OPINION How a Swiss NGO teaches humanitarian law to Syrian rebels By Vony Rambolamanana POLITICS Conflict IN DEPTH: OPINIO SEP 19, 2016 – 12:54 Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters in Jarablus, Syria: Swiss NGO Geneva Call works mainly with Sunni factions of the FSA, a coalition of armed groups affiliated with […]
Source: Independent Forty state-run Iranian media outlets have jointly offered a new $600,000 bounty for the death of British Indian author Salman Rushdie, according to the state-run Fars News Agency. Fars […]
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Federal Court rejects school headscarf ban DEC 11, 2015 – 15:33 School authorities appealed a cantonal administrative court decision that gave the green light to wear the headscarves. […]
Published time: March 04, 2014 13:41 RIA Novosti / Maksim Blinov The head of the lower house committee for family issues has described a new set of legislative amendments protecting the values shared by basic religions, and inspiring young people to choose marriage over cohabitation. MP Yelena Mizulina of […]
Source: BD News 24 Washington DC: The United States has reiterated its support to the Bangladesh government’s initiative to put to trial the crimes against humanities committed during the 1971 Liberation War. US State Department Spokesperson Patrick Ventrell extended the assurance to Bangladesh in wake of the ‘debate’ and political […]
Source: The Daily Star. DHAKA: Law enforcers take Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman to jail on Thursday. International Crimes Tribunal-2 sentenced him to death as it found him guilty of five out of seven charges of wartime offences leveled against him. Photo: Focus Bangla A Dhaka tribunal on Thursday handed death […]
Source: The Daily Star. DHAKA: A number of copies of the holy Quran were burnt when the stalls and pushcarts of hawkers were set ablaze during the violence at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram mosque Sunday afternoon. Hundreds of people gathered near the south gate of Baitul Mukarram […]
Source: Huffington Post /AP By FARID HOSSAIN DHAKA, Bangladesh — Police banned all rallies in Bangladesh’s capital for the rest of the day Monday after at least 20 people died in clashes between police and large numbers of Islamic hardliners demanding that the government enact an anti-blasphemy law, officials said. […]
Source: USA Today By Cathy Lynn Grossman Devotion to Islam shapes the lives of most Muslims but their views on democracy, religious law known as sharia, and family life are varied, a new study finds. The research report on Muslim views on religion, politics and society was released Tuesday by The […]
Source: WS journal Associated Press NEW YORK — An anti-Islam activist has won a preliminary round in her First Amendment fight to place New York City bus ads calling enemies of Israel “savages.” Federal Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan says he agrees with blogger Pamela Geller. He says the Metropolitan […]
ifts ban on public meetings From:AFP June 02, 2012 11:37PM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fipad%2Ffiji-lifts-ban-on-public-meetings%2Fstory-fn6s850w-1226381557636%3Fsv%3Df943ddedbd9ed67cf072c48504f079ac&style=compact&apikey=R_c50c04b2cdfa518fbc5e4a1f15e215d6&service_api=R_c50c04b2cdfa518fbc5e4a1f15e215d6&source=TheHeraldSun EASING UP: FIJI WILL ALLOW PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE COMMODORE FRANK BAINIMARAMA SEIZED POWER IN 2006. PICTURE: AFP AFP FIJI has re-instated the right to hold public meetings, which […]
Source: NY Times. NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The “like” button on Facebook seems a relatively clear way to express your support for something, but a federal judge says that does not mean clicking it is constitutionally protected speech. Exactly what a “like” means — if anything — played a part in a […]
Israeli authorities are trying new methods to end hunger strikes among Palestinian prisoners. The measures include canceling prisoners’ rights to family visits and confiscating of their possessions. “Privileges such as family visits have been revoked and items such as electronics have been confiscated,” Sivan Weizman, a spokesperson for the Israeli […]
Wikipedia is the latest web entity that has decided to take down their site voluntarily on Wednesday to protest against the SOPA bill. The bill, which will affect a broad spectrum of items related to piracy, privacy and freedom of expression – has raised concerns from all corners of the […]
Source: CNN US Federal Appeals court has blocked an Oklahoma State Ballot approved measure that barred state Judges from considering Islamic Law, or other international Law in their decision making. […]