The BJP government says the law allowed child marriages, but Muslim leaders allege the move is aimed at polarising voters ahead of election. The Indian state of Assam, which has a large Muslim population, has repealed a British-era law on Muslim marriage and divorce, prompting anger among the minority community whose leaders say the plan…
‘We can’t stand this suffering for long,’ Palestinian activists in East Jerusalem warn. Occupied East Jerusalem – Fakhri Abu Diab had no time to pack his belongings when the Israeli authorities arrived on his doorstep in occupied East Jerusalem on February 14. The police first evicted his family and then ordered a bulldozer to demolish his home….
While the outcome puts Trump closer to clinching the Republican nomination, Haley has vowed to press on. We explore why. Frontrunner Donald Trump has cruised to victory in South Carolina’s Republican primary with the support of an almost unwavering base of loyal voters. But rival Nikki Haley says she is not dropping out of the United States…
Prominent painter Sliman Mansour says that peace is possible when each one of us is considered a human being and ‘has the same rights’. I first encountered Sliman Mansour, whose paintings portray the daily and historical struggles of the Palestinian people, last year at Art Cairo in the pharaonic enormity of the Grand Egyptian Museum….
‘We can’t stand this suffering for long,’ Palestinian activists in East Jerusalem warn. Occupied East Jerusalem – Fakhri Abu Diab had no time to pack his belongings when the Israeli authorities arrived on his doorstep in occupied East Jerusalem on February 14. The police first evicted his family and then ordered a bulldozer to demolish his home….
Having long endured threats to their own existence, the Indigenous Sami community is protesting Israel’s war on Gaza. Fosen Peninsula, Norway – A herd of reindeer running through thick, white snow sounds a bit like thunder. It is a spectacle that has been replayed for at least the past 10,000 years on eastern Norway’s Fosen Peninsula…
US military says Iran-aligned group is being reckless with attacks on shipping in the Red Sea off Yemen’s shores. The United States military has warned of an “environmental disaster” after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a cargo ship caused an oil slick in the Red Sea. The Iran-aligned group hit the United Kingdom-owned,…
Navalny’s family had said that Russian authorities were withholding his body, after he died at a penal colony last week. The body of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, his spokesperson and an aide have said. “Alexei’s body was given to his mother. Thank you to everybody who demanded…
The US and its allies have historically done little to pressure Israel to halt or roll back settlement expansion. The United States has said that new Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are illegal, effectively reversing a policy by the administration of former President Donald Trump. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said an…
From ‘shells’ of foreign apps to a focus on local versions, the directive has clues for the future of the internet in Iran. Tehran, Iran – A new regulatory directive from Iran’s top internet governing body shows how authorities hope to steer Iranians away from foreign platforms and turn them towards local ones. Iran’s top internet…
