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ISIS militant waving a flag, cheers as he takes part in a military parade along the streets of Syria’s northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

U.S. Report on Religious Freedom Slams ISIS Violations

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Aug 12, 2016 | World

Washington-The annual report issued by the U.S. State Department on religious freedom around the world has focused on violations made by ISIS, mainly what it termed as “genocide” carried out by the group against Christians, Shi’ites and Yazidis. According to Agence...

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Demonstrators hold up lighted signs spelling out “Black Lives Matter” during a protest in Boston, Massachusetts, November 25, 2014. Hundreds of protesters marched through Boston one day after Missouri police officer Darren Wilson was not charged for the fatal August shooting of the unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES – Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW) – RTR4FM1E

Black Lives Matter Describes Israel as “Apartheid State”

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 12, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – The U.S.-based Black Lives Matter movement has called Israel an “apartheid state” and said it is joining the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign over acts of “genocide against the Palestinian people”. Black Lives Matter and The Movement...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. AFP

Zarif Visits Ankara, Turkish-Russian-Iranian Tripartite Scenario in Syria ‘More Likely’

by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 12, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- Ankara and Tehran’s announcement on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visiting the Turkish capital on Friday raised even more speculation of a Russian-Turkish-Iranian tripartite alliance surfacing. Zarif is expected to be discussing bilateral ties...

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Yasmin (L), 16, pushes Hana (C), 16, on a swing after finishing a GCSE exam near their school in Hackney, east London June 6, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris

British Parliamentary Committee Warns of Discrimination against Muslim Women

by Najlaa Habriri | Aug 12, 2016 | World

London-The Women and Equalities Committee in the British parliament requested Theresa May to roll out a plan to tackle the sufferings of Muslim women in the labor market by 2017. In a report issued on Thursday, the committee highlighted the importance of achieving...

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Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Bahrain Puts National Interests above All Other Considerations

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Aug 12, 2016 | Middle East

Manama – Bahrain’s political landscape has seen a major improvement two months following the implementation of an amended law that separates politics from the religious platform. Observers say that Law 12/2016, which was issued by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in June...