23 killed in Aleppo, UN meets over Syria
At least 23 civilians have been killed in renewed government airstrikes on the contested city of Aleppo, Syrian activists say, as France and Britain’s Foreign…
Who fights ISIS? The truth
The occupation of Afghanistan by the Soviets and the occupation of Iraq by the Bush administration prepared the ground for the germination and flourishing of…
Anatolian Travels at Arkas casts realistic eye on 19th century
Travelers from French scientific missions to Anatolia brought back a sober and non-exoticized vision of the Orient during the 19th century. Now, the Arkas Art…
12 killed in militant attacks north of Iraq’s Tirkit
Twelve people have been killed after militants attacked a police checkpoint north of the Iraqi city of Tikrit and detonated a car bomb, Iraqi officials…
Taking photos, videos without permission in schools banned
The Ministry of Education has listed photography and videotaping inside schools as a cybercrime that violates the privacy rights of both teachers and students. Accordingly,…
Hijabi Muslim Noor Tagouri photographed for Playboy magazine
PLAYBOY magazine and a hijab-wearing Muslim woman don’t usually go hand-in-hand. excuse me while I squint in sunny #Córdoba. Good thing is, the entire city…
Report: Headscarves a barrier on German job market
German women who wear a headscarf and have a Turkish name must write four times more cover letters than other job seekers to be offered…
Quartet ‘gravely concerned’ about Israeli settlement expansion
The so-called Middle East Quartet has censured the Tel Aviv regime for its settlement expansion policy, saying the attitude undermines efforts to find a solution…
Saudi women push open door to legal profession
Change comes slowly in the patriarchal and religiously conservative society of Saudi Arabia. Yet women in the Saudi legal profession have achieved a phenomenal transformation…
The tragedy of the Palestinians
Speeches made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday at the United Nations sum up the state of Israeli-Palestinian relations. Led…