OPINION by Dr Aayesha Soni – When Toby Young, a self-proclaimed “classic liberal”tweeted, “My point is that being anti-Islamist isn’t “Islamophobic” to Mehdi Hassan my mind began enquiring. Two weeks later, British PM David Cameron’s 5500-word speech mentioned the word “Islamist” 10 times and extremist “32”times. Cameron’s speech was neither[…]
On any given Friday on the outskirts of Bologna, where the tight porticoed streets give way to the lazy sway of golden wheat fields, you will see hundreds of Muslims making their way down what could be mistaken for a country road. They converge on an old warehouse, which has[…]
Communities will be mobilized to speak out against the blight of corruption in South Africa with a number of events planned over the next week. On Tuesday evening a public meeting attempting to tackle the issue of corruption in South Africa was held at the historic Community House in Salt River.[…]
OPINION by Ramzy Baroud – As much of the Middle East sinks deeper into division between competing political camps, the so-called ‘Islamic State’ (‘IS’) continues its unhindered march towards a twisted version of a Muslim caliphate. Many thousands have lost their lives, some in the most torturous ways, so that[…]
Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir has alleged a police intelligence officer threatened him over his bail application in the case in which he and four others are accused of killing businessman Sam Issa. He told the Germiston Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday Captain Candice Coetzee, who drives him from Zonderwater Prison to[…]
The ad hoc committee on Nkandla had unanimously agreed that the swimming pool at President Jacob Zuma’s home was not a fire pool, ANC MP Thandi Mahambehlala said on Wednesday. She was addressing DA leader Mmusi Maimane who earlier said he refused to call the facility a fire pool because[…]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived Wednesday in Beijing amid tensions over China’s treatment of its Uighur minority and sensitive negotiations surrounding the possible purchase of a Chinese missile system. While the sides enjoy outwardly friendly relations, Turkish public sentiment has been inflamed by reports that members of the Uighur[…]
The Israeli army indiscriminately and deliberately targeted civilians during a brutal 2014 assault known as “Black Friday”, according to a new report on last summer’s Gaza war. The joint study by Amnesty International and Forensic Architecture, released on Wednesday, cites “strong evidence” of war crimes and possible crimes against humanity[…]
The German foreign ministry has warned about possible attacks on Istanbul’s underground rail network and bus stops in the wake of Turkey’s assault on Kurdish armed groups in northern Iraq. “There could be increased attack activity by the PKK,” the foreign ministry said in a statement on its website on[…]
Although South Africa will likely face water shortages in future, and the quality of the country’s water is getting worse, scientists are working on some innovative projects to reverse this. In an apple orchard in the Western Cape, researchers are measuring exactly how much water the trees need to allow[…]
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