Facebook’s parent company Meta is facing pressure to end its restrictions on using the Arabic word “Shaheed”. Shaheed is one of the attributes of God in Islam. It also means a witness and a martyr. The company’s oversight board is calling for an end to restrictions on the use of the word. Co-chair of the […]
Muslim Network TV MIT is at the center of a controversy for suppressing pro-Palestinian activism. The Coalition Against Apartheid claims the university administration is taking disciplinary action against activists and threatening them with expulsion. Coalition head Safiyyah Ogundipe claims they faced suspension after organizing protests in su...
ANKARA (AA) – Amid a controversy over Harvard University President Claudine Gay’s defense of free expression during anti-Israel protests, certain campus faculty members have demanded that some board members resign for supporting her. Criticism against President Gay has escalated due to her characterization of anti-Israel protests on camp...
NEW DELHI (AA) – The Indian southern state of Karnataka decided to revoke a ban on wearing headscarves inside educational premises, the state’s top elected official said Friday. “I have told (officials) to withdraw the hijab ban,” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wrote on X, while pointing the finger at the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya J...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A journalist sacked by Australian broadcaster ABC allegedly for criticizing Israel’s war on Gaza says she is weighing her legal options. “This is not a win for journalism or critical, fair thinking,” said journalist and author Antoinette Lattouf, who was terminated by ABC over reported comments about Isr...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army detained 260 Palestinians from across the occupied West Bank in the past four days of the pause in its war against those living in Gaza. The Palestinian Prisoners Society NGO said while the humanitarian pause agreement in Gaza includes the release of 150 Palestinians, the Israeli army had [&hel...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 66 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7, says a journalists body. “The fatalities included six female journalists,” the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate said in a statement. It said two journalists are still missing, while 31 were detained by I...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestinian director and screenwriter Nawras Abu Saleh continues to use his camera to wage cultural resistance against Israeli occupation. Saleh spoke to the media about his short film, “Al Qeeq,” which is about the life of Muhammad Al Qeeq. It earned significant attention and positive feedback at the 69th Cannes Film Fes...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa’s anti-apartheid stalwart Aziz Pahad has died, his family and the ruling African National Congress Party (ANC) have announced. He was 82. Pahad passed away on Wednesday evening at his home in Johannesburg. His brother Essop Pahad, also a veteran of the struggle against white minority rule, died in J...
Algiers, Algeria – AFP A United Nations expert on Tuesday urged Algeria to pardon people convicted or detained over their involvement in the pro-democracy protests of 2019-20 and to ease restrictions on gatherings. The Hirak protests broke out in February 2019, forcing longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down two months later...
