Authored by Shamil Shams, op-ed via DW.com,
Cologne’s xenophobic assaults on Muslims are disgraceful. But DW's Shamil Shams feels that they just show how Germans feel increasingly threatened by a culture that is not compatible with their norms.
As a Pakistani journalist working in Germany, I have been very skeptical about the German government's decision to allow thousands of refugees into the country without much scrutiny of their backgrounds.
Prime Minister David Cameron is under fire over his warning to Muslim women to improve their English language skills or face deportation. Cameron suggested that a lack in English language skills could leave a person “more susceptible” to the recruitment tactics of groups like the the so called Islamic State (IS).
British parliament are to formally debate whether or not to ban Donald Trump from the UK today at 4:00 pm (GMT). The debate comes after over half a million British citizens signed a petition in support of banning Trump from the country for hate speech. [scroll down for live video] The petition reads: The UK has banned entry to many individuals for hate speech. The same principles should apply to everyone who wishes to enter the UK.
Republicans are fond of emphasizing that the party was founded by Lincoln, who freed the slaves. But the GOP’s role in the history of civil rights is even richer than the Great Emancipator. If Republicans can remember this legacy, perhaps there is some hope that the party might again attract the black voters who have felt unwelcome in its ranks for decades.
Fox TV host Bill O’Reilly has promised the American public that he will leave America permanently and flee to Ireland if Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is elected President of the United States. On his Thursday show O’Reilly warned that Sanders wanted to secretly “dismantle” Medicare and the “Affordable Care Act” in order to impose his own socialist scheme – Berniecare. Presstv.com reports: “If Bernie Sanders gets elected president, I’m fleeing … I’m going to Ireland. And they already know it. … I shouldn’t say it publicly because that will get Sanders more votes,” O’Reilly said.