Policeman dies after shooting by far-right gunman
Source: The Local Published: 19 Oct 2016 UPDATE: One of the police officers shot by a self-declared “Reichsbürger” extremist on Wednesday has since died due to his injuries, Bavarian officials […]
Bangladesh Islamist party elects new leader after executions
Source: Yahoo News A Bangladeshi Islamist party allied to the opposition has elected a new chief untainted by war crime allegations, seeking to turn the page after the execution of […]
Huge increase in Britons seeking citizenship in EU states as Brexit looms
Across 18 countries, at least 2,800 Britons applied for citizenship in first eight months of 2016, with Denmark seeing biggest rise British expats in Berlin hold up signs calling for the UK to remain in the EU after the Brexit vote. Photograph: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images Sophia Schirmer Wednesday 19 October […]
The Female Sharia Judges of India
Source: The Daily Beast By Emily Feldman Can women-run Islamic courts bring gender justice to India’s Muslims? One group that is training India’s first class of female ‘qazis,’ or Islamic […]
Being Muslim American in the year of Donald Trump
Source: CNN (CNN)Muslim Americans describe the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as a seminal moment that painfully altered their place in American society. But when CNN interviewed American Muslims about the presidential election, we heard a startling message: 2016 is worse. CNN traveled last month to three growing Muslim communities […]
Quebec renews burqa ban debate in parliament
Source: the Guardian By Ashifa Kassam in Toronto A bitter debate over identity, religion and tolerance has resumed in the Canadian province of Quebec, as parliamentary hearings begin on proposed legislation […]
Good Samaritans Form Human Chain to Rescue Man from Burning Car
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan An onlooker managed to capture the entire scene on video A group of good Samaritans were caught on videoforming a human chain to save a man from a burning car after a crash. A car reportedly was driven into an embankment in Florida after its driver […]
Saudi Arabia Executes One of Its Princes
Source: The Daily Beast A Saudi prince was executed Tuesday after he was convicted of shooting another man dead during a brawl. The execution marks the first time a member of the royal family was executed in 40 years. The Saudi state news service said the prince, Prince Turki bin […]
President Obama Told Donald Trump to ‘Stop Whining’ About Elections
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan President Obama delivered a series of subdued attacks against Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump, who he told to “stop whining” about the unsubstantiated claims that the election will be rigged in a press conference Tuesday. “I’d advise Mr. Trump to stop whining and try to make […]
A Stressful Job Could Be Good for Your Health
Source: Money By Kerry Close But you need flexibility and autonomy. Good news: Your high-pressure job may actually be improving your health. A new study from Indiana University has found that […]
Trump Bringing Obama’s Half-Brother to Debate
Source: The Daily Beast President Obama’s half-brother Malik will attend Wednesday evening’s presidential debate as a guest of Republican nominee Donald Trump, the New York Post reported Tuesday. “I’m excited to be at the debate,” Malik confirmed to the Post. “Trump can make America great again.” Trump himself added: “I look […]
Refugee Exodus From Mosul Begins
Source: The Daily Beast Nearly 1,000 civilians have fled the besieged city of Mosul, crossing the border into Syria, in the first known large group that’s been able to escape since Iraq began trying to liberate its second-largest metro area from control by the Islamic State terror group. More than […]
Mosul battle: Some 5,000 civilians fled ahead of fighting
Source: BBC Thousands of people have fled the Mosul area and more are expected as Iraqi troops move on the city to liberate it from the so-called Islamic State (IS). […]
Why the Philippines’ pivot from the US to China is unusual
Source: Asia Times: While it is understandable that the Philippines needs to be less dependent on its American ally and to revive its frayed ties with China, its neighboring superpower, from a Vietnamese, and even regional, perspective Duterte’s volte-face shift from Washington to Beijing is unusual, if not incomprehensible, for a […]
Why This Presidential Debate Is Donald Trump’s Last Stand
Source: Time By Alex Altman / Las Vegas This is it for Donald Trump. The final presidential debate, scheduled for Wednesday night in Las Vegas, is the last big set piece of the 2016 election, and perhaps the last chance for the Republican nominee to muscle his way back into an […]
Exorcism in Italy a job ‘too scary’ for young priests
Source: BBC By James Reynolds “That is a possessed woman there,” says Fr Vincenzo Taraborelli as he points up to an 18th Century fresco in his Roman church. “They’re holding […]
How Irish Women Are Getting Around Abortion Laws
Source: Motto By Alexandra Sifferlin The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have some of the most restrictive laws surrounding abortion in the world. The procedure is illegal in both […]
Armed clowns rob pizza joint outside Berlin
Source: The Local Late on Sunday, three masked men – two of whom were wearing clown masks – raided a pizza shop in Potsdam, according to a police report.One worker was tasered during the violent robbery, and had to be treated at the scene by emergency services. The men threatened other […]
RACE: Do You See Me?
Source: Time By John Legend John Legend is a singer, songwriter, philanthropist and prison-reform advocate. ‘We need to see each other in all of our humanity’ We’re living in a moment […]
Nazi Grandma’ sent to jail again for Holocaust denial
Source: The Local Ursula Haverbeck-Wetzel, 87, has been sentenced by a district court in Bad Oeynhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, to 11 months imprisonment without parole, Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on Tuesday.Haverbeck-Wetzel was convicted for the crime of incitement of hatred for denying the Holocaust in a letter she sent to the Central Council […]