Afghan rights workers warned Tuesday that the U.S. national security adviser’s blistering attack on the International Criminal Court investigating war crimes allegations will strengthen a climate of impunity in Afghanistan, prolong the war and embolden those carrying out acts of violence.
Middle East
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The consequences of selling arms to Saudi Arabia
The United States has no immediate security interests in the military campaign, led by the Saudis and backed by the Yemeni government, against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Egypt’s revolution, undone
What happened to Egypt’s popular uprising?
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis denounces ‘murderous indifference’ to Middle East woes
Pope Francis prays for peace with Christian leaders.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
‘Donor fatigue’ among the threats to Iraqi Christian refugees in Jordan
Few of the refugees are interested in returning to Iraq. “Return to what?” asks one Chaldean-Assyrian refugee. He says that “Iraq is a Frankenstein, not a state” because of the persistent ethnic and sectarian divisions.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
A brief history of the Jesuits of Baghdad
July 17 marks the 50th anniversary of the coup d’etat in Iraq that brought the Baathist party to power.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pakistanis hopeful as Pope Francis elevates country’s second-ever cardinal
Pakistan’s second-ever cardinal of the Catholic Church is slated to be installed on Friday, June 29.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
America’s anti-Islam problem didn’t end with the cancellation of ‘Roseanne’
Two of the most influential anti-Muslim organizations have direct ties to the Trump administration.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
State Department report denounces lack of religious freedom in North Korea, Russia, Myanmar
“The situation is dire. We must do more to help [the Rohingya],” said the ambassador.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Palestinians protest for the right to return, but to what?
The Gaza Nakba demonstrations this week have done nothing to advance the situation of Palestinian refugees, nor did they provide relief to the people of Gaza, who dwell in an open-air prison, hemmed in and oppressed at every turn.