https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20220922-protesters-torch-police-stations-as-unrest-in-iran-over-woman-s-death-continues Last week a 22 year old Kurdish woman died while in the custody of the Morality Police, a section of Iran’s police force which arrests women for wearing hijabs the wrong way or other non approved clothing. The 22 year old, named Amini, died in custody after being arrested for allegedly wearing her hijab in an “improper” way. This… Read more »
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/15/iran-signs-memorandum-join-shanghai-cooperation-organisation On September 15th, president Ebrahim Raisi of Iran met with the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) at their summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. There, the president signed a memorandum to join the SCO as a full member. This membership will help Iran with both the economic side, as well as protection side of future conflicts. The president went on to… Read more »
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/17/mortar-fired-from-myanmar-kills-rohingya-youth-in-bangladesh On Friday, September 16th, a mortar touched down at night on a “no mans land” strip on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border at approximately 8:30pm. The mortar killed an 18 year old, and injured 4 others. The nearly 4,000 Rohingya that live near or on the strip state that they feel they are in constant fear, and are in constant… Read more »
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/15/afghanistan-blames-border-clash-on-pakistans-bid-to-build-post Recently, on the border between the two countries of Pakistan and Afghanistan, a skirmish between the Pakistani and Afghani broke out, seemingly because of a recently installed security post leading into Pakistan territory. Interestingly enough, the Taliban claims that there were insider terrorists acting on behalf of the Afghan police that started this scuffle with the Pakistani border… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/14/sisi-visit-to-doha-ends-as-egypt-and-qatar-signal-stronger-ties Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has concluded his two day visit to Qatar after meeting with the Gulf state´s emir, Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. They signed multiple deals together in order to bolster business investments and the economy. This is a sign that the two countries are mending ties and are learning to work… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2018/12/19/how-britain-stole-45-trillion-from-india A common narrative shared throughout Great Britain is that the colonization of India was not economically beneficial to the empire. Administrative costs in India was a major cost and they were actually losing money. It was a gesture of good will to maintain India for such a long time. Economist Utsa Patnaik claims that this is… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/2/taiwan-premier-says-drone-shot-down-near-china-was-appropriate According to Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-Chu, it was an appropriate decision for Taiwan to shoot down a Chinese drone after multiple warnings. The drone flew over Taiwanese-controlled islands and traveled through the outskirts of the Kinmen islands and entered a restricted airspace where it was shot down and crashed into the sea. The drone was shot… Read more »