US Dropped An Average 3 Bombs An Hour In 2016
The U.S. dropped an average of three bombs an hour in 2016 — a total of 26,171 explosive devices dropped in seven countries in the past year, a report found. The report published last week comes at the close of President Barack Obama’s second term as he prepares to hand power over to his successor, […]
Islamic State Tactics Degrading as Iraqis Take More of Mosul
Islamic State (IS) fighters have placed bombs on trucks and even tiny, flying drones to attack Iraqi forces battling to retake Mosul. But these battlefield tactics are becoming less frequent and less effective, a top U.S. commander in Iraq said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters via teleconference from Baghdad, Col. Brett Sylvia, who leads roughly 1,700 […]
‘Islamophobia to blame’ for Cape Town mosque attacks
Authorities in South Africa say Islamophobia fuelled two separate attacks on mosques in Cape Town, where Muslim centres of worship were broken into and defiled with pig blood and a pig’s snout. The Western Cape provincial government said Monday’s attack, in which the blood was found smeared over the walls of a mosque in Kalk […]
What’s missing in the teaching of Islam
There has been much misinformation about Islam. Reports in Western media tend to perpetuate stereotypes that Islam is a violent religion and Muslim women are oppressed.…
On Muslims, swimming lessons, and European secularism
In a judgment handed down on Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights rejected a claim brought by a Muslim couple in Basel, Switzerland, who had refused to allow their daughters to attend compulsory mixed swimming lessons at school. The ruling itself is unsurprising, and doesn’t come in a vacuum. The European court has been […]
Fears Grow of IS Threat in Turkey After New Year’s Attack
Turkey is still reeling from the deadly New Year’s shooting at an Istanbul nightclub, in which 39 people were killed. Far from bringing the country together, the attack has further deepened national divisions. With the gunman still on the loose, fears are growing about the threat so-called Islamic State poses to Turkey. The threat comes […]
Trump blasts US spy agencies over Russia claims
In his first press conference since winning the White House, Donald Trump has blasted America’s spy agencies and the media, accusing them of leaking salacious allegations about him. Accusing them of practices reminiscent of Nazi Germany, the president-elect denied both the claims and that he was vulnerable to blackmail by Russia. Trump has said the […]
Dear Donald Trump: A letter from a Syrian refugee
Dear Donald, My name is Abdulazez Dukhan. I am 18 years old. I am one of the four million people who have fled Syria. We left behind our hearts and the people that we lost – both buried somewhere along the road. I am sending you this message to congratulate you on the presidency.
Myanmar: Who Are the Rohingya?
More than 65,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar since a bloody military campaign against purported militants began in October, according to a U.N. report. Most are living in makeshift camps and refugee centers. The Rohingya have endured a decades-long plight and are routinely described by human rights organizations as the “most oppressed people […]
Trump Supporters Falsely Claim Imageboard Website Sparked Trump ‘Gold Shower’ Allegations
Following the publication of a dossier from ex-British intelligence containing a number of unverified stories about Russia’s attempt to compromise Donald Trump, a number of sites favorable to the president-elect have falsely suggested the report is based on an elaborate hoax by 4chan, an English-language imageboard website. The supposed spoof pulled on the intelligence community—which […]