More than 75 mosques in Flanders, Belgium have been awaiting recognition they applied for nearly three years ago, Flemish Minister of Coexistence Bart Somers said. In Belgium, the federal government determines which religions are recognized. However, the regions are in charge of recognizing local religious communities. Flanders has roughly 1,7...
Pennsylvania firefighters were caught mocking an 8-year-old Black girl killed by police last month. That’s led to some members of the department being placed on administrative suspension. Members of Briarcliffe Fire Company in Delaware County were suspended during a closed-door meeting at the station Thursday night, according to Philadelphia’s...
Researchers say state-level “stand your ground” laws “should be reconsidered to prevent unnecessary violent deaths.” Such laws are associated with hundreds of additional homicides each year in the U.S., according to new research by public health scholars. The study was published Monday in JAMA Network Open, a peer-reviewed medical journal. It ...
Many U.S. states are relaxing indoor and school mask mandates. But health professionals warn the danger isn’t over yet, as new variants of COVID-19 continue to spread nationwide. Among the first to loosen indoor mask restrictions are New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Illinois, New York and Massachusetts. California also plans t...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Governor Kathy Hochul HOKUL on Friday unveiled a plan to make the city’s subway system safer. Adams, a former New York City transit police officer, announced the plan to remove homeless and mentally ill people from the subway system. The move is in response to a […]
The White House has released a screening tool to help identify disadvantaged communities plagued by environmental hazards. But the administration won’t include race as a factor in deciding where to allocate resources. Officials told reporters Friday excluding race will make projects less likely to draw legal challenges and will be easier...
Britain’s largest police force is facing accusations of racism after at least three Muslim officers made a formal complaint against their bosses. Officers with the Metropolitan Police complained they were subjected to Islamophobic abuse at their station canteen. A Muslim police officer who failed to take part in a voluntary team-building exerc...
A Palestinian woman is calling for the trial of six Israeli officers who she alleges sexually assaulted her in 2015, Arab48 reports. An investigation into the conduct of three workers with Israel’s internal security agency Shin Bet, as well as three army officers was closed about 10 months ago. Authorities cited a lack of evidence, […]...
A 51-year-old Kashmiri widow tailors a traditional long loose shirt and baggy trousers for a customer. Shaheena Akhter keeps busy with tailoring at her small home in Srinagar SRI NAGAR, the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. Akhter lives alone in the congested poor neighborhood of Khwaja Bazar. She has developed many health problems since...
India has lodged a diplomatic protest with Singapore over Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s LEE SHEN LONG’S recent remarks. Lee said almost half the Indian Parliament members have criminal charges pending against them, including charges of rape and murder. This issue comes more than a week after New Delhi summoned the South Korean ambassador ov...
