Overcoming the Challenges of FWM (Flying While Muslim)
Fasting, finding suitable prayer space and clearing security checks are a few travel barriers faced by visible Muslims. Sya Taha shares her experiences.

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Overcoming the Challenges of FWM (Flying While Muslim)
Fasting, finding suitable prayer space and clearing security checks are a few travel barriers faced by visible Muslims. Sya Taha shares her experiences.
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Iran faced harsh criticism of its rights record Friday, with UN diplomats highlighting soaring numbers of executions and lamenting the recent hanging of Reyhaneh Jabbari who murdered her attempted rapist.
But Iran hit back at the criticism, instead slamming countries trying to impose “specific lifestyles on others”.
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Sweden’s foreign minister said Friday she hoped ties with Israel would recover after Stockholm’s decision to recognise the state of Palestine led to an unusual exchange involving IKEA furniture.
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‘Empire of the dead’: Paris’ Catacombs still entice visitors
A place of fear, legend, inspiration and exploration, Paris’s skull and bone-lined Catacombs still draw thousands of visitors each year, many of whom queue for hours to explore the ghoulish burial site.
“Stop! This is the empire of the dead”, reads a sign greeting visitors at the entrance to the two-kilometre (1.2-mile) long tunnels filled with the bones of approximately six million Parisians — although that figure is still debated.
Gourmets get taste for ‘raw’ chocolate
“Want to taste? Come on! It’s a bit like the sushi of chocolate,” calls out raw chocolate maker Frederic Marr, beckoning the curious to his stall at Paris’s annual chocolate extravaganza, the Salon du Chocolat.
Touted as a “super food” by some, raw chocolate is the latest trend in the world of chocolate.
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Adil Nurmemet, the mayor of Hotan, is being probed for suspected “serious disciplinary violations”, according to a notice posted Thursday on the website of the regional discipline inspection commission, the Communist Party’s internal watchdog.
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On the night of November 1, 1954, known as “Toussaint Rouge” (Red All Saints Day) because it coincided with the Catholic festival, some 30 explosions rocked government targets in the colony which had been under French occupation for 132 years, leaving seven people dead.
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Middle Eastern creativity takes center stage at Dubai Design fair
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The UAE’s platform for contemporary original design features an exhibition dedicated to trendsetting designers from five Middle Eastern and North African countries.
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Labelled ‘The Pulse of New Talent,’ the new Pepsi x Vogue Italia collection is designed to showcase 10 cutting-edge design talents: Masha Reva (Ukraine), Stella Jean (Italy), Suno (USA), Little Shilpa (India), Plore (China), Madiyah Al Sharqi (United Arab Emirates), Au Jour Le Jour (Italy), Miuniku (India), Lulwa Al Amin (Bahrain) and William Okpo (USA)
Nike and Liberty unveil latest capsule collection
The British store, famed for its colorful floral prints, has teamed up for a 10th collaboration with Nike, due out in time for the holidays.
Nike has unveiled a new womenswear capsule featuring a ‘Belmont Ivy’ custom print (inspired by the plant clinging to buildings) created by taking an archival Liberty design and fusing it with a contemporary geometric pattern. The pieces come in two colorways: Belmont Ivy Black and Belmont Ivy Burgundy.
US urges restraint after Al-Aqsa mosque reopened to Muslims
The United States urged all sides in Jerusalem to exercise restraint amid spiralling tensions in the holy city, and was working with Israelis, Palestinian and Jordanians to try to restore calm.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki also condemned the shooting of hardline rabbi Yehuda Glick, who holds both Israeli and US citizenship.
Maligned Singapore pitch set for Suzuki Cup – official
Singapore’s new National Stadium will host AFF Suzuki Cup matches next month, officials insisted Thursday, despite lingering concerns about the poor state of the pitch.
The surface at the 55,000-seat stadium — part of a $1 billion Sports Hub complex which opened its doors in June — has been widely criticised, with Brazil coach Dunga complaining recently that “most of it is sand”.
Israel pledges to reopen Jerusalem flashpoint
Israel shut the Al-Aqsa mosque compound Thursday then promised to reopen it, after clashes in east Jerusalem where police killed a Palestinian accused of trying to murder a hardline rabbi.
The pledge also came after Arab and US calls for the Jewish state to reopen the Holy City flashpoint.