TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Civil society activists and educators have condemned Florida’s new K-12 curriculum for presenting a distorted view of history. The curriculum includes sections that suggest slavery was beneficial to Blacks, such as developing skills for personal gain. Critics argue that this approach ignores the severe and la...
NEW DELHI, India – Both chambers of India’s parliament were adjourned Thursday after a shocking video surfaced on social media showing women being paraded naked and sexually assaulted. The incident took place in the northeastern state of Manipur. Manipur state, which borders Myanmar, has been witnessing violent clashes between two ...
HELSINKI, Finland – Muslim groups in Finland have called on the government to take concrete steps to achieve “zero tolerance” of racism. The statement, signed by 26 Islamic communities and organizations, invoked Finland’s Freedom of Religion Act, which states that everyone has the right to practice their own religion. T...
WASHINGTON (AA): The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Tuesday saying that Israel is not a “racist state,” in a move directed at recent remarks by Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal. The resolution passed in a 412-9 vote, with one lawmaker voting “present” and nine Democr...
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): Tunisian rights groups called on Friday for emergency aid and shelters for migrants expelled from Sfax last week, as dozens of people protested in Tunis in support of their plight. Hundreds of migrants fled or were forced out of Tunisia’s second-largest city after racial tensions flared following the July 3 killing ...
BERLIN (AA) – A copy of the Holy Quran was burned and thrown in front of a mosque in southwestern Germany. According to the Turkish Muslim umbrella organization DITIB, the incident occurred on July 8 in front of the Mimar Sinan Mosque. The mosque is located in the town of Maulbronn in Baden-Wuerttemberg province. Osman […]
LONDON – Former CNN reporter Saima Mohsin is taking legal action against the news network, alleging unfair dismissal and racial discrimination. Mohsin, who was incapacitated after an accident while reporting from Jerusalem in 2014, claims that CNN did not support her after the incident. She also alleges that she was denied high-profile b...
HOUSTON, United States (AA) – A defendant who killed 23 people at a Walmart store in Texas has been sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms. The murders took place in 2019. The shooting also injured 22 others. Patrick Crusius،, 24, had pleaded guilty in February. It was one of the deadliest attacks on Latinos in […]
PARIS (AA) – The police crackdown on peaceful protests in the French capital, Paris, has sparked an outcry. The demonstration in memory of Adama Traore and solidarity with Nael Merzouk was broken up by the police. Traoré, a black Frenchman, died in custody after being handcuffed and detained by police in 2016. Merzouk, 17, of […]...
Sfax, Tunisia (AFP): Human Rights Watch on Friday urged Tunisia to put an end to what it called the “collective expulsions” of black African migrants to a desert area near the Libyan border. Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been left stranded in dire conditions in the south of Tunisia since being driven out [&helli...
