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Did Tariq Ramadan Lie About His University Credentials?

March 10, 2018 | by Sarah Mills | 3 Comments

French and Swiss sources have recently reported that Tariq Ramadan claimed to be professor at the University of Fribourg when he was not. Read more

Could Research into Synesthesia Lead to a Better Understanding of Autism?

March 7, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

It appears that synesthesia may be the result of abnormal brain connections, as in the case of other conditions, such as autism. Read more

Tear Gas and Arrests Follow Turkish Women’s Rights Protests

March 6, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

On March 4, Turkish protesters were on the streets of Ankara, Turkey, for the advancement of women’s rights and were met with arrests and tear gas. At a gathering ahead of International Women’s Day, which is on March 8, the marchers ignored calls to disperse their protests. This was not taken well by the riot […] Read more

French Embassy in Burkina Faso attacked by jihadist terrorists

March 4, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

A terrorist attack on the French Embassy in Burkina Faso on Friday, March 3, believed to be targeting the anti-terror force G5-Sahel has killed dozens. A jihadist terror attack on the French Embassy in Burkina Faso claimed dozens of lives on Friday, March 3. There were two attacks, with one on the French Embassy in […] Read more

Tunisian Freethinkers are Under Attack

March 1, 2018 | by Tara Abhasakun | 0 Comments

Tunisian Islamist extremists are threatening and attacking freethinkers, a sign of increasing violence in Tunisia following the 2011 revolution. Last week, Tunisian citizen Nacer Amari, a member of an organisation called Tunisian Freethinkers, announced on Facebook that the president of the organisation had been stabbed and assaulted by Islamic extremists outside a bar in Tunis. […] Read more

How will Billy Graham be Remembered?

February 23, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Influential Evangelical pastor Billy Graham (1918-2018), who played an outsized role in American Evangelical Christianity, died Wednesday at the age of 99. Rev. Billy Graham was one of the most prominent American preachers of the 20th century. He died on February 21, 2018, at the age of 99. In his public preachings, he attracted as many […] Read more

Nigerian Citizen Says State Government Denies Boko Haram Abductions

February 22, 2018 | by Tara Abhasakun | 0 Comments

A Nigerian citizen in contact with a witness of the recent Boko Haram attacks says that a state government is denying the abductions of young girls. Read more

Iranian Regime Attempts to Suppress Protestors’ Rage

January 2, 2018 | by Tara Abhasakun | 0 Comments

Iran is cracking down on social media as protestors express discontent with theocratic rule. This week in Iran, what began as protests over high costs of living have morphed into an outcry against the country’s theocratic rule. On Saturday, protestors in Khoramabad chanted ‘We don’t want an Islamic Republic’ and ‘Death to the Dictator.’ https://twitter.com/ArminNavabi/status/947208656759803908 […] Read more

ISIS Suicide Bombing In Kabul Kills Dozens

December 28, 2017 | by Lucas Lynch | 0 Comments

The Islamic State (ISIS) carried out a series of suicide bombings near a Shia cultural centre in Kabul, Afghanistan earlier today, killing dozens. Islamic State (IS) militants have been linked to a series of suicide bomb blasts at a Shi’ite cultural centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, which has left at least 40 dead and dozens more […] Read more