TORONTO, Canada – Thousands of Canadians have signed an appeal calling on Cineplex, the country’s largest cinema chain, to withdraw the Indian film, Kerala Story. Canadian journalist Shenaz Kermalli says the film, marketed as non-fiction, is ‘disgusting’ and should be banned like anti-Semitic films. The film claims that...
GENEVA – The menace of child labor is not just a prerogative of poorer countries. It is also a widespread threat in industrialized countries. One activist, Fernando Morales-de la Cruz, claimed that one million children work in the United States and the same number in European countries. He said that countries such as Norway and […...
BONN, Germany – Experts are pinning their hopes on the U.N. Climate Change Conference 2023, or COP 28, to be held from Nov. 30 in Dubai. A climate specialist described 2023 as very important for global climate action. Speaking to Türkiye’s Anadolu news agency, World Wide Fund for Nature coordinator Shirley Matheson said this year’s...
BRUSSELS – The European Union is working to pass the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) legislation. Speaking at a European Parliament debate on AI systems in Strasbourg, France, EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager stressed that the new legislation will not hinder technological innovation. Rather, she said, it wi...
TRIPOLI, Libya – The U.N. mission in Libya expressed concern Monday over reports of arbitrary arrests of migrants and foreigners across the country. A statement by the U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said many migrants, including pregnant women and children, are being held in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions. Thousands of oth...
TRENTON, Canada – A Canadian Muslim group has challenged Quebec state’s order banning prayer openly in schools. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) called the order a violation of religious freedom and the civil rights of individuals. The order primarily affects practicing Muslim students who...
KAMPALA, Uganda – Ugandan police have suspended 13 of its officers for torturing Muslim youth. According to Ugandan police spokesman Fred Enanga, video footage showed the officers beating and kicking 45 Muslim youths at a rehabilitation center on the outskirts of the capital Kampala. The center was run by a local Muslim leader, Sheikh Mu...
JERUSALEM, Palestine – A far-right Israeli ministry official was seen relieving himself at the site where five Palestinians were killed. The act was widely criticized. Chanamel Dorfman, the chief of staff to National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, was seen relieving himself at the site in the city of Nazareth. Prime Minister Benjamin...
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts – A recent study has found that obesity may impair the brain’s ability to detect satiety. Research suggests that brain changes persist even after weight loss in obese people. This explains why many people regain the weight they previously lost. Dr. Caroline Apovian, a professor at Harvard Medical School, sa...
NEW YORK – Israeli lobbying groups are targeting young law graduate Fatima Mousa Mohammed, who recently gave a speech in support of Palestine. These groups have called on the City University of New York (CUNY) to deny her admission to the bar after she passed the entrance exam. These groups, which include a City Council […]
