Saturday, May 17, 2014
Immigrants Must Learn to Be British, Says Asian Tory
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| Sajid Javid says voters have legitimate fears over 'excessive' immigration |
Immigrants must learn English and “respect our way of life”, the new Culture Secretary says as he criticises migrants who have lived here for years but still cannot speak the language.
In an exclusive interview with The Telegraph, Sajid Javid says voters have legitimate fears over “excessive” immigration and are justified in wanting Britain to have more control over its borders.
Mr Javid, the first Asian Secretary of State, defends Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party, against charges of racism but insists that only the Conservatives can deliver the reforms to European Union laws needed to cut immigration.
“People want Britain to have more control over its borders, and I think they are right,” Mr Javid, who is the son of Pakistani immigrants, says.
“People also say, when immigrants do come to Britain, that they should come to work, and make a contribution and that they should also respect our way of life, and I agree with all of that. It means things like trying to learn English.” The tough message on immigration, coming from Britain’s highest ranking Asian MP, who is also the Minister for Equalities, will provoke debate on controls to migration in a crucial week of elections. » | Tom Ross, Political Correspondent | Saturday, May 17, 2014
Educated Jews Harassed and Attacked in Malmö Sweden by Unproductive Muslim Immigrants
This is not only happening in Sweden, but all across Europe. Jews are fleeing France, Germany, England, UK, Norway, Nederlands, The Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Russia, Canada, Ireland, Dutch, Belgium, USA, Wales, Great Brittan, Australia, Austria, and other Western European countries.
Friday, May 16, 2014
French National Front: Far-right – Or Hard-left?
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| Marine Le Pen succeeded her father, but she has projected a softer image |
She inveighed against a "draconian policy of austerity" that favoured "globalised elites at the expense of the people".
The speaker was not a left-wing firebrand, but the leader of the far-right National Front, Marine Le Pen.
The Front first emerged in the 1980s as a mainly anti-immigration group. Ms Le Pen is careful not to neglect this core issue, but nowadays she frames her nationalist message in anti-globalisation terms.
Under both the right and the left, she contends, France has surrendered its sovereign powers to EU bureaucrats who are setting interest rates and tearing down borders for the sole benefit of big business.
"The grave diggers of Brussels," as Ms Le Pen put it, "are setting France on the path to under-development".
She found a receptive audience among the struggling workers who had come from all over France to hear her speak. (+ video) » | Henri Astier | BBC News | Paris | Friday, May 16, 2014
British-born Boko Haram 'Ringleader' Was 'Radicalised at UK University'
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| Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche was held in Sudan on an international arrest warrant |
A British-born "ringleader" of the Islamist group responsible for the kidnapping of hundreds of school girls in Nigeria was radicalised while studying at a UK unversity, according to friends.
Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, 29, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with two recent bombings carried out by Boko Haram in the Nigerian capital Abuja that killed nearly 100 people.
He is suspected of co-masterminding the attacks - one in the suburb of Nyanya that killed 75 people on April 14 and a second attack just yards away which killed 19 earlier this month.
Interpol put out an international arrest warrant for Mr Ogwuche, who was discovered after a reward of £100,000 led to his discovery in Sudan.
Mr Ogwuche, who is the son of a retired Nigerian colonel, was said by fellow students at University of Glamorgan in Wales to call himself "The Lion of God" and threatened to cut the hands and feet of non-believers while living in Britain. » | Josie Ensor, and Colin Freeman | Friday, May 16, 2014
Volksabstimmung: Schweiz entscheidet über höchsten Mindestlohn der Welt
Bern/München - Vom Ende der Welt kommen derzeit Signale, über die manche Schweizer nur lächeln können: In Australien wächst die Kritik an der Höhe des dortigen Mindestlohns. Derzeit liegt er bei 16,37 australischen Dollar (rund 11,20 Euro). Die Regierung in Canberra hat der für die jährliche Festlegung zuständigen Kommission zuletzt Zurückhaltung empfohlen.
Die Schweiz dagegen würde in die Vollen gehen, sollte die Initiative der Gewerkschaften für eine gesetzliche Lohnuntergrenze am Sonntag eine Mehrheit finden: Stimmen die Eidgenossen dafür, gilt in der Schweiz künftig ein Mindestlohn in Höhe von 22 Franken (rund 18 Euro) pro Stunde. Es wäre der höchste der Welt. Die 8,50 Euro, die künftig in Deutschland gelten und lange Zeit politisch umstritten waren, würden sich dagegen geradezu mickrig ausnehmen.
"Ein starkes Land braucht faire Löhne", erklärt der Schweizerische Gewerkschaftsbund (SGB). Rund 330.000 Menschen würden in der Schweiz zu Stundenlöhnen von weniger als 22 Franken arbeiten, ohne davon "anständig leben" zu können. Ein Ja zur Mindestlohn-Initiative würde nicht nur für mehr Gerechtigkeit sorgen, sondern auch Kaufkraft und Arbeitsplätze schaffen. » | Von Björn Hengst | Freitag, 16. Mai 2014
Inside Story: UK Bill: Passport to Statelessness?
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Barack Obama Aide Condemned Norway for 'Fawning' over President by Awarding Him Nobel Prize
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| The decision to give Obama the Nobel prize was met with considerable derision and criticism |
A senior Norwegian diplomat says his country's former ambassador to the United States was given a verbal lashing by Barack Obama's chief of staff when the president was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.
Morten Wetland said Thursday the ambassador, Wegger Stroemmen, was approached by Rahm Emanuel, now Chicago's mayor, who accused Norway of "fawning" to the newly elected U.S. leader.
Wetland, the Norwegian ambassador to the United Nations at the time, told The Associated Press he did not witness the dressing down but said there was an air of embarrassment in Washington that Obama had been given the award so early in his presidency. » | AP | Thursday, May 15, 2014
Pregnant Woman Faces Death in Sudan for Apostasy
A Christian doctor has been sentenced to hang for apostasy, or the abandonment of religion, by a court in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital.
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, who was born to a Muslim father but brought up a Christian by her mother, was convicted on Sunday and given three days to recant her faith or face a possible death sentence.
“We gave you three days to recant but you insist on not returning to Islam. I sentence you to be hanged,” Judge Abbas Mohammed Al-Khalifa told Mrs Ibrahim, addressing her by her father’s name, Adraf Al-Hadi Mohammed Abdullah. » | Lucy Kinder | Thursday, May 15, 2014
Ukip Candidate Lambasts Islam as 'Totalitarian Ideology'
The UK Independence party has become embroiled in a fresh race row after it emerged that one of its local election candidates has described Islam as a "totalitarian ideology" that is "against everything modern Britain stands for".
Labour said the "deeply offensive" views – aired in an email apparently sent last year by Heino Vockrodt to the London council on which he wishes to sit – undermined Nigel Farage's insistence that he did not lead a racist party.
In a diatribe complaining about an alleged planning breach by the Afghan community in Brent, north London, Vockrodt said parts of the borough resembled Afghanistan's Helmand province.
"Being Muslims, they ignored both refusals and did it anyway," he wrote of what he said were unlawful changes to a cultural centre.
Political correctness was preventing the council taking action, he alleged, "for fear of being called racists, when, just like in all the other cases where Muslims are grooming children to be sex slaves under the eyes of the authorities, the council does nothing".
He claimed the neighbourhood was "already exploding under the weight of segregation" and shopkeepers had been "squeezed out by Muslims".
"The entire parade – once lovely owner/occupier shops – resembles Helmand province now. Time to call in MI5 and MI6 for sure," he wrote.
"Islam is a mono-cultural, totalitarian ideology," he added. "It is NOT a religion. It is against multi-culturalism and only promotes its own culture. It is against everything modern Britain stands for." » | Press Association | Thursday, May 15, 2014
Turkey Mine Explosion: PM's Aide Pictured Kicking Protester in Mining Town
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| A protester is kicked by Yusuf Yerkel, advisor to Tayyip Erdogan, as Special Forces officers hold him down |
Fury has erupted in Turkey after a close aide to the Recep Tayyip Erdogan brutally assaulted a man thought to be grieving for relatives in the mining town where almost 300 people lost their lives underground.
Mr Erdogan, who has led Turkey for 11 years, was visibly shocked by the hostile reaction in Soma during a visit on Wednesday when he was forced to take refuge at a supermarket.
Video published in Turkey showed scuffles around the prime minister and one of his staff, Yusuf Yerkel, kicking a man being held down by paramilitary police. Mr Yerkel, who was a PhD candidate at Soas in 2010, told BBC Turkish that he would be making a statement about the image on Thursday.
The angry crowds in Soma called Mr Erdogan a murderer and thief and booed strongly. » | Damien McElroy | Thursday, May 15, 2014
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
EU Elections 2014: 'I Can Hear the Boots of the 1930s Marching through Europe'
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| Christer Havung in his bakery in Malmö |
Christer Havung is not happy.
“The situation in Sweden is very worrying,” says the 51-year-old as he arranges croissants on the counter at the Bread and Friendship café in Malmö. “You can almost hear the boots from the Thirties marching in the streets.”
Through the window of his café, the slogans “fight for Malmö” and “fight for Showan” can be seen scrawled on walls and lampposts. In April, Showan Shattak, a 25-year-old man of Iranian origin, was stabbed by four neo-Nazis two miles away. This sparked the biggest anti-fascist demonstrations the city has ever seen, with more than 10,000 people taking to the streets. The city is a tinderbox; and today the far-Right is coming to town.
Traditionally, Sweden is one of the most tolerant countries in Europe, with a long-standing open door policy towards refugees. But tensions have been building. Racist violence is becoming more frequent; concerns are growing over the non-integration and segregation of immigrants; and a far-Right party, Sweden Democrats, has become the third largest in the country, gaining 20 parliamentary seats.
As the European election approaches, a similar story is playing out in much of the northern and eastern parts of the continent. According to the latest polls, radical Right parties from 12 out of the 28 European Union countries are expected to win representation. This will amount to up to 44 far-Right MEPs – an increase of almost 20 per cent since the last elections in 2009. » | Jake Wallis Simons, Malmö | Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Italian Girls Fined $3,500 Each for Wearing Swimsuits Near Muslims on Italian Beach
A justice of the peace in Messina, Italy has fined three girls an amount of approximately $3,500 each for wearing what is considered common beach wear in Italy, based upon the supposed offense to the sensitivities it created for some Saudi Arabian tourists who were also at the private resort of Taormina.
It has become common place for Muslims to make demands upon others to adhere to their standards, so it should not come as too great of a surprise that they filed their complaint. What is surprising is that the Italian court concurred and fined their citizens for engaging in normal behaviour.
Until the judges come to their senses, the ladies of Italy should make certain they pack a sheet and a hajib with their towels and sunscreen. It’s a lot less than $3,500. » | Rick Wells | Posted on May 12, 2014
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Islamist Leader of Mega Mosque Bid and Ally of George Galloway Picked as Tory Candidate!
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| Vetted? London Tories concerned at how George Galloway's ally Mufti Shah Sadruddin picked by party. |
Mufti Shah Sadruddin, who believes in the notion of Islamic states, has no known previous links to the Tories, and has been an enthusiastic supporter of Respect MP George Galloway.
The Conservative party in the east London borough has also selected two other candidates who have previously stood for socialist Respect.
London Mayor Boris Johnson has been briefed on the situation and is understood to be concerned the party is being exploited as a vehicle of convenience.
Mr Sadruddin has been using his Facebook page to urge all Muslims to vote for any party that stands the best chance of ousting the borough’s incumbent directly elected mayor, Labour’s Sir Robin Wales.
Anonymous leafelts have been circulating in the borough listing the Muslim candidates people should vote for, regardless of party.
A central theme of Mr Sadruddin’s campaign is his desire to punish Sir Robin for his opposition to the Mega Mosque project, which is also known as the London Markaz.
Sir Robin was opposed to the construction of the Markaz, believing it to be too large. Read on and comment » | Ted Jeory | Wednesday, May 14, 2014
One in Four People Worldwide Holds Antisemitic Views, Study Finds
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| Nazis arresting Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto. |
An estimated 1.09bn adults have antisemitic views, new research has suggested.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a Jewish nongovernmental organisation, surveyed over 50,000 adults from 102 countries and territories to produce the ADL Global 100 report.
They judged that 26% of those surveyed had antisemitic attitudes, which the group estimates represents 1.09bn people worldwide. » | George Arnett | Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
A Conversation with Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher – BBC Good Morning Summer 1995 Interview
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