Röszke: Zusammenstöße als Flüchtlinge Polizeikette durchbrechen

Flüchtlinge haben gestern in Röszke nahe der ungarischen Grenze zu Serbien eine Polizeikette durchbrochen, um ihre Reise nach Westeuropa, vor allen Dingen Deutschland, fortzusetzen. Auf ihrem Weg riefen sie im Chor „Germany“. Die Gruppe wurde später von der Polizei angehalten und ungefähr die Hälfte der Menschen in ein so genanntes „Auffanglager " gebracht, der Rest setzte seinen Marsch Richtung Budapest über eine Autobahn fort.

Syrien-Report der UNO

Die Untersuchungskommission der UNO zur Menschenrechtslage in Syrien zeichnet in ihrem neusten Bericht ein düsteres Bild der Lage. Von wahllosen Tötungen und sexueller Sklaverei ist die Rede.

Germany Says It Could Take 500,000 Refugees A Year

THE GUARDIAN: German vice-chancellor repeats call for EU countries to take their fair share of refugees, as violence flares on Greek island of Lesbos

Germany could take 500,000 refugees each year for “several years”, the country’s vice-chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, has said, as fresh clashes broke out overnight between police and refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos and thousands of people gathered amid chaotic scenes on the Greek border with Macedonia.

“I believe we could surely deal with something in the order of half a million for several years,” he told ZDF public television. “I have no doubt about that, maybe more.” Germany expects to receive 800,000 asylumseekers this year, four times the total for 2014.

Gabriel also stressed that other European countries must also accept their fair share as refugees flee war and poverty in the Middle East and Africa and head for the EU. » | Helena Smith in Athens, Mark Tran in London and agencies | Tuesday, September 8, 2015

British Jihadist Killed after Plot to Kill the Queen

The Prime Minister told MPs that three jihadists had been
killed in Syria

THE TELEGRAPH: David Cameron says an Isil jihadist was assassinated by an RAF drone in an attack he describes as a "new departure" for Britain in the fight against terrorists.

A British jihadist has been killed by UK forces in Syria after he directed a plot to kill the Queen, it emerged on Monday night.

In a move David Cameron said was “a new departure” for Britain, Reyaad Khan was last month assassinated in an RAF drone strike after security services uncovered his bid to stage a terror attack in the UK.

The Prime Minister said that it is the first time UK forces have directed a targeted attack against one of its own citizens when Britain is not at war.

It is also marks the first British military action in Syria and Mr Cameron made clear that UK forces are now prepared to carry out more strikes in Syria, Iraq and Libya against specific targets.

Downing Street denied the existence of a “kill list” of terrorists.

However, it has been made clear by Whitehall sources that British-born Isil fighters including Jihadi John, the terrorist responsible for executing westerners in Syria, are targets for UK forces. » | Peter Dominiczak, Ben Farmer and Steven Swinford | Monday, September 7, 2015

Migrant Crisis: Influx Will Change Germany, Says Merkel

BBC: Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the "breathtaking" flow of migrants into Germany will "occupy and change" the country in the coming years.

She said Germany would speed up asylum procedures and build extra housing, but called on other EU states to help.

French President Francois Hollande said quotas for EU countries to relocate 120,000 migrants were being planned and that France would take 24,000.

Meanwhile, the flow of migrants across Europe shows no sign of easing.

On Monday, large numbers of people were reported to be streaming into Hungary across its southern border with Serbia. » | Monday, September 7, 2015

East-West Divide: Clashes in Budapest, Eastern Europe Rejects Migrant Sharing Quotas (September 4, 2015)

Clashes break out in Budapest as a crowd of football fans marches by a camp of refugees in the heart of the Hungarian capital. Meanwhile, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia have unanimously rejected a quota system for sharing migrants.

ISIS Cells in USA & Europe Ready to Launch Third World War - Terrorism Expert

Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) has been calling in recruits from all across the globe – and it’s not just men who answer. Young women come to IS to join the jihad, to be sex slaves for terrorists – or to commit terror attacks themselves. What lures girls into a life of fanaticism and violence? And how does desperation drive one into donning a belt with explosives? We pose these questions to a criminologist and terrorism expert, a reserve lieutenant colonel of the Israeli Army and a recently elected member of the Knesset. Dr Anat Berko is on SophieCo today.

RT Documentary: ISIS vs Christ

In early 2015, a small Egyptian village was dealt a cruel blow. ISIS killed 20 men from Al-Ur because they were Christian. Now their families take comfort from their faith as they to come to terms with the loss. The whole community honours the dead as martyrs, Christian and Muslim neighbours alike mourn their deaths and condemn the killers. A few survived and are torn between survivor’s guilt and admiration for the courage shown by their fallen friends. However hard times may be for this village, the community finds solace and pride in how the martyrs’ faith remained strong to the very end.

Majority of Brits Would Vote for Brexit amid EU Migrant Crisis

More people in Britain want to leave the EU than to stay - according to new poll by the country's 'Mail on Sunday' newspaper. It's the first time since November that the public have swung towards quitting the bloc. And, it's an issue Brits could soon get to decide on for real.

The Men Evading Tajikistan's de-facto Beard Ban

'I did not grow a beard to be vulgar but because it's beautiful',
says Romish Ibrohimov.

THE GUARDIAN: Reports indicate the government is clamping down on facial hair on religious grounds, but the rules don’t seem to apply to all. Global Voices Online reports

Russia’s great moderniser Peter the Great was responsible for one of history’s strangest tariffs: the beard tax.

Now, more than 300 years later Tajikistan’s president Emomali Rahmon is clamping down on facial hair with the same fervour, seemingly linked to the government’s ongoing campaign against the influence of Islam in Tajik society.

Reports that police in the former Soviet state have been forcibly shaving men with facial hair are widespread.

In April, Rustam Gulov claims the police took him into custody and shaved him against his will. “Judging by the hair in the room, I estimate they shaved the beards of approximately 200-250 people before me,” the well-known blogger later wrote. » | Global Voices Online, part of the New East network | Monday, September 7, 2015

UN Refugee Chief : History Will Judge Us Harshly Over Syria Crisis

THE TELEGRAPH: Peter Sutherland, the UN's special envoy for migrants and refugees, says this is not a temporary phenomenon

The flood of refugees into Europe from the Middle East and Africa has only just begun as states disintegrate in a maelstrom of religious war, the United Nations has warned.

"We cannot comfort ourselves that this is a temporary phenomenon," said Peter Sutherland, the UN's special envoy for migrants and refugees.

Quite apart from Syria, much of the Sahel across sub-Saharan Africa is hanging by a thread, and ISIS is expanding into every country of the Maghreb. » | Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Como, Italy | Monday, September 7, 2015

Pastor Converts to Islam with 480-member Congregation in Rwanda

UMMID.COM: Kigali (Rwanda): In one of the largest reversion cases of Christians to Islam, a Rwandan pastor and his entire 480-member congregation have reverted to Islam, as the world fastest growing religion expands its presence in the African continent.

Salim Mikdad, a former pastor, reverted to Islam after being convinced into it by Muslim scholars, Nigeria Watch reported.

Later on, he managed to convince his entire 480-member congregation to take a similar decision on August 25. » | Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Angola Officially Bans Islam, Closes Mosques

MOROCCO WORLD NEWS: Taroudant – Angola has reportedly banned Islam, Muslims and has closed the mosques in the country.

After its decision to ban the practice of Islamic religion and the shutting down of its places of worship in the whole country, Angola became the first country in the world to officially ban Islam.

“This is the final end of Islamic influence in our country,” Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos said on Sunday.

Angolan Minister of Culture, Rosa Cruz e Silva, announced earlier the ban, saying that “the process of legalization of Islam has not been approved by the Ministry of Justice and Human rights, their mosques would be closed until further notice.”

She also said that the ban must take place because Islam was “contradictory to the customs of Angola culture and it is a sect”. » | Larbi Arbaoul | Sunday, September 6, 2015

Putin: EU-Flüchtlingskrise war voraussehbar und bedingt durch blinden Befehlsgehorsam gegenüber USA

Der Präsident der Russischen Föderation, Wladimir Putin, hat im Rahmen einer Rede auf dem Wirtschaftsforum in Wladiwostok darauf hingewiesen, dass die Flüchtlingskrise in Europa angesichts der westlichen Interventions-Politik im Nahen Osten nicht überraschend kommt. Zudem betonte er, dass die USA, denen die EU im blinden Gehorsam folgte, kaum von dem Flüchtlingszustrom betroffen ist, trotz ihrer maßgeblichen Rolle bei der Destabilisierung der Region.

Pope Calls on All of Europe’s Catholics to House Refugees

THE NEW YORK TIMES: VIENNA — Pope Francis on Sunday called on every parish, religious community, monastery and sanctuary in Europe to shelter refugees fleeing “death from war and hunger,” adding that the Vatican’s two parishes will lead the way by taking in two families.

In a speech to thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square, the pope said it was not enough to say “have courage, hang in there” to those marching towards what he described as “life’s hope.”

It was the pontiff’s first direct message to Europe — and the world — about how to embrace and integrate the largest mass migration Europe has seen since the end of World War II. » | Alison Smale | Sunday, September 6, 2015

Papst: "Jede Pfarre soll eine Familie aufnehmen"

KRONEN ZEITUNG: Angesichts der Tragödie Zehntausender Menschen auf der Flucht vor Krieg und Hunger hat Papst Franziskus beim Angelus- Gebet am Sonntag konkrete Akte der Solidarität eingemahnt. Er rief vor allem Europas Pfarren, religiöse Gemeinschaften, Klöster und Wallfahrtsorte auf, jeweils zumindest eine Flüchtlingsfamilie aufzunehmen. » | AG/red | Sonntag, 6. September 2015

Merkel über die Angst vor einer Islamisierung

Deutschland begrüsst Flüchtlinge

Peter Hitchens: We Won't Save Refugees by Destroying Our Own Country

MAIL ON SUNDAY: Actually we can’t do what we like with this country. We inherited it from our parents and grandparents and we have a duty to hand it on to our children and grandchildren, preferably improved and certainly undamaged.

It is one of the heaviest responsibilities we will ever have. We cannot just give it away to complete strangers on an impulse because it makes us feel good about ourselves.

Every one of the posturing notables simpering ‘refugees welcome’ should be asked if he or she will take a refugee family into his or her home for an indefinite period, and pay for their food, medical treatment and education.

If so, they mean it. If not, they are merely demanding that others pay and make room so that they can experience a self-righteous glow. No doubt the same people are also sentimental enthusiasts for the ‘living wage’, and ‘social housing’, when in fact open borders are steadily pushing wages down and housing costs up. Read on and comment » | Peter Hitchens | Sunday, September 6, 2015

Islamic State: ISIS Orders Parents to MARRY OFF Their Daughters to Its Depraved Fighters

EXPRESS: TERRIFIED parents in Libya have been ordered to MARRY OFF their daughters to depraved Islamic State (ISIS) fighters, it emerged today.

Sex-crazed Islamists in the coastal city of Sirte are looking to force mothers and fathers to hand over their young girls in the name of jihad.

Those who refuse could find themselves hauled before a Sharia court, with public floggings and even the death penalty amongst the punishments routinely handed down by Isis militants.

The move comes after Express.co.uk revealed how Nigerian terror group Boko Haram has sent hundreds of fighters to Sirte to help the jihadis hold the city.

The hated terror group has declared [the] Sirte its new capital in north Africa as part of its bid to create a so-called caliphate.

In a sermon to Sirte's terrified people - who recently rebelled against their new Isis rulers - militant Hassan al-Karami ordered locals to marry off their female relatives to Isis fighters. » | Nick Gutteridge | Saturday, September 5, 2015