Muna Saleh says besides her skills, qualifications and expertise, her “professionalism” is evaluated by one more factor — her hijab. For observant Canadian Muslim women, wearing hijab is a religious obligation and a personal religious decision. But many Muslim women in the country a are facing undue professional consequences for choosing to we...
More than 160 million children are engaged in child labor globally, according to a new report released Wednesday. The International Labor Organization and U.N. children’s agency UNICEF warn in the report that without relief strategies, child labor could rise by 8.9 million by year end. The increase is driven by higher poverty and increased vul...
Preliminary data show a double-digit spike in hate crimes last year, and a continued rise into 2022. Bias-motivated incidents in 37 major U.S. cities increased by nearly 39% on average. The 10 largest metropolitan areas reported a record 54.5% increase. Incidents targeting Asian and Jewish Americans accounted for the bulk of cases. The analy...
On Monday, human rights activists hailed a “historic” U.S. House of Representatives resolution recognizing the Nakba introduced by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. Six progressive House co-sponsors supported Tlaib’s resolution recognizing the ongoing ethnic cleansing campaign against Palestinians perpetrated by Israel. Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Authority (PA) rejected an Israeli request for a joint investigation into the killing of senior Al Jazeera journalist, a Palestinian official said on Thursday. “Israel has requested a joint investigation and to be handed over the bullet that assassinated journalist Shireen, we refused that,” senior PA...
ANKARA (AA) – Bangladesh police detained at least 450 Rohingya refugees celebrating the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr on a beach in the town of Cox’s Bazar, police said on Thursday. Police spokesperson Rafiqul Islam told media that the refugees were detained as part of “security measures” in the country’s largest resort district. ...
BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanon said Saturday that it is no longer capable of bearing the burden of hosting Syrian refugees in the country. Lebanon “is committed to the principle of non-refoulement of the displaced (Syrian refugees), but the situation is no longer tolerable,” Minister of Social Affairs Hector Hajjar said during a meeting with Ayak...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The EU border agency chief has stepped down after a probe into the agency’s involvement in illegal pushbacks, multiple news outlets reported on Friday. The resignation of Fabrice Leggeri, Frontex executive director, comes after another joint investigation of prestigious European media outlets revealed that despite public ...
ISTANBUL – More than 3,000 people died or went missing while trying to cross into European countries in 2021, an official from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said. The people died or went missing while attempting to cross the Central and Western Mediterranean and Atlantic to Europe, UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo said at a […...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday unearthed three more bodies of war victims from a mass grave near the city of Mostar. The Institute of Missing Persons said that the bodies found in Medjine, were transferred to the Sutina City Cemetery in Mostar for medical and forensic processing, and bone samples were [&helli...
