NEW DELHI – Indian police raided more than 30 locations in the capital New Delhi on Tuesday, targeting the homes of journalists, including the office of news portal NewsClick. In the evening, police said they have arrested Prabir Purkayastha, the founder of NewsClick, under stringent anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act....
ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestinian director and screenwriter Nawras Abu Saleh continues to use his camera to wage cultural resistance against Israeli occupation. Saleh spoke to the media about his short film, “Al Qeeq,” which is about the life of Muhammad Al Qeeq. It earned significant attention and positive feedback at the 69th Cannes Film Fes...
Documentary, claims there were plans to establish a new Jewish state in Patagonia, a sparsely populated region at the bottom of South America LONDON – The U.K.-based Islam Channel was fined £40,000 ($49,000) for airing a documentary that claimed Israel was trying to take over parts of Argentina and Chile. The documentary, entitled ”...
Tyson who converted to Islam believes that Pope should be respected, regardless of people’s personal religious beliefs WASHINGTON – Former boxer Mike Tyson, who converted to Islam in the 1990s, is berating his co-host DJ Whoo Kid for insulting the Pope. In an interview, he said he is Muslim but respects all religions. In the [&hel...
Film tells story of American Muslim women who are not a monolith and are agencies of their lives WASHINGTON – A Muslim romantic comedy, Americanish, will hit theaters on October 6. It is the first film in the genre directed by a Muslim-American woman and inspired by Aizzah Fatima’s critically acclaimed one-woman show “Dirty Paki [&...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Prominent Pakistani journalist and anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan, missing for more than four months, returned home on Monday, his lawyer and police said. He had been arrested at an airport in the Sialkot city of Punjab as he tried to leave the country after May 9 protests over former Prime Minister […]
Given that many of Fox News’ anchors continue to support Trump, network’s attitude toward former president remains to be seen NEW YORK – Rupert Murdoch, the iconic 92-year-old chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp. has officially handed over the reins of his media empire to his son Lachlan. The move has caused excitement and [&hellip...
U.N report expresses concern at possible discrimination stemming from algorithmic assessments used to determine the detention of migrants GENEVA – The U.N. Human Rights Office has published a report warning about the potential human rights violations due to the use of digital border technologies. While recognizing the security advantages...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – A Moroccan media watchdog has said that it filed a complaint against two French newspapers for their “unethical coverage” of a devastating earthquake that hit the kingdom earlier this month. The Moroccan National Press Council (NPC) said it filed a complaint to the Press and Mediation Ethics Council in F...
Opposition claims that many news anchors from different TV channels are biased toward ruling party, leading to exclusion of minorities NEW DELHI, India – India’s opposition coalition challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to boycott 14 anchors from different TV networks. They accuse these...