Mr. Kőrösi was speaking at an event to commemorate the 2nd International Day for Countering Hate Speech, which is officially observed on 18 June. “It would be my wish that we would not have to observe this day. It would be my wish that hate speech were a thing of the past,” he said. Rising violence Hate speech is most often…
File photo In another incident of Islamophobia in India, a teacher who gave the ‘Azaan’ during the assembly was suspended. According to Indian media reports, the police said that a private school in Kandivali, a suburb of Mumbai, was allegedly given the ‘Azaan’ over a loudspeaker during assembly hours at 7 am. Later, parents of…
Dr. Sulaiman Lalani, a Pakistani-American member of the Texas Assembly, has introduced a bill in the Texas Assembly to provide halal food to Muslim students in all schools across the state. If the bill is passed, provision of halal food for breakfast and lunch will be ensured for Muslim students in all schools of the…
In the United Kingdom, an investigation into the complaint of sexual abuse against a 63-year-old member of the assembly began; Photo: File London: The membership of Geraint Davies, a Member of Parliament belonging to the opposition Labor Party in Great Britain, was suspended. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Labor Party has suspended its…
Ambassador Dennis Francis – who has had a nearly 40-year-career – will take the helm of the UN’s main policy-making body, starting in September. He was elected by acclamation during a ceremony in the iconic General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters in New York. Promoting meaningful dialogue The General Assembly consists of all 193 UN…
Texas: The resolution of Sindhi culture has been approved in the assembly of the US state of Texas. According to the details, the resolution of Sindhi culture was approved in the assembly of the American state of Texas, the Pakistani origin member of the Texas Assembly Dr. Sulaiman Lalani presented the resolution in the house….
The landmark resolution, adopted by consensus, calls for the General Assembly to automatically meet within 10 days if any of the five permanent members of the Security Council – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States – uses their right of veto. The aim is to hold these countries accountable for exercising…
The police detained the three attackers and confiscated the weapons; Photo: Video Grab New Delhi: In India, Muslim Member of Parliament Muhammad Atiq was shot dead in broad daylight in front of TV cameras by assailants disguised as journalists. According to Indian media, former Muslim Member of Parliament Muhammad Atiq is a prisoner in several…
“We are together to mourn the more than one million children, women, and men who perished in 100 days of horror 29 years ago,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “We pay tribute to the resilience of the survivors [and] recognize the journey of the Rwandan people towards healing, restoration, and reconciliation. And we remember –…
Photo courtesy of Google Jabish Kumar, a member of the Assembly of the Indian state of Bihar and a leader of the BJP, was thrown out of the House. According to Indian media, Jabesh Kumar was arrested by officials and thrown out of the assembly during a discussion on the violence against Muslims in Bihar…
