Syria conflict: ‘Families leave’ besieged Aleppo
Source: BBC Dozens of families have left besieged eastern areas of the city of Aleppo along a humanitarian corridor, Syrian state media says. The civilians boarded buses and were taken […]
Danish nationalists urge country to seek ‘close to zero’ Muslim migrants
Source: The Star By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN — Denmark should halt immigration from Muslim countries to stem the threat of violence from extremists, the nation’s second-largest party […]
Merkel on the ropes: Thousands of German protesters take to the streets saying she ‘Must Go’ and a key coalition ally withdraws support to open-door immigration policy after terror attacks
Source: Daily Mail By JAMES DUNN FOR MAILONLINE Merkel’s premiership is hanging by a thread today as thousands gathered to call for her resignation while a key political ally dramatically […]
As the Saudis Covered Up Abuses in Yemen, America Stood By
Source: Politico By SAMUEL OAKFORD The United Nations has long been bullied by its most powerful members, and U.N. secretaries-general have usually been forced to grit their teeth and take […]
Donald Trump to Father of Fallen Soldier: ‘I’ve Made a Lot of Sacrifices’
Source: ABC News By STEVE TURNHAM In his first response to a searing charge from bereaved Army father Khizr Khan that he’d “sacrificed nothing” for his country, Donald Trumpclaimed that […]
NJ township urges Justice Dept. to investigate haredi Orthodox ‘blockbusting’
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency A New Jersey township is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate haredi Orthodox community leaders for alleged “blockbusting,” or trying to pressure large numbers of longtime homeowners into selling their property to Orthodox Jews. The incident is the latest example of tensions between […]
Two sisters shot dead on the eve of their wedding in latest Pakistan ‘honour’ killing
A man killed his two sisters on the eve of their weddings in Pakistan’s central Punjab province Image Credit: AFP Pakistani activists carry placards during a protest against the murder of social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch by her own brother in this file photo. Published: 16:53 July 30, 2016 […]
Nigerian girls can wear headscarves to school, court rules
The ruling comes in response to an appeal against a Lagos state ban Image Credit: AP Muslim girls at a school in Kano, Nigeria. The headscarf issue has ignited passions in a country where some Boko Haram suicide bombers have disguised themselves as women. Published: 13:49 July 23, 2016 […]
Dangerous Propaganda: Network Close To NATO Military Leader Fueled Ukraine Conflict
By Christoph Schult and Klaus Wiegrefe http://www.spiegel.de AFP Former NATO Supreme Allied Comander Europe Philip Breedlove at a press conference in 2015 Working with dubious sourcing, a group close to NATO’s chief military commander Philip Breedlove sought to secure weapons deliveries for Ukraine, a trove of newly released emails […]
Adel Kermiche: From troubled childhood to church killer
Kermiche was an attention-seeking child whose behavioural problems led him to a psychiatric hospital Image Credit: Supplied This still image taken from video shows the two men, Abdel Malik Nabil Petitjean and Adel Kermiche, behind the church attack in Normandy in this video released July 28, 2016. Published: 14:13 […]
Saudi Arabia: Unpaid for 7 months, workers hold protest
ARAB NEWS | Published — Saturday 30 July 2016 JEDDAH: Hundreds of protesting Saudi Oger employees, demanding unpaid wages from the company for over seven months, were dispersed by police. The employees caused traffic disruptions in northern Jeddah and shut down a gas station. Col. Atti Al-Qurashi, Makkah region police […]
Priest’s killing violates Islamic beliefs
Source: philly.com ISSUE | TERRORISM Priest’s killing a sin Two men, purportedly “soldiers of the Islamic State,” killed an 85-year-old priest in Normandy, France, Tuesday (“France recoils at priest killing,” Wednesday). The prophet Muhammad commanded, in a covenant with St. Catherine’s monastery, that Christians should not be “offended or disturbed or […]
Government should regulate mosques and do checks, says Imam Ibrahim Noonan
Source.Irish Examiner Imam Ibrahim Noonan said there are some Imams here who are “telling young men to fight the West ideologically” and that these young people are further radicalised online. Imam Noonan told the Irish Examiner that he has met, and debated with, some young Muslim men born or brought up […]
Civilians bear the brunt — Daesh kills 24, coalition 28
| Published — Saturday 30 July 2016 BEIRUT: Daesh has executed at least 24 civilians after seizing a village in northern Syria from a US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance, a monitor said Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Daesh executed 24 civilians “in the last 24 hours” after taking […]
Concerned over reports of rising intolerance and violence in India: US
Source. TOI “We’re obviously concerned by reports of rising intolerance and violence…As we do in countries facing such problems around the world, we urge the government to do everything in its power to protect citizens and to hold the perpetrators accountable,” he said. Kirby said the US looks forward to continuing […]
US lawmaker seeks changes in Pak blasphemy law
Source. TOI A Hindu youth was shot dead on Wednesday as communal tension gripped a district in Pakistan’s Sindh province following alleged desecration of a holy book by a man from the minority community who was arrested for blasphemy.Tension ran high in Mehran Samejo village in Ghotki district after a […]
The 250 People, Places and Things Donald Trump Has Insulted on Twitter
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald-trump-twitter-insults.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=1#tpp-deal John Kasich OHIO GOVERNOR “Typical politician” “can’t make a deal work” “mathematically dead and totally desperate” “will drop like a rock in the polls” “only looks O.K. in polls against Hillary because nobody views him as a threat and therefore have placed ZERO negative ads against him” “bought and […]
‘Fair is foul and foul is fair…’
Source. ET Radicalisation, that word we all think we now understand, that comes off the shelf as well, and it does not have to be a long and intensive process, it can happen within hours or days. And where there are groups of highly-suggestible people with a powerful sense of […]
Obama — Lord of War
Source. ET In the final stretch of their terms, US presidents tend to market their ‘legacy’, muse about their ‘achievements’ in select interviews, reflect on the end of a glorious era, and so on. Despite saccharine sweet accounts by the likes of The New York Times, the Atlantic, and The […]
Mitt Romney Thinks Donald Trump Could Win The Election
Source. Buzz Feed News Former Republican nominee Mitt Romney said earlier this month he thought Donald Trump could win the presidency, citing Hillary Clinton’s high unfavorable numbers and the unpredictability of the race. Romney was speaking with Republican consultant Mike Murphy’s Radio Free GOPpodcast released two weeks ago when he […]
