance of autocrats and the threats modern technology […]