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December 24, 2016
Palestinian protesters argue with Israeli soldiers during a protest against settlement construction [File: Abed al-Hashlamoni/EPA]
US abstains in demanding Israel to halt settlements on Palestinian land, allowing Security Council to pass resolution. The resolution declares Israel’s settlements in the West Bank, “including East Jerusalem,” to be illegal under international...
December 22, 2016
A city under siege: never again? Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters
The siege of Aleppo is a mass atrocity with unprecedented levels of visibility. Confronted with the horrific images of a destroyed city, and the testimonies of wounded survivors using social media to reach out to the world, many have argued that a complete meltdown of humanity is unfolding.
Some have lamented that the...
December 22, 2016
12 dead and 48 injured on the eve of Christmas, and a Tunisian is a suspect
Analysts are still amazed that a truck, used to carry goods, can be transformed into a weapon by Islamic terrorists. As the Berlin truck attack shows, perhaps anything can be turned into an agent of destruction. But this is not the first incident involving such an unconventional weapon. The Nice attack in France...
December 20, 2016
Executions being used to Silence Dissidents;over 40 civilians executed in one day on terrorism charges in January alone, says Justice Crucified: The Death Penalty in Saudi Arabia, a report released by Repreive, a human rights group based in the United Kingdom.
Saudi Arabia will have executed at least 150 people by the end of 2016, for the second year in a row, according to research...
Writings of French Hindu who worshipped Hitler as an avatar of Vishnu are inspiring the US alt-right
December 17, 2016
Savitri Devi was born Maximiani Portaz in 1905.
South Asian religious traditions have long attracted admirers from the West, but none have been as flamboyant or as dangerous as Maximiani Portaz (1905-1982). This French convert to Hinduism believed that Hitler had been an avatar of Vishnu sent to prepare for the end of the Kali Yuga – the last of the four stages the world goes...
December 16, 2016
'Migrants are here, they are living, and we have to guarantee their human rights'
Laia Ortiz discusses how Barcelona is trying to forge its own progressive integration policy for refugees, despite the constraints put on it by the Spanish government and the European Union.
Laia Ortiz is the Deputy Mayor for Social Rights at the City of Barcelona, and a close ally of Mayor Ada...
December 15, 2016
The recent violent attacks on a Hindu temple in Bangladesh’s Netrokona district, and previous assaults on temples and homes in October in Brahmanbaria are a troubling illustration of Bangladesh’s struggle to protect two of its fundamental values: secularism and pluralism.
Students gathered in 2013 to show their support for the Shahbag movement for freedom and democracy in...
December 13, 2016
सोमवार को सऊदी अरब पुलिस ने एक महिला को गिरफ्तार किया। मामला सऊदी अरब की राजधानी रियाद का है। पुलिस ने इस महिला को बिना हिजाब वाली फोटो ट्वीट करने के जुर्म में गिरफ्तार किया है। दरअसल सऊदी में महिलाओं के ऊपर कई प्रकार के प्रतिबंध लगे हुए है।
पुलिस प्रवक्ता फवाज अल-मैमन ने महिला के बारे में नाम के साथ-साथ कुछ भी जानकारी देने से मना कर दिया। मीडिया और कई वेबसाइट में इस महिला का नाम मलाक...
December 13, 2016
The European Commission has decided to start returning migrants from other European countries back to Greece, lifting a ban on the practice that was put in place in 2011. The decision is influenced by concerns that 13,000 migrants recently disappeared from camps in Northern Greece and may have migrated onwards into Northern Europe. European leaders also want Greece to start returning migrants to...
December 7, 2016
Each one of us can take meaningful action to end the scourge of gender-based violence
All men should stand up to violence against women /BIGSTOCK
To all fathers, sons, and husbands:
Every daughter has a father; every son has a mother; every husband, a wife. As daughters, mothers, and wives, we call upon the men of Bangladesh to stand with the girls and women they...