Pakistan: Relatives kill newlyweds for free-will marriage
Source: Fox News KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say they have arrested ten people for killing a newly-wed couple who entered into a free-will marriage in the southern port […]
Ted Talk: Two Canadas: My story of generosity and systemic racism | Honorable Ahmed Hussen
Epigraph “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of […]
Congressman Calls Trump ‘An Idiot’ For Using Egypt Mosque Attack To Promote Border Wall
Source: Yahoo News BY Hayley Miller Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) lashed out at President Donald Trump for using Friday’s deadly mass shooting at an Egyptian mosque to keep up his push for construction of […]
Egyptian village where mosque was attacked had been warned
Source: Yahoo News BY HAMZA HENDAWI , Associated Press•November 26, 2017 Discarded shoes of victims remain outside Al-Rawda Mosque in Bir al-Abd northern Sinai, Egypt. a day after attackers killed […]
Mosque massacre: Egypt president vows forceful response
Source: Times of India CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has vowed to respond forcefully after attackers killed at least 235 worshippers in a packed mosque in restive North Sinaiprovince, the country’s deadliest […]
UN rights forum to hold special session on Rohingya
Source: Times of India GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council is expected to hold a special session on killings, rapes and other crimes committed against Rohingya in Myanmar that have driven more than 600,000 into Bangladesh […]
Adv: This woman is transforming lives through quality education
Source: The Times Of India “When I walk into a five star hotel today and know that the chef is a student of mine, I feel proud and satisfied”, says […]
Two Chinese boys travelled 80km in bus undercarriage
Source: BBC News By Kerry Allen BBC Monitoring Pictures of two Chinese boys who travelled 80km (50 miles) in the undercarriage of a bus have sparked an online outcry about […]
Israel health minister resigns over Sabbath rail works
Source: BBC News An Israeli government minister has resigned in a dispute about railway maintenance on the Sabbath. The Health Minister, Yaakov Litzman, is a member of the ultra-orthodox United […]
Yemen war: First food aid arrives at port after blockade eased
Source: BBC News A UN aid ship carrying food supplies has been allowed to dock at a rebel-held port in Yemen, after the Saudi-led coalition eased a blockade that has […]
Syria: Russian air strikes ‘kill dozens of civilians’
Source: BBC News At least 53 civilians have been killed in Russian air strikes in the east Syrian village of Al-Shafah, a monitoring group says. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said 21 of those reportedly killed on Sunday morning were children. The village is in Deir al-Zour, […]
How I divorced Islamic State
Source: BBC News The British ex-wife of an American leader in the so called Islamic State describes her journey out of extremism. Tania Georgelas met her husband John, an American […]
Thanksgiving: The annual genocide whitewash
Source: al Jazeera When I was a schoolchild in the US a couple of short decades ago, I spent my time acquiring important life skills, ranging from how to fake […]
Yemen’s fate was sealed six years ago
Source: ALJAzeera By Noha Aboueldahab 23 Nov 2017 Six years ago today, a transition agreement was signed in Riyadh, making way for Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh to step down from his […]
What’s next for Lebanon now that Hariri is back?
Source: Aljazeera by Joe Macaron 24 Nov 2017 Moments after landing in Beirut on November 21, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri visited the grave of his late father Rafiq. The symbolism of […]
Don’t be quick to celebrate the hijab-wearing Barbie
Source: AlJazeera By Shenila Khoja-Moolji 26 Nov 2017 It is no secret that Mattel Inc.’s Barbie doll has done well, not only in the US but also globally. The franchise […]
Pakistan minister resigns, ending Islamabad standoff
Source: Al Jazeera by Asad Hashim 7 hours ago Protesters have been blocking a key highway in Islamabad [Shahzaib Akber/EPA]Islamabad – Pakistan’s federal law minister has resigned, acceding to a key […]
Instability in the Middle East is not the Kurds’ fault
Source: Aljazeera by Bayar Mustafa 26 Nov 2017 The major crises destabilising the Middle East today have been ongoing for over 100 years. Some of the major factors that have caused and […]
Religious harmony in Cuba
Source: AlJazeera By Ura Iturralde After the Cuban Revolution in 1959, religious practices on the island nation were targeted, but the Cuban government later opted for a more conciliatory approach, […]
Where does halal meat come from?
Source: Al Jazeera There are about 1.8 billion Muslims around the world, most of whom only consume halal meat. The Arabic word “halal” means permissible, and in relation to food, […]