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How FIFA is Asphyxiating the Beautiful Game
FIFA World Cup 2026 reflects global inequality, with restrictive visa rules, high costs, and unequal treatment of Global South teams and fans.
South Africa Court resolves arbitrary deprival of citizenship, upholds constitutional mandate
In a unanimous judgment, a nine-judge constitutional bench interpreted citizenship provisions in a manner that confers citizenship rather than depriving it
Misconceptions about animal sacrifice
Image Courtesy:nytimes.com EVERY year millions of heads of sheep are...
Convert Hagia Sophia As the Inter- Religious Faith Centre of Peace and Harmony
The conversion of world’s great and unique architectural wonder,...
‘Cypher’ will bring together artists and HRDs to take stories to wider audience: Front Line Defenders
The digital monthly magazine will use visual storytelling to bring together artists and human rights defenders in a bid for their stories to reach new audiences
San Francisco passes resolution opposing discriminatory CAA, NRC and NPR
The resolution was passed unanimously and stated that the CAA, NRC and NPR would create a massive refugee and health crisis
Grand Mufti of Egypt opposes Hagia Sophia’s conversion into a mosque
Shawky Allam, Grand Mufti, said that the conversion was impermissible in Islam
A Nationalist Takeover of Hagia Sophia is not What the Muslim World Needed Now
Hagia Sophia has been one of the most enduring...
UN takes closer look at attacks on women journalists
Special Rapporteur seeks to lay the foundation for States to establish an appropriate human rights framework to ensure the protection of women journalists.
Turkey: Hagia Sophia should not be converted to a Mosque
The idea of converting Hagia Sofia to a mosque offers a short-term political gain, but at the cost of long-term harmony between Muslims and Christians.
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