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Talha Ahmad
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Curious about law, politics, social justice, Bangladesh
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Arabic word of the week: Kibriyaa expresses grandeur and caution, rooted in Arabic and featured in spiritual literature.
‘Kibriyaa’: Arabic word for grandeur balances pride and humility | The National
www.thenationalnews.com
June 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Donald Trump’s task now is to press Iran’s leaders into avoiding a ruinous regional escalation and to persuade them to abandon any thought of trying to get a nuclear weapon. Neither will be easy https://econ.trib.al/aktxILz
Trump must offer Iran more than bombs, rage and humiliation
How to prevent an inferno in the Middle East
econ.trib.al
June 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
June 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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OPINION: One way that House Speaker Mike Johnson has sought to publicize his faith actually violates the founding spirit of a sacred space in the United States Capitol.
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Mike Johnson violates spirit of congressional chapel
(RNS) — When Jesus said to go pray in a closet, he didn’t mean you should then show it off to Fox News or The Associated Press.
religionnews.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children have arrived at the US southern border in recent years, seeking refuge.

The Trump administration is now targeting them – and their caregivers – for deportation.
Trump’s unprecedented immigration crackdown is leaving children terrified and ‘truly alone’
www.theguardian.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Recent attacks have added to fears of hate crimes and hostility. What do the numbers say, and how do Jewish and Israeli Americans feel about it?
How threats and vandalism have changed the lives of Jewish Americans
www.thetimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Our @joelucbarnes.bsky.social details how the Syr Darya's shrinking waters reveal a crisis of mismanagement, climate change, and conflicting priorities in Central Asia's future timesca.com/strained-cur... #SyrDarya #CentralAsia #WaterCrisis #ClimateChange
Strained Currents: Managing the Syr Darya’s Waters - The Times Of Central Asia
On both banks of the Syr Darya, apartments are springing up. The embankment itself is undergoing extensive renovation. Trucks crawl along, their weight
timesca.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Musk was referencing the Justice Department records concerning the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who allegedly procured underage girls for sex for a string of famous names.
Elon Musk claims Donald Trump is mentioned in Epstein Files
Musk was referencing the Justice Department records concerning the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who allegedly procured underage girls for sex for a string of famous names.
l.euronews.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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EU climate scientists warned that including carbon offsets in the 2040 target would pose a “huge risk” and make the emissions reduction goal less credible — urging real cuts and domestic removals instead.
Climate scientists warn against carbon offset loophole in EU 2040 target
EU climate scientists warned that including carbon offsets in the 2040 target would pose a “huge risk” and make the emissions reduction goal less credible — urging real cuts and domestic removals instead.
euobserver.com
June 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Speaking to Congress and the UN, American doctors reported treating children under 12 "every single day" who had been shot in the head by Israeli forces.
IDF deliberately targeting children in Gaza, US doctors allege
American physicians reported treating children younger than 12 "every single day" for gunshots to the head by Israeli forces.
www.motherjones.com
May 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Well yes. We did tell them before Brexit. But their Master Negotiator, David Frost, wasn't interested in remaining part of the Dublin returns system.
May 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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New from Free Movement: Your questions answered: the ‘Self-Sponsorship route’ for overseas businesses establishing a UK presence | Free Movement freemovement.org.uk/your-questio...
Your questions answered: the ‘Self-Sponsorship route’ for overseas businesses establishing a UK presence - Free Movement
Thank you to everyone who attended our webinar, 'The "Self-Sponsorship" route for overseas businesses establishing a UK presence'. We had a fantastic turnout
freemovement.org.uk
May 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
A wrong policy direction, a quest even racist tory government failed to meet, a tone that never reassured any racist.
"English test among range of #Labour measures to control #immigration" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
English test among range of Labour measures to control immigration
Keir Starmer says system ‘will be tightened up’ in all areas, following sharp rise in support for Reform UK in elections
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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The Jewish Chronicle is perhaps the only paper in British history where we are not allowed to know who owns it, or why. Its refusal to run an ad critical of Netanyahu makes this untenable, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
It’s time MPs investigated the Jewish Chronicle’s secret ownership
Britain’s longest-standing Jewish newspaper has refused to run an advert criticising Benjamin Netanyahu. The case raises more questions about the pape...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
May 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Video shows damage to Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, after debris from a missile fired from Yemen fell nearby, in the fourth Houthi attack since Friday. Local media says several people are injured and flights have been suspended.
May 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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"I wasn’t being listened to."
'Don’t Assume Quiet Is OK': How Overwhelmed Schools Miss Autism In Girls
"I wasn’t being listened to."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Human Rights Watch said arbitrary detention was being used to eliminate dissent in Tunisia and called on its government to halt the crackdown and free all detainees, amid a trial of prominent opposition figures on conspiracy charges reut.rs/4cvXpHQ
Human Rights Watch says arbitrary detention used to crush dissent in Tunisia
Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday arbitrary detention was being used to eliminate dissent in Tunisia and called on its government to halt the crackdown and free all detainees, amid a trial of prominent opposition figures on conspiracy charges.
reut.rs
April 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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"Top barrister Michael Mansfield and a legal research team on Monday lodged an extensive report to London’s Metropolitan Police accusing 10 British citizens of war crimes in Gaza."

Lawyers accuse British Israelis of Gaza war crimes youtu.be/BpSMLTx-pjs?...
via @YouTube
Lawyers accuse British Israelis of Gaza war crimes
YouTube video by Declassified UK
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April 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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“I am an immigration barrister at a top-ranked set, practising predominately in legal aid work.” Good article in Counsel magazine this month about legal aid practice as a barrister and the issue of aged debt: www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/we-...
We need to talk about aged debt
Is it too much to ask to be paid for work done? An anonymous legal aid barrister discusses the impact of waiting for money that is owed
www.counselmagazine.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products.
US Economy Is Set to Lose Billions as Foreign Tourists Stay Away
The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products, adding to a growing list of headwinds keeping recession risk ...
www.bloomberg.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM