The U.S. Supreme Court has made headlines after preventing a controversial law from being passed in the state of Louisiana. The Louisiana law threatened to limit women’s access to safe abortion procedures by mandating doctors to obtain admission privileges to operate in local hospitals. These are privileges that doctors have
After years of closely following ISIS fighters, the West has finally turned its attention to the vulnerable and overlooked victims still unable to find a way out. These are the families and children of the ISIS members being detained in the majorly Kurdish-led militia detention camps in Syria. Recent insight
On Saturday, June 27th, London was abuzz with calls for change. Thousands of non-violent protesters from three different movements took to the streets to shout their grievances, placards and megaphones in hand. They represented Black Lives Matter (BLM), the Gay Liberation Front (GLF), and Justice for Shukri Abdi. At first
In this article, I talk exclusively about the emissions which fuel our data driven lifestyles. I will reveal the often unconsidered daily costs of running, storing and processing these online activities. This is discussed in the context of our personal carbon footprints which need to be addressed to reduce the
Palestinians fear that the Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank will further limit access to the beautiful and lucrative Dead Sea. In May, Israel announced plans to recognize most of the Israeli settlements on already occupied Palestinian land, specifically about 30% of the West Bank, as officially part
The outrage over the murder of Black American George Floyd in late May and the subsequent protests over police brutality have not been confined to the United States; citizens in countries around the world–like France, England, Brazil, and more–have taken to the streets to protest racism and over-policing. The sudden
Amnesty International (AI) released a report on Wednesday revealing patterns of biased law enforcement in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic, a finding reflective of the long-standing inequality Black Lives Matter protesters are marching against across the globe. AI studied the enforcement of coronavirus lockdowns in Western and Eastern Europe and
One of the biggest Muslim events of the year has, like everything else, succumbed to the pressures of the relentless Coronavirus by dramatically restricting the allowed number of attendees. Normally, millions of practicing Muslims from around the world travel to the holy city of Mecca for 5 or 6 days
Egypt’s President, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, has threatened direct military action on the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) currently operating in Western Libya, kindling the potential for further conflict within the country and beyond. The Egyptian backed Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by the warlord Khalifa Haftar, have come under
