by HRWF | Nov 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Pakistan lifts ban on radical Islamist party The far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik party has called off a march on the capital, and the government has said allowing the party back into the political mainstream is in the “national interest.” DW News (08.11.2021)...
by HRWF | Nov 5, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
What is the Taliban’s religious ideology? Despite the Taliban’s military victory, it remains to be seen whether they will be able to impose their extremely conservative religious view of society on the Afghan people in the long run. DW(02.11.2021) –...
by HRWF | Oct 7, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
‘Put your star away’: Jewish singer refused service at German hotel When German musician Gil Ofarim arrived at a hotel in Leipzig, he says he was told to put away his Star of David necklace or he would not be allowed to check in. Hundreds of people...
by HRWF | Jun 22, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Germany’s military appoints first rabbi since before Holocaust At a time of frequent reports of right-wing extremism within the military and rising antisemitism in German society, the reestablishment of Jewish military chaplaincy is a clear statement, 76 years...
by HRWF | Jun 6, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
A masked man was seen pouring liquid on the synagogue’s exterior wall, which was then set alight. The attack in the southern city of Ulm has been slammed as “vile.” DW (05.06.21) – https://bit.ly/2T2OGbA – Police in the German...
