LIBERAL GLARUS: Ancient form of assembly rejects burka ban

//tp.srgssr.ch/p/swi/embed?urn=urn:swi:video:43164502 https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43164502&locale=en EMBED CODE MAY 8, 2017 – 11:18 By a traditional show of hands at an outdoor assembly, voters in Glarus on Sunday voted against a proposal to ban the burka in public places in the mountain canton. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) The plan was backed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, […]

Ahmadiyya Burial, ‘Serious’ religious saga

Source: The Point The Police in the Kanifing Municipality have averted “a serious confrontation” between the Muslims and Ahmadis of Tallinding on Saturday, the police spokesman said. PRO Inspector Foday Conta said the confrontation was due to the burial rite of a deceased Ahmadiyya man of Tallinding who died in […]

Our darkest moments

Source: Dawn SEVENTY-ONE deaths in 27 years. According to data collected by Al Jazeera, that is the estimated number of people killed in violence connected to blasphemy allegations. It includes the 12-year-old who lost his life in the town of Hub on Thursday, after a mob resorted to aerial firing […]

From Macron’s teacher to France’s first lady

Source:CNN The relationship between French President-Elect Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Trogneuxhas captivated the world. There is nothing cliche about their story, which began when a 15-year-old Macron took part in a school play directed by Trogneux, 24 years his senior. Trogneux went from being Macron’s teacher to his […]

The euro survives its biggest political test

Source: CNN France has chosen the independent centrist Emmanuel Macron to be its next president, ending a tumultuous campaign that had undermined the euro and raised real doubts over its continued survival. Macron captured an estimated 65% of the vote on Sunday, easily defeating the far right populist Marine Le Pen, […]