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German Maths Professor Fired Over Islam Criticism

A mathematics professor at a German university was fired after he gave students problems to solve in class critical of Islam. The Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR) and the University of Applied Sciences (HTW) have both distanced themselves

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German Economy Minister Blasts Merkel On TTIP

(AFP) – Germany’s economy minister lashed out at Chancellor Angela Merkel for her “wrong” stance on a huge EU-US free trade pact in an interview to be published Monday, signalling a deepening rift within the government over the controversial accord.

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Germany To Take On Bigger Military Role

Germany plans to take on a bigger military role in ensuring global security, shedding decades of reticence after World War II, according to a draft government position paper seen Friday. The government white paper on security policy states that Europe’s

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Merkel Tells Of ‘Deep Concern’ Over Turkey Human Rights

Istanbul (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday of her “deep concern” over the state of democracy in Turkey and voiced doubt that a plan to offer Turks visa-free travel to the EU would

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Read In Full: Banned ‘Goat F**king’ Poem About President Erdogan

Written by German television comedian Jan Böhmermann in response to Turkey’s arrests and prosecution of government-critical journalists and other censorious activities, Defamation Poem has now been banned in Germany. Jan Böhmermann sparked a free speech powder keg with his “Defamatory Poem,” broadcast

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Migrant Gang Crime Soars

Latest figures show the number of home invasions and burglaries committed by migrants has drastically increased, while crimes committed by Germans have decreased. Gangs of migrants have increased the number of home invasions in Germany according to the head of the Federal Criminal Police

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German Court Bans Public Recital Of Anti-Erdogan Poem

A court in the German city of Hamburg on Tuesday banned the author of a poem lampooning Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from publicly reciting passages from his work. The court ruled that only six lines of the 24-line poem

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Cost ‘Explosion’ for Care of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors

Local authorities in Germany have sounded the alarm on a “cost explosion” of unaccompanied migrant minors. The German Federation of Municipal Authorities has argued that the significantly increasing cost of the minors’ “all-round care” means a change in approach to

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New Service Helps Migrants Set Up ‘Dates’ With Locals

During the height of the migrant crisis in Europe last fall, Lasse Landt came to a startling realization. Thousands of migrants were pouring into Germany every day, but the 36-year-old startup consultant from Berlin hadn’t met a single one of

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Jihadists Exploit Mental Illness For Attacks: Experts

Experts say the link between mental illness and so-called “lone wolf” terrorists is driven by the fact that unstable individuals are often influenced by events in the news, a fact that is exploited by global jihadist groups. Tuesday’s knife attack

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Germany: 40 Migrants Investigated for Terrorism Links

German police admit that they are investigating migrants in at least 40 cases on suspicion of links to terrorism. Since the very beginning of the migrant crisis many have warned that groups like Islamic State would use the mass, uncontrolled flow of

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