The conflict in Mozambique is getting worse
Aug 26th 2020JOHANNESBURGCABO DELGADO, the northernmost province of Mozambique, is known to some as cabo esquecido or “forgotten cape”. It has been an apt name. A Portuguese colony until 1975, Mozambique developed as two separate entities divided by the Zambezi river, explains Alex Vines of Chatham House, a think-tank in London. The north relied on…
Religious Groups in Australia Against Possible Ethical Dilemma from COVID-19 Vaccine
The whole world is suffering from a health crisis, COVID-19, for almost half a year now. Other than the strict and complex health measures observed, the vaccine may be one of the only solutions to bring the world back to normalcy. Scientists and experts are now on their way to not only discovering, but also…
Israel lets the Palestinians go to the beach
THERE ARE no lifeguards at the southernmost beach in Tel Aviv, just before the rocky promontory where Jaffa begins. That doesn’t bother Palestinian children paddling in the shallow water. Few of them can swim. Some don’t even own bathing costumes. But many are seeing the sea for the first time—enough to bring them great joy.…
The idea that aid and development slow migration is wrong
Aug 29th 2020WHEN THE number of irregular migrants crossing into Europe spiked in 2015, policymakers scrambled to stem the flow. One of the more humane ideas they latched onto was an old one: to slow migration by targeting its “root causes”. Growth and opportunity at home, the thinking went, would dull people’s enthusiasm to up…
Stressed elephants at zoo to be provided medical marijuana
The Warsaw zoo announced it will begin supplying its elephants with medical marijuana to evaluate how it minimizes their stress levels. Medical marijuana has been used globally to treat horses and dogs but “this is probably the first initiative of its kind for elephants,” said the veterinarian in charge of the project, Agnieszka Czujkowska. Three…
Who is Alexei Navalny and Why are Western Countries Scrambling to ‘Save’ him?
It is reported that the famous Kremlin critic, Alexei Navalny, suddenly fell ill during a flight back to Moscow. The plane went on an emergency landing in Omsk to send him immediately to a hospital. He immediately went into a coma and doctors are scrambling to keep his condition stable. Nations all over the world…
Anti-covid-19 medicines are being approved too easily
Aug 29th 2020WHAT DO A malaria drug, a Russian vaccine and the blood plasma of people who have recovered from covid-19 have in common? All have been approved for use by governments in response to the coronavirus pandemic, with little or no scientific substance to back those decisions up.On March 28th, near the pandemic’s beginning,…
Nigeria’s film industry has taken a viral knock
Aug 29th 2020IN THE PAST two decades Nigeria’s film industry has blossomed into a mighty national asset. Its romances, family sagas and tales of derring-do are lapped up by many millions of viewers at home, across the rest of Africa and in the African diaspora. It employs more than a million people and generates nearly…
Are dogs acceptable pets, Muslim scholars ask?
Aug 29th 2020AMONG THE many controversies that divide Muslim thinkers, the status of dogs is a minor one. But every now and then the debate is renewed. Earlier this month Egypt’s grand mufti, Shawki Allam, weighed in on the side of man’s best friend. Whereas some interpretations of Islam deem dogs impure, Mr Allam says:…