Author: Press Editor
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28 children among 76 killed by Syria ‘barrel bombs’
BEIRUT: Regime air raids using barrel bombs on rebel-controlled areas of Syria’s second city of Aleppo at the weekend killed at least 76 people, including 28 ... -
Campus segregation: ‘religious freedom’ cannot be allowed to trump equality
A free society leaves theocratic patriarchy alone in the home and the place of worship, but cannot countenance it in the public square By Mathew d’Ancona ... -
Gaza in chaos as rising flood waters add to misery caused by storm
Aid agencies warn of crisis for refugees living in tents and makeshift shelters as flood waters rise Miserable conditions endured by Syrian refugees and others in ... -
Bangladesh executes Islamist leader, deadly clashes on streets
(Reuters) – Bangladesh executed Islamist opposition leader Abdul Quader Mollah on Thursday for war crimes he committed in 1971, in a move likely to spark more ... -
Gender Segregated Seating: Why the Uproar?
Placard reading “we reject gender apartheid” waved at a winter evening protest. Fiery discussions about the imposition of medieval practices in Universities, unleashed in the media, ... -
Uruguay legalises production and sale of cannabis
Government experiment reaches new heights as it attempts to regulate marijuana business and find alternative to war on drugs The world’s most far-reaching cannabis law has ... -
Egyptian boy arrested after teacher finds stationery with pro-Morsi symbol
Schoolboy detained after teacher discovers ruler and notebooks with Rabaa sign, a symbol of opposition to Morsi’s overthrow Scissors and compasses are traditionally considered the most ... -
UK soldier detained under Terrorism Act over ‘nail bomb’
A serving UK soldier has been arrested under the Terrorism Act after a “suspicious device” was found at a house in Salford. The device, understood to ... -
Theresa May to outline anti-extremism plans
Home Secretary Theresa May is due to set out measures to tackle extremism after recommendations from a taskforce set up by the prime minister. The cabinet-level ... -
UK terror law watchdog calls for end to detention at borders without suspicion
Advice issued after series of incidents – including detention of David Miranda – put spotlight on schedule 7 Britain’s anti-terror law watchdog has said police should ... -
Syria’s Palestinian refugees No place to call home
“THERE is no humanity,” says Abu Firas, a Palestinian refugee from Syria talking by phone from a police station in Alexandria, Egypt’s second city. “We are ... -
Porno Britain: Are we all to blame for child-on-child sex abuse?
A society’s culture is the fault of nobody – and everyone. If there really is a link between the appalling stories of child-on-child sex abuse revealed ... -
Sexual violence in parts of UK ‘as bad as in warzones’
Violence against girls as young as 11 in most deprived areas of UK going undetected, unreported and ignored, says report The level of sexual violence in ... -
One in 10 women have been forced into sex against their will, Lancet study says
Sexual coercion is becoming normalised, warns researcher, urging early intervention at schools to curb stereotypes One in 10 women in Britain admit they have been forced ... -
Plush hotels and caviar diplomacy: how Azerbaijan’s elite wooed UK MPs
The oil-rich former Soviet state is accused of corruption and human rights abuses. But an ‘independent’ society in Mayfair promotes a very different view to MPs ... -
Universities ‘can segregate men and women for debates’
Universities can segregate students during debates as long as the women are not forced to sit behind the men, university leaders have said. Segregation at the ... -
Leading Syrian rebel groups form new Islamic Front
Seven leading Islamist rebel groups in Syria say they are joining forces. A statement posted online said Ahrar al-Sham, Jaysh al-Islam, Suqour al-Sham, Liwa al-Tawhid, Liwa ... -
Soaring UK personal debt wreaking havoc with mental health, report warns
Centre for Social Justice says poorer people ‘bearing brunt of storm’ as debt hits £1.4tn – almost as high as economic output Personal debt in Britain ... -
Beirut suicide blasts raise tensions in Lebanon as militants target Iran
Iranian diplomat among at least 23 killed in bombings as role of Tehran and Hezbollah in Syrian war widens sectarian divide Two explosions near the Iranian ... -
Hardly any Muslims wear poppies … and with good reason
I won’t be wearing a poppy on Remembrance Sunday next week and neither will the overwhelming majority of British Muslims. And there’s a simple reason for ... -
Tunisian Party, Hizb ut-Tahrir Rejects Political Talks, Demands Caliphate
After the breakdown of Tunisia’s political talks, a party advocating the establishment of an Islamic state protested in downtown Tunis Friday, calling for the rejection of ...
