Restrictions on Muslim freedoms and Islamaphobia have become more and more prominent since ISIS has unleashed multiple terrorist attacks over the course of the last decade. The victims of these hateful crimes are not the only ones harmed by these attacks. Muslim people all over the globe are subject to hate crimes and discrimination, and now are being forced to… Read more »
The drubbing at the polls received by German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party over the weekend reflects Europeans’ growing disdain for their established political parties, experts warn. Only 17.6 percent of Berliners voted for Merkel’s CDU in this week’s elections, while the relative newcomer of the anti-immigration AfD gained 14.1 percent. The Social Democrats came in first, as expected, with 21.6… Read more »
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — European Union foreign ministers on Friday looked for a way to speak with one voice on relations with Turkey amid concerns over human rights that could sink a key deal with Ankara meant to keep refugees away from European shores. The relationship with Turkey is only one of several items on the agenda for the two-day, 28-nation… Read more »
Russian President Vladimir Putin struck a conciliatory tone before talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a territorial dispute that’s prevented the countries from signing a World War II peace treaty. Resolving the conflict over four islands occupied by the Soviet Union in the final days of the war should be part of “setting the stage for the development… Read more »
The storm over bans on burkinis in more than 30 French beach towns has all but drowned out the voices of Muslim women, for whom the full-body swimsuits were designed. The New York Times solicited their perspective, and the responses — more than 1,000 comments from France, Belgium and beyond — went much deeper than the question of swimwear. What… Read more »