Source: The Daily Beast A commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard threatened Wednesday to give the U.S. a “strong slap in the face” if it underestimates Iran’s military. After taking office, President Trump warned Iran that he would be tougher than his predecessor on the Islamic Republic and that the […]
Reuters International FEB 22, 2017 A supporter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a flag before Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim is expected to address a crowd of around 10,000 in Oberhausen, Germany, February 18, 2017, to promote Turkey’s constitution referendum on April 16, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (reuters_tickers) ANKARA […]
MIGRANT INFORMATION By Stefania Summermatter, SRF FEB 21, 2017 – Welcome to Switzerland: a border guard and migrant in Chiasso (Keystone) Debunking the myth of “Paradise Switzerland” and informing African migrants about the risks of travelling to Europe is the goal of a Swiss-funded television series set in Nigeria. The […]
INTERNATIONAL GENEVA FEB 22, 2017 The programme, dubbed Operation Papyrus, lists the conditions potential beneficiaries have to meet (Keystone) Geneva has launched a programme to grant resident permits to illegal immigrants in Switzerland and combat unlawful work practices. It applies to several thousand people who have been living in Geneva […]
Source: BBC By Helen Pilcher Woolly mammoths are in the news again. According to recent news reports, they are “on the verge of resurrection” and “will be back from extinction […]
Epigraph: “Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.” — George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731][Note 1][Note 2] – December 14, 1799) was the first President of the United States (1789–1797), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American […]
Source: CNN A fundraiser for a vandalized Jewish cemetery is sending a strong message of unity and tolerance. The effort organized by Muslim-American activists Linda Sarsour and Tarek El-Messidi was launched this week to fund the repairs of nearly 200 headstones that were damaged and toppled in the Chesed Shel […]
Source: Dawn WASHINGTON: The US Department of Homeland Security issued two sweeping orders on Tuesday, placing the vast majority of 11 million undocumented immigrants in this country at risk of deportation. The orders would also end the practice of allowing under trial immigrants to stay and working in the United States […]
Source: CNN By Huizhong Wu, CNN Jaipur, India (CNN)With just three words, Farha, a 30-year old woman from the northern Indian city of Jaipur, became a single mother of three […]
in History, Letters| November 11th, 2015 No matter how long I live, the dehumanizing insanity of racism will never fail to astonish and amaze me. Not only does it visit great physical and psychological violence upon its victims, but it leaves those who embrace it unable to feel or reason […]
Source: The New York Times By DECLAN WALSH CAIRO — In Morocco, it would tip a delicate political balance. In Jordan, it could prevent American diplomats from meeting with opposition […]
Source: The Atlantic By SHAMILA N. CHAUDHARY Stepping out of an apartment complex into a warm Ohio night, Nashwaan Saddoon got into an old minivan and drove through Toledo to a […]
Source: The New York Times Gray Matter By SARAH LYONS-PADILLA and MICHELE J. GELFAND FEB. 18, 2017 Continue reading the main storyShare This Page Share Tweet Email More Save Photo CreditBrian Stauffer There […]
Source: The Washington Post By Avi Selk When Flip Benham opened an office of his antiabortion group next door to an abortion clinic that employed Norma McCorvey, the two saw […]
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Ian Lovett | Photographs by Max Whittaker/Prime for The Wall Street Journal When the first few monks arrived in Hulbert, Okla., in 1999, there […]
Source:CNN Riots broke out in a predominantly immigrant neighborhood of Stockholm Monday night, as residents clashed with police officers and set vehicles on fire, Swedish police say. Officers were forced to call in reinforcements when a crowd began to gather in the neighborhood of Rinkeby during the arrest of a […]
Source: IndyStar By Robert King The pastors came before the politicians Monday to ask for help with a wide variety of societal ill: poverty and drug use, suicide and school […]
Source: CNN Tensions remain high in Jewish communities across the United States as police in Missouri are investigating vandalism at a historic Jewish cemetery. Vandals toppled and damaged about 100 headstones at the St. Louis area’s Chesed Shel Emeth Society cemetery in the past week, police said Monday. University City […]
Source: Huffington Post By Kimberley Richards; Trends Writer, The Huffington Post Malcolm X Suggests Cure To Racism In Newly-Discovered Handwritten Letter A recently-discovered letter reportedly handwritten by Malcolm X in […]
Source: NPR By LUKE VANDER PLOEG Growing up on Long Island, Zachary Linderer was obsessed with science. He grew up a Jehovah’s Witness, and like many others in the faith, he […]