More Women Are Their Family’s Sole Breadwinner Than Ever Before
Source: Motto By Samantha Cooney Dec. 20, 2016 More women are bringing home the bacon than ever before. According to a new report from the Center for American Progress, 42% […]
Berlin truck attack: Manhunt across Europe for suspect
Source: BBC A manhunt is under way across Europe’s Schengen states after prosecutors identified a suspect in the lorry attack on a Berlin Christmas market. As an arrest warrant circulated, […]
Germany grapples with questions over suspect after ‘act of terrorism’ at Berlin holiday market
Source: The Washington Post By Anthony Faiola, Souad Mekhennet and Stephanie Kirchner December 20 at 3:19 PM BERLIN — The German capital was on high alert Tuesday with one or […]
How some Muslim refugees are converting to Christianity
Source: The Local Clad in white at a Berlin church, asylum seekers Saeed, Veronica, Farida and Matin were just about to become Christians on a recent Sunday.”Do you believe from the bottom of your heart that Jesus Christ is your Lord and saviour, and will you follow him every day […]
Book Review: Christianity: A Journey from Facts to Fiction
Author of the book: Mirza Tahir Ahmad Book review written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This book review is intended for half of […]
LIVE: Police preparing ‘immediate action’ in west of Germany
The Local news@thelocal.de 21 December 2016 Photo: DPA German police are searching for a Tunisian man whose ID document they found in the truck which attacked a Berlin Christmas market on Monday, German media report. 12.15pm A report in Bild suggests that the Polish man found dead in the passenger […]
China ‘striving for new world order’
Source: ET BEIJING: In 2004, it overtook France. In 2005, it surpassed the United Kingdom. A year later it left Germany behind. In 2009, it dethroned Japan. And now it has set its sights on the No 1 spot. Never before in history has a country achieved such an unprecedented […]
Flowers, press and police surround Berlin terrorist attack site
Police, journalists and onlookers were scattered around the damaged Christmas market the day after the terrorist attack. DW’s Ben Knight joined them. Police, many of them armed with automatic weapons, kept themselves warm on Tuesday by ordering people away from their red and white plastic cordoning tape. Keeping a tight […]
Iran, Russia, Turkey agree to broker Syria peace talks
December 20, 2016 TEHRAN – Iran, Russia, and Turkey issued a joint statement on Tuesday agreeing to try to broker peace talks between Syrian militants and the Syrian government and to expand the ceasefire in Aleppo to other parts of the country. The statement came after foreign ministers of Iran, […]
Connecting the dots: Ankara, Berlin and Zurich
FAISAL J. ABBAS | Published — Wednesday 21 December 2016 Faisal J. Abbas Monday’s atrocious attacks that targeted civilians at a Christmas market in Berlin and Muslims praying in a mosque in Zurich resemble two sides of the same coin of hatred. Both acts of terrorism should be condemned, […]
Where migrants can get free language lessons
By Isobel Leybold-Johnson, Julie Hunt in Basel http://www.swissinfo.ch Foreigners moving to canton Basel City receive a voucher for free German lessons, paid for by the canton – in a scheme that is unique in Switzerland. The aim is to increase integration. But not everyone is making use of the voucher […]
We have to accept that Assad will win in Syria – and the West should be ashamed of how we drew the conflict out
Source: The Independent By Mary Dejevsky There will be claims, in the aftermath, that the anti-Assad opposition was betrayed by its Western backers, and accusations of ‘appeasement’ – but the […]
Quanta Cura, Encyclical of Pope Pius IX: Reflecting Total Lack of Religious Freedom
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pope Pius IX Quanta cura was a papal encyclical that was prompted by the September Convention of 1864 agreement between the then newly emerging Kingdom of Italy and the Second French Empire of Napoleon III. France had previously occupied Rome with French troops in […]
Church of England appoints first black bishop in 20 years
Source: The Guardian Woyin Karowei Dorgu trained as a medical doctor in Lagos before being ordained. Photograph: Diocese of Southwark By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The Church of England has appointed […]
Zurich mosque gunman was Swiss, no Islamist link: police
Source: Reuters By Silke Koltrowitz | ZURICH A gunman who shot three worshippers in a Zurich mosque on Monday evening was a 24-year-old Swiss man with Ghanaian roots and no […]
Christmas Markets Are Beloved Tradition, but a Challenge to Protect
Source: The New York Times By ALISSA J. RUBIN A Christmas tree is illuminated at the Strasbourg Christmas market in Strasbourg, France, last month.CreditPatrick Hertzof/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images PARIS […]
Berlin on high alert as Christmas market attacker may still be at large
Source: The Washington Post By Anthony Faiola and Stephanie Kirchner December 20 at 12:15 PM BERLIN — The German capital was on high alert Tuesday as authorities feared one or […]
What 5 Political Promises Say About the State of the World
Source: Time BY Ian Bremmer presidential candidates, Donald Trump made a lot of campaign promises. Though enough voters appear to have liked what they heard to make Trump President, some of those pledges, like deporting millions of illegal immigrants and banning Muslims from entering the country, are unlikely ever to be […]
Russian ambassador killing: Moscow to boost security at embassies
Source: BBC Russia’s intelligence services are to develop extra security measures for its embassies following the killing of its ambassador to Turkey. Andrei Karlov was shot dead as he gave a speech on Monday in Ankara. The gunman, Mevlut Mert Altintas, 22, an Ankara policeman, was apparently protesting at Russia’s […]
Police detain man for alleged blasphemy after Facebook post
Source: The Jakarta Post FadliThe Jakarta Post Batam | Sun, December 18, 2016 | 06:08 pm Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama (center) sits on the defendant’s chair at the […]