Sources say audio and video evidence show journalist died at Saudi consulate in Istanbul Bethan McKernan, Middle East and Turkey correspondent Fri 12 Oct 2018 Jamal Khashoggi has not […]
Oct 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – MARWAN M. OBEIDAT I have recently read Kelly J. Shannon’s US Foreign Policy and Muslim Women’s Human Rights, a book which comprises 7 chapters: Chapter […]
The growing success of Alternative for Germany is not only a result of Angela Merkel’s compassionate response to the migrant crisis, but old east-west wounds that are yet to heal […]
Even as Yemen has become the scene of the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe Washington and London have given rock solid backing to the Saudis David Wearing @davidwearing At around 1.30pm last […]
An independent Ireland which deliberately erased its First World War history after its brutal war for freedom has only in recent decades felt able to acknowledge its people’s sacrifice in British uniform by Robert Fisk You’d think that the 100th anniversary of the sinking of a Royal Mail ship – […]
Source: The Guardian BY Angela Giuffrida in Rome In one of his harshest criticisms of abortion, Pope Francis has compared the procedure to “hiring a hitman to resolve a problem”. The pontiff told his […]
Source: BBC News The Christian owners of a Northern Ireland bakery have won their appeal in the so-called “gay cake” discrimination case. The UK’s highest court ruled that Ashers bakery’s […]
You don’t need to spend much time adrift in the 21st-century mediascape to conclude that there is something seriously wrong with young people today. Millennials are more narcissistic, anxious, annoying, entitled, communist and fond of avocados than any generation ever; millennialss are killing everything from mayonnaise to diamonds to the […]
A large proportion of young people in England are shunning alcohol completely, a study has suggested. Researchers said abstaining from alcohol was becoming “more mainstream” among people aged 16 to 24 after the analysis showed a rise in the proportion of non-drinkers. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/10/young-people-drinking-alcohol-study-england
Velika Kladusa, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Unlike in other European countries, where protests against migrants and refugees have been taking place in recent years, Bosnians see their arrival as a test of humanity, having been in a similar situation in the early 1990s when war ravaged their country. Read more: […]
Investigators were poised to re-enter the building before Riyadh rescinded its invitation to explore the scene of journalist’s disappearance Saudi security members in front of the Saudi consulate’s door on […]
MEE reveals details of the murder of the prominent Saudi journalist CCTV footage shows Khashoggi arriving at the consulate on 2 October (AFP) David Hearst Wednesday 10 October 2018 Jamal […]
Sir, – Colum Kenny claims that “blasphemy is not a problem in Ireland” (“Blasphemy referendum a waste of time and money”, Opinion & Analysis, October 9th). It may not be […]
The known: Obituary: Tristan Jones. http://www.independent.co.uk Tristan Jones, sailor, author, adventurer: born off Tristan da Cunha 8 May 1924; died Phuket Island, Thailand 21 June 1995. Tristan Jones’s […]
I don’t face judgement or peer pressure – people my age are willing to accept everyone’s individuality and right to their own choices Jessica Pardoe @jessicapardoePR The Independent Voices I don’t […]
As we sat for dinner after the conference, Jamal pointed out to me some of the negative tweets that were posted by his Saudi critics. He, like many compatriots, had […]
Source: BBC News Sherin Khankan became Scandinavia’s first female imam when she opened the Mariam mosque in Copenhagen. The mosque holds women only Friday prayers but also mixed gender meetings […]
Source: The Washington Post By James McAuley LES LILAS, France — There could scarcely be a spectacle more French than elderly matrons and young fathers vying for choice cuts of veal on […]
Source: BBC News By Rahil Sheikh A Labour MP has said she wants to know why details of five Sikhs in the UK were leaked to Indian newspapers after their […]
Source: Associated Press By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish activists met with opposition lawmakers Monday to demand criminal punishment for Catholic priests convicted of sexually abusing children and […]