Food delivery cyclist riding along a wet Stockholm street wearing a reflective jacket

Sweden Has Strong Labour Laws. Why Are Food Delivery Riders Still Fighting for Their Rights?

Sweden’s Foodora and Wolt couriers face different employment conditions. A major lawsuit and new EU rules could change their legal protections. Continue reading Sweden Has Strong Labour Laws. Why Are Food Delivery Riders Still Fighting for Their Rights?

My Daughter Sponsors My Visits to Germany: What Should Family-Sponsored Travellers Show FIA at Pakistan Airports?

My daughter sponsors my visits from Karachi to Munich, so I stay in her home rather than a hotel. What should family-sponsored Pakistani travellers show FIA at the airport? Here is what FIA, Germany and Schengen rules actually say. My Daughter Sponsors My Visits to Germany: What Should Family-Sponsored Travellers Show FIA at Pakistan Airports? Continue reading My Daughter Sponsors My Visits to Germany: What Should Family-Sponsored Travellers Show FIA at Pakistan Airports?

Wide realistic photojournalistic scene outside a modern Austrian school in warm daylight. A young Muslim schoolgirl is seen from behind wearing a soft dusty-rose hijab and carrying a navy backpack as she approaches the glass school entrance; other students with backpacks are softly out of focus. A subtle Austrian red-white-red marker appears on a stone wall. No headline, no captions, no lettering, no typography, no logos, no watermarks. Natural editorial photography, respectful and non-stereotyped, 16:9 composition.

Europe Says It Protects Religious Freedom. Why Is a Muslim Girl’s Headscarf Becoming a Matter for the State?

Austria has banned Islamic headscarves for girls under 14 in schools, reviving a constitutional dispute over religious freedom, child protection and state neutrality. The question reaches far beyond a piece of clothing: when does protecting a child’s freedom become state control over her religion? Continue reading Europe Says It Protects Religious Freedom. Why Is a Muslim Girl’s Headscarf Becoming a Matter for the State?

European city and trade infrastructure with diverse Muslim residents, illustrating Europe’s economic ties with Muslim-majority countries and domestic debate over Islam.

Europe Trades Billions With Muslim Countries. So Why Has Islam Become Such a Powerful Political Issue at Home?

Europe trades hundreds of billions of euros with Türkiye and the Gulf, even as Islam, migration and Muslim identity remain contentious political issues at home. The apparent contradiction reveals how Europe’s economic interests and domestic identity politics follow very different rules. Continue reading Europe Trades Billions With Muslim Countries. So Why Has Islam Become Such a Powerful Political Issue at Home?