Disabled former Indonesian athlete Azhari makes prosthetic limbs for people with disabilities at his home in the South Sumatran city Palembang. Azhari has been making prosthetic limbs for people with disabilities for almost 50 years. He said his hope is to rebuild their self-confidence. At least 10 million people have some sort of disability...
Iraqi national Adam Muhammed has begun his journey to Hajj by foot. The 25-year-old started his trek from London on Aug. 1 and hopes to reach Makkah by July. He has already reached Istanbul in Turkey. Adam is accompanied by a dog he found in Serbia and a trolley he uses to carry his supplies. […]
The remains of a fifth century Byzantine church were unveiled in Gaza after a three-year restoration project. Gaza’s Hamas rulers touted how they are embracing their “Christian brothers.” The remains of a church and a monastery were first discovered in Jabalia, a city in northern Gaza, in 1997. The church floor is adorned with what […]...
Supporters of Burkina Faso’s new ruling junta took to the streets in the heart of the capital Ouagadougou WA GA DOO GOO for a rally. The West African country now lies in the hands of the Patriotic Movement for Preservation and Restoration. That is the name of the junta led by Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo […]
A Florida school district has canceled a presentation on the civil rights movement due to some people’s fears that it might address critical race theory. Michael Butler, a history professor at Flagler College in St. Augustine, said his lecture has nothing to do with the controversial topic. Critical Race theory is an academic examination of [&...
Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital removed an at-risk patient from its heart transplant list because he said he has not and will not get the COVID-19 vaccination. A hospital spokesman explained it is against hospital policy since transplants are administered based on a number of factors. Potential transplant recipients who have recei...
Wyoming’s first African American Sheriff Aaron Appelhans fired his deputy after a federal lawsuit from a Black employee claimed years of racist name-calling. It led the employee to quit the force. In the lawsuit, Albany County Patrol Sgt. Christian Handley reportedly drove past Cpl. Jamin Johnson’s house while Johnson and his wife were leaving...
US federal judges struck down Congressional districts drawn by Alabama’s GOP, saying the redistricting discriminated against Black voters. It was the latest Republican-led redistricting struck down in the courts as voting rights groups and activists challenge the party’s nationwide map-rigging spree. The move forces state lawmakers to craft ne...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Justice Ayesha Malik on Monday took oath as a Supreme Court judge in Pakistan, becoming the first woman in the country’s history to reach the top court. She was sworn in by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed at a ceremony broadcast live by state media. Malik’s elevation to the apex court, though historic, […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Public Security Minister Omer Barlev on Sunday described settler attacks against Palestinians as “actions of a terror organization.” Barlev was referring to settler assaults on Friday against activists near the Burin village in the occupied West Bank, where 10 activists were injured, including four Israelis...
