IS Militant Atrocities Mount Against Mosul Civilians
The U.N. human rights office says atrocities against civilians in Mosul by Islamic State militants reportedly are increasing as Iraqi soldiers close in on the embattled northern Iraqi city. The U.N. human rights office says it is receiving disturbing reports of the extra judicial and summary execution of children and women, as well as male […]
Indian PM Criticizes Controversial Muslim Divorce Law
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday waded into a controversy over a Muslim divorce law he said was destroying women’s lives, drawing criticism from rivals that he was fishing for minority votes in a major state election next year. Modi criticized the so-called “triple talaq”, that allows a Muslim man […]
Trump Accuses Democrats of Making Up Polls Showing Clinton Ahead
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, trailing in his run for the White House, accused Democrats on Monday of making up phony polls to deflate his vote and make it look like Democrat Hillary Clinton is ahead. “They are phony polls, put out by phony media, trying to suppress our vote,” Trump told several dozen farmers […]
IS Claims Attack on Pakistan Police Training Center
lslamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that targeted a police training center in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 61 recruits and wounding more than 120 others. The assault began just before midnight on Monday, with three assailants entering the hostel for recruits inside the complex and spraying occupants with bullets.
Iraq: UNICEF says up to 1.5 million may be affected by Mosul offensive
Thousands of people who have fled the Mosul area, as the military offensive to retake the northern Iraqi city gathers pace, have been on the road for days. In the background is a stark, apocalyptic landscape, with fumes billowing into the air from oil fields set alight by the retreating militants.
US Exhibition Celebrates Beauty of Quran Manuscripts
“The Art of the Qur’an”, the first major exhibition of its type in the United States that opened Oct. 22 in Washington, features more than 60 of the most important manuscripts of and about the Quran, created over more than 1,000 years across the Islamic world – from North Africa to Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan.
US Candidates Take Different Approaches to Being Tough on Terror
Amid rising public anxiety over terrorism, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have tried to portray themselves as tough on national security. For Trump, the Republican nominee, that means being firm on immigration, a hot-button campaign issue that has expanded to dominate the debate over terrorism.
Female Genital Mutilation Haunts Somalis in US
The United Nations estimates 200 million girls and women in more than 30 countries have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). Somalia has the highest rate in the world recorded by the United Nations, with about 98 percent the country’s female population between the ages of 15 and 49 affected by FGM.
Shabaab seizes Somali town after peacekeepers pullout
Fighters from al-Shabaab have seized control of yet another town in central Somalia after it was abandoned by African Union peacekeepers, according to a spokesman for the group and a local official. It was the third time this month that the al-Qaeda-affiliated group moved into a town in the region after the withdrawal of Ethiopian […]
Haji Ali Dargah: Mumbai mosque to lift ban on women
A famous mosque in India has agreed to scrap a ban on women entering its inner sanctum after a bitter legal battle about the restriction. The Haji Ali Dargah trust has barred women from the mausoleum off the coast of Mumbai since 2011, insisting the presence of women near the tomb of a revered saint […]