Tag: racism
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More than half a million Afghans return from Pakistan
More than 500,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the four months since Islamabad ordered undocumented migrants to leave or face arrest, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday. According to the latest figures reported by the UN migration agency, 500,200 Afghans left Pakistan between September 15, 2023 and January 13, 2024. Most rushed to…
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Talk TV presenter Julia lambasted for racist interview with Palestinian MP
British radio presenter Julia Hartley-Brewer has been slammed on social media for an unprofessional and racist interview after a clip from her show went viral. During an interview on Wednesday with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, leader of the Palestinian National Initiative, Hartley-Brewer raised her voice while he was speaking to say he was “not used to…
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Angelina Jolie slams global hypocrisy on human rights
Hollywood A-lister and human rights activist Angelina Jolie, has talked about the hypocrisy in the world when it comes to human rights application. “The world is suffering from ambivalence on the issue of human rights,” she remarked in a recent interview. Jolie lamented the duplicity and discrimination of the world regarding human rights, saying that…
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Afghan migrants barred from supporting or funding elections
The Ministry of Interior announced on Monday that Afghan migrants are barred from supporting candidates in the upcoming general elections scheduled for February 8 next year. The caretaker government, citing security concerns, has initiated a nationwide campaign to expel millions of illegal foreigners, predominantly Afghan citizens, residing in the country. The Ministry of Interior specified…
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Merub Ali shut down criticism on her visit to a gurdwara
It’s 2023, can we please stop prying into religious beliefs? On Sunday, actress Merub Ali shared pictures on Instagram of her visit to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Merub Ali (@meruub) Some users responded with hateful rhetoric. Instagram commentators trolled the actress by claiming she wasn’t Muslim enough…
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No ‘illegal alien’ sent back on Friday thanks to verification process installed by Afghan Consulate General
For the first time since the start of the repatriation plan of undocumented immigrants early this month, not a single ‘illegal alien’ was sent home via Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday as Afghan authorities has announced to link the acceptance of deportations with the verification of their status by the Afghan consulate-general here. The decision was…
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BBC edits out multiple calls for ceasefire during Scottish BAFTA awards
At the Scottish Bafta awards, multiple actors who took the stage to call for a ceasefire were edited out by the BBC, sparking criticism from audiences. An exclusive piece written by The National reveals that the media giant edited out the producers of ‘A Long Winter’ who won the award for Best Short Film And…
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‘Crashing Eid’ is the hilarious Arabic Netflix comedy that is the talk of the town
‘Crashing Eid’ is currently dominating Netflix Pakistan and seriously, this is the comedy series we have all been waiting for. Created by Saudi filmmaker Nora Aboushousha, the family drama tackles Saudi norms with comedy and ends with the enduring message that love conquers all. The drama follows the hilarious and fiercely independent Razzan, a single…
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Supreme Court will hear petition against deportation of Afghan refugees
In a significant development on Monday, the Supreme Court decided to entertain a petition challenging the government’s move to force out Afghan refugees from the country. The decision comes after the Supreme Court Registrar’s Office initially raised objections to the petition’s maintainability, putting a temporary halt on its progress. Despite the decision to entertain the…
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‘Grace is a quality few have’: Indian designer Masaba Gupta shuts down Ramiz Raja over racism
Pakistani commentator and former cricketer Ramiz Raja landed in a storm of controversy when a viral video showed him laughing at a racist joke about West Indies cricketer Sir Viv Richards and his former partner actress Neena Gupta. The clip was from Cricket Mastiyan on Suno News HD where Ramiz was seen laughing about a…