AIPAC Is Losing Control of the Narrative on Israel
Source: The Atlantic By EMMA GREEN MAR 26, 2019 KEVIN LAMARQUE / REUTERS It was the final day of AIPAC’s annual policy conference in Washington, D.C., and the star of […]
Quebec government pushes ahead with religious symbols bill as opponents fight back
Source: The Globe and Mail INGRID PERITZ MONTREAL Quebec Premier Francois Legault responds to the Opposition during question period on Feb. 5, 2019, at the legislature in Quebec City. JACQUES […]
What caused the clergy sex abuse crisis? Catholic universities are pushing for debate on the answer.
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein March 27 The Catholic clergy sex abuse crisis is caused by a too-fawning deference to clerics called “clericalism.” Or a failure to guard against […]
USA: Adnan Virk to debut ‘ChangeUp’ baseball show on DAZN
By Neil Bestneil.best@newsday.com @sportswatchMarch 28, 2019 4:52 PM PRINT Adnan Virk and Roger Clemens speak Tuesday during an event in Manhattan to promote the DAZN show “ChangeUp.” Photo Credit: Newsday/Neil Best The show is called “ChangeUp,” which certainly describes Adnan Virk’s sudden career turn, but it happened so quickly it was […]
Mandatory Reporting of Sex Abuse in Vatican City
Pope requires sex abuse claims be reported in Vatican City By Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for the Vatican City State and Vatican diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of allegations to Vatican prosecutors, as he seeks to create a […]
Nigeria: Ahmadiyya to hold regional conference in Warri April 12
ON MARCH 28, 2019 All is set for the 4th Eastern Regional Conference of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Nigeria. The three-day event scheduled to commence on Friday, April 12, 2019 in […]
Arab League summit in Tunisia to focus on Golan amid bitter rivalries
ASSOCIATED PRESS TUNIS Published29.03.2019 This picture taken on March 28, 2019 shows the flags of the Arab League member states flying outside the Council of Arab Interior Ministers’ headquarters […]
1981 CIA report reveals facts on Israel’s illegal occupation of Golan Heights
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published30.03.2019 A research paper written by the CIA in 1981 reveals the historical facts about the Golan Heights and Israel’s illegal occupation and settlement policies in the […]
Jordan: Domestic workers endure abuse as organisations cite ‘collective failure’ of stakeholders
By Jugal Bhinde – Mar 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — When Mary Jo signed a contract to work as a nanny in Jordan, she was promised a 400JD […]
Without papers, Uighurs fear for their future in Turkey
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 27, 2019 A masked Uighur boy takes part in a protest against China, at the courtyard of Fatih Mosque, a common meeting place […]
Pope, in Morocco, hopes to boost King’s moderate Islam vision
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 28, 2019 African Christian migrants pray in a church ahead of the Pope’s visit, in Rabat, Morocco March 24, 2019. Picture taken March […]
Turkey’s Erdogan says he plans to change Hagia Sophia’s title from museum to mosque
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 29, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya, the Byzantine-era monument which is now a museum, is seen during a sunset in Istanbul, […]
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: China steps up diplomatic efforts in Geneva to deflect censure
By Frédéric Burnand in Geneva THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 22, 2019 Chinese Vice-Foreign Affairs Minister Le Yucheng arrives for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of China at […]
CONTROVERSIAL WEAPONS: Killer robots: ‘do something’ or ‘do nothing’?
By Simon Bradley THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 29, 2019 The US X-47B unmanned autonomous aircraft being tested in 2015 (U.S. Navy Photo by Liz Wolter) Countries […]
Christian terrorism has an old tradition: Austrian Empress assassinated in Geneva in 1898
ANARCHISTS IN SWITZERLAND: ‘Empress stabbed in the heart’ Source: Swiss Info By Regula Bochsler In 1898, the Empress Elisabeth of Austria was murdered in Geneva. The popular “Sisi” was stabbed […]
Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture before his Death
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The Growing Threat of Online-Bred Right-Wing Extremism
Source: Spiegel The gunman who killed 50 people in Christchurch, New Zealand is being celebrated by right-wing extremists around the world, including in Germany. It is a sign of how the internet has forged a new kind of terrorist threat, and an increasingly emboldened network of radicals. At around 1:30 […]
Pope seeks to build on Muslim outreach with Morocco trip
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is forging ahead with promoting moderate Islam during a weekend trip to Morocco, seeking to build on warming ties with the Sunni world while […]
Quebec’s bill to ban religious symbols sparks condemnation in province and Ottawa
Source: Globe and Mail Courtesy: Hamid Rehman, Canada Waves of condemnation washed over Quebec’s move Thursday to ban some public-sector workers from wearing religiously symbolic articles, despite Premier François Legault’s […]
ELECTROMAGNETIC SMOG: Swiss fear effects of 5G antennas
By Olivier Pauchard https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:44854648&locale=en EMBED CODE THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 28, 2019 11:00 AMMAR 28, 2019 – 11:00 Fifth-generation (5G) mobile communications antennas are starting to go […]