Amal Clooney

UN sets up probe of IS atrocities in Iraq

United Nations - Muslimchronicle

The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously decided to set up an investigation team to collect evidence on the massacres of Iraq's Yazidi minority and other atrocities committed by the Islamic State group in Iraq. Britain drafted the resolution to help bring perpetrators of IS war crimes to justice -- a cause championed by international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney,Read more

Clooneys donate $1 mn to combat hate groups

New York - Muslimchronicle

In the wake of deadly violence following a white supremacist rally, George and Amal Clooney have donated $1 million to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights advocacy organization that monitors hate groups. The pair, which made the donation via their Clooney Foundation for Justice, join a number of others giving funds in recent weeks to anti-discrimination organizations, whichRead more

Clooney to sue Voici over images of twins

Los Angeles - AFP

Hollywood A-lister George Clooney is fuming mad at Voici for publishing images of his twins and will sue the French entertainment magazine. "Over the last week, photographers from Voici magazine scaled our fence, climbed our tree and illegally took pictures of our infants inside our home," Clooney said in a statement. "Make no mistake, the photographers, the agency and theRead more

George, Amal Clooney have not picked out names for their twins

Los Angeles - Arab Today

Hollywood star George Clooney and his wife Amal are expecting twins but the couple has not yet zeroed in on the names for their kids. The 55-year-old star says they are not willing to name their kids till the time they see them, reported E! online. "I've had friends pick out names around their parents and then it becomes... WhateverRead more

Amal talks Daesh at UN. Media focuses on baby bump instead

New York - Arab Today

British-Lebanese human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, who represents victims of rape and kidnappings by members of Daesh, urged the United Nations to step up the pressure on the extremists. So why did her yellow dress and her “baby bump” also make headlines? Criticism was swift Thursday for some news and entertainment outlets from outraged social media users, including some onRead more

Amal Clooney ‘baby bump’ headlines slammed

New York - ArabToday

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, who represents victims of rape and kidnappings by members of the Daesh group, urged a United Nations meeting to step up the pressure on the extremists, so why did her yellow dress and her “baby bump” also make headlines? Criticism was swift on Thursday for some news and entertainment outlets from outraged social media users,Read more

Amal discusses effort to legally fight Daesh

New York - Arab Today

Amal Clooney is pushing for the United Nations to investigate and prosecute Daesh terrorist group commanders for genocide. Clooney wants Daesh leaders tried over the killings. The British lawyer appeared on NBC’s “Today” show in an interview broadcast Monday alongside a Yazidi woman who was captured by Daesh in 2014 but escaped. The woman, 23-year-old Nadia Murad, says she wasRead more