The words of Qazi Muhammad: For the love of God, come, and stop being each others enemies. Be as one and have each others' back in the face of an unfair and ruthless enemy Don't sell yourselves cheap to the enemy. Our enemies only want you as long as it benefits their own purposes. The enemy will n...

Yazidi survivor law ratified Iraqi President Barham Salih ratified the Yazidi survivor law on Monday in the presence a number of survivors of Islamic State (ISIS) captivity, the presidency’s media office said "Today we remember the plight of the Yazidis and Turkmen women and their resistance t...

Thousands attend Pope stadium Mass in Irbil Pope Francis has visited parts of northern Iraq that were held by Islamic State (ISIS) militants on the third day of his historic trip to the country Christians were among those targeted by ISIS when they seized the region in 2014, carrying out human righ...

Surprising Side Effects of Eating Chickpeas If you're a vegetarian or try to eat plant-based most of the time, you're likely familiar with chickpeas https://i1.wp.com/www.eatthis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/hummus-red-bell-peppers-veggies.jpg?resize=1024%2C750&ssl=1 This high-protein legume ...

Switzerland referendum Voters support ban on face coverings in public https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1546C/production/_117484178_066080821.jpg Posters promoted by the Swiss People's Party featured a woman in a black niqab and captions such as " Stop extremism! " and " St...

First bullet in the uprising in Southern Kurdistan Thirty years ago, on March 5, 1991, an uprising (ku. Raperîn) led by a group of young people against the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein began in Ranya in Sulaymaniyah governorate in Southern Kurdistan. The rebellion was supported by the peshmerga f...

Pope Francis meets Sistani visits Abraham birthplace In Ur, the birthplace of the Prophet Abraham, the common patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Pope Francis met with representatives of multiple religions and appealed to their common history, calling for fraternity and dedication to hel...

The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine A single shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is highly protective, reducing the chance of someone getting ill and needing hospital treatment by more than 80% The findings, from Public Health England are based on people aged over 80 who were some of the first to be ...

5 March 30th anniversary of uprising Kurdistan officials issued statements commemorating the 5 March 30th anniversary of the Kurdish uprising that led to the Region gaining some autonomy from Baghdad: https://www.rudaw.net/contentfiles/566587Image1.jpg?mode=crop&quality=70&rand=1&scale=...

Motions to strip HDP deputies of immunity Nine members of the People's Democratic Party (HDP) are threatened with loss of parliamentary immunity. Corresponding motions have been received by the Turkish National Assembly and referred to the parliamentary justice committee The motions contain a summa...

Economic crisis deepens in Rojhilat Kurdistan As poverty grows in Rojhilat and people are unable to bring home bread, the state decides to spend money in building a police station https://anfenglish.com/uploads/en/articles/2021/03/20210301-20180305-kolbersb9f30f-image-jpgf54e9d-image.jpg A deep eco...

Food waste: More than 900 million tonnes of food is thrown away every year The UN Environment Programme's Food Waste Index revealed that 17% of the food available to consumers - in shops, households and restaurants - goes directly into the bin. Some 60% of that waste is in the home. The lockdown ap...

From mourning to a new life Despite the great persecution, the people of Shengal is returning to their lands to rebuild their life. These lands teach the people to resist, to turn pain into anger https://anfenglish.com/uploads/en/articles/2021/03/20210303-shengal-matem-jpgfa40d9-image.jpg The peopl...

Croydon stabbing: Murder probe after teenager stabbed to death in south London A murder probe has been launched after a teenager was stabbed to death in south London. The victim, believed to be aged 19, was pronounced dead at the scene after he suffered multiple knife wounds. Police were called at ...

Erdogan's human rights action plan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday a new round of human rights "reforms", as Ankara continues to come under fire for human rights violations, including imprisoning political opponents Erdogan unveiled in Ankara on Tuesday the new...