We are so used to doing Holidays the way we do them, that we often don’t think about the way they are celebrated in other parts of the world! Jasmine Sanders has a list of ten fun facts about how Christmas is celebrated in Africa compared to the United States! Click on the audio player to listen in […]
CAIRO — Egypt on Sunday said it banned Ridley Scott’s biblical epic “Exodus: Gods & Kings” because the Hollywood blockbuster distorts Egypt’s history, as well…
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — The White House on Sunday confirmed the death of U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig, a former soldier who tried to help wounded Syrians caught in a brutal civil war but ended up dying himself at the hands of Islamic State militants. President Barack Obama, in a statement issued as […]
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Under the guns of their captors, dozens of barefoot girls sat huddled together wearing gray Muslim veils as they chanted Quranic verses in Arabic. Some Christians among them said they had converted to Islam. “I swear to almighty Allah, you will not see them again until you release our brothers that […]
First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a rare radio address to the nation where she highlighted the Mother’s Day weekend to speak out strongly against the kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian girls by Islamist militants who have threatened to sell the girls into slavery. “Like millions of people across the globe, my husband and I […]
Singer Akon has a lot to say about relationships and monogamy. The 40-year-old singer, who hit with Konvicted in 2006, says that his polygamous relationships (he reportedly had five children with four wives as of 2007) are actually the norm and he’s just being upfront and honest about it. In 2007, his 23-year-old fiancee told the media […]
