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Wendy Sherman will serve as deputy secretary of state in the Biden administration.
The US government will halt imports of cotton and tomatoes from China's Xinjiang region over Beijing's treatment of the country's Uighur minority.
Rights group urges Facebook to suspend Myanmar military campaigns
Burma Campaign UK questioned Facebook’s decision to suspend Donald Trump’s account for inciting violence while continuing to allow the Burmese military to promote recruitment on the platform.
Twitter removes 'dehumanising' Chinese embassy tweet on Uighur women
The tweet, posted on Thursday, drew widespread condemnation for claiming that Uighur women have had their minds "emancipated" and are no longer ...
US voices slams China boast of Uighur population control
A US official voiced disgust after China's embassy boasted about Uighur women "no longer" being "baby-making machines"
Why India is shutting down Islamic schools in Assam
In-depth: Opposition parties say the move is an anti-Muslim political stunt to polarise voters ahead of regional elections in March.
Shias mourn miners killed in Pakistan attack
Thousands of mourners from Pakistan's minority Shia Hazara community protested the killing of miners in an attack claimed by the Islamic State ...
Challenges plague new Afghan peace talks
Afghan negotiators are having a challenging time with the peace process.
Harvard students say US must help free detained Uighur
Ekpar Asat was detained after taking part in a State Department-linked exchange programme in the US.
India's Assam state passes bill banning Islamic schools
The bill in Assam, home to India's notorious detention camps, replaces existing acts which legislated funding and support for Madrasas as part ...
The New Arab's Most Important Stories from 2020
A retrospective of our coverage of 2020's leading stories
Turkey says it won't deport Uighurs to China
China ratified an extradition treaty with Turkey last week, sparking fears among the Uighur exile community.
Apple supplier 'using forced Uighur labour': report
Apple has denied any role or connection to forced labour practices in China following the release of a report by the Tech Transparency Project.
Iraqi Christians face an uphill battle for survival
In-depth: There are hopes that Pope Francis' historic visit could be a turning point for Iraqi Christians, a community ravaged by war and ...
Critics slam Wonder Woman 1984 for 'anti-Arab racism'
Some viewers have accused the superhero film of reproducing racist, anti-Arab tropes.
'Jewish nation-state law' challenged in Israeli Supreme Court
For the first time in Israel's legal history, the Supreme Court is dealing with a case that challenges the country's controversial 'Jewish nation' law.
How capitalism is enabling China's Uighur repression
Comment: China is couching Uighur exploitation in Xinjiang's cotton fields in the language of counter-terrorism. Everyone in the supply chain ...
China's Alibaba 'dismayed' by Uighur facial-recognition software
Chinese tech giants Huawei and Alibaba have been implicated in developing facial-recognition software targeting Uighur Muslims.
Fighting to advance the hard-won freedoms of Tunisia's revolution
In-depth: From women's rights to freedom of expression, progressives in Tunisia's young democracy are fighting to preserve and advance the ...
Obama's memoir and the Arab Spring
Barack Obama's recollection of his early White House years reopens the debate about the former US president's controversial Middle East policy.
British journalist has book contract terminated over Islamophobic tweets
Controversial writer Julie Burchill was dropped by publisher after 'deplorable' comments to journalist Ash Sarkar on Twitter.
570,000 Uighurs 'forced into China cotton picking camps': report
Researchers believe that the actual number of Uighurs suspected of being forced into the cotton picking industry could be hundreds of thousands ...
ICC rejects Uighur genocide complaint against China
International Criminal Court prosecutors have rejected calls by exiled Uighurs to investigate China for alleged genocide and crimes against ...
Georgia's first Muslim senator reflects on America's political future
Sheikh Rahman was the first Muslim and Bangladeshi immigrant to be elected to Georgia's senate. Now his state could decide the direction of ...
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