Saudi Arabia moves to redefine Islam-bearing green flag
FILE – A man prays at an open air makeshift mosque in front of a…
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Metropolitan Police apologises to Dr Konstancja Duff for ‘sexist’ language used during strip-search
The Metropolitan Police force has apologised to an academic over “sexist, derogatory and unacceptable language”…
A cauldron-lighting flash point one night, Dinigeer Yilamujiang was a skier the next day
Beijing 2022 organizers selected Yilamujiang, a 20-year-old ethnic Uyghur from Xinjiang, as one of two…
IS leader blows up self, family as US attacks Syria hideout
People inspect a destroyed house following an operation by the U.S. military in the Syrian…
Peng Shuai saga hews to familiar script in China
FILE – Peng Shuai, of China, serves to Maria Sakkari, of Greece, during the second…
Tamana Zaryabi Paryani: Afghan activist arrested by armed men in January has been ‘released’
Tamana Zaryabi Paryani, a female activist arrested by armed men in Afghanistan in January, has…
Olympic Updates: China’s first gold draws cheers downtown
FILE – United States’ gold medalist Shaun White reacts during the men’s halfpipe medal ceremony…
As a Muslim Hebrew teacher, the Texas synagogue hostage attack made me especially anxious
The Jewish community in Texas is still reeling from the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue hostage…
Guterres expects China to let UN rights chief visit Xinjiang
UN secretary-general tells Chinese leaders they must allow Michelle Bachelet to make a ‘credible visit’…
Sculpture of Algerian hero vandalised in France
Lower part of the steel sculpture in the town of Amboise, where Emir Abdelkader was…