The Guardian Judges at the European court of human rights (ECHR) have upheld France’s burqa ban, accepting Paris’s argument that it encouraged citizens to “live together”. The law, introduced in 2010, makes it illegal for anyone to cover their face in a public place. While it also covers balaclavas and hoods, […]
RT Spain and Italy have joined France in advising their citizens not to invest in Israeli settlements built on occupied Palestinian Land. The Italian Foreign Minister Frederico Mogherini told Italians on Friday “not to get involved in financial activity and investments” in settlements in the West Bank, Italian media reported. […]
AOL News The Vatican’s former ambassador to the Dominican Republic has been convicted by a church tribunal of sex abuse and has been defrocked, the first such sentence handed down against a top papal representative. The Vatican said Friday that Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski was found guilty by the […]
Raw Story A former college football star and his wife have been charged with keeping the eldest of their 10 children locked alone in a basement room for nearly two years as punishment for stealing. Recardo Wimbush Sr., 33, and Therian Cornelia Wimbush, 37, told authorities they confined the 13-year-old […]
The Guardian A new report written by former Obama administration officials and military officers warns that the US reliance on drone strikes for counter-terrorism “risks increasing instability and escalating conflicts”. The report, released on Thursday from the Stimson Center, does not reject drone strikes and is notable primarily for […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 