RT | (Video report) | “Dutch pranksters have conducted an experiment aimed at testing public prejudice towards Islam. They took to the streets and read extracts from a book which they claimed was the Koran. Then came the big reveal. What people had originally believed were extracts from the Koran were actually being read from […]
Fearmongering against Muslims is a Bipartisan Sport & Hurts us All
By Olivia Alperstein | (Otherwords.org) | – – Representative Loretta Sanchez’s bogus claims about Muslims reflect the kind of prejudice that holds America back. Representative Loretta Sanchez voiced the fears of a growing number of Americans when she spoke recently with Larry King as details about the San Bernardino shooters emerged. “We know that there […]
Pakistan’s New Weapon Against Taliban Is Education
AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “One year after 132 kids were killed in a school attack, Pakistan’s army has found another way to fight the Taliban. ” Pakistan’s New Weapon Against Taliban Is Education
Syrian Refugees from Civil War spiraling down into Extreme Poverty
By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS, Dec 16 2015 (IPS) – When German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her immigration policies early this week — and announced plans to absorb about one million refugees, mostly from Syria — she was apparently greeted with a nine-minute standing ovation by members of […]
Could an end to Syria’s civil war be in sight?
By James Gelvin | (The Conversation) | – – If, as cliché has it, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, isn’t the recent flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at bringing about a negotiated settlement to the Syrian civil war insane? None of the previous attempts […]
UN Secretary-General Accuses Israel of ‘Breeding’ Palestinian Attacks
By IMEMC | – – This past Tuesday, in Jakarta, Indonesia, the International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem was organized by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. It was sponsored by the United Nations. In a statement delivered on his behalf […]
Nobelist Malala to Trump: Your Islamophobia is creating the grounds for Terrorism
Wochit News | (Video report) | – – “Malala Yousafzai had a few words for Donald Trump and other politicians for attacking the Muslim Religion She stated in an interview directed towards trump. “The more you speak about Islam and against all Muslims, the more terrorists we create,”. This comes after Trump’s proposition to end […]
How Israeli settlements stifle Palestine’s economy
By Nur Arafeh, Samia al-Botmeh and Leila Farsakh |Al-Shabaka/ Ma’an News Agency | – – Al-Shabaka is an independent non-profit organization whose mission is to educate and foster public debate on Palestinian human rights and self-determination within the framework of international law. In this policy brief, Al-Shabaka Policy Fellow Nur Arafeh and Policy Advisors Samia […]
Is Corporate Media Enabling GOP Hate Speech?
By Sarah Lazare, staff writer| (Commondreams.org) | – – Watchdogs say corporate media is stoking racist and fear-mongering rhetoric The moderators of last night's CNN presidential debate provided a two hour platform for every Republican candidate to further fear and hatred against Muslims," said Steven Renderos of the Center for Media Justice. (Photo: Getty)” /> […]
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