The Growth of Germany’s Muslim Population
Source: Pew Research Center Between 2010 and 2016, the number of Muslims living in Germany rose from 3.3 million (4.1% of the population) to nearly 5 million (6.1%), while the […]
The teenage maths genius from Lebanon
Source: BBC News Mohammad al-Mir, 13, has won three world titles for his super fast maths skills. The Lebanese teenager’s talents have earned him three world junior titles, beating competitors from 40 countries. Original Source
Demographics and religion: Swiss Muslim population to grow, migration or not
By swissinfo.ch November 30, 2017 An employee of a pharmaceutical company in Zurich(Keystone) The Muslim population in Europe will continue to grow over the next several decades even if […]
Ritual slaughtering must be done in approved slaughterhouses – EU court adviser
Reuters International This content was published on November 30, 2017 BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A requirement that ritual slaughtering of animals without stunning must be done in approved slaughterhouses does not curb religious freedom, an EU court adviser said on Thursday, weighing in on a debate watched closely […]
Swiss intelligence says 100 people pose ‘high risk’ to security
30 November 2017 http://www.swissinfo.ch New suspects were jihadists who had been radicalised within Switzerland (Keystone) Around 100 people in Switzerland have been identified as a high risk for national security, […]
New Star-Studded Movie Aims To Tell Mary Magdalene’s Story
Source: Huffingon Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Religion Reporter, HuffPost It’s the story of Jesus — from a woman’s perspective. The story of Jesus Christ’s death, crucifixion and resurrection has been […]
What’s with Trump and female world leaders?
LONDON — When President Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May awkwardly held hands this January, it appeared to be the beginning of a potential friendship and the continuation of a wartime-forged special relationship that has connected both countries for almost a century. By Rick Noack November 30 at 7:21 AM Washington Post […]
German mayor stabbed allegedly for pro-refugee stance
Source: PT Andreas Hollstein, mayor of the German town of Altena, survived a stabbing attack on Monday allegedly for holding a pro-refugee stance. Hollstein, member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party, was stabbed in the neck in a kebab shop and was later shifted to the hospital for treatment, BBC reported. “The security […]
SC criticises spy agencies for failing to prevent Faizabad fiasco
Source: PT –Judge says army not separate from government; when writ of state ends decisions are made on the streets –Bench asks how were protesters able to get teargas shells and sticks –DAG tells court no deaths occurred during Faizabad operation; protesters caused losses worth Rs 146m ISLAMABAD: A two-judge […]
Ahmadis demand end to campaign against them to ensure country’s security
Source: PT LAHORE: The anti-Ahmadiyya campaign has perturbed the Ahmadi community and they have demanded the government to end the campaign at the earliest to ensure their safety and security in the country. The anti-Ahmadiyya campaign comes at a time when the National Action Plan (NAP), which criminalises the proliferation […]
Court frees far-right soldier accused of planning attack disguised as refugee
Source: The Local Germany’s top criminal court Wednesday freed a soldier who was allegedly plotting an attack while posing as a Syrian refugee, in a bizarre case that put a spotlight on the 2015 record migrant influx. Posing as a fruit seller from Damascus, German army lieutenant Franco Albrecht, 28, […]
Berlin police seize radioactive playing cards used in gambling scam
Source: The Local Police revealed on Tuesday that just under two weeks ago they uncovered a series of playing cards tainted with radioactive material in Berlin’s Marzahn-Hellersdorf district after a year-long search. Investigations began a year ago when radioactive material was detected at a waste treatment centre in Rüdersdorf during a […]
Bosnian Court To Rule on Police Beards
Source: Balkan Insight The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina was expected on Wednesday to rule on a regulation obliging the Border Police of BiH to shave and on whether this violates their right to manifest their religious belief. The first deputy speaker of parliament’s House of Peoples, Safet Softic, […]
In His Final Act, War Criminal Hijacks Court
Source: Balkan Insight The shocking public suicide of Slobodan Praljak at the Hague Tribunal has overshadowed the significant findings of Croatia’s complicity in mass crimes in Bosnia and has further diminished the legacy of the international court. Wednesday’s reading of the appellate verdict in the case against six Bosnian Croatian defendants was […]
Trump hits out at UK PM Theresa May after far-right video tweets
Source: BBC Donald Trump has told Prime Minister Theresa May to focus on “terrorism” in the UK after she criticised his sharing of far-right videos. “Don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom,” Mr Trump tweeted. The US president […]
Surrendering to mob rule
Source: Dawn By Zahid Hussain: Twitter: @hidhussain THERE has hardly been an instance where the state has capitulated so humiliatingly to a group of extremists holding the nation’s capital hostage. The six-point agreement brokered by the military leadership is virtually a document of surrender. A beleaguered civilian administration has signed on the […]
The rot within
Source: Dawn THE child’s body was found naked in a ditch in Madina Town in Faisalabad at 4:00 in the morning on Nov 1. There it stayed for nearly five more hours, until the police, repeatedly called by the residents who had crowded around the body, finally arrived. A few […]
List of demands put forward by TLY and accepted by govt for ending the Faizabad protest
Source: Dawn A board of clerics led by Pir Muhammad Afzal Qadri will be set up to probe remarks made by Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah against the persecution of Ahmedis. Sanaullah will have to accept the decision made by the board. No difficulty will be faced in registering cases […]
Trump is betting everything in the Middle East on the Saudi Crown Prince
Source: CNN Donald J. Trump is not abiding by a central tenet of international diplomacy — choose your friends wisely, particularly in the Middle East. For decades, American leaders have steered carefully between the Scylla and Charybdis of ancestral enemies — Saudi Arabia and Iran — in hopes of maintaining […]