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Egypt arrests editorial team of independent media
Egyptian authorities swept up the entire editorial team of one of the country’s few independent media, accusing them on Thursday of belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. The Associated Press reports that the arrest this week of the six journalists of Matsadaash sparked an outcry from international and regional rights groups who called it an “alarming escalation on…
6-year-old girl played crucial role in stopping plane disaster
Photo credit: The Mirro A brave six-year-old girl and her mother played a vital role in thwarting an alleged attempted hijacking on a FlyDubai flight bound for Israel. Mirror reports that Nina Manes was on the plane when chaos erupted, having boarded with her mother, Tali and father, Tzika, on the way to Tel Aviv from Dubai. Nina…
Nigeria – A Season of Betrayals
Chapter 1 – The Nigerian Condition Opening Meditation: What Does It Mean to Be Nigerian? To speak of the Nigerian condition is to speak of a paradox – a nation overflowing with talent yet starved of opportunity, rich in resources yet poor in outcomes, loud in hope yet quiet in accountability. It is to describe…
Hundreds gather downtown to commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Photo credit: The Globe and Mail “The truth has to be shared and told to the Canadian people,” said residential school survivor Michael Cheena at the ninth annual Indigenous Legacy Gathering on Wednesday. Toronto Today reports that several hundred people – many wearing orange shirts – gathered in Nathan Phillips Square to commemorate the National…
Protests against illegal migration in South Africa
Photo credit: BBC Hundreds of people held a demonstration against illegal immigration in the South African city of Durban on Wednesday, vowing to intensify their actions against what they say is the government’s failure to deal with the issue. The Associated Press reports that the crowds, led by March and March group, had set a…
Nigeria – A Season of Serial Betrayals by Adewale Sobowale
Nigeria is 66 years old today. themigrant.online has decided to do a 12-day series for the country. Opening Frame Nigeria stands today in a long, unbroken season of serial betrayals – betrayals of vision, of trust, of institutions, of citizenship, and of the future itself. As someone who is only about three years younger than Nigeria…
US bans Canadian booze
Photo credit: CBC President Donald Trump’s ban on Canadian booze kicked in on Tuesday, an unprecedented move that underscores the breakdown in one of the closest trading relationships in the world. CNN reports that the ban, which impacts $800 million worth of Canadian alcoholic beverages the US imported last year, marks the latest salvo in a tit-for-tat…