Somali-American model Halima Aden has become the first Muslim model to appear in Sports Illustrated magazine wearing a hijab and burkini. She appeared in the “Halima Aden becomes first model to wear a burkini in Sports Illustrated”
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Trump administration denies special help to Venezuelans seeking asylum
As Venezuela slumps further into crisis, White House officials from Donald Trump down have made repeated expressions of support for the country’s people. But such “Trump administration denies special help to Venezuelans seeking asylum”
Flee! French police forced to close Paris station after flea invasion
A police station in north-eastern Paris had to be evacuated on Sunday after it was invaded by fleas, a police union said. “Police station closed “Flee! French police forced to close Paris station after flea invasion”
Madonna gives rousing speech on why she fought for change at Glaad awards
Madonna, a pioneer for gay rights, accepted the advocate for change award at the 2019 Glaad media awards, with a rousing speech that went from “Madonna gives rousing speech on why she fought for change at Glaad awards”
‘No coherent policy’: Trump’s scattergun approach plunges Libya deeper into peril
Egyptian and Emirati influence on Donald Trump has thrown US policy on Libya into turmoil at a moment when Tripoli is under attack and the “‘No coherent policy’: Trump’s scattergun approach plunges Libya deeper into peril”
Tunisia invokes sharia law in bid to shut down LGBT rights group
One of the Arab world’s most visible advocacy groups defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people is facing closure following legal “Tunisia invokes sharia law in bid to shut down LGBT rights group”
Hats off to Fez: go back in time in this atmospheric city
It happens on the third day, after our bookbinding class, having spent the morning deep in concentration learning how to Coptic-stitch and emboss our own “Hats off to Fez: go back in time in this atmospheric city”
How going camping saved my sanity – and made me a better father
For the past five years, I’ve taken my kids camping once a month. On Fridays I load our tent and gear and we drive to “How going camping saved my sanity – and made me a better father”
‘It’s him, but through the eyes of others’: behind the Leonard Cohen exhibition
Claudia Gould, the director of the Jewish Museum in New York City, describes the allure of Leonard Cohen as beyond mere fandom. “He goes right “‘It’s him, but through the eyes of others’: behind the Leonard Cohen exhibition”
Dutch queen planned deal with Nazis to help rescue Belgian king
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands sought to broker a deal via the Vatican in which senior Nazis at the end of the second world war “Dutch queen planned deal with Nazis to help rescue Belgian king”