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Day: May 18, 2021

Government & Politics

Commission calls on Turkey to resume migrant returns from Greece

May 18, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(Kathimerini) Turkey must resume the return of irregular migrants from Greece “without delay,” the European Commission’s enlargement chief, Oliver Varhelyi, said on Tuesday. “It is important for Turkey to resume returns of irregular migrants from Greece to Turkey without delay, and avoid […]

Immigration

Europe or ‘death’ for Moroccans scrambling into Spanish enclave

May 18, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(AFP) Exhausted and ashen-faced, Moroccan teenager Amal waited all night to join thousands who dream of reaching Europe through a tiny Spanish enclave on North Africa’s Mediterranean coast. “We know it’s an adventure but death doesn’t scare me. It’s dying poor, here, […]

Interfaith

Ohio supporter of ISIS pleads guilty in attempted attack on Jewish synagogue

May 18, 2021 John Caniglia  

(Cleveland.com) A northwest Ohio resident admitted Tuesday that he planned to carry out a mass shooting at a synagogue to show his allegiance to ISIS. Damon Joseph, 23, of Holland pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Toledo to charges of attempting […]

Academics & Education

Nectar Trust ramps up funds for Islamic schools in France despite Macron’s policies Arm of Qatar Charity investing £12m in nine centres across Europe

May 18, 2021 Nicky Harley  

(National-UAE) A British-based charity is on track to spend more than £12 million ($17m) on creating nine Islamic institutions across Europe despite growing legal obstacles to foreign funding. The Nectar Trust, which is the UK arm of Qatar Charity, has funded the […]

Demonstrations

Arab Americans blast President Biden and Democrats over Israel support

May 18, 2021 Niraj Warikoo and Miriam Marini  

(Detroit Free Press) Saying they feel betrayed, thousands of Arab Americans protested across Dearborn on Tuesday afternoon as President Joe Biden arrived in the city to tour a Ford Rouge plant, blasting the president over his support for Israel during its conflict with Palestinians. […]

Government & Politics

Spain, Morocco square off after 8,000 migrants arrive by sea

May 18, 2021 Renata Brito and Aritz Parra  

(AP) Spain deployed its military to the Moroccan border Tuesday and expelled nearly half of the thousands of migrants who jumped fences or swam onto European soil over two days after Rabat loosened border controls amid a deepening diplomatic spat. Overwhelmed soldiers […]

Demonstrations

Arab Americans plan to protest Biden’s visit to Dearborn amid tensions over Israeli-Palestinian conflict

May 18, 2021 Niraj Warikoo  

(Detroit Free Press) As tensions heat up in the Middle East between Israelis and Palestinians, metro Detroit’s Jewish and Arab American communities are reacting with frustration and anger at times, but also are looking at ways to keep the peace among the […]

Immigration

Italy’s Lampedusa island slammed again by migrant arrivals

May 18, 2021 Andrea Rosa  

(AP) The tiny Mediterranean island of Lampedusa is in the throes of yet another season of migrants arriving by sea, and Ibrahima Mbaye and Waly Sarr can only watch from shore as their fellow Africans risk their lives to get here via […]

Children & Teens

Denmark wants to repatriate children of Syrian jihadists

May 18, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(AFP) Denmark announced Tuesday that it plans to repatriate 19 Danish children of Syrian jihadists, and three of their mothers, because of the poor conditions in the camps they are being held in. The decision was made after a report by a […]

Law Enforcement

Manchester Arena inquiry: Police chief ‘not the right man for the job’

May 18, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) The highest-ranking police officer in the emergency response to the Manchester Arena bombing has agreed a tactical commander was “not competent.” Deputy Chief Constable Debbie Ford told the Manchester Arena inquiry she had felt a “growing unease” Supt Arif Nawaz was […]

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