How America Changed During Barack Obama’s Presidency
How America Changed During Barack Obama’s Presidency | Pew Research Center Demographic changes don’t happen quickly. Obama’s presidency is only a chapter in a story that began long before his […]
Canada: Jane Fonda slams Justin Trudeau: ‘Don’t be fooled by good-looking liberals’
Helena Horton 12 JANUARY 2017 • 10:55AM Justin Trudeau is admired around the world for his liberal views, partly because of his media savvy and constant photo opportunities. However, Jane Fonda has slammed the photogenic politician in a new video, and warned fans not to be “fooled” by him. She […]
India: UP assembly elections, Muslims to vote for a secular party
Lucknow, Jan 12: The Mulsim vote in Uttar Pradesh which is crucial to the prospects of any party are unlikely to vote for the Samajwadi Party — thanks to the never ending family feud. The Muslim vote which accounts to 20 per cent of the entire electorate is likely to […]
why hardly any North African people were deported in 2016
Source: The Local A look into why it is so hard for Germany to deport rejected asylum seekers from North Africa.When the first charter plane for rejected Tunisian asylum seekers took off in Leipzig on April 8th 2016, the German Interior Ministry hoped that discussion over faster deportations to North […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims:European Union to take up with Pakistan, rights violations against Ahmadiyya Muslims
Source: Business Standard: Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from various countries have decided to approach the Government of Pakistan on the issue of alleged violation of human rights of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. According to informed sources and reports, the MEPs have been in regular touch with Ahmadiyya Muslims […]
‘She terrorises us’: How entitled children are making their parents’ lives hell
The Sydney Morning Herald: by Cosima Marriner & Rachel Browne — “She terrorises us.” That’s how bad it is for Steve Richardson* and his wife when their 17-year-old daughter is at home.Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd says domestic violence victims get all the support they need. Olivia has dropped out of school […]
ECHR: Swiss Muslim girls must attend mixed-sex swimming lessons
theguardian: by Jennifer Rankin — Swiss authorities did not violate right to freedom of religion in rejecting parents’ request for exemption, court rules A mixed-sex school swimming lesson. The parents in the case argued that their beliefs did not allow their children to take part in mixed-sex lessons. Photograph: Fiona […]
Switzerland: Schools try to smooth waves in Muslim swimming controversy
SHOULD MUSLIM GIRLS SWIM? JAN 11, 2017 – How do schools cope with Muslim families who want to prevent their daughters from attending swimming lessons? Swiss public television, SRF, talked to school principals and an imam about the controversy. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights upheld a […]
Swiss create ‘shield’ to protect US-bound data
DATA PROTECTION By Susan Misicka JAN 11, 2017 – These Google servers in Oklahoma are subject to surveillance by US intelligence services. How much Swiss personal data is stored on them? (Keystone) The Swiss cabinet has established a new framework for transferring personal data from Switzerland to companies based in […]
Can one be refused a Swiss passport for being too Swiss?
NATURALISATION CONTROVERSY By Sibilla Bondolfi JAN 11, 2017 – 11:59 Naturalisations by municipality voting, such as this one in canton Schwyz, are controversial (Keystone) Dutch-born Nancy Holten has lived in Switzerland since she was eight, speaks fluent Swiss German, has three children with Swiss passports, has no criminal record, […]
Rising inequality behind Brexit and Donald Trump victory is top global threat for the next decade, says WEF
Ahead of its annual meeting summit in Davos, the WEF said the gap between rich and poor needed to be tackled urgently Zlata Rodionova A rise in global income inequality that helped spur the Brexit vote andDonald Trump’s election victory is expected to shape world developments over the next decade, according to the World Economic […]
‘Annoying’ anti-cowbell campaigner denied Swiss passport
Caroline Bishop news@thelocal.ch 9 January 2017 A Dutch woman has seen her request for Swiss citizenship refused for the second time by local residents who object to her media campaigning against cowbells and other Swiss traditions. Nancy Holten, 42, was born in the Netherlands but grew up in Switzerland from […]
Thanks to this Afghan woman, 6,000 imams have taken gender-sensitivity training
Source: The Christian Science Monitor By Maija Liuhto, Contributor Jamila Afghani, who has battled discrimination since childhood, uses Islam to empower women in Afghanistan. She is committed to continuing the […]
USA: First Female Muslim Takes The Oath On Quran As Minnesota House Of Representatives
Source: The Siasat Daily Omar held the Qur’an during her swearing-in ceremony, becoming the second person to do so after Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim US congressman and […]
In Germany number of asylum seekers dropped by 70 percent in 2016
Source: The Local The number of asylum seekers who came to Germany in 2016 was roughly one third of the number in 2015, according to new figures released by the Interior Ministry on Wednesday. In the past year, significantly fewer asylum seekers came to Germany compared to 2015 – about […]
German state should provide sex assistance for the disabled
Source: The Local The suggestion that the state should fund ‘sexual assistants’ for the disabled has provoked fierce debate across the country.”Funding for sexual assistance is conceivable for me,” Elisabeth Scharfenberg, who is the spokesperson for the Green party’s age and care policy, told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper. “The […]
Donald Trump Calls Russia Intelligence Report a ‘Disgrace’ at First News Conference Since Election
Source: Time BY Mellisa Chan President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday denied and denounced an unsubstantiated report that said Russia had compromising information about him, calling it an “absolute disgrace” during […]
Israeli Supreme Court ruling favors women’s prayer at Western Wall
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of women being allowed to read from the Torah in the women’s section at the Western […]
Palestinians seek weekend prayers to protest US Embassy move
Source: Associated Press By KARIN LAUB Yesterday RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A senior Palestinian official called Tuesday for mosque and church prayers “from Pakistan to Tehran, from Lebanon to […]