WASHINGTON (AA) – Over five dozen lawmakers called on President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken Monday to push Israel into allowing international journalists to have “unimpeded” access to Gaza. “We write to you with deep concern regarding the ongoing restrictions on media access to Gaza, which have persi...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israeli authorities have shut the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron to Palestinian Muslims Wednesday for four days to allow illegal settlers to celebrate two Jewish holidays. “Israeli occupation authorities closed the sacred precincts of the mosque on Wednesday to celebrate the Sukkot and Yom Kipp...
ATHENS (AA) – Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) staged protests in 10 countries across the world to pay homage to the journalists killed in Gaza. The non-profit in a statement said the Israeli army, since last October, has killed over 130 journalists in the Palestinian enclave. The protests were organized in Germany, Brazil, Spain...
Cornell University has suspended a PhD student following his involvement in a free-Palestine demonstration at a recent campus career fair. Momodou Taal leads the Coalition for Mutual Liberation and is a student at Cornell’s African studies program. Last week, he participated in a walk-out with over 100 protesters targeting companies like Boei...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 79th session of UN General Assembly in New York to discuss a variety of issues, including Israel’s ongoing onslaught on Gaza, and a rising tide of Islamophobia, an official statement said on Wednesday. Condem...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the severe gender-based discrimination faced by women in Afghanistan. During a recent event focused on women’s inclusion in the country’s future, he described it as a “deep crisis”. The UN chief criticized new laws that strip Afghan women and girls of their rights, le...
Bangladesh’s Army has officially permitted female soldiers to wear hijab with their uniforms. This approval was granted on September 3. It aims to support willing female personnel who wish to express their religious identity while serving. Women officers were previously not discouraged from wearing hijab, so there was no “ban” or “restrictio...
A Rohingya rights organization has urged the Indian government to release refugees who have been on hunger strike since Monday in a detention camp in the northeastern state of Assam. India-based Rohingya Human Rights Initiative Director Sabbre Kyaw Min said many of the detained have U.N. refugee cards. He said nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees fr...
Three employees of the Noguchi Museum in New York City were fired last week for wearing keffiyehs, a symbol of Palestinian identity. The New York Times reports that a fourth employee, the director of visitor services at the museum was also fired following the dress code changes. In August, the museum announced a policy prohibiting […]
The Muslim Students’ Association is protesting a Jewish group bringing guns to the University of Texas Austin and threatening Muslims. UT-Austin students held a press conference about a Jewish group claiming to protect Jewish students on campus. The association says they have instead brought guns and are creating a dangerous atmosphere for Mus...
