Tag Archives: Islam
China implements tech that can detect people by the way they walk
A chinese surveillance company, Watrix, has developed a new system for "gait recognition" that can identify people up to 165 feet away based on how they walk. This means that if a person is wearing a mask or is at an awkward angle, the software can u...
Egypt bans YouTube for one month over 2012 anti-Islamic video
Egypt is about to act on its longstanding threat to temporarily ban YouTube. The country's highest administrative court has ruled that officials must block the streaming video site for a month (along with "all" links playing the video) after it allo...
Zuckerberg: Facebook will fight to protect Muslim rights
It's hard to open a laptop or cellphone these days and not be appalled by the latest awful or just plain factually incorrect thing Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has said on the campaign trail. Thankfully, the list of prominent voices s...
Osama Bin Laden’s Extended Family Members Die in UK Plane Crash
Family members of the late terrorist Osama Bin Laden were on board a private jet. It took a nosedive at Blackbushe Airport in the UK. The pilot along with three passengers died on the spot.The Saudi...
Mullah Omar is Dead? Facts to Know About His Death
Mullah Omar was the figurehead of the Taliban. Under his directions the draconian laws got passed in Afghanistan. The women in the war-torn country were miserable thanks to the ultra-conservative...
Shia LaBeouf Hospitalized After Head Injury
Recently Shia LaBeouf sustained injuries to his head and hand after a stunt went wrong during filming of ‘American Honey’. Shia reportedly received 20 stitches on his head and finger along with 13...
Charlie Hebdo receives PEN Literary Award
Charlie Hebdo got the PEN literary award at the American Center gala that took place a while back. The issue was the protection of the right to free expression. Among the myriad people who attended...
Peter Carey and 5 More Writers protest Pen Honor for Charlie Hebdo
Six writers have withdrawn as literary hosts at the PEN American Center gala on May 5. This is after the PEN American Center decided to give its annual Freedom of Expression Courage award to the...
Two Hostages Killed By US Drone
In January, a counterterror attach that was meant to target Al-Qaeda accidentally killed two innocent hostages, one of which was an American. Wall Street Journal confirms that Warren...