Tareq Alaows stands in front of the Bundestag, Germany’s parliament, in Berlin. Alaows came to Germany as an asylum-seeker from Syria in 2015. He launched a campaign to run in Germany’s federal election in September for the Green Party but recently withdrew his candidacy. —Markus Schreiber/AP BERLIN — Tareq Alaows was hoping to become the…
Courtesy of Fox News In her latest Fox News appearance, the president’s daughter-in-law expressed some curious opinions about the relative seriousness of crises throughout German history. Lara Trump earned her place in Trumpworld via her marriage to the president’s son Eric, but she has since proven herself to be as useful to her father-in-law’s political…
Pope Francis met mufti Rahmi Yaran at Istanbul’s Blue Mosque in November 2014 Pope Francis has made dialogue with Islam a cornerstone of his papacy, which began in 2013, and visited several countries with large Muslim populations. In February he will become the first pontiff to go to the Arabian Peninsula when he visits the…
Islamophobia ‘poisoning EU societies’, warn members of European Parliament at launch of ‘toolkit’ to tackle anti-Muslim prejudice. Protesters take part in a march against Islamophobia in Brussels in 2014 (AFP) BRUSSELS – European academics and policymakers came together at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday to launch what they describe as a “toolkit” to tackle…
Mass events, spurred by immigration policy and supreme court, urge unity in trying times: ‘It’s not about red or blue’ Protesters in Washington demonstrate against family separations. Hundreds were arrested on Thursday. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images Organizers of demonstrations expected to take place across all 50 states on Saturday are calling for Americans outraged by…
The recent spate of mosque attacks and a rise in hate crime has immigrants in Germany sounding the alarm. Community leaders are calling for more support and understanding from state authorities, including the police. “I’m really concerned,” said Raed Saleh, parliamentary leader for Berlin’s Social Democratic Party. “I can see how Islamophobia is being stirred…