Canadian police search for man who cut 11-year-old girl’s hijab
Reuters International This content was published on January 12, 2018 Khawlah Noman, 11, speaks to reporters at Pauline Johnson Junior Public School, after she told police that a […]
Tama’s Tales: The radio course that helps refugees find work
in depth: Asylum in Switzerland https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43794798&locale=en Embed code This content was published on January 11, 2018 5:00 PMJan 11, 2018 – 17:00 Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. This week she visits the ‘Klipp und Klang’ radio school. The students, who are refugees, conduct radio […]
Will the Pope Address Sexual Abuse in the Chilean Church?
Source: The New York Times By ARIEL DORFMAN SANTIAGO, Chile — On Monday, Pope Francis begins a four-day visit to Chile. For his trip to be successful, he must confront the scandalous […]
Indonesia hard-line Muslims protest ban on Facebook accounts
Source: Associated Press By NINIEK KAMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslim hard-liners marched in Indonesia’s capital on Friday to protest Facebook’s blocking of accounts belonging to their group. About 200 […]
The return of Catholic anti-liberalism
Source: The Week By Damon Linker Catholic anti-liberalism is back. Of course, it never really went away. The norms, practices, and beliefs that prevail and thrive in liberal democracies have never perfectly […]
France: Court can’t agree on Muslims fired for beard length
Source: Associated Press By PHILIPPE SOTTO PARIS (AP) — A French labor court was unable to agree Thursday whether four Muslim security guards were unfairly fired from their jobs at […]
A student used a racial slur in a video. Now, his Catholic high school is investigating.
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Larimer A Catholic high school in Virginia has launched an investigation after a student appeared in a video using a racial slur. Administrators at Paul VI […]
52% of U.S. Muslims: ‘Traditional understandings of Islam must be reinterpreted to address modern issues’
52% of U.S. Muslims say that traditional understandings of Islam must be reinterpreted to address modern-day issues https://t.co/wNfbp5ctzu pic.twitter.com/VohmHPlyHH — Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) January 12, 2018 Suggested reading […]
Race for civilization
İBRAHIM KALIN @ikalin1 Rohingya Muslim refugees take shelter from the rain during a food distribution, Nayapara refugee camp, Ukhia, Bangladesh, Oct. 6, 2017. Being civilized is not tied to material possession or technological gadgets. It is about being human in the most fundamental sense of the term The last […]
Israeli business goes without scrutiny – imagine how different it would be if that business was Palestinian
Shortly before Kushner accompanied Trump on his first diplomatic trip to Israel in May, his family real estate company received about $30m in investments from Menora Mivtachim, one of Israel’s largest […]
She forced a crucifix down her ‘possessed’ daughter’s throat. Now, she’s convicted of murder.
Source: The Washington Post Francisco Merlos is still haunted by the image of Geneva Gomez’s lifeless body covered in blood — his ex-girlfriend’s arms spread out as though she had been crucified, […]
Ireland: Muslim on welfare pleads guilty to funding the Islamic State
JAN 12, 2018 11:20 AM BY ROBERT SPENCER3 COMMENTS Non-Muslims paying for the upkeep of Muslims is a Qur’anic dictate: “Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they […]
Pope’s visit to Peru and Chile casts harsh light on handling of sexual abuse cases
Source: The Guardian By Dan Collyns in Lima and Piotr Kozak in Santiago Pope Francis in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Activists in Chile have promised to protest every day of his visit. Photograph: Andrew Medichini/AP Pope Francis leaves Rome this weekend for a tour of Chile and Peru amid renewed […]
Trump Lawyer Arranged $130,000 Payment for Adult-Film Star’s Silence
Source: Wall Street Journal By Michael Rothfeld and Joe Palazzolo Updated Jan. 12, 2018 3:13 p.m. ET A lawyer for President Donald Trump arranged a $130,000 payment to a former adult-film star a month before the 2016 election as part of an agreement that precluded her from publicly discussing an alleged […]
Here’s the Plan Trump Was Attacking When He Said ‘Shithole Countries’
Source: Time By RYAN TEAGUE BECKWITH and MAYA RHODAN 12:57 PM EST President Donald Trump’s “shithole countries” comments ricocheted around the world, spurring criticism from U.S. allies, rebuttals from Americans with roots in those […]
Women in Saudi Arabia Can Finally Attend Live Soccer Matches for the First Time
Source: Time By JOSEPH HINCKS 12:23 AM EST The perennial clash between Saudi Arabian soccer rivals Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad normally ranks low on the international sporting calendar. But Friday’s fixture at Riyadh’s King Fahd International Stadium is momentous: for the first time in the country’s history, women will join men cheering […]
Queen Elizabeth Reportedly Fired Her Bra-Fitter for Revealing Royal Secrets
Source: Travel and Leisure By TALIA AVAKIAN JANUARY 11, 2018 Queen Elizabeth sacked her royal bra-fitter because the 82-year-old owner revealed royal secrets in a book last year. Luxury London […]
Trump ‘in crude Oval Office outburst about migrants’
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump has reportedly lashed out at immigrants in a foul-mouthed Oval Office outburst that a UN spokesman later condemned as “shocking”, “shameful” and “racist”. […]
India Launches Rocket with 30 Satellites
The rocket launch would take place from ISRO’s spaceport located at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. All India | Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: January 08, 2018 16:01 IST ENGALURU: India will launch 31 satellites, including earth observation spacecraft Cartosat, on January 12 instead of its earlier tentative schedule on January 10, an Indian Space […]
Comedians Video Response to Trump’s Promotion of Racism
Time to Say It: Trump Is a Racist Source: New York Times By David Leonhardt When it comes to President Trump and race, there is a predictable cycle. He makes […]