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) Authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran are continuing to arrest and jail civil society activists while persecuting and prosecuting independent lawyers, the reported today. Human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh "With a majority of Iranian human
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...Muslim Brotherhood is deeply mistrusted by many Egyptians but has also gained a measure of popular support with its network of social services. It is the largest and most organized political opposition movement, posing a strong challenge to a government...
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VENICE: The lives of four Arab-Israeli women spanning three generations against the backdrop of conflict are at the centre of Miral, a film by JULIAN SCHNABEL based on his Palestinian partner's biographical book. From the 1948 creation of the Jewish
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MONTERREY, Mexico — Mexico's military said 25 suspects were shot dead by soldiers in a gunbattle near the US border on Thursday. A spokesman said soldiers were patrolling around noon in the town of General Trevino when they came under fire from gunmen
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RECORD INCREASE IN IMMIGRATION AS POPULATION SOARS ABOVE: Migrants continue to come to the UK despite the recession and austerity measures 3rd September 2010 By Ross Kaniuk IMMIGRATION sent the population of England and Wales soaring by a record amount
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SHOESMITH CAN APPEAL SACKING RULING ABOVE: Sharon Shoesmith has been granted leave to appeal against a High Court ruling that upheld her sackin 1st September 2010 Sharon Shoesmith has been granted leave to appeal against a High Court ruling that upheld
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, a private school providing high-quality American education in Dubai, has recently signed an agreement with Mosaica Education, Inc., a global leader in education reform, to implement a new education model tailor-made for schools in the Middle East and
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When the curtain rose on the International Women's Film Festival, Israel this week at the Chen Cinema in Rehovot, viewers could choose from more than 50 movies made by women - nearly half of them Israeli - that focus on the theme of females living in war
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Islamabad - UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) is working with its Pakistani counterpart to evolve a mechanism to commence the distribution of medicines, essential medical supplies and comprehensive First Aid kits in areas worst-hit by recent floods in
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MIGRANTS COMING TO BRITAIN ARE LIKELY TO END UP MISERABLE ABOVE: Migrants' lives are difficult, even when they reach their destination country 2nd September 2010 By Paul Robins IMMIGRANTS flooding Britain in search of a better life are likely to end up
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on government's refusal to sign up to an EU directive against sex trafficking has been considered as a green light to human traffickers. Labor's former Europe minister Denis MacShane called on the coalition ministers to rethink their decision to leave
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LOS ANGELES - Hit television show “Glee” and credit card company American Express have joined forces on a new social action campaign to inspire viewers to make a difference in their communities. The call to charitable action — a partnership between
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US Special Envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell's senior advisor, Frederick Hof, is due to visit Lebanon and Israel to help bolster security on their common border following the deadly Aadeiseh clashes, according to a statement issued by the US State
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(WAFA)- On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) has pledged US$69,000 to 'feed the fasting' in the Gaza Strip upon the directive of the President of the KRCS, Mr Barges Al Barges. Welcoming the donation, Peter
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The seventh International Women's Film Festival, Israel opens tomorrow in Rehovot, with a gala event at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The theme of this year's festival is women living in war zones, and there are more than 50 female-made films on the
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The Arab states were instrumental in creating and perpetuating the Palestinian problem. If anyone has a moral obligation to help solve it, they do; but will they?
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WAM Islamabad, Aug 31st, 2010 (WAM) -- UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) is working with its Pakistani counterpart to evolve a mechanism to commence the distribution of medicines, essential medical supplies and comprehensive First Aid kits in areas
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Manama Aug 30 (BNA) Education Minister Dr Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi today received US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Stephanie T Williams and media and cultural attache Rachel Graaf and discussed cooperation and training on providing educational services
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Women in the developing world often complain that they are deprived of their basic rights especially in comparison to women in the west. At the same time many women in the west, especially the younger generations, are surprised at how disadvantaged many
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LIB DEMS URGED TO VOTE DOWN NHS BID ABOVE: Andy Burnham has urged all Liberal Democrat MPs to vote against NHS reform plans 30th August 2010 Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has written to all Liberal Democrat MPs urging them to vote against the
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NNA - Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah received the head of the Association of Islamic Charitable Projects Sheikh Houssam Karakera who was accompanied by Sheikh Osama Al Sayyed. Both sides, according to the media office of Hizbullah,
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MIGRANTS WILL GO TO BACK OF QUEUE FOR HOUSING ABOVE: Grant Shapps 30th August 2010 By Daily Star Reporter HARD-working local people will be given priority for council houses over immigrants and spongers. They will be moved to the front of the housing
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Manama Aug 29 (BNA) A top business leader has urged citizens to join hands and defend their country. 'The security of Bahrain is not the responsibility of the sate alone. It is also the responsibility of every honourable and loyal citizen', Bahrain
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Charity towards man, in its widest sense, is laid down in the Holy Quran as the second great pillar on which the structure of Islam stands. Spending out of whatever has been given to man stands for charity in a broad sense, i.e. for acts of benevolence