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 […]
WASHINGTON – A new Senate report has found that American taxpayers pay more for health care than other countries. According to a report by Sen. Bernie Sanders who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP), a Johnson and Johnson treatment costs $25,000 to $56,000 in the U.S., compared with $4,000 to $10,000 ...
CHICAGO, Illinois – Volunteers have reported that stale food was distributed to migrants housed at various locations in Chicago. They also said that their access to migrants has been restricted. One volunteer, Sorsha Urquiza, told local media that she was not allowed to deliver donations to the shelters. Recently, media representatives h...
NEW DELHI – India had reportedly threatened to shut down Twitter if it does not follow orders to block accounts critical of the government. According to Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder, the threats were made during year-long 2020-2021 farmers’ protests. The government wanted to block accounts that were critical of the gover...
WASHINGTON – A report released Monday by an American Muslim group shows that more than 98% of the entries on the FBI watch list are Muslim names. The report titled “Twenty Years Too Many, A Call to Stop the FBI’s Secret Watchlist,” prepared by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), sheds light on the targeting [&he...
