The orange broadcasting van layon its side in the glare of an arc light on Istanbul’s Taksim Square while protesters clambered over it. On its bonnet was scrawled “government crony media for sale” and on a side panel “Where were you yesterday?” The anger of many demonstrators involved in four days of clashes with
The UN Security Council on Friday blacklisted the Syrian group Al-Nusra Front and added it to its global sanctions list because of its links to Al-Qaeda, Al Arabiya reported. The group, a feared force battling President Bashar al-Assad, is now subject to an international asset freeze and arms embargo, according to an announcement made
An image of a lady wearing a red dress has gone viral across social media networks as being an iconic symbol of this week’s violent protests in Turkey, bringing up a debate on women’s freedoms in a country led by an Islamist government. The image of the woman, who appears to be attacked by police
For far too many American-Jews today, "Never Again" is just a cliché. But to everybody who is standing here today, people who love Israel, "Never Again" is a call to peaceful action to save the lives of Jewish people. And, we need to act peacefully. We need to act fast. For today, Israel is
The story of one courageous victim whose family, rather than killing her for defiling "family honor", supported her fight for justice. The American government has just gone into the anti-honor-killing "business." Given my extensive academic and legal work documenting and opposing honor killing, I support this venture. I do find it a bit odd
