On the 15th of February 2017, the Syria Direct reported on the raid of al-Orouba School for Girls in the Syrian city of Idlib by members of the religious police, al-Hisba. “The all-male patrol gathered together the women—schoolchildren, teachers and administrators—and began an impromptu inspection of their clothing.....traditionally a conservative city, the women all wore long, loose-fitting attire.

Tanzanian and international media outlets reported on ongoing drug war in Tanzania, whereby Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Paul Makonda named some prominent businessmen, church leaders, politicians, various celebrities and police officers among suspects linked to this illicit trade.

In response to Trump’s constant claims about a huge threat to the US from Muslim terrorists, the New York Times posted a story on the 11th of February 2017, with the headline: “Husbands Are Deadlier Than Terrorists”.

When President Trump took a phone call from the leader of Taiwan in December and asserted that the United States might no longer be bound by the “One China” policy, his defenders hailed it as a show of strength — the latest delicate issue on which Mr. Trump was willing to challenge decades of diplomatic orthodoxy.