Ayatollah Khomeini
Nigerian Army Accused of Murdering Hundreds of Shiite Muslims, Burning Some Alive
Amnesty International says the Nigerian army tried to cover up the unlawful killings of members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, which took place in city of Zaria over a two-day period spanning in December last year.
Patrick Zachmann’s 1980s Photos of the Italian Mafia and Marginalized Communities
Since starting out in the late 1970s, Zachmann has walked the streets of Naples with anti-mafia brigades, documented marginalized Chinese communities in Hong Kong, and worked on the integration of immigrants in Marseille.
The Hangover News
This weekend, Russia named the US and NATO as threats to its national security, and a British man was arrested in Kyrgyzstan after comparing a local delicacy to horse penis.
Leading Up to Anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini's Death, Protest Erupts in Canada
This year, during Iranian commemorations of his death, a newly renovated shrine will be unveiled in Tehran in Khomeini's honour. A Toronto suburb, meanwhile, saw Iranian Canadian and Jewish groups standing shoulder to shoulder in protest.
I Spoke to a Rejected Iranian Presidential Candidate
In a couple of weeks, Iranians will go to the polls to choose a replacement for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. There’s no reason to think this election will be transparent. To get an insider’s view, I called Hooshang Amirahmadi, one of the candidates...
What Are Iran Trying to Hide with Their Space Monkey?
Nuclear ambitions? An Islamist monkey colonisation of the moon?
EDL Vs Anti-Zionists
On Sunday afternoon, a few hundred protesters gathered in central London to commemorate Al Quds day, an anual event expressing solidarity with the Palestinians and opposing Zionism. The EDL was there too.