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Policemen secure the road near the venue of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 3, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Hangzhou Prepares for G20 Summit

by Najlaa Habriri | Sep 4, 2016 | World

Hangzhou – Hangzhou city in southwest of Shanghai had changed in the past few months as it prepared for the G20 summit. The Chinese city felt like a ghost town ahead of the arrival of leaders from the world of the 20 countries after the government encouraged residents...

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Theresa May emerges to speak to reporters after being confirmed as the leader of the Conservative Party and Britain’s next Prime Minister outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London, July 11, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall

UK Universities Risk Losing Foreign Students Post-Brexit

by Najlaa Habriri | Aug 22, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

London-The higher education sector in the UK is well known globally for its quality and ability to attract brilliant students from all over the world. However, universities in the UK find themselves facing a challenge between coping with the new trend of migration...

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Three-way Plan to Combat Extremism in British Prisons

by Najlaa Habriri | Aug 22, 2016 | World

London-Few days after hate preacher Anjem Choudary was convicted of swearing allegiance to ISIS, the British government unveiled new plans to hold influential hate preachers in separate prison units in the framework of a general reform for the system of prisons....

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Britain’s Home Secretary Amber Rudd walks with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe in Westminster, London, July 14, 2016. REUTERS/Lauren Hurley/Pool

Attacks on Minorities Embarrass British Government

by Najlaa Habriri | Aug 19, 2016 | World

London-The United Kingdom must take “urgent” measures with regard to the rise in racist attacks following Brexit and the persistence of discrimination affecting ethnic minorities, said a British government commission on Thursday. The Equality and Human Rights...

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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...