By Sabrina Pabst (Radio Deutsche Welle) – Men and women pray side-by-side, and there’s a female imam who doesn’t even wear a headscarf. For many in the Islamic world, these things are inconceivable. A new liberal mosque in Berlin has been causing a stir.
Sunnis, Shiites, Alevis, members of the LGTBQ community – all are welcome [...]
(WEBPUBLICAPRESS) NEW YORK –UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the administration of US President Donald Trump that retreating from global issues won’t be good for America or the rest of the world, Radio Deutsche Welle (RDW) reported.
“I believe if the US disengages in many aspects of foreign policy it will be unavoidable that other actors occupy [...]
By Thalif Deen | UNITED NATIONS – As UN staffers in Geneva threaten a strike, protesting a proposed salary cut of over 7.5 percent, a token two-hour “work stoppage” last week forced the Human Rights Council to suspend its meeting.
But there is more to come, warned Ian Richards, President of the 60,000-strong Coordinating Committee of International Staff [...]
By Lisa Schlein (VOA News) GENEVA — A new report has found that more people than ever before have become refugees or are internally displaced worldwide because of war, violence, and persecution.
The U.N. refugee agency’s “Global Trends Report,” released on the eve of World Refugee Day, June 20, shows an unprecedented 65.6 million people were determined forcibly displaced [...]
By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Thirty years ago this week in 1987, President Ronald Reagan visiting Berlin, made his famous challenge, “Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall.” Alongside the American President stood German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
A few years earlier I met Helmut Kohl campaigning in his native Rheinland.
Kohl, a towering but slightly awkward provincial politician, [...]
By Anita Powell (VOA NEWS) JOHANNESBURG — Mpho Mashele’s eight donkeys are her most precious possessions, and her family’s lifeline.
They use them to transport goods in this small, rural village north of South Africa’s capital, Pretoria.
“We love our donkeys because they’re the only source of income,” she said. “Without them, we will starve.”
That threat is looming [...]
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* - LUND, Sweden (IDN-INPS) – “The best lack all conviction”, wrote the Irish poet, William Yeats, “while the worst are full of passionate intensity.” Is this not true of America today?
Some of the “best” are working to bring down President Donald Trump, yet are they ready to cut to the chase? He [...]
(WEBPUBLICAPRESS) GENEVA — Fake news, propaganda and disinformation has always existed. What sets today apart from years gone by is its rapid dissemination and global reach, experts say, VOA News reported.
Concerns raised by the instant propagation of fake news in the digital age and the harmful impact it has on the credibility and independence of journalism, [...]
The number of Britons seeking German citizenship nearly quadrupled last year. The number is expected to rise as Brexit nears.
The number of Britons receiving German citizenship soared last year as the British voted to leave the European Union, Germany’s Federal Statistic Office said on Tuesday.
In all, 2,865 Britons were granted German citizenship in 2016 – [...]
By Adelheid Feilcke (RDW) - Two nationalist parties have emerged as winners in Kosovo’s parliamentary elections. This does not bode well for relations with neighboring states or the EU, writes DW’s Adelheid Feilcke.
Whether you like or not, the reality in Kosovo is that large parts of the country’s population are frustrated, nationalist and hold radical political [...]
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