Mon 22 June 2026: Israel faces a growing aging crisis amid warnings over a future welfare deficit and mounting pressure on state institutions, according to a report published Sunday by the Israeli Haaretz daily. The newspaper cited State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman as warning that Israel had failed to build a coordinated national response to its […]

Two enslaved people: Ayuba Suleiman Diallo and Abdul Rahman Ibrahima ibn Sori. Mon 22 June 2026: Muslims in the United States often face negative stereotyping and suspicion. Especially in the years following 9/11, Muslims have been frequently cast as outsiders. What many may not know is that Muslims have been part of the American story since its founding. […]

Mon 22 June 2026: Israel faces a growing aging crisis amid warnings over a future welfare deficit and mounting pressure on state institutions, according to a report published Sunday by the Israeli Haaretz daily. The newspaper cited State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman as warning that Israel had failed to build a coordinated national response to its […]

Sat 20 June 2026: Amnesty International’s South Asia Regional Office has raised alarm over what it describes as the mass and accelerating expulsion of Afghan refugees from countries around the world, warning that the situation is worsening day by day. In a statement, the rights group said millions of Afghans are being forced to leave […]

Two enslaved people: Ayuba Suleiman Diallo and Abdul Rahman Ibrahima ibn Sori. Mon 22 June 2026: Muslims in the United States often face negative stereotyping and suspicion. Especially in the years following 9/11, Muslims have been frequently cast as outsiders. What many may not know is that Muslims have been part of the American story since its founding. […]

Mon 22 June 2026: France has closed over 800 schools and put half the country on its maximum weather alert as temperatures rise toward record highs. Forecasters warn this heatwave could be as severe as the 2003 event that killed nearly 15,000 people. Meteo-France forecasted afternoon highs of 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit) in […]

Thu 10 October 2024: One in eight girls, women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children’s agency said yesterday, Reuters reported. The number rises to 650 […]

Mon 22 June 2026: Israel faces a growing aging crisis amid warnings over a future welfare deficit and mounting pressure on state institutions, according to a report published Sunday by the Israeli Haaretz daily. The newspaper cited State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman as warning that Israel had failed to build a coordinated national response to its […]

Thu 14 May 2026: Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid. The United States has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that the island’s communist government agrees to “meaningful reforms”. The sum was made public in a statement from […]

Fri 12 June 2026: My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of bread, potatoes, nut rolls or coffeecake. She baked with it exclusively. When I was studying nutrition in college, I had a teaching assistant who recommended margarine over butter. I was shocked […]

Fri 12 April 2024: JALEBIS INGREDIENTS 140 g cake flour 2 T cornflour 1/2 t baking powder 2 T clarified butter 1/4 t saffron threads 190 ml thick plain yoghurt Water (optional) Canola oil, for deep-frying Gold leaf, to garnish For the sugar syrup: 140 g sugar 250 ml water 1/4 t saffron threads, toasted […]