Source: Muslim Heritage By Maria Do Sameiro Barroso This article presents Abu’l-Qasim Khalaf ibn ‘Abbas al-Zaharawi, Arabic أبو القاسم خلف بن عباس الزهراوي, Latin Albucasis (936-1013 A.D.), one of the […]
Six years on from the Syrian revolution, German man who took in 24 refugees tells MEE about how his life was changed Refugees arrive at train station in Germany (AFP) Nadine Dahan Wednesday 15 March 2017 While much coverage of the Syrian conflict, which began six years ago, has […]
Source: Wall Street Journal MOSUL, Iraq—Foreign Islamic State fighters are increasingly being abandoned by local militants as the group loses ground in Mosul, leaving a hardened core of extremists dominated […]
Despite numbering in the few thousands, the followers of this branch of Islam have been branded a major security threat by the Algerian state. Now, they are facing both a crackdown and a propaganda war. By Jacob Lindelöw Berntson In the last six months, at least 70 individuals belonging to […]
Source: Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan said Thursday it has asked Facebook and Twitter to help it identify Pakistanis suspected of blasphemy so that it can prosecute them or […]
Source: Religion News Service By Matt Richards GRONINGEN, Netherlands (RNS) Dutch Muslims are breathing a sigh of relief after the worse-than-expected performance of anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders in this week’s election. […]
Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL RUBINKAM READING, Pa. (AP) — A pastor in a fundamentalist Christian sect that rejects doctors and drugs has been charged in the death of a […]
Source: NPR BY JESSE HARDMAN Masjid Omar ibn Al-Khattab Mosque in Los Angeles, Calif. Visions of America/UIG via Getty Images There are some places where the two communities involved in […]
Source: BBC About 95% of the cosmos cannot be seen by any telescopes, because it is made of mysterious “dark matter” and “dark energy” that do not interact with […]
Source: Time By Alex Fitzpatrick Mar 15, 2017 As a person with a little bit of knowledge about cameras and a lot of experience spending far too much money on them, […]
Source: Time BY Mike Corder and Raf Casert / AP Updated: Mar 16, 2017 9:47 PM ET | Originally published: Mar 15, 2017 (THE HAGUE, Netherlands) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark […]
March 17, 2017 BERLIN, GERMANY – DECEMBER 23: German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a press conference at the German Chancellery in Berlin, Germany on December 23, 2016. ( Cüneyt Karadağ – Anadolu Agency ) March 17, 2017 at 3:13 pm 0 SHARES Germany has reportedly declined an invitation for an […]
Source: Time BY Zeke J Miller Mar 16, 2017 President Donald Trump blasted a federal judge’s temporary restraining order preventing the enforcement of key sections of his latest travel ban, calling […]
2Religious affairs minister: Algeria is protected from extremism 2017/01/15 Mourad.B/English version: Dalila Henac Research and investigation team dismantled, in coordination with other units of the National Gendarmerie, in Biskra (southern Algeria), on Sunday, a network that is affiliated with the Ahmadiyya community, which is made up of 25 people who […]
Ayşegül Aydın and Cem Emrence December 2016 Download the full paper Kurdish groups in the Middle East are once again occupying global headlines today. While the Western media typically labels them as trustworthy friends in a region rife with enemies and shifting alliances, many regional actors see the Kurds as problematic, […]
Source:CNN The White House has promised not to repeat allegations that a UK intelligence agency spied on US President Donald Trump at the behest of former President Barack Obama, the British government said Friday. A spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May said UK officials had protested to the Trump […]
Source: Dawn Military action by the United States against nuclear-armed North Korea is an “option on the table” if the threat from the rogue regime escalates, Washington’s top diplomat Rex Tillerson said on Friday. The strong comments from the secretary of state, in Asia for his first foray into crisis […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A very happy St. Patrick’s Day to all those who are celebrating today, from the whole of […]
By Food & Travel Desk Published: March 17, 2017 PHOTO: HOTELS.COM Hovering skyscrapers are reshaping skylines across the world’s major cities. Over the last few decades hundreds of skyscrapers have been […]
Israel likened the report to a Nazi propaganda publication, rather than focusing on the reasons why its actions are being criticised Rashmee Roshan Lall In response to being called an “apartheid regime” by a UN regional commission, Israel compared the report to Nazi propaganda tabloid Der Sturmer, and foreign ministry spokesman […]