Trump signs legislation to help religious minorities in Iraq, Syria

Trump signs legislation to help religious minorities in Iraq, Syria

by WorldTribune Staff, December 13, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec. 11 signed legislation to direct U.S. humanitarian assistance to persecuted religious minorities in Iraq and Syria who were targeted for genocide by Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists. “In recent years, ISIS has committed horrifying atrocities against religious and ethnic minorities in Syria and Iraq, […]

The year’s most popular story touched a deep chord with the American public

The year’s most popular story touched a deep chord with the American public

by WorldTribune Staff, Dec. 3, 2018 There’s a compelling human dimension to all major news stories, and the life experience of a young woman name Nadia Murad is a powerful example. Remarkably, her story was ignored by the massive media enterprises that wanted to focus American’s attention elsewhere. But it was not ignored by WorldTribune.com […]

Media silence as gang rape survivor from northern Iraq wins Nobel Peace Prize

Media silence as gang rape survivor from northern Iraq wins Nobel Peace Prize

by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2018 News that Yazidi sex slave survivor Nadia Murad has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war barely registered on the American media radar screen. Murad was abducted in northern Iraq in August 2014, when Islamic State […]