In October of 2016, Al Salam mosque, one of two in Fort Smith, Arkansas, was attacked by vandals spraying swastikas, curse words and other insults such as “go home” on the windows and doors of the mosque. Such attacks are becoming more and more common: as Islamophobia rises in Western
Just last week, The Independent reported that the US and UK have pledged millions for the largest-ever fund to fight against modern-day slavery. The Global Fund to End Modern Slavery consists of public-private partnership plans to develop a new $1.5 billion fund to coordinate a coherent, global strategy to address
On the 30th of January, the Kenyan government shut down three major TV stations which were broadcasting preparations for the swearing-in ceremony of opposition leader Raila Odinga as the “people’s president.” This demonstration, which is the culmination of a series of parallel institutions established by the opposition, follows the opposition’s
In 1947, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists unveiled the Doomsday Clock, a visual symbol to inform the public as to, “how close we are to destroying our world with dangerous technologies of our own making.” It was a reaction to the first use of nuclear weapons in 1945 and reflected
During the late hours of February 1, 2018, the Polish Upper House of Parliament, known as the Senate, voted on and approved a controversial bill relating to the Holocaust. The bill states, “whoever accuses, publicly and against the facts, the Polish nation, or the Polish state, of being responsible or complicit
A Syrian peace conference hosted by Russia, and held in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, concluded on Tuesday, January 30th. Termed the “Congress of the Syrian National Dialogue,” the talks were attended by almost 1500 delegates, with the goal of creating a framework for a new Syrian constitution. The
