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Southern European states want tougher measures to debar new migration crisis
Photo credit: DW Italy, Greece, Cyprus, and Malta have called for stronger European measures to prevent a repeat of the 2015 migration crisis, warning of continued pressure on Mediterranean emigration routes and the growing activity of human trafficking networks. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reports that the appeal was made during a summit held in…
Behind China’s expanding detention camps
Photo credit: the Guardian The north-west Chinese province is the ancestral homeland of the predominantly Muslim, Turkic-speaking Uyghur people. SBS News reports that it is also the site of expanding facilities where hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs and mostly Muslim minorities are believed to be held in detention. “Uyghurs have been subjected to restrictions on religious activities for a long time, but in…
Victoria Mboko: from war-torn Congo to the glamorous world of tennis
Photo credit: Tennis Canada There is an African saying that good things might come from ugly developments and vice versa. Cyprien Mboko and Godee Kitadi originally lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the late 90s, the country was engulfed in violent political conflict. Godee moved to Montreal in 1999 while pregnant, according to…
JD Vance statement on teen stabbed by Indian in UK draws Britain’s response
Photo credit: CTV News US Vice President JD Vance has sparked a row with the United Kingdom, linking the murder of an 18-year-old to what he described as the consequences of mass migration, prompting a sharp rebuke from the UK government. The Times of India reports that Vance commented on social media on the killing of…
Pope visits polarized Spain with focus on migrants
Photo credit: Yahoo News Pope Leo XIV heads to Spain on Saturday for a visit focused on Immigration and Social Justice at a politically turbulent time for Prime Minister Pedro Sa France 24 reports that the visit begins with a welcome at the Royal Palace in Madrid from King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. Later in the day,…
As if nothing was amiss by Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: the Guardian We, Nigerians, should fear ourselves. We should, because we have this rather interesting ability to pretend that all is well, even when we are in the well. And in most cases, what we say is: All is well! We’ve been having cases of terrorists killing, maiming, and abducting our people quite…
Muslim group seeks action on Islamophobia 5 years after Ontario family was murdered
Photo credit: Global News Nearly five years after a gruesome slaying of an Ontario family, a national Muslim group is urging Ottawa to follow through on past recommendations to fight Islamophobia. “Despite years of studies, consultations and public commitments, Muslims in Canada continue to face discrimination, harassment, violence and unequal treatment,” said Khaled Al-Qazzaz, head of…