The PLO’s Palestinian prisoners committee has announced that 17,000 women have been held in Israeli jails since 1967, including 36 women who are still in prison and another 47 awaiting trial. In its latest report published on Sunday, the committee said it has monitored one million arrests of Palestinians since 1967, including 17,000 women. It added that the largest number of arrests occurred in the first ‘Intifada’ (1987-1993), during which ...
![The traditions of Ashura, a holy day Shi'ite Muslims will observe Sunday, started in the Middle East and spread to Iran and South Asia, where they have been practiced for centuries. [atlasshrugs]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iraq/ashura.jpg?itok=twpgvhlW "The traditions of Ashura, a holy day Shi'ite Muslims will observe Sunday, started in the Middle East and spread to Iran and South Asia, where they have been practiced for centuries. [atlasshrugs]")
