Day: October 24, 2017

    A couple in France have been reported to the authorities for trying to name their son Jihad. The Muslim parents tried to register the highly controversial name at their town hall near Toulouse after the birth in August, reports the Mirror. But officials immediately alerted the public prosecutor, who is now challenging the name in the family court because of its links to terrorism. A judge will then have the power to order the couple to choose another name. The unnamed husband and wife have claimed the word Jihad does not mean Holy War, but instead refers to effort, struggle and self-denial. Four years ago another couple whose three-year-old son was named Jihad were hand suspended prison sentences for sending him to school in a t-shirt with the slogans ‘I am a bomb’ on the ...

    Brexit can still be avoided if the United Kingdom chooses, the president of the European Council has said. Donald Tusk told the European Parliament on Tuesday that the remaining EU 27 member states must be united in their negotiations with Britain. We have managed to build and maintain unity among the 27. But ahead of us is still the toughest stress test. If we fail it, the negotiations will end in our defeat, he said. We must keep our unity regardless of the direction of the talks. The EU will be able to rise to every scenario as long as we are not divided. Tusk added: It is in fact up to London how this will end: with a good deal, no deal or no Brexit. But in each of these scenarios we will protect our common interest only by being together. European Commission chief Jea...