Senior German Ministers have called for a ban on wearing the burka to be included in the new “Berlin Declaration” security measures. One CDU member called the full-face veil “a symbol of oppression and parallel societies”.
Author: Victoria Friedman
French Schools Train 14-Year-Olds To Survive Terror Attacks
Children in French schools will be receiving training on how to survive a terror attack, following a year of Islamic terrorism that has shook the nation.
Government Chiefs Start Talks With Big Business Over Brexit
Officials from the Treasury and the Department for Exiting the European Union have made contact with the City to discuss the best way to sever ties with the political bloc before the Government triggers Article 50.
‘Burkini Day’ Segregated Swimming Sparks Outrage In Secular France
A women’s association in the city of Marseille, which has a large Muslim population, has caused outrage in secular France with its plans to rent a swimming pool for a day only for women, and saying they must be covered up chest to knees.
Men-Only Swimming At Public Luton Pool A ‘Cultural Thing’
A public swimming pool in Luton is holding gender-segregated swimming sessions on a Friday, with staff stating it is a “cultural thing”. Bathers were given sudden notice that from the 29th of July the competitive pool at Inspire Sports Village in Luton would be closed to women on Friday evenings for “cultural”reasons. Men would have sole access to the larger 50m pool, which was built using tax-payer funded Olympic grants, while women are expected to use the smaller 20m community pool. Female bathers were allegedly told by staff that if they did not want to use the community pool they were advised to use either Lea Manor or Lewsey pools – both nearly ten miles away from Inspire. When a female swimmer asked a member of staff at the pool why gender-segregated swimming had been introduced, she was told it was a “cultural thing”. The woman told Luton Today: “Why has one section of the community in Luton been allowed to dominate and take over the best pool in the borough?” Referring to the large Muslim community, which accounts for 25% of the town’s population. “I like swimming in the competition pool after a hard week at work on Fridays and now I can’t
Priest Stabbed After Opening His Home To ‘Asylum Seeker’ Who Claimed To Be In Need
A priest in the town of Lanaken in Belgium who offered help to an ‘asylum seeker’ was stabbed when he refused to give the man money.
France Mulls Ban On Foreign Financing For Mosques
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said that he is considering a ban on the foreign financing of mosques, and said that France needs a “new model” for its relationship with Islam.
French Media Censor Identities Of Terrorists – ‘To Avoid Glorification’
Major French media outlets – including Le Monde – have decided to stop publishing photographs and names of terrorists in a move that could become enshrined in French law.