By Nouman Khalil / Jul 23, 2014 MISSISSAUGA — Amid a backdrop of racial attacks, vandalism and protests due to tensions between Palestine and Israel in the Middle East, the Muslim community is gearing up to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with religious fervor and enthusiasm. During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to conclude this coming Sunday, the community …

Thousands of people on Twitter, both Muslims and Christians, have expressed solidarity for Christians being persecuted in Iraq using #WeAreN. Last week, members of extremist group Islamic State (IS) drove Christians out of the Iraqi city of Mosul – Christians have been living in the city for over 2,000 years. They were given the option of fleeing the city, paying …

As public support for Israel falls away I note that the Zionist PR machine is now trying a new tactic to win back friends and influence ordinary people in Britain. “What would you do if your cities came under attack,” is the question fired at increasingly weary news presenters who simply want to know why Israel’s mighty military targets women, …

By  Jehan Alfarra The third recipient of the annual Gaza Oxford Brookes Scholarship founded in the aftermath of Israel’s Operation Cast Lead in 2009 is fighting for his life in Al-Shifa Hospital after his home was bombed by Israeli forces in the latest assault on the Gaza Strip. Hassan Alhallaq’s 8 months pregnant wife, his 2 young children, his mother …

On Thursday, 15 people were killed when Israeli forces struck a UN shelter in Gaza, medics said, bringing the Palestinian death toll over the past 17 days to 798. According to emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra, at least 15 people were killed and 200 people were wounded by an Israeli strike on a school looked after by the UN agency …

Nearly 1,500 academics all over the world and rectors from 111 Turkish universities have signed an open letter condemning the actions of the Israeli government in Gaza. The letter also appeals to Israeli academics to speak out against their government. “We have been asked by our academic colleagues in Gaza – whose universities have been destroyed a number of times …

Republic of Ireland’s Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan said that Ireland abstained from voting for an official probe into war crimes in Gaza since it wanted faster action using already existing mechanisms. He also said that there was little time to introduce new probe. The UN Human Rights Council backed the probe inquiry with 29 out of 46 votes in favor …

On Thursday, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of “spitting blood” and said that his nation would press for Israel to be put on trial at an international criminal court if it continued its offensive in Gaza.  Turkey, a member of NATO, was once one of Israel’s closest allies, but has since become one of its harshest critics – …

UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos expressed her concern for the current situation in Gaza and described a ceasefire as “vital”. She said that due to the conflict, 44% of Gaza is a no-go area for Palestinians and civilians in Gaza were running out of food. According to officials, over 30 Israelis and 710 Palestinians …

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – July 22, 2014) – Despite the promise of the Arab Spring, most nations in the region have failed to reform their economies, largely leaving elite privilege in place, finds a new essay released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. The essay,Institutions and Economic, Political, and Civil Liberty in the Arab World, …