Tag Archives: Africa

By Ramzy Baroud This is not my geography teacher, or, more accurately it is not at all how I remember him. A series of APA images published by the British Daily Mail and other newspapers showed Hamad al-Hasanat lying dead in a mosque, surrounded by a group of Hamas fighters. On top of his lifeless body, as worshipers came to …

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidelines recommending circumcision for male infants, suggesting that the benefits of circumcision far outweigh the risks. It suggested that parents should consider the procedure for their sons, and that they should pay for it using insurance money. The CDC released its draft guidelines for circumcision on Tuesday, opening …

The BBC has renewed its “100 Women” program that focuses on representing women in its international news coverage. The one hundred women chosen this year has more scientists, women working in the arts, and a considerable number of Muslim and Arab women in comparison to last year’s list. Additionally, over one-fifth of the women are under the age of 25. …

Despite a general consensus among the scientific community that current research is not enough to produce a “cure” for Ebola, startups and scientists all over the world are seemingly racing against one another to find marketable medication for the disease. San Diego-based Mapp Biopharmaceuticals has been ramping up production of now well-known ZMAPP, the drug administered to at least two …