In a geopolitical twist that defies conventional narratives, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—a prosperous, predominantly Muslim nation—has taken the extraordinary step of excluding all British universities  from its official list of approved institutions for state-funded scholarships, effective for the 2026 academic year. This policy, unveiled by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in early January 2026, is explicitly motivated by fears that Emirati st

The explosive 2025 resurgence of Minnesota’s daycare fraud scandal—empty buildings collecting millions, misspelled signs, and viral footage from independent journalist Nick Shirley—has exposed more than just ghost centers. It has revealed a decade-long pattern where accusations of racism and Islamophobia systematically shielded fraudulent operations, predominantly in the Somali community, from rigorous scrutiny under Democratic governors, including Tim Walz. This isn’t about