The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a Black Lives Matter organizer, which now paves the way for him to be sued by a Louisiana police officer for negligence. The lawsuit stems from a 2016 protest in the city of Baton Rouge following the fatal shooting of a Black man, Alton Sterling, by two […]
The New York Times has issued an internal memo advising journalists to limit the use of terms like “genocide” and “occupied territory” in the newspaper’s coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza. Written by Times editors Susan Wessling and Philip Pan, it discourages the use of specific terms, which some staff see as favor...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Mali’s military junta banned media coverage of political parties a day after suspending their activities. A statement by Mali’s high authority for communication called on “all media (radio, television, written press and online) to halt broadcast and publication of the activities of political parties and the ac...
Authorities in the Indian-administered Kashmir barred Eid prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid and the Eidgah in the capital city of Srinagar, where Eid prayers are traditionally and historically offered. The mosque’s gates were locked, with chief preacher Mirwaiz Umar Farooq being kept under house arrest. Authorities informed the house of wo...
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...
