Denmark approves controversial migrant assets bill
Source: BBC The Danish parliament has backed a controversial proposal to confiscate asylum seekers’ valuables to pay for their upkeep. Police will be able to seize valuables worth more than […]
Sikh-American Protester Removed from Trump Rally
Source: NBC News Two protesters were removed Sunday from a Donald Trump rally after holding up a banner that read “Stop Hate.” One of the protesters — Arish Singh, a […]
Switzerland: More refugees dependent on state assistance
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION JAN 22, 2016 – 11:26 Over a third of the dependents were under 17 years of age (Keystone) The number of refugees in Switzerland who are dependent on financial assistance from the state increased by almost 10% in one year. However, the proportion of dependent refugees is on […]
Denmark’s New Front in Debate Over Immigrants: Children’s Lunches
By DAN BILEFSKYJAN. 20, 2016 LONDON — It is being called the “meatball war.” To be precise, pork meatballs and other pork dishes such as roasts have become the latest weapons in the culture wars playing out in Europe over immigration after a Danish town voted this week to require […]
How can you make people care?
Source: BBC He is the son and grandson of refugees and now Tamer Ismail is one himself. The 14-year-old, born to a Palestinian family in Syria, finds himself in claiming […]
Syrian refugees welcomed on remote Scottish island
Source: Al Jazeera Isle of Bute, Scotland – In his office in Edinburgh, Michael Russell, a member of the Scottish Parliament for the district of Argyll and Bute, reflects on Europe’s […]
Vancouver mosques opened its doors to dispel the myths about Islam
Source: Globe and Mail While Vancouver police continue to investigate a possible hate crime, the Muslim Association of Canada opened its doors again to dispel the myths about Islam. The […]
The diverse origins of Britain’s Muslims
Source: BBC The government estimates there are 190,000 Muslim women in England who speak little or no English. Ministers are determined to tackle some of what they see as the […]
Cartoon posted by the Queen of Jordan in response to Charlie Hebdo goes viral
By Mohammad Ghazal – Jan 16,2016 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — A cartoon published by Her Majesty Queen Rania in response to the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s mocking of the three-year-old Syrian boy found dead on a Turkish beach last year went viral over the weekend. On her Facebook […]
Denmark extends border checks, to debate immigration reform
Danish lawmakers debate seizing refugees’ valuables Image Credit: AFP Migrants and refugees walk in a muddy road after crossing the Macedonian border into Serbia near the village of Miratovac on January 7, 2016. Migrants and refugees are facing deteriorating weather conditions as they make their way to the EU via […]
Chaos and Violence: How New Year’s Eve in Cologne Has Changed Germany
Quelle: Facebook New Year’s Eve in Cologne rapidly descended into a chaotic free-for-all involving sexual assault and theft, most of it apparently committed by foreigners. It has launched a bitter debate over immigration and refugees in Germany — one that could change the country. By SPIEGEL Staff A lot happened […]
In Turkey’s borderlands, Syrians show refugees’ economic potential
By Reuters – Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A man carries a child as they try to reach a shore after falling into the sea while disembarking from a dinghy on which they crossed a part of the Aegean Sea with other refugees and migrants, from Turkey to the Greek […]
The Case of the Murdered Goats: Exploring Germany’s Far-Right Rumor Mill
By Matthias Bartsch and Anna Clauß AFP False rumors of misdeeds by Muslim refugees are everywhere in the Internet. But where do they come from? Absurd, unfounded reports about asylum seekers are circulating on German social media. They are part of a targeted misinformation campaign by right-wing extremists designed […]
Sweden’s Real Lessons: It’s Not Only All Welfare and Social Justice
By Munir Varraich, Sweden The year 2015 has come to a close with so many of the beastly memories buried in its bosom. Mankind is stepping into the New Year […]
Do immigrants have to integrate to be happy in Switzerland?
By Jeannie Wurz http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/swi/inline?urn=urn:swi:audio:41845760 SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES DOWNLOAD MP3 FILE JAN 3, 2016 – 11:00 Living in a foreign country can be challenging, no matter how old you are. How well you adapt depends on the support available from family, friends, and the community. SWISSINFO.CH
As New Year dawns, refugee, migrant flows look set to continue
FOR A BETTER FUTURE: Migrants gather in Victoria Square, where migrants and refugees found temporary refuge, in central Athens on Friday. (AFP) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published — Saturday 2 January 2016 ATHENS: Bitter cold, biting winds and rough winter seas have done little to stem the seemingly endless flow of […]
A ‘peace tree’ planted by members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Germany, was broken – probably a victim of Islamophobia.
http://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/lokales/oppenheim/oppenheim/oppenheim-unbekannte-zerstoeren-baum-den-ein-islamischer-kulturverein-als-friedenssymbol-gepflanzt-hatte_16437855.htm The German Newspaper ‘Die Allgemeine Zeitung, a local paper from Oppenheim, reported that unknown persons destroyed a tree planted by members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Ansarullah Team.
Why we stopped wearing the Hijab
Why we stopped wearing the hijab Canadian Muslim women reveal their reasons for removing the headscarf in public — thestar.com gta November 28, 2015 A Print Kate Kassem / Kate Kassem Kate Kassem wore the hijab for eight years and said she struggled for the past three […]
“Spread Islam through love, not by force or compulsion” – Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: pressahmadiyya.com Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivers keynote address at special reception marking opening of Baitul Ahad Mosque in Nagoya, Japan. On 21 November 2015, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya […]
UK: Ahmadi Muslim lawyer calls for children to pledge allegiance to Britain in schools
Source: mirror.co.uk A Muslim human rights lawyer has said British followers of Islam can do more to tackle the threat of ISIS and has called for children to pledge allegiance to […]