Muslims face frugal Ramadan as Russian invasion of Ukraine drives up food prices
World 4 min read The New Arab Staff & Agencies 31 March, 2022 Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa are facing a frugal Ramadan, as the Russian invasion […]
Fasting in Ethiopia
Fazal Ahmad – UKWORLD RELIGIONS 30th March 2022 Misir Wat, a traditional Ethiopian dish for fasting©Shutterstock Fazal Ahmad, UKEditor, World Religions Section On a recent visit to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, I was surprised to see that the local Orthodox Christians fast much longer and more diligently than the normal […]
Islamic teachings on protecting and spending national wealth
25th March 2022 Ata-ul-Haye Nasir, Al Hakam There are many countries that have been blessed with immense amounts of natural resources, but still, they have a poor economy and thus, are […]
Spiritual preparations for Ramadan
Amany Abdel-Moneim , Tuesday 29 Mar 2022 During the month of Ramadan, time is at a premium. So, try to minimise the use of social media like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and steer clear of video games. Spiritual preparations for Ramadan ShareFacebookTwitterWhatsAppTelegramLinkedIn https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.508.0_en.html#goog_1064590646 https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.508.0_en.html#goog_1064590648 It’s Ramadan again, the most precious […]
Algeria’s cash crunch: ‘Buying oil feels like buying drugs’
By Rachid SekkaiBBC News Arabic Published1 day ago Food prices are climbing sharply in Algeria, where shoppers say cooking oil and milk are so scarce that you need to butter […]
Empathy, not indignation, in Arabs’ reactions to Ukraine
BY TALA JARJOUR March 29, 2022 Source: Arab News To paraphrase a Palestinian friend’s Facebook status, which he posted in a stream of reactions to news from Ukraine about people […]
Emergence of new conflicts cannot erase the old ones
OSAMA AL-SHARIF March 29, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/bzggr It has been an extraordinary week of regional summits and high-level meetings that spell out an evolving “new Middle East,” to borrow […]
Egyptians throng to gov’t-sponsored low-price food fair ahead of Ramadan
Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2022-03-26 People buy lanterns ahead of the holy month of Ramadan at a market in Cairo, Egypt, on March 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) The fair […]
International community must not ignore Libya crisis
CHRIS DOYLE March 28, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/bjd4b Libya’s Groundhog Day has struck again. The North African state is back to two prime ministers and a failing political process. This […]
Egypt lifts two-year ban on Ramadan charity banquets
Ahram Online , Sunday 27 Mar 2022 Egypt lifted on Sunday a ban on Ramadan charity banquets, ending a two-year suspension on the popular tradition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A […]
South Asia, Africa at great risk due to food inflation
RANVIR S. NAYAR March 27, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/zgfsh Besides crude oil, the most visible inflationary impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been on food prices, which have […]
60th anniversary of the Evian peace accords between France and Algeria
Issued on: 18/03/2022 – 08:07 Text by:RFIFollow 4 min France and Algeria’s signing of the Evian Accords on 18 March 1962 marked the end of nearly eight years of bloody conflict and […]
Libya tensions simmer in shadow of Ukraine war
By AFP – Mar 22,2022 – JORDAN TIMES A Libyan employee sorts fresh pastries at a bakery in the capital Tripoli, on Tuesday, as prices of bread and wheat rise due to the […]
Book Review: Muslim Jews, A new minority in the making
Ossama Lotfy Fateem , Saturday 5 Mar 2022 El-Muslim El-Yahoudi (Diary of a Jewish Muslim), by Kamal Ruhayyim, Cairo, Egypt: El-Ein Publishing House, 2021 The issue of the Jewish minority living […]
El-Sisi assures Maronite patriarch of Egyptian support for Lebanon’s stability
President El-Sisi affirmed his country’s pride at the depth of the close relations between Egypt and Lebanon, and Egypt’s keenness on its safety, security and stability. (Egyptian Presidency) Short Url […]
Ukraine: Why so many African and Indian students were in the country
By Soraya AliBBC News Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused a mass exodus of civilians, including thousands of international students from Africa, Asia and the […]
Living rough in Morocco, migrants dream of Spanish enclave
By AFP – Mar 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants climb a ledge along a mountain path after an attempted assault on the border fence separating Morocco from Spain’s North African Melilla, near […]
Africa and the Theory of Independence
Ahmad KamalHISTORY 6th March 2022 ©Shutterstock Ahmad Kamal, Ghana On 22 February 2022, in a statement to an Emergency Session of the UN Security Council on the situation in Ukraine, Martin Kimani […]
The growing signs of moderation in Erdogan’s attitude
YASAR YAKIS March 06, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/mkr35 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has started offering signals of moderation in his attitude. The first signs came in foreign policy, with […]
Woman sits on key court in Egypt first
By AFP – Mar 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Egyptian female Judge Radwa Helmi Ahmad sits on her first court hearing at the State Council in the capital Cairo, on Saturday (AFP photo) […]