Angela is An Angel: Merkel’s Admirable Stance
Source. Dawn Editorial RARELY has a politician adhered so unwaveringly to principles when his or her political survival itself is possibly at stake. But Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, has […]
We love to talk of terror – but after the Munich shooting, this hypocritical catch-all term has finally caught us out
How come a Muslim can be a terrorist in Europe but a mere ‘attacker’ in south-west Asia? Robert Fisk @indyvoices Monday 25 July 2016 377 comments The frightful and bloody […]
Smokers’ Corner: A coup plot in America
Source. Dawn The following article is the concluding piece in our coup trilogy — Men on horseback (July 21, 2016, Dawn.com); Future coups (July 24, 2016, Dawn Magazine). This piece brings the trilogy to a full circle by investigating an enigmatic coup plot in a country which, during the Cold […]
Daredevil skydiver becomes first person to freefall and land without a parachute
Source. Dawn LOS ANGELES: A 42-year-old skydiver with more than 18,000 jumps made history Saturday when he became the first person to leap without a parachute and land in a net instead. “Aikins’ leap represents the culmination of a 26-year career that will set a personal and world record for […]
How to Tackle Current Wave of Terrorism?
By Zubair K Khan In last few weeks, while analysing reactions of the inhabitants of various European cities, the public unease was never far from the surface. Callers to various electronic and print media houses said they were apprehensive of visiting popular festivals, shopping centres and malls . A shaken […]
‘One ISIS attack every 84 hours’ spurs dread and anger in Europe
Source. CNN (CNN)In the past week I have seen flowers and candles carpeting a street in Munich, the tranquility of asmall Bavarian town shattered by a suicide bomb and a small church in suburban France sealed off after itsoctogenarian priest had his throat cut. Before these horrific events, there was […]
Muslim leaders refuse to bury French priest killer
Source. CNN (CNN)Muslim community leaders have refused to bury one of the terrorists who killed a Catholic priest this week in northern France, according to the president of a local Muslim organization. Adel Kermiche was one of two men who took five people hostage during morning Mass on Tuesday at a […]
We’ll freeze Turkey talks’ warns EU as arrests continue
Source. The Local As Turkish authorities on Friday widened their sweeping post-coup crackdown to the business sector, the European Union’s enlargement commissioner implicitly warned that the bloc would freeze Turkey’s accession talks if the crackdown violated the rule of law. More.
Syria conflict: ‘Families leave’ besieged Aleppo
Source: BBC Dozens of families have left besieged eastern areas of the city of Aleppo along a humanitarian corridor, Syrian state media says. The civilians boarded buses and were taken […]
Danish nationalists urge country to seek ‘close to zero’ Muslim migrants
Source: The Star By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN — Denmark should halt immigration from Muslim countries to stem the threat of violence from extremists, the nation’s second-largest party […]
Merkel on the ropes: Thousands of German protesters take to the streets saying she ‘Must Go’ and a key coalition ally withdraws support to open-door immigration policy after terror attacks
Source: Daily Mail By JAMES DUNN FOR MAILONLINE Merkel’s premiership is hanging by a thread today as thousands gathered to call for her resignation while a key political ally dramatically […]
As the Saudis Covered Up Abuses in Yemen, America Stood By
Source: Politico By SAMUEL OAKFORD The United Nations has long been bullied by its most powerful members, and U.N. secretaries-general have usually been forced to grit their teeth and take […]
Donald Trump to Father of Fallen Soldier: ‘I’ve Made a Lot of Sacrifices’
Source: ABC News By STEVE TURNHAM In his first response to a searing charge from bereaved Army father Khizr Khan that he’d “sacrificed nothing” for his country, Donald Trumpclaimed that […]
NJ township urges Justice Dept. to investigate haredi Orthodox ‘blockbusting’
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency A New Jersey township is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate haredi Orthodox community leaders for alleged “blockbusting,” or trying to pressure large numbers of longtime homeowners into selling their property to Orthodox Jews. The incident is the latest example of tensions between […]
Two sisters shot dead on the eve of their wedding in latest Pakistan ‘honour’ killing
A man killed his two sisters on the eve of their weddings in Pakistan’s central Punjab province Image Credit: AFP Pakistani activists carry placards during a protest against the murder of social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch by her own brother in this file photo. Published: 16:53 July 30, 2016 […]
Nigerian girls can wear headscarves to school, court rules
The ruling comes in response to an appeal against a Lagos state ban Image Credit: AP Muslim girls at a school in Kano, Nigeria. The headscarf issue has ignited passions in a country where some Boko Haram suicide bombers have disguised themselves as women. Published: 13:49 July 23, 2016 […]
Dangerous Propaganda: Network Close To NATO Military Leader Fueled Ukraine Conflict
By Christoph Schult and Klaus Wiegrefe http://www.spiegel.de AFP Former NATO Supreme Allied Comander Europe Philip Breedlove at a press conference in 2015 Working with dubious sourcing, a group close to NATO’s chief military commander Philip Breedlove sought to secure weapons deliveries for Ukraine, a trove of newly released emails […]
Adel Kermiche: From troubled childhood to church killer
Kermiche was an attention-seeking child whose behavioural problems led him to a psychiatric hospital Image Credit: Supplied This still image taken from video shows the two men, Abdel Malik Nabil Petitjean and Adel Kermiche, behind the church attack in Normandy in this video released July 28, 2016. Published: 14:13 […]
Saudi Arabia: Unpaid for 7 months, workers hold protest
ARAB NEWS | Published — Saturday 30 July 2016 JEDDAH: Hundreds of protesting Saudi Oger employees, demanding unpaid wages from the company for over seven months, were dispersed by police. The employees caused traffic disruptions in northern Jeddah and shut down a gas station. Col. Atti Al-Qurashi, Makkah region police […]
Priest’s killing violates Islamic beliefs
Source: philly.com ISSUE | TERRORISM Priest’s killing a sin Two men, purportedly “soldiers of the Islamic State,” killed an 85-year-old priest in Normandy, France, Tuesday (“France recoils at priest killing,” Wednesday). The prophet Muhammad commanded, in a covenant with St. Catherine’s monastery, that Christians should not be “offended or disturbed or […]