Morocco: Struggling Morocco oasis risks becoming mirage
By AFP – Feb 15,2020 – JORDAN TIMES SKOURA, Morocco — Dead palm trees lie on dry, yellowish earth near an abandoned adobe house in Morocco’s arid southeast, […]
Years after the fall of Gaddafi, Libya remains in the grip of foreign powers
A new decade has begun, but the country still has the same problems, writes Kim Sengupta Abdul Hakim Belhaj was doing very well. The former rebel commander who British […]
Sara Haba First Lady To Reach Makkah on Bicycle
A Tunisian female, Sara Haba, recently formed a record of the first cyclist to reach Makkah using a bicycle. In the past, only three Muslims, having the urge of visiting […]
Rulings spark hope for Egyptian Copts fighting Islamic estate law
Short Url https://arab.news/cu7bg AFP February 10, 2020 Egyptian courts have largely applied Islamic inheritance laws to both Muslims and the Coptic Christian minority But Coptic Orthodox customs call for […]
The First European Scholars Were Taught By Africans In Egypt (Read Full History)
Again and again, documented historical evidence has shattered widely held views that Europeans were the pioneers of early human civilization. In fact, there is corroborative evidence that half of humanity’s […]
UN chief backs African Union to take greater role in Libya talks
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published 09.02.2020 U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said he supports the African Union (AU) taking a greater role in mediating the Libya crisis, acknowledging […]
As water scarcity affects millions, a Middle East foundation is making a difference
Friday . February 07, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/rtbv9 Caline Malek February 03, 2020 Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Award recognizes efforts to solve world’s water problems An estimated 785 million people on the planet lack access to improved water supply DUBAI: Millions of vulnerable families around the world do not […]
Libya a ‘den of mercenaries’, say war-weary citizens
By AFP – Feb 06,2020 – JORDAN TIMES TRIPOLI — After 10 months of fighting that has torn their country apart, exhausted Libyans voice deep fears and say their fate […]
As anti-Semitism increases, let’s remember how Morocco saved its Jews
By Menachem Genack, opinion contributor — 02/02/20 The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill “There are no Jews in […]
‘Islamic Empires’ Review: Revisiting a Glorious Past
Dow Jones, a News Corp company By Tunku Varadarajan Jan. 31, 2020 Justin Marozzi is a British journalist and popular historian who frequented such places as Egypt and […]
Dispute at al-Azhar conference reflects deep divisions over Islamic renewal
Source: Arab Weekly By Amr Emam, who is a Cairo-based journalist. He has contributed to the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle and the UN news site IRIN. Cairo University […]
Africans Discovered America Around 1292 BC, Not Columbus – Read The Complete History
The world has been made to believe that Christopher Columbus discovered America. But sorry to break your heart, that is a whitewashed lie, just like many other historic accounts our […]
Algeria intensifies harassment of religious minorities
After a two month lull, following heavy criticism on the forced closure of Christian churches in the Kabylie region, the authorities in Algeria resumed their repression against Christians this week, […]
«Harassed» by his country, the former head of the Ahmadis in Algeria seeks asylum in Morocco
Source: Yabiladi.com The former head of the Ahmadiyya community in Algeria, Mohamed Fali is currently in Morocco seeking asylum, escaping the «restrictions» imposed on him and on Ahmadis by the […]
Africa is not poor, we are stealing its wealth
It’s time to change the way we talk and think about Africa. by Nick Dearden 24 May 2017 It’s a simple statement, repeated through a thousand images, newspaper stories and charity appeals each year, so that it takes on the weight of truth. When we read it, we reinforce assumptions […]
Oil chief urges west to call out foreign meddling in Libya conflict
Mustafa Sanalla says country facing disaster as blockade disrupts oil production Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Tue 28 Jan 2020 World powers will be complicit in the collapse of the […]
The Muslim World’s Question: ‘What Happened to Us?’
Understanding the events of 1979 is crucial for those trying to figure out a better future for today’s Middle East. Book and this article by Kim Ghattas What happened to […]
Foreign powers to push Libyan rivals for truce in Berlin
Jan 17, 2020 – 12:20 By Ulf Laessing and Ahmed Elumami BERLIN/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Germany and the United Nations will push rival Libyan camps and their foreign backers fighting over the capital to agree on Sunday to a truce and monitoring mechanism as first steps towards peace, diplomats and […]
Western leaders have disregarded Libya for years – these peace talks are too little, too late
Today’s summit in Berlin seems like a step forward, but it might not be enough to stop the unfolding humanitarian disaster Borzou Daragahi @borzou After all but ignoring the […]
Turkey’s Hegemonic Bet: Neo-Ottomanism with Pan-Islamist Face
Finding itself at a crossroads, increasingly isolated by its Western allies and no longer the dominant Muslim voice it once was, Turkey is now flexing its pan-Islamist muscles. But the MENA wants other alternatives. By Tamba François Koundouno – Jan 7, 2020 Rabat – At a pan-Islamism and anti-Islamophobia-themed […]
