Coronavirus: French court orders ban on worship to end
Source: BBC France’s administrative court has ruled that the government must lift a blanket ban on meetings at places of worship within eight days. The ban was put in place […]
Zakat – millions of Muslims do not pay: MNEWS
ZAKAT A MANDATORY REQUIRED NOT PAID BY MILLIONS OF MUSLIMS. THEY CONFUSE IT WITH FITRANA By Dr. H. Koya The question of Zakat has been raised by many Muslims on Facebook comments. I have posted the answers in various pieces from which I wish to put a collective views here […]
‘COVID-19 used by Pak as cover for increased human rights abuses’
19 May 2020 Brussels, [Belgium] May 18 (ANI): The coronavirus crisis, sweeping the world has been used by Pakistan as a cover for increased human rights abuses in many forms, […]
Pakistani Ahmadi Leaders Fear Backlash After New Minority Commission Formation
WASHINGTON – Leaders of Pakistan’s Ahmadi community fear a recent debate surrounding the group’s Muslim status and potential membership in a newly formed minority commission could put the group’s security […]
Cambridge University lectures will be online-only for the next year
Source: CNBC By Sam Shead; @SAM_L_SHEAD The University of Cambridge has no plans to put on any face-to-face lectures in the next academic year. Lectures will be available online and […]
Texas church cancels masses following death of a possibly Covid-19 positive priest
By Gregory Lemos and Brian Ries (CNN) A church in Houston has canceled mass indefinitely after one of its priests died and five others subsequently tested positive for the coronavirus. […]
As China faces a backlash in the West, Xi needs Africa more than ever
Source: CNN Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking via video link to the World Health Assembly, on a giant screen beside a street in Beijing on May 18, 2020. But Xi’s offerings weren’t just about taking the lead in Africa: they were about securing support at a critical and precarious juncture […]
PLO official: Israel has ‘destroyed 2-state solution’
Arab News Wednesday . May 20, 2020 https://arab.news/cqtuk TAREK ALI AHMAD May 20, 2020 Hanan Ashrawi has blamed international inaction for ‘reign of terror’ over Palestinians LONDON: Israeli expansionism and […]
As a doctor, I’m worried about a new epidemic – post-lockdown traumatic stress disorder
Lockdowns around the world are helping us to defeat the virus that causes Covid-19, but they may also unleash an even bigger public health crisis Bilal Hassam @bilalhassam 12 hours […]
Palestinian President Abbas Declares End to Agreements With Israel, U.S.
The move comes in response to the possible West Bank annexation promised by the Netanyahu government, which was also condemned by U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden Palestinian President […]
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas ends security agreement with Israel and US
Declaration follows the creation of a new Israeli government which is officially contemplating annexation of some areas of the West Bank Julian Borger in Washington Wed 20 May 2020 […]