Muslim Prayer Room in German Hospital
The Augsburg hospital has launched a Muslim Prayer room to address the high demand by Muslim patients.
November 2007
Spanish press mulls bombings verdict
As the verdicts were delivered in the Madrid bombing trial, Spanish newspapers focus on the political capital that the government and opposition are believed to have made from the situation. Several newspapers highlight that the court ruled out any involvement by the ETA in the bombings. The Popular party, which was the rling party at…
Final two L.A. 8 defendants cleared; After 20 years, U.S. drops efforts to deport men accused of ties to Palestinian terrorists.
Ending a controversial 20-year campaign to expel immigrants because of their ties to alleged Palestinian terrorists, the federal government has agreed to drop attempts to deport the final two defendants in the L.A. 8 case. The Board of Immigration Appeals on Tuesday dismissed all charges against Khader M. Hamide and Michel I. Shehadeh, who had…
The World from Berlin: ‘The Madrid Verdicts Won’t Deter Fanatical Jihadists’
The Madrid bombing trial ended on Wednesday with 21 convictions and seven acquittals. German commentators praise the Spanish judicial system and ponder the continuing terrorist threat in Europe. Siobh_n Dowling reports.
‘The Madrid Verdicts Won’t Deter Fanatical Jihadists’
As the verdicts were made in the Madrid bombings trial, the debate about how best to deter similar reoccurrences of terrorism. Citing the inevitability of continued immigration, children of immigrants, and religious conversion, challenging and innovative approaches seem to be the best deterrent. Normalizing Islam, legitimizing the religion, giving citizenship for immigrants are discussed as…