No one is immune to suicide. But there is hope
Source: CNN By Faith Karimi Suicide affects people from all walks of life, sometimes in silence and isolation. It can reach across social, political and economic lines. That was the […]
India the most dangerous country to be a woman, survey shows
Source: CNN India is the most dangerous country in the world to be a woman because of the high risk of sexual violence and slave labor, a new survey of […]
David Goldblatt, who documented apartheid South Africa, dies
Source: Al Jazeera News Renowned South African photographer David Goldblatt, whose work documented the abuses and divisions of apartheid, has died aged 87. “He passed away peacefully in the early […]
What next for Turkey after Erdogan’s executive presidency win?
Source : Al Jazeera News Istanbul, Turkey – Turkey’s high-stakes elections might be over, but the dynamics that will emerge after ushering in a new executive presidential system are yet to be seen […]
Four Arab states ‘support US plan’ for peace in the Middle East
Source: Al Jazeera News Four Arab states have backed the US plan for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, regardless of the position of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, an Israeli newspaper […]
Why Do You Kill?: The Untold Story of the Iraqi Resistance – Book Review
Jürgen Todenhöfer’s book sheds light on the other side of the story, reporting on how Iraqi people talk about the war when there are no heavily armed GIs […]
Inside Geneva : Who’s in charge in today’s wars?
By Imogen Foulkes This content was published on June 25, 2018 It is key for humanitarian organisations to be able to talk to ‘non-state’ armed groups to try to […]
Lasting damage to the ‘idea of America’
Jun 25,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby The sights and sounds of Central American children being ripped from their parents by US Border Patrol officers have, by now, […]
King of Jordan, US president hold talks at White House
By JT – Jun 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, in the presence of Her Majesty […]
Indonesia: Jokowi lays first stone of new int’l Islamic university
Posted, 2018-06-05 The Jakarta Post Report rights infringement developed with YouTube President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Indonesia International Islamic University (UIII) in Depok, […]
In photos: The Syrian women and children waiting in the shadows of Lebanon’s refugee camps
As Lebanon tries to welcome and attract with one arm, it is pushing back hard with the other. Photojournalist Paddy Dowling reports Paddy Dowling The Independent Online Of its 6 […]
French far-right group arrested over alleged plot to attack Muslims
Source Independent Several firearms reportedly discovered during raids and some suspects had grenades and explosives A group linked to France’s radical far-right have been arrested on suspicion of planning an […]
Saudi Women Can Now Drive. Overcoming Beliefs on Gender Will Be Harder.
Source: The New York Times By Margaret Coker June 24, 2018 JIDDA, Saudi Arabia — What if, for 40 years, government-run schools and mosques taught the same refrain — that women’s […]
Thai crackdown targets Buddhist monks amid accusations of embezzlement and fraud
Source: The Washington Post By George Styllis Officers escort Phra Buddha Issara, 62, an activist monk, at the Thai Police Crime Suppression Division headquarters in Bangkok on May 24. (Reuters) BANGKOK […]
EU penalizes Myanmar generals for Rohingya violations
Source: Reuters LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union imposed sanctions on seven senior military officials from Myanmar on Monday, including the general in charge of an operation accused of driving nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh. FILE PHOTO: A Rohingya refugee is seen in Balukhali refugee camp […]
After Canadian court ruling, Christian law school re-evaluates community covenant
Source: Religion News Service BY Mark A. Kellner (RNS) — Days after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against the accreditation of a Christian university’s proposed law school, school leaders […]
Kenya’s ‘rapper priest’ suspended by Catholic Church
Source: BBC News A Catholic priest in Kenya has been suspended from leading public mass for a year because he rapped during sermons, his superior has told the BBC. Father […]
‘Everything was destroyed’: Monsoon begins to take deadly toll on Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
Source: The Washington Post By Vidhi Doshi Refugees wade through water pooled after a storm at the Chakmarkul camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on June 10. (Kristiana Marton/Save the Children/Reuters) COX’S […]
Facebook vows to fight hate speech, but it may be too late for Rohingya Muslims
Source: Religion News Service (RNS) — A social media network set up to connect people is now acknowledging it needs to do more to prevent the spread of hate speech […]
86 killed in central Nigeria as farmers, herders clash
Source: Associated Press By SAM OLUKOYA LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Scores are dead after vicious weekend clashes in central Nigeria between mostly Muslim herders and Christian farmers, with one report […]