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Muslim Prayer in Toronto Schools: Social Engineering vs School Board Policy

Muslim Prayer in Toronto Schools: Social Engineering vs School Board Policy

A debate is raging in Toronto this week about Muslim elementary students conducting Friday prayers at Don Mills public school. The issue at hand is whether the practice of girls praying behind boys is a discriminatory [...]

Yemeni Youth Organizations Unite to Spark Historical Regime Change

Yemeni Youth Organizations Unite to Spark Historical Regime Change

Umbrella group Civic Coalition of Revolutionary Youth (CCRY) releasing list of demands for immediate transfer of power. SANAA, YEMEN – Youth activist group Civic Coalition of Revolutionary Youth is calling for continued protests in advance of [...]

Halifax MP Megan Leslie Sides with Minority in Opposition of Halifax Convention Centre

Halifax MP Megan Leslie Sides with Minority in Opposition of Halifax Convention Centre

Minutes ago, Hon. Megan Leslie, the NDP Federal MP for Halifax riding, sent a message to those who have been asking her to clarify her position in regards to the proposed new Halifax Convention Centre. A [...]

Yemen Protests: Where’s the Value Proposition?

Yemen Protests: Where’s the Value Proposition?

The Yemen Times recently interviewed Leslie Campbell, the National Democratic Institute‘s (NDI) Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), who is currently in Sana’a on a mission to mediate between the ruling (led [...]

Does Halifax Need a New Convention Centre?

Does Halifax Need a New Convention Centre?

I recently organized a symposium at the current convention center, where I had to cram 100 people in a room made for 80 due to lack of space. I work for a local organization and I [...]

Yemeni Youth Demand Inclusion in Terrorism Talks

Yemeni Youth Demand Inclusion in Terrorism Talks

Resonate! is a youth initiative aimed at convincing world powers to involve youth representatives in discussions about combating terrorism in Yemen. A detailed description (in English and Arabic) of the initiative can be found on its [...]

Bollywood Style Political Ads in Indian Elections

Bollywood Style Political Ads in Indian Elections

The battle between India’s two main political parties is heating up as voters prepare to head to the polls tomorrow (April 16) for the first of five phases of India’s ‘Lok Sabha’ elections. The Lok Sabha [...]

Bus Shelter Filth Adds To Downtown Stink

Bus Shelter Filth Adds To Downtown Stink

Warning! This article contains graphic images that may be inconvenient for City Councilors or Metro Transit officials. Reader discretion is advised. The purpose of this post is to expose the wretched and rancid state of a [...]

Halifax Transit Bus Authority Censors Godless Ads – Local Media Silent

Halifax Transit Bus Authority Censors Godless Ads – Local Media Silent

It’s a sad day when local newspapers fail to report on a local news item that has caused much debate nationally and internationally. Yet, some traditional journalists still lament social media for slowly eating away their [...]

Is Cooking for the Taliban An Act of War?

Is Cooking for the Taliban An Act of War?

US Federal Judge Richard Leon must not have heard that the new President is trying hard to re-brand the image of the United States.  He might have been on vacation in Florida while Obama was undertaking [...]