Janice Turner in the Times wonders why LGBT Youth Scotland has been given a free pass for so long: In 2009 eight men were convicted of running the most depraved child sex ring in Scottish history. Besides sharing the worst categories of dark web paedophile abuse, they fantasised about gaining access to a real child.…

Photographer Ashley Suszczynski explores the ancient folkloric traditions still alive in rural communities across Europe. Shown here, masquerade in the north of Spain and in Bulgaria. Elaborate headdresses and costumes made from wool, animal horns, embroidered fabric, bells, and other ornaments invoke the mystical power to usher in new seasons and scare away evil spirits….…

Nothing to argue with here. Osama Saraya, former editor of Egypt’s Al-Ahram newspape, speaks out about the destruction being wreaked on the Arab world by Iran and its proxies. "We must hold Iran accountable for what it has committed in the Middle East. The Arab countries must declare that by deploying its militias in seven…

A North Korean police chief is demoted for "failing to revolutionize his family": The Hoeryong police chief was recently demoted and transferred after his daughter was caught watching South Korean dramas, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a source in North Hamgyong province told Daily NK on Aug. 26 that the police…

I'm a bit late on this – well, I was away – but it's a goody. Robin Di Angelo, who made her name and her fortune on the idea that all white people are racist – apart from her, presumably – has been accused of plagiarism. Robin DiAngelo, the best-selling author of White Fragility, is a…

John Vachon, March 1943. "John Phillips enroute to Mobile, Alabama, on U.S. Highway 29 near Greenville, Alabama." [Photo: Shorpy/John Vachon for the Office of War Information]

From the JC: Hamas leader abroad Khaled Mashaal on Wednesday called for a return to suicide terror attacks against Israelis in Judea and Samaria. During a video address to a conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Mashaal said, "Resistance operations in the West Bank are escalating despite the harsh conditions," according to CNN Arabic. "We want to…

“Just as education for girls is banned, questioning it is also banned” —Taliban Minister of Education. Afghanistan is a living dystopia, yet the world turns a blind eye. Girls’ education faces permanent erasure. The world fell for their false promises. It’s time to WAKE UP. pic.twitter.com/vZNCMUSKWP — Shabnam Nasimi (@NasimiShabnam) August 29, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

When I ask my mum what happened after the 1979 takeover in Iran, she’d recall that acid throwing was common practice for women who didn't wear hijab. Because Iranian women immediatelyprotested hijab laws as soon as they went into effect upon the regime's establishment (the… pic.twitter.com/vAjhn3Xf2W — Elica Le Bon الیکا‌ ل بن (@elicalebon) August…

MEMRI TV: In an August 23, 2024 Friday sermon at the Islamic Society of North Jersey in Flanders, NJ, imam Khalil Adem said that YouTube influencers are starting to “expose Israel for what it is” and asking why it is controlling America. He said that Allah has told Muslims about the characteristics of the Jews…