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7 Facts That Will Surprise You About MLK Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his personal Christian beliefs. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his […]

Cher, Muslim Groups and Neighbors Deliver Water to Flint City in Crisis

Clean drinking water is flowing into Flint, Michigan again thanks to volunteers and celebrities like Cher. Flint’s tap water became contaminated with lead after the city switched from Detroit’s water system to the Flint River as a water source, which caused lead to leach out of pipes last year. The federal government announced a disaster […]

Morocco arrests Belgian citizen linked to Paris attacks

A Belgian national of Moroccan origin directly linked to the Paris attacks has been arrested in Morocco, according to a local newspaper quoting Morocco’s interior ministry. Hespress reported on Monday that a Belgian national has been arrested in al-Muammadia port city on the west coast of Morocco, between Casablanca and Rabat, in the region of […]

The richest 1% own more than 99% of world’s population

The richest 1% own more than 99% of world’s population

The super rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, according to a report by international aid charity Oxfam. The richest one percent own more than the other 99 percent put together. It says that World leaders’ concern about the escalating inequality crisis has so far not translated into concrete action. “The world […]

Oil market shaken by Iran’s plan to boost output

Iran has said it plans to increase oil production by 500,000 barrels per day now that sanctions have been lifted under a nuclear deal with world powers. Analysts say the decision is likely to bring down the price of oil further in the world market. Roknoddin Javadi, deputy oil minister, said Iran is determined to […]

WATCH: British lawmakers debate banning Donald Trump from U.K.

TRENTON — To ban Donald Trump or not to ban Donald Trump — that is the question British lawmakers are considering Monday. Members of the British Parliament are currently debating whether to bar the billionaire businessman and Republican presidential front-runner from the United Kingdom in the wake of his controversial proposal to temporarily ban Muslims […]

CAIR Calls on Wisconsin Firm Ariens to Allow Prayers Pending Resolution of Accommodation Issue

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on a Wisconsin-based manufacturer to allow Muslim workers to pray while at work using a previous policy pending a resolution of a dispute over religious accommodation triggered by a change in that […]

More than 700 civilians dead, injured in Afgahn province in 9 months

Islamabad (dpa) – More than 700 civilians have died or been injured in the last nine months in the southern province of Helmand. Since the end of March last year at least 232 people have died and at least 502 have been injured, the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission said Thursday. The Taliban have stepped […]

PLIGHT OF WOMENFOLK

It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of houses. Women in Pakistan are the unit on which the household functions with their major contributions such as agricultural labour force producing food for the masses. This labour force is responsible to sow, reap, gather crops, care of […]