More often than not, islamophobia is viewed as isolated incidents, related to individuals like former Prime Minister Stephen Harper. In 2019, however, the National Council of Canadian Muslims reported 51 incidents of hate-motivated attacks nationwide. Most recently in Edmonton, Muslim women told Global News that they feel frightened to go
On July 19th, a suicide bomber in Sadr City took the lives of at least 35 people and wounded more than 60, making it the deadliest bomb attack in the capital of Baghdad in six months. The explosion occurred in the al-Wuhailat market as shoppers prepared for the Eid al-Adha
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s office last week described accusations that Chinese influence may have helped to determine the outcome of the 2016 presidential elections as “nonsense”. The claims are currently unsubstantiated and came from an anonymous source. The Philippine and Chinese foreign ministries, China’s embassy in Manila and the Philippine
In South Africa, the death toll has exceeded 200 as rioters and looters continue to wreak havoc. Tensions peaked earlier this month after former President Jacob Zuma was arrested for refusing to appear before a judicial inquiry into corruption charges brought against him. Violence erupted when, on July 7th, Zuma
A recent video produced by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) shows hundreds of Boko Haram fighters pledging their allegiance to ISWAP. The video emerged a few weeks after the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, reportedly died. It is unclear if Boko Haram senior officials, or only the
On 13 April 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that the United States would end its military presence in Afghanistan by 11 September 2021. This decision is following the nearly twenty years the U.S. has been at war against the Islamic fundamentalist group, the Taliban. With the extended length of
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi pledged $500 million to rebuild Gaza after it was devastated by the 11-day offensive that caused multiple fatalities, and massive destruction to infrastructure in Palestine. The president emphasized Egypt’s efforts to secure regional stability and prolong the Gaza ceasefire in his first call with Naftali
Over the past week, there have been a series of public protests in Cuba due to rising prices, falling wages, the United States embargo, and the failure of the island’s government to address these economic challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic shrunk Cuba’s economy by 11 percent in 2020, as stated by
On June 7th, President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti was assassinated after refusing to give up his grip on power in a timely manner. This did not come out of nowhere, there has been civil unrest for months in Haiti. Clashes between protestors and security forces were increasingly common following Moïse’s
The Finnish Immigration Service announced on July 14th that Finland would suspend deportations of Afghan migrants back to their country of origin due to instability in Afghanistan, following the exit of foreign troops. Despite calls from humanitarian organizations to pause the forcible return of Afghan refugees, the European Union has
The European Union, as one of the largest greenhouse gas emitters behind China and the United States, is set to become the leader of global climate change initiatives as they release their new “Fit for 55” plan last Wednesday. If successful, the EU will cut their total emissions 55% by 2030,
Days before the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, the Taliban’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhunzada, has called for a “political settlement” to the war in Afghanistan. Since foreign powers announced their departure earlier this year, the Taliban have been sweeping across the country. This statement comes during a weekend of talks
Dozens of people died in a fire at Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Nasiriyah, Iraq. There are various reports disputing the death toll, from the Health Ministry saying 60 to Iraq’s state news industry reporting 92 deaths. This is the second deadly fire to occur in one of Iraq’s coronavirus wards
Due to a political dispute between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, war has ravaged the state for over 8 months. Since violence broke out in November of last year, the people of Tigray have been pushed to the brink of starvation. According to the Integrated Food
United States President Joe Biden has recently crowned 31 August as the date when, after 20 years, there will not be any troops posted in Afghanistan. The U.S. – Afghanistan war, which came as a result of the 9/11 bombings, has finally ended as President Biden expressed his value for the
