BANGUI, Central African Republic – Tens of thousands of Muslims are fleeing to neighboring countries by plane and truck as Christian militias stage brutal attacks, shattering the social fabric of this war-ravaged nation. In towns and villages as well as here in the capital, Christian vigilantes wielding machetes have killed […]
Felixonline.co.uk — Should freedom of speech be given when it threatens social peace? Last week’s heinous attacks on Charlie Hebdo caused an outpouring of grief and support from around the world for the innocents who lost their lives that day, and in the days that followed. The brazen assault was […]
Market watch: MOSCOW — Striking a defiant tone, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of provoking a crisis in Ukraine and using sanctions to try to constrain […]
The Nation: by Zoe Carpenter — Shortly before 2 in the afternoon on Sunday, more than a dozen people walked onto an interstate near the Capitol in Washington and formed a human chain. Eight lanes of traffic came to halt. During rush hour the next morning, protestors closed down the […]
Dozens were injured in Germany after clashes erupted between Kurdish protesters and hard-line Islamists overnight. Police say 14 were injured and 22 arrested in violent scuffles in the northern city of Hamburg after hundreds of Kurds staged a demonstration against Isis, also known as the Islamic State. READ MORE…
Huff Post: As the spread of the Ebola virus in West Africa shows, the importance of reducing inequality could not be more clear. The battle against the virus is a fight on many fronts — human lives and health foremost among them. But the fight against Ebola is also a […]
Guardian: The United States and China have clashed over the pro-democracy protests sweeping Hong Kong, with Beijing warning Washington to back off and saying it would not tolerate “illegal acts”. “The Chinese government has very firmly and clearly stated its position. Hong Kong affairs are China’s internal affairs,” foreign minister […]
USA Today: The protests in Hong Kong are not yet sparking fears that the region will become the next trouble spot for the global economy, but such concerns will grow if the conflict intensifies and ensnares China, economists say. READ MORE…
OPINION FOREIGN AFFAIRS ISIS Is Not Just Un-Islamic, It Is Anti-Islamic Nihad Awad @NihadAwad Sept. 5, 2014 ISIS Militants Raqqa Syria Militant Islamist fighters take part in a military parade along the streets of the northern Raqqa province in Syria, June 30, 2014. Reuters If we want to stop ISIS, […]
UNCHR: GENEVA (30 May 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, today calls on the Government and people of Myanmar […]
At least six people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a college in northern Nigeria’s biggest city, Kano, witnesses say. The female bomber is reported to have blown herself up as students queued to check their names on an admission list. Meanwhile the government says a 10-year-old girl […]
Foreign Affairs: by Reza Aslan: As I write, the city of Maaloula in Syria has become a ghost town after being briefly occupied by members of the al Qaeda–linked jihadist group al-Nusra Front. Conflicting reports claim that al-Nusra fighters have desecrated churches and statues in what may be one of […]
(Reuters) – Officials in China‘s restive western region of Xinjiang have told Muslims to ignore religious customs during the holy month of Ramadan, an indication of what rights groups say is discrimination targeting the Uighur minority group. The fasting month follows a series of attacks around China, centred on Xinjiang, that Beijing […]
(Reuters) – Officials in China‘s restive western region of Xinjiang have told Muslims to ignore religious customs during the holy month of Ramadan, an indication of what rights groups say is discrimination targeting the Uighur minority group. The fasting month follows a series of attacks around China, centred on Xinjiang, that Beijing […]
JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Over 170 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday following the kidnapping and killing of a 16-year-old Palestinian from the Shufat neighborhood, medics said.Red Crescent medics said 170 Palestinians were injured in the clashes, including three with live bullets.At least […]
On a local Iraqi television network, a morning loop of reports about Da’esh — the Arabic equivalent of the acronym ISIS — detailed the horrors of the militant group’s return to Iraq. Each segment contained a litany of allegations: rape, destruction of heritage sites — especially churches — and wanton […]
On a local Iraqi television network, a morning loop of reports about Da’esh — the Arabic equivalent of the acronym ISIS — detailed the horrors of the militant group’s return to Iraq. Each segment contained a litany of allegations: rape, destruction of heritage sites — especially churches — and wanton […]
The past few months have seen a particularly high-profile series of murders in Pakistan. An American cardiologist volunteering at a hospital in Pakistan was shot dead because he belonged to the minority Ahmadi community. A lawyer and human rights activist was killed after he took up the case of a lecturer accused of blasphemy. […]
The Obama administration and the governing media hope to draw a distinction between the “good” anti-Assad rebels in Syria and the ones who are affiliated with Al Qaeda. But Robert […]
The Obama administration and the governing media hope to draw a distinction between the “good” anti-Assad rebels in Syria and the ones who are affiliated with Al Qaeda. But Robert […]