Non-governmental groups have called on United Nations member states to oppose the admission of Afghanistan, Algeria, Sudan, Venezuela, and Vietnam to the Human Rights Council (UNHRC), citing “problematic” human rights records. The U.N. General Assembly will hold elections for 14 new council members on Tuesday. A joint NGO report [pdf] released on Oct. 3 drew…
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PREMIERING 10/11 at 7:30PM ET: ‘Bigotry of Low Expectations’—Dr. Zuhdi Jasser Talks Iran Protests, Islamist Ideology, and Islamic Reform
October 10, 2022
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This episode will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. ET. On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing physician, proud Muslim, and the founder of multiple organizations aimed at countering the threat of political Islam, more commonly referred to as “Islamism.” “The hypocrisy of the…
Veterans, Legion Butt Heads Over Use of Poppy on Election Signs
Two veterans running for municipal council north of Toronto have run afoul of the Royal Canadian Legion for using the image of the poppy on their election campaign signs. Nickolas Harper and Chris Dupee, both veterans of the war in Afghanistan, say they decided to use the iconic symbol of remembrance so voters in their…
Suicide Bomber Strikes at a Center of Taliban Power, Kills 4
KABUL, Afghanistan—A suicide bomber struck at a center of Taliban power Wednesday, setting off a blast at a government ministry in the Afghan capital of Kabul and killing at least four people. The explosion went off in the afternoon as workers and visitors were praying inside a mosque of Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry, which is responsible…
Suicide Bomber Strikes Kabul Education Center, Killing 19
KABUL, Afghanistan—A suicide bomber struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, including teenagers who were taking university practice entry exams, a Taliban spokesman said. The morning explosion at the center took place in Kabul’s Dashti Barchi neighborhood, an area populated mostly by…
China’s Belt and Road Investment Is Losing Steam
September 28, 2022
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News Analysis The Chinese economy is flagging while Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries deal with debt and inflation. In the first half of 2022, China’s overall BRI investment slowed, with zero money flowing into Russia. Launched in 2013, the BRI (also known as “One Belt, One Road”) is Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s plan to expand…
At Least 4 Killed, 10 Wounded After Blast Near Kabul Mosque
KABUL—At least four people are dead and 10 wounded after an explosion went off near a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Friday, with a hospital confirming the number of casualties. A column of black smoke rose into the sky and shots rang out several minutes after the blast in the city’s diplomatic quarter….
Taliban Official: Explosion Kills 3 People in Afghan Capital
ISLAMABAD—An explosion in Afghanistan’s capital has killed at least three people and wounded 13 others, a Taliban official said on Wednesday. According to Khalid Zadran, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief, the blast occurred in a restaurant in the city’s western Dehmazang neighborhood. A team has arrived in the area to find out…
Epoch Cinema Documentary Review: ‘Killing the Messenger: The Deadly Cost of News’
September 20, 2022
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Commentary With the recent advent of rampant cancel culture and the frenzied banning of conservatives (all across social media and media in general), and, for that matter, anyone who doesn’t bow to the globalist narrative, people are seeking out truth in journalism in increasing numbers. But for those honest and forthright intrepid journalists who are…
Taliban Releases American Hostage in Exchange for Afghan Drug Trafficker
The Taliban has released an American engineer they’d kept captive since 2020 in exchange for a Taliban-linked Afghan tribal leader, who was serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison on heroin trafficking charges. Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said the prisoner exchange between American hostage Mark Frerichs and Taliban ally Bashir Noorzai took…
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