In her book "A House in the Sky", Amanda Lindhout recounts the experience of being held captive in Somalia for 460 days.
"In the cleanest prose, she and Corbett allow events both horrific and absurd — like Lindhout’s diligently translating, from a smartphone, a message to jihadis from Osama bin Laden — to unfold on their own. Lindhout’s resilience transforms the story from a litany of horrors into a humbling encounter with the human spirit."
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Marvel's Pakistani-American superhero? Apparently Kamala is not Marvel's first female Muslim superhero - in 2002 the X-Men-related comic books introduced Sooraya Qadir, a niqab-wearing mutant who could transform herself into a cloud of dust.
"Kamala Khan is not your typical teenage Pakistani-American girl from New Jersey - Marvel Comics' latest superhero is gifted with special powers that enable her to change shape."
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On this website, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) unveils the first images of its newly digitized archive. Over half a million images and hours of film will follow, covering all aspects of the lives and history of Palestine refugees from 1948 to the present day.
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