Greece: Protests in Athens against police treatment of immigrants

Hundreds of people protested in central Athens regarding the treatment of immigrants by Greek police, following the recent deaths of two South-Asians near a police office. Protest organizers said that a 24-year old Bangladeshi man died when he fell in a ravine after a scuffle near an immigrant police station on January 3rd. His death…

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Thousands of people embody a spirit of “anti-war” following the attacks in Gaza

The same people that organized a major 2003 protest against the war in Iraq are now promoting a demonstration to demand that Israel end of the war against Gaza. The city of Madrid followed similar plans in Barcelona and other Spanish cities, with demonstrators embodying an anti- or “no to war” spirit, similar to feelings…

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A Chinese American non-Muslim woman experiments with hijab

Kathy Chin, while a senior at UCLA majoring in Psychobiology and Women’s Studies, originally published an article on the hijab in Al-Talib, the newsmagazine for the Muslim Students’ Association at UCLA. In the article, she notes her experiences in adopting the hijab and the responses concerning importance society places on female hair. Originally cutting her…

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Firebombs thrown at synagogue north of Paris

Two Firebombs intended for a synagogue north of Paris, in Saint-Denis, blackened the façade and shattered the windows of an adjacent kosher restaurant, the third time a Jewish place of worship has been targeted since Israel began a military operation in the Gaza Strip in late December. No one was hurt and no group or…

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Europe: European protests call for end to Gaza conflict

Government officials and Jewish leaders are concerned that the conflict in Gaza may spill over in Europe, as demonstrations and protests amount, and attacks against Jews and synagogues have been reported. Rallies have been held in London, Paris, Berlin, Glasgow, Rome, Athens, Milan, several Scandinavian capitals, and several other cities – often drawing tens of…

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