By Zainab Al Mashat and Omar Al Jaffal – The Guardian

A draft law in Iraq that would allow the marriage of girls as young as nine has provoked protests across the country, with women’s rights activists saying it would “legalise child rape”. Continue reading “Draft Iraqi law allowing 9-year-olds to marry would ‘legalise child rape’, say activists”

By Andrew Lapin – Times of Israel

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Tuesday, August 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

In 2005, a high school geography teacher in rural Mankato, Minnesota, arrived at a politics boot camp named for a progressive Jewish senator, where he honed his skills in grassroots organizing and voter outreach. Continue reading “How a progressive boot camp founded by Jews helped Tim Walz become a politician”

By Alex MacDonald – Middle East Eye

Religious Israeli settlers practise the red heifer ritual in front of Al-Aqsa Mosque (X)

A group of religious Israelis have been pictured practising the ritual of the red heifer, which is meant to herald the building of a new Jewish temple on the site of Al-Aqsa Mosque. Continue reading “Israelis practise red heifer ritual in front of Al-Aqsa Mosque”

By The Palestine Cornicle

Instead of doing its job, the United Nations has “surrendered to the power of the US” and given in to the “Israeli lobby” while the “European, ethno-nationalist, settler colonial project in Palestine has entered its final phase,” the senior official claimed. Continue reading “Top UN Official Resigns over Failure to Stop ‘Genocide’ in Gaza”

By Campus Reform Correspondent

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Harvard University will be offering a course examining medieval texts by using “queer theory.”

Harvard’s English department will be featuring a “Queer/Medieval” class in the upcoming spring 2025 semester. The course will be an “introduction to queer theory as an intellectual tool with which to read texts far removed from the political, cultural, and social discourses from which queer theory emerged,” specifically, in this case, medieval texts. Continue reading “Harvard to offer class examining medieval texts through lens of ‘queer theory’”

By Anna Betts – The Guardian

Several school districts say they will not – as of now – amend curricula following superintendent’s order

As a new school year looms in Oklahoma, some educators in the state are pushing back against a new state order to incorporate the Bible into their lesson plans. Continue reading “Oklahoma educators push back on state rule forcing Bible into lesson plans”