by Laila Mirza | 29 Jan 2018 | Discovery, Donald Trump, Identity, Islam, Personal Reflections, School Year Abroad, Student Posts, United States, Youth Voices
I used to feel secure as a Muslim in America. This changed with Trump’s election and I do not believe Islamophobia will end when he leaves office. A political rally for Donald Trump, left, in Oklahoma City, 26 February 2016. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) I’ve always...
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by News Decoder | 19 Dec 2016 | Donald Trump, Student Posts, United States
This article won first prize in the high school category of News-Decoder’s recent essay/reporting contest. By Nicholas Jain Evelyn Momplaisir’s eight-year-old son was crying in her arms. Earlier that day, two classmates in his Northern Virginia school said...
by John Mehaffey | 1 Dec 2016 | Asia, Europe, Sport
While racial and religious tensions have risen in Britain after the Brexit vote, Muslim players are quietly breaking down barriers in English cricket. Moeen Ali of England bowls against India in Perth, Australia, 30 January 2015 (EPA/Richard Wainwright) In many ways...
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by Colin McIntyre | 11 Apr 2016 | Africa, Europe
By Colin McIntyre A 40-year jail sentence for genocide handed down to former Bosnian leader Radovan Karadžić last month draws a line under one of Europe’s darkest periods since the end of World War Two. The case also brought into sharp focus the thorny issue of...
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by Bernd Debusmann | 8 Dec 2015 | Americas, Donald Trump, United States
By Bernd Debusmann Take note of a new phrase in the U.S. political lexicon: the Trump Phenomenon. It was coined by pundits who are perplexed by the enduring popularity of Donald Trump, the New York billionaire who wants to become U.S. president, among a segment of the...
