Somali scholar proves it’s never too late to learn in Malaysia
By: Vivian Tan
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - For most of her life, Nawa watched as other children went to school. As a refugee and a girl at that, she was told there was no place for her in the classroom.
That looked set to continue when...
UN gets $2.4 billion in pledges for Horn of Africa aid efforts
BY: REUTERS
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations received pledges of $2.4 billion on Wednesday to help fund aid operations for some 32 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, but the donations fell short of...
My Eid Outfit
“What are you wearing for Eid?” is the question we’ve asked to different people across the world ahead of the Muslim festival. They took us into their ateliers and homes and showed us their beautiful garments.
Alisham - Uganda
Ebrahim - Kurdistan
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With New Crown Prince, Saudi Arabia Doubles Down On Political Repression And Regional Aggression
By:Doug Bandow
Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz has shaken his nation’s closed political system by making his youngest son his heir. Although heralded as a “modernizer,” 31-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also known as MBS, is the architect of Riyadh’s disastrous attack on...
Only four Africans made it to the G20 summit, who are they?
Four Africans were present in different capacities at the G20 summit that takes place in the German city of Hamburg (July 7 – 8). They comprised three presidents and one international civil servant.
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma was the only African president who would...
Morocco recalls ambassador to Sweden over Quran burning
By: Anadolu agency
Morocco recalled its ambassador to Sweden late Wednesday after a man tore up and burned a Quran outside Stockholm's central mosque, the country's state news agency reported.
Morocco's Foreign Ministry...
UK Minister for Armed Forces Visits Mogadishu
By: British Embassy Mogadishu
UK Minister for Armed Forces James Heappey MP, visited Mogadishu on 25 February in order to reaffirm the UK’s commitment to defence and security cooperation with Somalia.
His visit offered...
BREAKING: Zimbabwe’s Mugabe addresses nation hours before historic election, 1st without him
Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe has emerged from months of silence to tell reporters that “I will not vote for those who have illegally taken power” in Monday’s historic election.
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe is speaking to the nation for the first...
Hillary Clinton has an unfortunate way of talking about American Muslims
Whether he’s calling for a ban on Muslim immigration or the wholesale surveillance of American Muslim communities, Donald Trump’s Islamophobia throughout the presidential campaign has been notoriousand well documented.
But Hillary Clinton’s rhetoric on American Muslims isn’t doing them any favors, either.
In Wednesday’s (Oct. 19)...
Cousin of ‘teenage terror twins’ to be sentenced for helping friend go to Syria
The cousin of girls dubbed the "teenage terror twins" after they joined Islamic State will be sentenced for helping a friend go to Syria.
From his mother's home in Manchester, A-level student Abdullahi Ahmed Jama Farah, 20, created a "hub of communication" for his "Mandem"...