Associated Press ATHENS, Greece: Chinese artist Ai Weiwei wants to raise consciousness about the plight of refugees through his, and his students’, art. Ai, who has made his name as much through his clashes with Chinese authorities as through his art, has set up a studio on the Greek island […]
Refugees warm themselves at the fire in the reception center of Moria on Lesvos island, Dec. 31, 2015. (Xinhua/Liu Yongqiu) MYTILENE, Greece, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — The first snowflakes fell on New Year’s Eve at the reception center of Moria in the suburbs of capital Mytilene on Lesvos island […]
John Simpson World affairs editor 24 December 2015 From the sectionWorld Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage captionMany migrants have headed for Germany Migrant crisis EU migration: Crisis in graphics Merkel’s demise greatly exaggerated Will Germans embrace or shun refugees? In depth report As winter has approached, the apparently ceaseless flow of migrants heading […]
“We mourn for Tamir, and for all of the black people who have been killed by the police without justice.” 01/02/2016 02:08 pm ET | Updated 22 hours ago Lilly WorknehBlack Voices Senior Editor, The Huffington Post Samaria Rice said she is “mad as hell” over a grand jury’s decision […]
By BEN HUBBARD and THOMAS ERDBRINKJAN. 3, 2016 BAGHDAD — A war of words between Middle East rivals escalated on Sunday, with the supreme leader of Iran warning that […]
Source: Huffington Post On January 1, 1802, President Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to the Baptists of Danbury, Connecticut, who had requested clarification about the meaning of the First Amendment […]
Source: CNN (CNN)Saudi Arabia said Saturday it had executed 47 people in a single day, including a dissident Shiite cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, who had repeatedly spoken out against the government […]
Source: MSN.com RIYADH, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Somalia’s Islamist militant group al Shabaab has released a recruitment film in the form of a documentary about racial injustice in the United […]
Source: NBC News JERUSALEM — How would you like a nine-day vacation with your new spouse up to 7,000 miles from home for just $1,800 including flights and hotels? There’s […]
Source: Huffington Post By Rose Deighton PhD Student in Islamic Studies, Writer, Contemplative If you grew up in rural Ontario, you would probably agree that cultural diversity wasn’t a […]
Source: Huffington Post By Rose Deighton is a PhD student in the program for West and South Asian Religions at Emory University. She holds an M.A. from the University of […]
By Holly Yan and Joe Sutton, CNN Updated 5:28 AM ET, Sun January 3, 2016 (CNN) A group of armed protesters have taken over a building in a federal wildlife refuge […]
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Hundreds attend funeral of 17 Palestinians from Hebron National News Related Articles IOF break into Bethlehem, violent clashes break out PNN/Hebron This Saturday afternoon hundreds of people are gathering together in Hebron for the funeral of 17 Palestinians whose bodies were returned to their families yesterday by the Israeli occupation forces. […]
Source: AFP and Yahoo News January 2, 2016 The Vatican signed the accord in June, just over two years after the Roman Catholic Church recognised the Palestinian territories as a sovereign state […]
By Reuters – Dec 31,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A man carries an injured child amidst rubble near a burning vehicle in a site damaged from what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Assad in the town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria on Wednesday […]
The executions were certainly an unprecedented Saudi way of welcoming in the New Year – if not quite as publicly spectacular as the firework display in Dubai which went ahead alongside the burning of one of the emirate’s finest hotels Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices 233 comments Saudi Defence […]
Science and Islam is a three-part BBC documentary about the history of science in medieval Islamic civilization presented by Jim Al-Khalili. The series is accompanied by the book Science and […]
Source: BBC David Robson – Writer My pick: How your eyes trick your mind It’s been a privilege to see my stories appear alongside the work of some really talented […]
Source: Huffington Post Twitter Inc has clarified its definition of abusive behavior that will prompt it to delete accounts, banning “hateful conduct” that promotes violence against specific groups. The social […]