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Jerusalem is a diverse city, with Palestinians making up more than a third of the population in East Jerusalem. The majority of them are permanent residents rather than citizens, and Arabic is their first language, not Hebrew. Many East Jerusalem women, however, have expressed an interest in studying Hebrew, and an Israeli non-profit organisation is assisting in meeting the demand
The democratic island of Taiwan has ranked fifth globally for online freedom, according to the latest annual report from the Washington-based watchdog Freedom House
Abdulla Shahid, President of the United Nations General Assembly’s seventy-sixth session, speaks at a high-level meeting of the General Assembly to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action’s adoption. Reparations, racial justice, and equality for persons of African origin are among the topics discussed during the meeting
Award Winning Documentary Film Makers Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi’s new documentary, 20 Years in Afghanistan, is their most recent work
StartUP Africa is a groundbreaking television series that follows the attempt to bridge Africa’s digital gap with the rest of the world
After 16 years as German Chancellor, Germany will choose Angela Merkel’s successor.On September 26, 2021, Germany will hold elections. Federal Chancellor Merkel is not seeking re-election after 16 years at the helm of Germany’s government. Who will take her place?
Feminist journalist Sophia Huang and fellow activist Wang Jianbing are incommunicado, believed detained, ahead of Huang’s planned departure to study overseas, the Chinese rights group Weiquanwang reported on Tuesday.
President of the United States of America, Joseph R. Biden Jr., speaks at the General Assembly’s seventy-sixth session
After ethnic Serb protesters stopped two roads with trucks and other vehicles in northern Kosovo near the Jarinje border crossing with Serbia, armed police were deployed
Alina Jun Nawabi was born in Afghanistan but spent years in hospitals after being taken to the United States as an injured war victim. She now works for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), where she is assisting additional Afghans to leave the country