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ISIS Is Now Shooting Civilians

ISIS Is Now Shooting Civilians

The ISIS group has been shooting at civilians as they try to flee the nearly two-week battle between Iraqi government forces and IS militants in the city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, an international aid organization and Iraqi military say. On Sunday, the militants shot and killed seven civilians and seven IS defectors inside Fallujah […]

Palestinians and South Africans deserve better than…

Palestinians and South Africans deserve better than…

Frantz Fanon provided decolonial movements with a playbook on how to avoid the pitfalls of national consciousness and implement a programme socially and economically inclusive of all partaking in the struggle. But, as NICK RODRIGO shows, both the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) and African National Congress (ANC) have ignored the razor-sharp clarity of his ideas […]

450 Palestinian children held in Israeli jails

450 Palestinian children held in Israeli jails

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs reported Tuesday that 450 Palestinian children are detained in Israeli jails, including about 270 minors. The official human rights body noted that nine minors are being held by the Israeli authorities under administrative detention. The commission also noted that since 2015, Israeli authorities have arrested nearly 2,500 Palestinian […]

Islamic Finance And It’s Rapid Expansion

Islamic Finance And It’s Rapid Expansion

Islamic finance has undergone a rapid expansion reflecting its ability to meet the changing demands of consumers and businesses, and fostering higher and more inclusive growth. Once a very esoteric industry, the market for Islamic financial products is becoming more global. According to recent estimates, worldwide Islamic finance industry assets exceed $1.87 trillion—a quantum leap […]

New study details sexual torture of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention

New study details sexual torture of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention

A new academic study in the peer-reviewed medical journal ‘Reproductive Health Matters’ has revealed dozens of cases of “alleged sexual torture or ill-treatment” of Palestinian male prisoners detained by Israel. The article, ‘Sexual torture of Palestinian men by Israeli authorities’, claims to be “a first in the investigation of torture and ill-treatment of a sexual […]

Female Israeli soldier breaks down in tears after Jewish soldier is stabbed to death by a Palestinian

Female Israeli soldier breaks down in tears after Jewish soldier is stabbed to death by a Palestinian

This is the moment a female Israeli soldier broke down in tears after a comrade was knifed to death at a West Bank petrol station. Pictures show the inconsolable woman being led away from the scene alongside a road between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Reports have emerged that a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli soldier in […]

Facebook Disrespects Africa Again: Activates ‘Safety Check’ Feature Only For Nigeria

Facebook Disrespects Africa Again: Activates ‘Safety Check’ Feature Only For Nigeria

Facebook has activated its “Safety Check” feature again after a deadly bombing in Nigeria that has left at least 32 dead and 80 injured. Late Tuesday night (US time), CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a post on Facebook that the tool was being switched on. Safety Check allows users to mark themselves “safe” following “tragic […]

Three Palestinians, all 22, shot and killed by Israeli forces on Friday

Three Palestinians, all 22, shot and killed by Israeli forces on Friday

The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Palestinians on Friday, and wounded at least 154 others, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. The Ministry stated that the soldiers shot and killed Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Shalalda, 22, from Sa‘ir town, while resident Hasan Jihad […]

Investigation proves Israel killed former PLO leader Yasser Arafat

Investigation proves Israel killed former PLO leader Yasser Arafat

A Palestinian investigation team probing the mysterious death of the former leader of Palestine Liberation Organization, Yasser Arafat, says he was assassinated by Israel. “The inquiry committee has been able to identify the assassin of former president Yasser Arafat,” said Tawfiq Tirawi, the head of the team, AFP reported on Tuesday. He said, “Israel is […]

12-year-old Mo’awiya Alqam, shot by Israeli forces, then stripped naked and assaulted

12-year-old Mo’awiya Alqam, shot by Israeli forces, then stripped naked and assaulted

12-year-old Mo’awiya Alqam was shot today by Israeli forces in East Jerusalem. Badly injured, Mo’awiya was stripped of his clothes and assaulted by the Israeli officers. He was then detained, along with his relative, 13-year-old Ali Alqam, who was with him. Also today, 37 year old, Mohammad Nimer was shot dead in East Jerusalem. A […]

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