NICE, France (AA) – The arrest in France of political scientist Francois Burgat who has advocated for Palestine has sparked a strong backlash in the country. Burgat, a renowned political scientist who supports the cause of besieged Gaza, was placed in custody over alleged “advocacy of terrorism,” his lawyer said. The European Jewish Organizati...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Disciplinary hearing has begun for 21 students at Melbourne University for participating in a Free Palestine sit-in protest. The hearings began on Wednesday, with dozens of people, including students and academics, gathering to show their support for the accused students. They had earlier received “general misconduc...
Student outcry has intensified at Harvard University following the release of findings from two separate inquiries into anti-semitism and Islamophobia on campus. Tasked with investigating allegations amid tensions over Israel’s war on Gaza and occupation of Palestine, both reports acknowledged a climate of discrimination and harassment on camp...
Oklahoma’s state superintendent has mandated that all public schools incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments into their curriculums. Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma state superintendent of public instruction, defended the decision at a state board of education meeting. He argued it aims to enhance historical understanding, citing the...
Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories – AFP In the office of one of Israel’s most recognizable Palestinian politicians, framed pictures show him posing with famous figures like Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In front of Ahmad Tibi’s desk is the Arabic slogan, “The more beautiful days are tho...
President Joe Biden has appointed Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi as commissioner for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Elsanousi has served as the Interfaith and Government Relations Director at the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). He serves as the executive director of the Network for Religious and Tra...
Washington, United States — AFP The United States offered rare criticism of close partner India in a report on religious freedom published recently, while also voicing alarm over rising bigotry worldwide against both Muslims and Jews. Secretary of State Antony Blinken unveiled the annual report and said that the United States was also fa...
Canberra, Australia — AFP WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is “marvelling at the horizon” as he tastes freedom in Australia after a five-year stretch in a London high-security prison, his wife has said. The 52-year-old landed in Canberra the night before, hours after pleading guilty in a US Pacific island court to a single co...
Washington, United States – AFP Julian Assange was released from prison Monday and has left Britain, WikiLeaks said, as he reached a landmark plea deal with US authorities that brought an end to his years-long legal drama. “Julian Assange is free,” WikiLeaks wrote on X of its founder, who had been detained in Britain for [&he...
Moscow, Russia – AFP Gunmen in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday launched attacks on religious buildings, killing at least seven police officers, a national guard officer and a priest, officials said. The attacks took place in Dagestan’s largest city of Makhachkala and in the coastal city of Derbent, where ...
