Rashid Taha

Rashid Taha / Reuters The case of “Tareq” and “Nafeed” is just one of several cases of children forced to convert to Islam or pay a cash sum, usually much higher than what they were able to earn as laborers in Afghanistan, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Continue Reading

Alexandra Simon

Alexandra Simon-Weber is the author of The Book of Women and The Book of Life: Why the Bible is True. She has served as a faculty advisor to the University of Chicago Divinity School since 1997 and has been a contributing writer to several publications, including The New York Times Continue Reading

Haiyan Hernandez

Haiyan Hernandez, 24, in his office in the U.S.-Mexico border town of Nogales, Ariz. (Photo: Tom Tingle/The Republic) His job will be just one of many challenges he’ll endure before he starts the U.S. Coast Guard cadet program. Hernandez is one of 11 Border Patrol agents who entered the academy Continue Reading

Sadia Ray

Sadia Rayman, 23, from Hounslow, and Farhad Choudhury, 32, from London, were arrested on Saturday night and were released on bail until next Monday. A 32-year-old man was arrested in east London, on suspicion of conspiracy to receive child pornography by a foreign national and another 27-year-old man had been Continue Reading

Khaled Mahmoud

Khaled Mahmoud al-Abdullah said that “the Syrian regime has been using barrel bombs for a very long time against the city of Aleppo. The regime was using these barrel bombs as early as last year.” The Syrian Revolution General Commission added: “The barrel bomb is used for its offensive effect Continue Reading

Shahid Ju

Shahid Juicy Makes 1 8-inch chicken. 3-4 cups of beef broth (about 1.5 litres) 2 tablespoons of sugar 1-2 tablespoons of onion powder 3 tablespoons of garlic powder 1-2 tablespoons of chili powder 3 teaspoons of red peppers flakes 2 teaspoons of chilis (or more to taste) 2 tablespoons of Continue Reading

Igor Ivanov

Igor Ivanov (6-2-1, 25 KOs) returned for the final time after an extended layoff, defeating the Cuban David Ariño in a nine-round draw. When the cards were called, I’d predicted a ten-round decision. Ivanov, 39, scored six knockdowns in the first six rounds of the fight. Ariño was knocked down Continue Reading