Kenyan Olympic Champion Jepchirchir Wins Women’s Race At London Marathon While Breaking a Record
Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya is about to cross the finish line to win the women’s race at the London Marathon in London, Sunday, April 21, […]
Review: In Flames Catches Fire
by Imtiaz Popat Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker Zarrar Kahn’s feature debut In Flames about how women are treated in patriarchal culture is getting critical reviews globally. The film’s […]
False social media reports about Mt Kilimanjaro about to burst
The message has been doing rounds on WhatsApp groups and Facebook that Mt. Kilimanjaro is about to erupt. A background search reveals that there is […]
Eid Message
As we mark another Eid Season, we are seeing all around us. I remember my mother telling about war growing up. I heard about wars […]
Wish Film Review: Disney’s wish is Asha’s hope
Wish is a new animated musical Disney fairly tale currently streaming on Disney Plus. Oscar winner Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”) is Asha which means hope in […]
Children of Gaza prepare for Eid
© UNRWA A boy in a market during Ramadan in Gaza. UN News Clusters of tents are cobbled together with any available fabric, plastic and […]
Turkish Local Elections: Erdogan’s Party Suffers Setback
Adem ALTAN / AFP Hasht-E Subh Turkey, as a prime example of Middle Eastern democracy, witnessed municipal elections this week. The fact that even local […]
Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza
UN Human Rights Council/Sérine Meradji Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, makes remarks at the 55th session […]
UN underscores commitment to stay and deliver in Myanmar to support the Rohingya
© UNOCHA/Siegfried Modola An internally displaced family in eastern Myanmar walks close to the border with Thailand. UN News The ongoing escalation of the conflict […]