London: The invasion of Ukraine has exposed anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias across European policymaking and news media. For hundreds of thousands of hounded, rejected or stranded refugees and asylum-seekers, the revelations of prejudice and favoritism must come as no surprise, though. In the most recent incident
Syed Ali Mujtaba The Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24, 2022, has brought uncertainty to the lives and futures of nearly 4,00,000 Muslims who call the country their home, the majority being Crimean Tatar. According to an estimate, as many as 1,00,000 Muslims are living
Beijing: China’s President Xi Jinping called for “maximum restraint” after Russia invaded Ukraine and said Beijing is “pained to see the flames of war reignited in Europe”. Xi, speaking at a virtual meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday, said
Inam Ul Haque Hitler’s War on Russia by Paul Carrel (1967) in two volumes describes the German offensive, ‘Operation Barbarossa’ against the erstwhile Soviet Union during the 2nd World War. One of the fatal decisions taken by Hitler during the course of this campaign was to
Washington: US immigration authorities released new policies on Monday that will make it easier for immigrant minors who are victims of parental abuse and neglect to qualify for green cards, finalising changes first proposed more than a decade ago. The rules from US Citizenship and Immigration
Washington: President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he will ask Congress for $2.6 billion for foreign aid programmes that promote gender equality worldwide, more than double the size of last year’s request. Biden announced his intentions on International Women’s Day, which is set aside to
Geneva: The United States urged ally Saudi Arabia to review cases of "prisoners of conscience" and lift travel bans and other restrictions allegedly imposed on women's rights activists previously released from jail. The rare US intervention on the matter came with US-Saudi ties strained over a
Zahony: It’s a global day to celebrate women, but many fleeing Ukraine feel only the stress of finding a new life for their children as husbands, brothers and fathers stay behind to defend their country from Russia’s invasion. The number of refugees fleeing Ukraine reached 2
Vienna: The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is no longer transmitting data to the UN's atomic watchdog, the agency said, as it voiced concern for staff working under Russian guard at the Ukrainian facility. On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine and seized the defunct Chernobyl plant, site
California: “The great moral evil that will be remembered in the year 2022 is the persecution of the millions of Christians in India,” declared Fr. Steve Macias, a priest in the Reformed Episcopal Church, as he joined fellow clergy-members to raise awareness about the escalating