By following Persian news outlets concerning Taliban’s recent suicide attack against the secular TOLO TV station in Kabul on 20 January 2016, in which at least seven people died and…

On January 11, 2016 you could scour the Internet to your heart’s content, but nowhere would you find a single reference to the start of ceasefire talks between the regime…

Beheadings in public, including a prominent Saudi Shiite cleric, prompted reactions not only inside Saudi Arabia but also in Iran, Iraq and most recently in Bahrain. Saudi Arabia’s death wedding…

Egyptians challenge dusty weather with a smile and a cup of tea. Although the video dates back to February 2015, it tells us much about Egyptians’ high spirits. The video…

In solidarity with academics from Turkey for peace: For the right to demand peace at times of war, academics from all over the world defend their colleagues in Turkey. In…

Humans of Syria had the chance to tell a heart-breaking story about a 3-year-old Syrian child, who lived most of her life under siege. Here is here story: Aya made…

Queen of Jordan, Rania Al Abdullah, published a cartoon featuring the drowned Syrian boy Alan Kurdi in response to “Charlie Hebdo”. On 14 January 2016, the French satirical weekly magazine…

When I was in Germany helping out with the refugee crisis, I was asked by a Pastor: “How should we celebrate Christmas with Muslim refugees this year so that we…

US to deploy “specialized expeditionary targeting force” to combat ISIS. Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter, appearing before the House Armed Services Committee on December 01, announced that the United States will…

On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver destroyed the hypocrisy surrounding refugee crisis in the United States. While 31 US governors oppose the resettlement of Syrian refugees in their states, he…