SPRINGFIELD, Illinois – A Muslim group is raising awareness about the laws that allow students to observe religious rights in the U.S. State of Illinois. Illinois had adopted two landmark laws in 2021 that require public schools to accommodate students’ religious observances. House Bill 169 amended the school code to allow students...
London, United Kingdom (AFP): The family of a jailed British-Egyptian activist on Monday held a vigil outside the foreign ministry in London to highlight a call by 100 British lawmakers for “fresh approaches” to secure his release. The pro-democracy and rights campaigner Alaa Abdel Fattah is serving a five-year prison sentence for ...
ANKARA (AA): A UN refugee agency official has called on the EU governments to place safety and solidarity at the forefront of their actions in the wake of the June 14 shipwreck off the coast of Greece which caused the deaths of at least 82 migrants while hundreds more are feared to have drowned. “The […]
BERLIN, Germany – A number of multinational corporations are facing scrutiny for their alleged role in Uyghur forced labor. Three organizations have filed a complaint with German authorities alleging that Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW have failed to eliminate forced labor in the production of their automobiles in China. Many human r...
UNITED NATIONS – A U.N. report has found that serious violations against children have increased in 2022 compared to previous years. The Secretary-General’s annual report U.N. on children in armed conflict, released last week, documents 27,180 verified grave violations. These include the killing, maiming, and abduction of children ...
BRUSSELS (AA) – Due to a legal loophole, people who incite against Muslims are hardly punished by the courts in the Western European country of Belgium There have been many incidents where Muslims and veiled women have been victims of discrimination based on religion. “When a community wants to build a mosque, there is some [&helli...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Police overnight arrested at least 719 people in France amid violent protests sparked by the killing of a teen by police. The Interior Ministry said at least 45 police officers and paramilitaries were injured. Some 45,000 police personnel, as well as thousands of firefighters, have been mobilized to contain rioting. The ...
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – Through her abstract art, painter Sumrien Ali depicts pain of migration and the hard life of an immigrant. Using the story of her late father Syed Samar Ali, Sumrien has expressed pain and hope with the colors of the brush. Ali’s father, like millions of others, migrated to Pakistan as a child […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine – At least 9 Palestinians were killed and 50 injured Monday in the West Bank city of Jenin. Israeli forces launched a large-scale ground and airstrike operation. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, the ninth Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces near Ramallah. The Palestinian Red Crescent has urged the s...
Amsterdam, Netherlands (AFP): Dutch King Willem-Alexander issued a historic royal apology Saturday for the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery, saying he felt “personally and intensely” affected. His speech before thousands of descendants of slaves from the South American nation of Suriname and the Caribbean islands of Aruba,...
