In the wake of exploding pagers, universalism plunges into the abyss. The aftermath of a September 27 Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut. [Getty Images] I left Beirut in 2006, a month after graduating from medical school. In July that year, war had erupted, or rather been renewed, between Hezbollah and Israel following a cross-border raid by Hezbollah that left three Israeli soldiers dead. Without a foreign passport that could guarantee me safe passage out of Lebanon, which

It is not antisemitic to defend Palestinian human rights. And it’s past time for more American Jews to say so to correct a media that’s lost the thread. Author Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks onstage at SXSW Convergence Keynote in Austin, Texas. [Ismael Quintanilla | Getty Images] The Jewish high holidays—the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—are built on the paradigm of “On Rosh Hashanah, your fate is written. On Yom Kippur, your fate is sealed.” In these 10 days, we are

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Kazakh authorities have rejected an asylum request by jailed Karakalpak activist Aqylbek Muratov (aka Muratbai),...

The drying up of the Aral Sea is considered one of the biggest environmental disasters of modern times. The rapid disappearance of the waters of this lake has stimulated the efforts of the local population to preserve the environment, which in turn has aroused the interest of eco-tourists in Karakalpakstan. [Simon Urwin] Located in the heart of Central Asia, Karakalpakstan is a landlocked autonomous republic within Uzbekistan, bordering Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. It is the

Al menos 869 centros educativos -un 6 % de todas las escuelas- han sido dañados y 83 completamente destrozados. Hasta la fecha, más de dos millones de niños han huido de la guerra mientras que aproximadamente 5,5 millones continúan dentro del país, afrontando un grave riesgo de daño físico y emocional por los bombardeos. Una niña hace el signo de la victoria desde un autobús en el que ha llegado a Zaporiyia. Esta ciudad del centro este de Ucrania se ha convertido en el lugar

El grupo armado se hace cargo de la explosión que dejó también más de 30 heridos el sábado. Con el ataque dijeron homenajear a ‘Tirofijo’, uno de los fundadores de la guerrilla Autoridades y expertos en criminalística inspeccionan la estación de policía donde explotó un artefacto en Bogotá, este sábado. [MINISTERIO DE DEFENSA] Las disidencias de las FARC, pequeños grupos rebeldes que no se acogieron al proceso de paz, se han atribuido un atentado cometido el sábado en Bogotá

Francia y Alemania anuncian la expulsión de decenas de diplomáticos rusos La UE busca sanciones “urgentes” tras las “atrocidades” rusas en Ucrania y enviará equipos para colaborar con las investigaciones | Los gobernadores de dos regiones al norte del país informan de la retirada de las tropas de Moscú | Kiev y Washington esperan una ofensiva rusa en el este El presidente ucranio, Volodímir Zelenski, visita la localidad de Bucha, al noroeste de la capital ucrania, este lunes.

Rights groups say the forced deportation of Rohingya to Myanmar is a ‘cruel disregard for human life and international law’. India's crackdown on Rohingya came less than two weeks after the US said Myanmar's military committed genocide against the Rohingya Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – The deportation of a 36-year-old Rohingya woman by Indian authorities and fresh detention of Rohingya refugees in Indian-administered Kashmir has been criticised by human rights grou

The US said it is working with the Iraqi and the regional Kurdish governments to get missile defense capabilities after Iran attacked Erbil. The Iranian missile attack damaged buildings near the US Consulate in Erbil Iran claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil in the early hours of Sunday morning. Iraq's Foreign Ministry summoned Iran's ambassador to protest the attack, calling it a flagrant violation of its

Experts, civil society leaders and officials from international organisations came together for the 'India on the Brink: Preventing Genocide' summit between February 26 and 28. VHP workers at the dharma sabha at Ayodhya in November, 2018. [Reuters] At a three-day global summit held virtually, experts working on hate speech and genocide concluded that since genocide is a process and not a one-time event, it can be stated that the genocide against Muslims in India has begun. Ex