UNITED NATIONS (AA): The UN Tuesday called for an immediate end to the expulsions of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers from Tunisia to the borders with Libya and Algeria. In July, hundreds of people from sub-Saharan African countries were forced from the coastal city of Sfax by Tunisian security forces, and left stranded in a […]
TALLAHASSEE, Florida – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned an attack on a Jewish house of worship. This is the fourth anti-Semitic incident reported to Pensacola police in a few weeks. The latest incident occurred at Florida’s first Jewish temple, Temple Beth El. The state’s largest Muslim civil rig...
AUSTIN, Texas – The president of a university in Texas has resigned over a new racial conflict. Katherine Banks, the president of Texas A&M College, resigned after facing criticism of the way her administration handled the hiring of Kathleen McElroy, a prominent Black professor. McElroy’s hiring had been met with opposition fro...
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will establish a national monument to honor Emmett Till, a Black teenager lynched in Mississippi in 1955. The memorial will commemorate the life and tragic death of Till at age of 14. The memorial will also show the acquittal of his white killers and the commitment of his mother, Mamie […]
HOUSTON, United States (AA) The killing of Black people by police officers in the U.S. is a widespread problem that has existed for decades. Speaking to Türkiye’s Anadolu news agency, political activist Ron Jackson said police have been involved in several high-profile killings of Black people in recent years. Jackson, who also hosts a radio [...
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 ...
