£184bn art tribute portrait to Britain's unpaid carers
Specsavers Home Visits and Carers UK have launched the UK’s ‘ The Most Valuable Portrait ’, serving as a powerful tribute to the vital contributions of carers who so often remain hidden. As Mark Johnson reports, the portrait by critically acclaimed artist Colin Davidson, has been assigned a symbolic value of £184 billion by Roseberys, a leading London fin…
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The influence of and connection to Islamic art
Aloma Treister doesn’t remember much of her childhood. She recalls being taught Arabic at school and the fact that her family’s social life revolved around their immediate family. “Our closest friends were our cousins,” she told The Australian Jewish News . It was how many Jewish families in the Middle East grew up – all related to each other and all frien…
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Meet Bob Le Sueur. An ordinary man and his extraordinary life in occupied Jersey
In 2022, tributes poured in for Bob Le Sueur , a hero during the Nazi occupation of Jersey in World War Two. The historian, who died aged 102, was best known for saving many escaped Russian slave labourers during the occupation. His friend Chris Stone said he was an "incredibly generous person" who spent his life helping others. Mr Stone, of BB…
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Iraqi war survivor visits Mestalla
At the beginning of January, during the week of the match against Real Madrid CF, two Valencia CF fans were able to meet the squad and accompany the players at Mestalla. In 2017, Abboud Salaam lost his home and his family disappeared under bombing in Iraq. He was left alone and seriously injured. Manhal Al-Qaisi came to rescue him and care for him. In the …
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Scholar highlights contributions of early Arab immigrants to US society
Linda Jacobs is a familiar scholar in the Middle East where she spent decades studying archaeological sites and economic development of the region. Later on, she became a historian whose main academic interest was the history of Arab diaspora in the US and how they integrated to the American society. As Saeb Rawashdeh explains, on Tuesday, the American Cen…
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Internet laws need regular updates, says UK science secretary
TECHNOLOGY Secretary Peter Kyle has called for regular updates to online safety laws amid increased fears of children being exposed to harmful content on Facebook and Instagram. As Berny Torre reported in the Morning Star, following Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that his social media platforms would do away with its content moderation…
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From Jordan to the Vatican: Celebrating Christianity in the Holy Land
In February 2025, the halls of the Vatican Museums will unveil a unique exhibition, “ Jordan: Dawn of Christianity / Giordania: Alba del Cristianesimo ,” a collection of 90 artefacts carefully curated to bring to life the enduring legacy of Jordan as a cradle of Christianity, bridging millennia of history and faith. As Sophie Constantin writes, the exhibit…
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Vatican to host ‘Jordan: Dawn of Christianity’ exhibition
The exhibition “ Jordan: Dawn of Christianity ” will debut at the Vatican’s Palazzo della Cancelleria on January 31, offering a profound exploration of Christianity's roots in Jordan. As Khitam Al Amir explains, organised by Jordan’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in collaboration with the Jordan Tourism Board, the event was officially introduced …
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Campaign tackling hygiene poverty helps thousands of pupils return to school after Christmas
A CAMPAIGN tackling childhood hygiene poverty has helped thousands of pupils returning to school after Christmas, the Morning Star reports. The Multibank, founded by former prime minister Gordon Brown, has worked with Fans For Foodbanks and The Hygiene Bank to collect tens of thousands of hygiene products at sport events over the festive season. The campa…
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A decade after genocide, Iraq's Yazidis make bittersweet return to Sinjar
Ten years after the genocide perpetrated against the Yazidis by the Islamic State group in Iraq's Sinjar region, tens of thousands of displaced survivors are returning home. But their homecoming is bittersweet, as the atrocities have left indelible wounds. FRANCE 24's Marie-Charlotte Roupie reports. On the morning of August 3, 2014, the Islamic Sta…
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Loneliness fuels surge in UK foodbank use alongside poverty
LONELINESS is fuelling the surge in the millions of people resorting to foodbanks alongside poverty, research by a think-tank revealed yesterday. Polling by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) found that foodbank users are significantly lonelier than the general public, with one in five lacking any family or friends for support. As Ceren Sagir reports in t…
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