Eid: An Oft-Returning Festival
Eid Mubarak! It’s a greeting that echoes throughout Muslim households and mosques around the world at this time of year; though this year it may echo more so over the […]
Coronavirus economics gives an out to crown prince recklessness in Saudi Arabia
By Debra Cagan and Sasha Toperich, opinion contributors — 05/23/20 The hopes of many were placed in Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as a progressive leader of the next generation […]
NBA in talks with Disney about resuming season at ESPN complex in July
Source: CNBC The National Basketball Association is engaged in “exploratory conversations” with its media partner Walt Disney about resuming its season suspend by Covid-19, the league said on Saturday. In a statement […]
Gilead Sciences Statement on NEJM Publication of Remdesivir Data From NIAID Study
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Foster City, Calif., May 22, 2020 – Gilead […]
INOVIO’s COVID-19 DNA Vaccine INO-4800 Demonstrates Robust Neutralizing Antibody and T Cell Immune Responses in Preclinical Models
Read the full publication in Nature Communications: DNA based vaccine against Covid 19 Source: WSJ Publication in Nature Communications demonstrates generation of robust neutralizing antibodies and T cell responses against […]
Fauci says it’s still possible that a coronavirus vaccine will be available in the U.S. by December
Source: CNBC PUBLISHED FRI, MAY 22 20209:17 AM EDTUPDATED FRI, MAY 22 202011:25 AM EDT By William Feuer; @WILLFOIA It is “conceivable” the U.S. could begin to roll out a coronavirus vaccine by December, the White House’s top infectious disease expert said. Dr. Anthony Fauci added that any timeline […]
Polish culture is full of Arabic influences, says fascinating new research
Joanna Jasińska March 13, 2020 The research looked at Arabic influences in customs, traditional clothing, arts, science and language. Jacek Turczyk/PAP From the traditional clothing of the nobility, to designer […]
Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine From China Shows Positive Signs in Early Study
Source: WSJ An experimental coronavirus vaccine from drugmaker CanSino Biologics 6185 3.74% Inc. showed promising results in a preliminary human study, a sign that China is advancing toward playing a key early role stopping […]
At least 12.5M Muslims died in wars in past 25 years, expert says
by Anadolu Agency Apr 21, 2018 Some 12.5 million Muslims have been killed in wars during the last 25 years, a Turkish scholar said Saturday. Speaking at a conference in […]
Ramadan: German church opens doors for Muslim prayers
3 hours ago A church in Berlin has opened its doors to Muslim worshippers unable to fit into their mosque under new social distancing rules. Germany allowed religious services to […]
France and Germany Show the Way Forward in the COVID-19 Crisis
Source: Spiegel Four video conferences. That is how many times German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron met without their European Union partners. They spoke English, and each of the conversations lasted for more than an hour. The subject was always the same: Establishing a fund for Europe.There […]
Trump deems houses of worship ‘essential’ amid pandemic
Source: CNN President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration is issuing guidance deeming places of worship “essential” during the coronavirus pandemic, calling on governors to reopen religious institutions for services. Trump threatened to “override” governors if their states did not follow the new federal recommendations, but it was unclear […]
Muslim generosity in Ramadan is more than a feel-good story
Friday, May 22, 2020 People queue up for free food in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Various community groups including Muslims Giving […]
Pakistan’s ‘Islamophobia’ problem
Kunwar Khuldune Shahid 22 May 2020, 1:25pm Imran Khan has dedicated much energy to the plight of Muslims around the world. Now, his government has finally decided to […]
Pakistani airliner carrying 99 plunges into Karachi houses
May 22, 2020 – 23:51 A man stands on the debris of a house at the site of a passenger plane crash in a residential area near an airport in […]
As COVID-19 Crashes the Economy, Workers and Business Owners Wonder If Anything Can Save Them From Financial Ruin
Businesses are being forced to close as social distancing to avoid COVID-19 takes hold Timothy Fadek—Redux By Alana Semuels March 18, 2020 Sonia Bautista was living paycheck to paycheck […]
Why we might not get a coronavirus vaccine
Politicians have become more cautious about immunisation prospects. They are right to be It would be hard to overstate the importance of developing a vaccine to Sars-CoV-2 – it’s seen […]
Kuwait issues special permits to polygamists amid coronavirus lockdown
Kuwaiti men in polygamous marriages are struggling to split their time between their wives who live in separate homes… May 20, 2020 source:
‘Zionist’ Biden in His Own Words: ‘My Name is Joe Biden, and Everybody Knows I Love Israel’
By Ramzy Baroud A brief examination of Biden’s record on Palestine and Israel in recent years. “I am a Zionist. You don’t have to be a Jew to be a […]
My video forced a government U-turn – after coronavirus, there should be no question about the power of our voices
Related video: Hospital cleaner Hassan Akkad says he has to work 10 days to pay NHS surcharge What gets me through long shifts at the hospital is the same thing […]