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"No Way Through for Germans"
Islam versus Europe 3 December 2012
Recently in the middle of October 20 police vehicles had to be deployed to stop a mass battle between 50 of the inhabitatns. According to the police, it was mainly Serbs 
Bremen grants holidays to Muslim workers
The Local 3 December 2012
The region of Bremen in northern Germany on Friday said it would be the second of the country's 16 states to recognise Muslim holidays. "I am delighted because
Kuwaiti Turkish Banking Firm Aims to Become First Shariah Bank in Germany
Shariah Finance Watch 30 November 2012
Kuwait Finance House’s Turkish operation, Kuveyt Turk, has applied for a German banking licence and aims to become the first Shariah-compliant bank in Germany. The bank says
Germany: won't back Palestinian state at UN
Yahoo! News 29 November 2012
Germany says it won't back a Palestinian drive for statehood in a U.N. vote this week — putting it at odds with France and other European countries. Chancellor Angela
German Defence League demonstrate in Berlin on ‘Free Tommy Day’
DigitalJournal.com 27 November 2012
By Richard Milnes
On Saturday, 24 November, the Germans showed solidarity with their English counterparts by protesting in support of imprisoned EDL leader Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (a.k.a. Tommy
A One-Sided Suicide Pact
FamilySecurityMatters 26 November 2012
By EDWARD CLINE
Soeren Kern, writing for the Gatestone Institute in his November 16th article, "IslamNeeds a Fair Chance in Germany," reported a significant development in Germany that
Nazis redux - What's old is new again.
Atlas Shrugs 23 November 2012
Above: Muslims serving in the Nazi German army Yes, that's the ticket. Jihadists fire thousands of rockets at Jewish civilians and get rewarded with booty. Why stop? How much more will be
German Chancellor Merkel: Israel has the right and the duty to protect its citizens against terror
WJC 21 November 2012
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Wednesday for solidarity with Israel in its conflict with Hamas and said the Jewish state had both the right and the obligation to
"Islam Needs a Fair Chance in Germany"
Gatestone Institute 19 November 2012
By Soeren Kern
The most controversial part involves a commitment by the city government to promote the teaching of Islam in the Hamburg pubic school system
The agreement grants the leaders of Hamburg's Muslim communities a determinative say in what will be taught by allowing them to develop the teaching curriculum for Islamic studies. Muslim officials will also be able to determine who will (and will not) be allowed to teach courses about Islam in city schools -- meaning that only Muslims will be allowed to teach Islam.
You really have to admire Israel
Canada Free Press 19 November 2012
By Jerry Philipson
It is Hamas in Gaza that is responsible for the outbreak of the violence….There is no justification for firing rockets on Israel which are causing massive suffering to the
German opposition defends ‘strategic’ ties with Palestinian Fatah party
EJP 15 November 2012
The chairman of Germany’s main opposition party, the Social Democrats (SPD), has been forced to fend off criticism from German Jewish leaders following his announcement of the
East German Socialist Condones Far-Left Violence Against "Right-Wing Extremists"
Islam versus Europe 15 November 2012
I believe we need a political education offensive in democracy training. We need continuous support of all democratic initiatives and activities that work against the far right
Hamburg, in a German first, to recognise Muslim holidays
Peninsula Online 14 November 2012
Hamburg concluded a "historic” accord with its Muslim and Alawite communities yesterday becoming the first German state to recognise certain Islamic holidays as days
Germany: Muslims Impose Pork Bans in State Nurseries and in Rental Contracts
Islam versus Europe 14 November 2012
Kiel. A nice currywurst or a few crispy Wiener sausages at mid-day – this is something more and more children at state nurseries have to do without. The reason: in many day
German Social Democrats defends ties to Fatah
Deutsche Welle 13 November 2012
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Germany's opposition Social Democratic Party has defended its contact with the Palestinian party Fatah. The German party has come under criticism for a joint paper it published last week.
The chairman of Germany's Social Democrat Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (pictured above) on Monday rejected criticism of his opposition party's link with Fatah, which is led by President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas.
German School Pupils Now Regularly Receive "Birthday Beatings" From Muslim Classmates
Islam versus Europe 12 November 2012
By Cheradenine Zakalwe
Instead of congratulations and gifts there were bruises to the face and arms: A Neukölln school pupil was so badly beaten by his schoolmates on his birthday that he required
Cross Landmark Removed From Bavarian Tourist Leaflet to Appease Muslims
Islam versus Europe 12 November 2012
By Cheradenine Zakalwe
The Bavarian town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen boasts the highest peak in Germany, the Zugspitze, topped by a landmark Christian cross which has become a symbol of the town.
The crimes that dishonour us all
New Europe 12 November 2012
In September 2003 seventeen year old Shafilea Ahmed was about to leave home to spend an evening with friends when an argument broke out with her parents over what she was
German city hosts exhibition on religious tolerance in Sultanate
Oman Tribune 9 November 2012
The German city of Aachen hosted an exhibition of Religious Tolerance in the Sultanate of Oman in its 23rd station on Thursday. The exhibition, which is organised and
Visa Requirement for Turks Could Soon Be Dropped
Spiegel Online 8 November 2012
By Maximilian Popp
Germans can travel to Turkey without a visa, however the same doesn't apply to Turks traveling to Germany. A case being considered by the European Court of Justice could soon
