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Ryan Hass On Taiwan- Diplomatic green shoots emerging in Europe
… Jinping and German Chancellor Merkel, EU Council head Charles Michel, and … change, treatment of ethnic and religious minorities, limits on freedom of … renowned European experts on China publicly released a commentary calling for Europe …
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Minna Rosner essay contest winner Rosemund Ragetli
Each year the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada sponsors an essay contest named for the late Shoah survivor Mina Rosner. Mina Rosner dedicated many hours to educating people about the Shoah as well as the importance of combating racism and discrimination and upholding human rights. Students in grades 9-12 are annually invited to submit…
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Old Believers denounce illegal detention of peaceful family in Belarus
As reported by the World Union of Old believers, The Old Believers living in the historical region of their historically traditional regional residence in the Republic of Belarus became victims of the violence unfolding in this country before the whole world. On September 27-29, the Old Believers stated, the spouses German and Natalya Snezhkov were…
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Christian nationalism is not religious freedom | Opinion
… into that Old World European model that our ancestors … and schools. At bottom, Christianity is favored in the policies … are allowed to hire only Christians. Or where the Supreme … government support ultimately does to religion. In Europe, it destroyed it. …
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French proposal rips Islamic ‘separatism’
Islamic ‘separatism’ – PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron, trying to rid France of what authorities call a “parallel society” of radical Muslims thriving outside the values of the nation, laid out a series of measures on Friday in a proposed law that would disrupt the education, finances and other means of indoctrination of the vulnerable.…
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EU Pact on Migration: COMECE calls for concrete solidarity and generosity
Following the adoption of the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum proposed by the European Commission on Wednesday 23 September 2020, the Bishops of the European Union encourage the EU and its Member States to act in concrete solidarity and responsibility towards migrants and refugees.
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Emmanuel Macron’s plans to protect French values alienate Muslims
… -million-strong Muslim community —western Europe’s largest — … of mosques and private religious schools, bar foreign imams … Islamic groups. “The real subject is the battle against political Islam … was always hidden through religion.” “Nobody …
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To Cuba, With Gratitude: Local Author Recalls the Island as a Haven for Jews in New Book
Last December, Ann Arbor resident Ruth Behar returned to Havana, her place of birth, to put the finishing touches on her newest novel, Letters from Cuba. She stayed in the same apartment building where she lived her first five years until 1961 — when her …
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Pandemic sparks critical reflection on journalism
AMMAN, Jordan — Earlier this year, as the pandemic was sweeping across the globe, something unusual happened in news reporting—profound ideas about social transformation and acts of solidarity were making headlines worldwide. Although less pronounced now, news outlets continue to feature such stories, many of which would have been considered irrelevant or insignificant before the…
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Rahman, stateless, abused, and stuck in limbo
… police handed him a 500 euro fine for breaking coronavirus … to go missing when their European dreams were shattered. According to … ’t return to his strictly religious family: he now smoked, … exclave, Melilla. This gateway to Europe is enclosed with high barbed …