Politics

Bahare Zare Bahari fighting deportation in the Philippines

An beauty queen who has spent almost two weeks inside Manila’s international airport says she will be killed if she is sent back home and is seeking asylum in the Philippines. Bahareh Zare Bahari, a contestant in the recent Miss Intercontinental pageant in Manila, claims Tehran is attempting to silence her because of her public stand against the government. Read More »

Black and white pictures of the old days

One of the greatest components of reddit are the thriving subreddits, niche communities of people who share a passion for a specific topic. One of the Sifter’s personal favourites is r/ColorizedHistory (featured previously). Read More »

Rare photos of Taliban with makeup

The Taliban or Taleban, who refer to themselves as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), are a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement and military organization in Afghanistan currently waging war (an insurgency, or jihad) within that country. Read More »

The coronation of Naruhito, the new Emperor of Japan

Naruhito (born 23 February 1960) is the Emperor of Japan. He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019, beginning the Reiwa era, following the abdication of his father, Emperor Akihito. He is the 126th monarch according to Japan’s traditional order of succession. Read More »

Kim Jong Un riding a white horse

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had a photoshoot on a white horse on Mt. Paektu, a symbolically important location for his family and for North Korea. Read More »

Ali Milani, a member of the British Labor Party

It’s a sweltering Sunday in late August and Ali Milani, dressed in a navy suit and clutching a wad of flyers, dabs at the beads of sweat gathering on his brow.The 25-year-old walks up the driveway of a redbrick house, on the outermost fringes of west London, and knocks. And waits. And rearranges his collar.No answer. “The problem with a ... Read More »

Jeff Bezos’ Consolation of the Khashoggi’s fiancee

Jeff Bezos embraced Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee and unveiled a memorial to the murdered journalist today on the first anniversary of the journalist’s death.Khashoggi was killed by Saudi agents at the Gulf kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul after entering the building on October 2, 2018. Khashoggi was collecting paperwork related to the couple’s planned marriage when he was killed. Read More »

Celebrate Saudi National Day

The streets of Riyadh are covered with the green of the Saudi national flag, which lines the capital’s main highways.Green is the theme color of all the events that have taken place in Riyadh from Sept. 19-23 to celebrate Saudi National Day.Activities at Riyadh’s National Museum have included performances by folk bands, an Arab falcons show, interactive workshops to teach ... Read More »

Saudi princess at an unveiling ceremony at the Louvre Museum

The Louvre Museum in Paris (Musee du Louvre) opened new and expanded spaces in its Centre of Education in the Department of Islamic Art on Tuesday.The expansion was completed with the support of Alwaleed Philanthropies from Saudi Arabia, and the foundation’s Secretary General, Saudi princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud, was there to commemorate the opening along with Yannick Lintz, ... Read More »

Trump’s Chrissy Teigen Twitter feud

The internet woke up on Monday morning to a surprising Twitter feud. Chrissy Teigen, the supermodel, entrepreneur and wife of singer John Legend, was trending, along with the hashtag “FilthyMouthedWife.” This was not all that unusual given Teigen’s current status as one of the true celebrity stars of Twitter. Read More »