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African Americans are returning to the lands of their ancestors as life becomes precarious and dangerous in the US. Muhammida el-Muhajir says as an African American in the US, she felt she could 'never win' [Courtesy of Muhammida el-Muhajir] Accra, Ghana – They have come from the big cities of San Francisco, Chicago, and New York. Thousands of them. And many refuse to return. A new wave of African
A portrait of two icons of the American Civil Rights Movement.
Singapore's Raffles Hotel, which opened in 1887, is named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who established British colony on the island [File photo: Wong Maye-E/AP] British newspapers these days bristle with opinion pieces waxing sentimental about Britain’s colonial past. One Oxford don who is launching a research project to celebrate the ethical merits of the British empire admonishes the reade
Ali Can, whose Turkish family sought asylum years ago, engages with far-right voters to quell fears about refugees. It was early 2016 and 20 refugees had arrived in the east German town of Clausnitz. An angry mob greeted the bus that carried them, blocking the road with their cars and shouting at the visibly distressed refugees. Keep reading list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘No turning back’: Carnation R
Al Jazeera investigation exposes trade in illicit assets linked to Ukraine’s former leader Viktor Yanukovich. Three Ukrainian oligarchs traded part of around $1.5bn in illicit assets traced to cronies of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, an exclusive investigation by Al Jazeera revealed on Sunday. They did so as the war-torn country struggled to return suspected misappropriated funds t
By 2050 the number of Muslims is projected to reach 8.1 million, or 2.1 percent, of the total US population. About 3.45 million Muslims were living in the US in 2017, representing 1.1 percent of the population [Julie Jacobson/AP] Muslims are expected to become the second-largest religious group in the United States after Christians by 2040, according to a new report. There were 3.45 millions Musli
The Emirati authorities reject claims by Houthi rebels in Yemen of missile launch towards its airspace. The UAE is a member of the Saudi-led coalition that has been waging war against the Houthis in Yemen since March 2015 [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has denied a report that Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired a cruise missile towards its airspace. The National Emergency Crisis
The Muslims of South KoreaThe number of Muslims in South Korea is estimated to be around 100,000, including foreigners. It was difficult at first for Imam A. Rahman Lee Ju-Hwa, who was introduced to Islam in 1984, to tell his friends that he could not meet for barbecue and drinks. "Back in the day, my friends didn't understand my religion and forcibly asked me to drink," he said. "It took some tim
London, England – Anti-Muslim hatred has become more pervasive and entrenched in the UK, compared with 20 years ago, according to a report by the think tank that catapulted the term “Islamophobia” in 1997. Runnymede Trust’s latest survey, released on Tuesday, came two decades after the group first launched a groundbreaking report highlighting racism faced by British Muslims. Keep reading list of 4
Powerful 7.3 magnitude tremor strikes Iran-Iraq border, killing at least 328 people and wounding more than 2,500. A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the border region between Iraq and Iran late on Sunday, killing at least 328 people and injuring an estimated 2,530 more. As aftershocks continued on Monday and as rescuers sped up their operation, Iran’s state news agency IRNA confirmed the death toll
Author Hena Khan explains why she used a well-known character to introduce Muslim and non-Muslim children to Ramadan. Curious George, the children’s character, has travelled to many places, and celebrated several holidays in his lifetime – Hanukkah, Christmas, even Halloween and St Patrick’s Day. But this year he is breaking his fast, going to the mosque, and preparing for Eid celebrations. In It’
When somebody dies lonely and alone, Miyu Kojima steps in to clean their home and organise the mementos of their life. Miyu Kojima says a prayer before entering the home of the deceased, whose body may often have been lying there undiscovered for months [Shiori Ito/Al Jazeera] In a garage on a busy road in Itabashi ward in northern Tokyo, Miyu Kojima has finished her day’s work. It’s a cold night
With only 37 survivors remaining, young Koreans are adding their voices to the protests over Japan’s WWII sex slavery. As many as 200,000 South Korean women are thought to have been subject to sexual enslavement by the Japanese military during WWII. [Getty Images] Seoul, South Korea – “When I was 15 years old, two men kidnapped me on the street,” says 90-year-old Oksun Lee, speaking through a tran
A visual explainer on North Korea and the recent increase in tensions regarding its nuclear and missile programmes. Tensions have risen dramatically in the Korean Peninsula after North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile last month. Since the 1960s, North Korea has been trying to develop nuclear capabilities, much to the dismay of South Korea, a close ally of the United States. Keep
Handmade dolls carry the stories of Syrian families, both devastating and hopeful, to the world. Marianne and Melina Moussalli founded the Ana Collection as 'a way of giving back' to Syria [Courtesy of the Ana Collection/Al Jazeera] More than 465,000 people have died in Syria’s war and more than 12 million have been displaced – but two young women are determined to keep the humanity of those affec
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the UN started the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in 1948. The UN started deploying peacekeepers in 1948, but didn’t set up DPKO until 1992. This has been corrected. The article has also been updated to clarify that Kathryn Bolkovac worked for the British subsidiary of the American firm DynCorp International. UN peacekeepers
UAE envoy to United States wielded considerable clout over think-tanks run by senior officials under Barack Obama. UAE ambassador to the US Yousef al-Otaiba gained favours from Obama administration veterans by paying them large sums of money [AP] The latest batch of leaked emails from the United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States Yousef al-Otaiba has revealed the extent of influence the
Polar bear Felix predicts the result of the US presidential election at the Royev Ruchey zoo in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on November 7, 2016 [Reuters/Ilya Naymushin] On Thursday, the US Congress passed a bill that in effect ranks Russia along with Iran and North Korea as US top enemy and limits President Donald Trump‘s ability to lift sanctions against Moscow. New tougher sanction
Lost your phone in Japan? You’ll probably get it back How efficient lost property management in Japan reunites lost wallets, phones, keys and umbrellas with their owners. Honesty on the part of the finders as well as Japan's successful lost property management system mean that many lost objects are reunited with their owners [JJ O'Donoghue/Al Jazeera] Osaka, Japan – When Maithilee Jadeja reported
Dozens of worshippers gathered to pray at an entrance to the compound after new measures introduced at holy site. Al-Aqsa Mosque officials have rejected new security measures put in place by Israel as it reopened the holy site following a deadly gun battle that prompted a two-day closure. Muslim religious authorities, who administer the compound, are refusing to pray there on Sunday after Israeli
One morning last month, a group of soldiers arrived unexpectedly at Tunisia’s Choucha refugee camp and began clearing the area of the several dozen men who had been living there. “The soldiers told us to go back to Libya or to board a bus to Tunis,” a 37-year-old refugee from the Ivory Coast who declined to give his name told Al Jazeera. Keep reading list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘No turning back’: Ca
The hotel is a relic that bears testament to almost 150 years of local, regional and global events. The turbulent history of the region has seen the Palmyra Hotel transformed into a pale imitation of its former glory [Jamal Saidi/Reuters] Baalbek, Lebanon – For more than 140 years, through two world wars and a civil war lasting 15 years, the Palmyra Hotel in Baalbek has never closed its doors for
Scores of Uighurs forced to flee in Cairo and Alexandria after police sweep on Beijing’s request, rights groups say. Some 20 Uighur students from Cairo's Al-Azhar University were arrested in Alexandria [File: AP] Egyptian police have detained scores of Chinese students from the Uighur ethnic minority on Beijing’s request, forcing dozens into hiding or to flee to Turkey, activists have said. The sw
As ban on visitors from six Muslim-majority countries kicks in, US-based families of those affected express resentment. The United States Supreme Court allowed the ban to go into effect until it can take up the case during its next term starting in October 2017 [Reuters] New York, US – Rama Issa, a Syrian American, was supposed to get married this autumn in New York City. It was supposed to be a h
Considering his tendency to value money above principle and all else, the US president was clearly 'bribed' by his Saudi hosts during his visit to the country, writes Bishara [Reuters] US President Donald Trump‘s recent statements and tweets on the Middle East have puzzled US friends and foes alike by threatening further escalation of regional conflicts. Last year, he said that he would “seek harm
Turkish leader criticises list of demands presented by Saudi-led countries that cut ties with Qatar and prompted crisis. Erdogan says the Saudi-led ultimatum is 'against international law' [File: Matt Dunham/EPA] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed Qatar’s stand on a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies, saying that the ultimatum is “against international law”. Qatar ha
Sven Jurschewsky is a retired Canadian Foreign Service officer who has specialised in security and nuclear arms control. In 1994, just five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) signed the Agreed Framework, which was aiming to suspend the latter’s nuclear programme, Although the agreement eventually failed, US policy became
Saudi Arabia-led bloc asks Qatar to shut Al Jazeera, close a Turkish army base and scale down Iran ties within 10 days. Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries that have cut ties to Qatar have reportedly issued a list of demands to end a major Gulf crisis, insisting that Qatar shut down the Al Jazeera network, close a Turkish military base and scale down ties with Iran. In the 13-point list, the cou
People from all around the world seek asylum in Japan, but just 28 were accepted in 2016. Jamal, 25, is one of seven Syrian refugees whose asylum applications have been accepted by Japan. He wears a coat which is the only thing he has from Syria [Shiori Ito/Al Jazeera] Tokyo, Japan – When Jamal, a 25-year-old Syrian, was granted refugee status in Japan, one of the first things he did was go back t
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