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On eve of Juneteenth, a Washington mayor disparages reparations and pride
The Columbian· 2 days agoDuring a debate over whether the city of Newcastle would fly the pride flag in June, Mayor Robert Clark on Tuesday delivered a wide-ranging diatribe about the city’s LGBTQ+ community and reparations ...
Three GB marathon runners selected for Paris 2024 with fascinating back stories
Olympics.com· 4 days agoThe six marathon runners selected for Team GB's squad for Paris 2024, starting 26 July, are all...
How the Middle East Became the Latest ‘Gold Rush’ in Marketing
The Wall Street Journal· 6 days agoThe Lego Group opened a Middle East and Africa headquarters in Dubai in 2019, citing the size of the...
First UK Muslim Pride to choose joy over rejection
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIt offers monthly social meetings, iftars (fast-breaking meals during Ramadan), communal prayers, therapy, and workshops on the Quran. "We [LGBTQ+...
What is the Muslim Haj pilgrimage?
Reuters· 6 days agoHere is a look at the haj, one of the largest mass gatherings in the world, which starts in Saudi Arabia on Friday. * The haj is an annual pilgrimage...
Gazan families mourn children who were killed during the IDF’s hostage rescue
NBC News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHer older son, Waleed, died of cancer in 2022. In March, her two daughters — Maram, 9, and Shireen,...
My husband was a part of the KKK—until he met a Muslim man
Newsweek· 4 days agoOne spring day in 2015, my husband, Chris, invited our family to a cookout with his friends and...
Virginia Tech's Ho back on the Olympic stage
WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke· 16 hours agoOver the past week we’ve highlighted swimming athletes competing for a spot on team USA for the Paris Olympics. It was a few years ago when the...
US Navy faces its most intense combat since World War II against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels
Tulsa World· 6 days agoThe U.S. Navy prepared for decades to potentially fight the Soviet Union, then later Russia and...
Netanyahu condemns daily ‘military pause’ by Israeli army to allow aid into Gaza
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBenjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, criticised plans announced by the military to hold...