PressTV / February 7, 2016 Members of the anti-Islam group, PEGIDA, have staged a protest rally in Birmingham. About 200 demonstrators gathered on Saturday for the inaugural PEGIDA rally in the UK – half as many as expected by police – which took place on an industrial estate miles from the city center, according to the
Press TV / February 6, 2016 Donald Trump, the leading US Republican presidential candidate, has criticized President Barack Obama for ‘apologizing’ to Muslims during his first visit to an American mosque. At a campaign rally in South Carolina on Friday, the blunt-spoken billionaire defended his controversial proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States in
Press TV January 30, 2016 US President Barack Obama is to make his first visit to a mosque during his time in office next week to make a plea for tolerance, the White House says. The White House, making the announcement on Saturday, said Obama will visit the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque on Wednesday, and
Press TV / January 30, 2016 Muslims and people of Middle Eastern origin are mainly targeted by a US government program to “counter terrorism,” says a political commentator from Virginia. Keith Preston, chief editor and director of AttacktheSystem.com told Press TV on Saturday that there are “concerns about what in the United States is called racial profiling or ethnic profiling
Counter Punch: For centuries, the West has been behaving like a mad bloodthirsty monster. Despite the self-glorifying propaganda being spread by Western media outlets all over the world, it was becoming common knowledge that the Empire was raping, murdering and plundering in virtually all corners of the Globe. A few more decades and the world
Press TV / January 18, 2016 Far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders says all Muslim male refugees should be incarcerated in their asylum centers in Europe, claiming it to be necessary for protecting women on the streets. Wilders made the remarks in a Monday video for his Freedom Party (PVV) following the recent sexual assaults against women in the
Common Dreams: “At the moment, someone can move here with very basic English and there’s no requirement to improve it,” the Prime Minister wrote in The Times. “We will now say: if you don’t improve your fluency, that could affect your ability to stay in the UK.” Click here to read more (external link).
Press TV / January 18, 2016 UK Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn has invited US presidential candidate Donald Trump to visit a mosque in London, saying he “might learn something.” “I decided to invite Donald Trump on his visit to Britain to come with me to my constituency because he has problems with Mexicans and he has problems
Press TV / January 15, 2016 Leading US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has reiterated his anti-Muslim stance despite facing criticism at home and abroad. During a prime time debate in South Carolina, Trump said Thursday night that he will not change his mind on the proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States.
Press TV / January 9, 2016 US police escorted a Muslim woman wearing a hijab from Donald Trump’s campaign event, after she stood up in silent protest during the Republican presidential front-runner’s speech. Rose Hamid, 56, who was sitting in the stands behind Trump in the rally held in Rock Hill, South Carolina, stood up