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Vogue France has been criticized after publishing a social media post many users branded as offensive to Muslim women. It shared a photo on Instagram on Friday of actress and model Julia Fox wearing a piece of fabric wrapped around her head with the caption “yes to the headscarf.” Since then, the caption has been […]
Mali on Monday gave the French ambassador 72 hours to leave the West African country after “hostile” remarks by French authorities about its transitional government. Joel Meyer, the French ambassador to Bamako, was summoned by Mali’s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation. Meyer was notified of the decision urging him to lea...
Israel forced two Palestinian families in occupied East Jerusalem to demolish their own homes on Monday. The Sukeyrat family said an Israeli court issued a final decision Sunday ordering their homes be razed. To avoid the cost of the demolition, homeowners and brothers Mahmud and Davud Sukeyrat and their families began clearing out their homes...
On Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary Sunday, the Hindu Mahasabha paid tribute to his assassin Nathuram Godse and co-accused Narayan Apte. The right-wing group observed “Godse-Apte Smriti Diwas” in Madhya Pradesh’s city of Gwalior. Leaders sought to express anger over the duo’s arrest on Jan. 30, 1948.The group also bestowed the “Godse-Apte Bh...
A new book about Mahatma Gandhi’s killer, titled “Gandhi’s Assassin,” reveals that Ramachandra Vinayak Godse was a member of the RSS Hindu nationalist group. Gandhi, who led a nonviolent movement for India’s independence and advocated for Hindu-Muslim unity, was assassinated on Jan. 30, 1948 by Godse. Godse was a member of the Rastriya Swayams...
Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis asked the FBI Sunday to assess security at her courthouse. The request came in response to comments by former President Donald Trump against prosecutors investigating his business dealings and conduct after the 2020 election. Trump is at the center of at least two criminal investigations. He...
A U.S. District Court judge Monday rejected a plea deal allowing a white man convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery to serve a large part of his sentence in federal prison. Judge Lisa Godbey Wood’s decision rejecting Travis McMichael’s plea agreement with federal prosecutors came after emotional statements by Arbery’s parents and two aunts. They...
Six historically Black colleges and universities have received bomb threats for the second time in January. Howard, Bowie State, Bethune-Cookman, Southern, Delaware State and Albany State universities reported potential threats Monday. The FBI is investigating the bomb threats with local law enforcement. Members of the public are urged to repo...
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday designated Qatar as a major non-NATO ally. Biden spoke alongside Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani at the White House. He said Doha has been central to vital American interests, including aiding the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and providing assistance to the besieged Gaza Strip. The partnership also...
“Midwives,” a film about a Buddhist midwife and her Muslim apprentice, has earned one of the prestigious Sundance Film Festival’s major awards. On Friday, it won the Special Jury Prize for Excellence in Vérité Filmmaking. It features the story of two midwives. Hla, is Buddhist and part of the majority population in Burma. Her apprentice, [&h...
