The world’s first university was founded by a woman
Most Global Academy researchers are based in universities across 83+ countries and more than 45% are women. Today, on what may be our 113th International Womens’ Day (#IWD2024), I’m celebrating […]
President Erdoğan calls for lasting policies on migration
by Daily Sabah with AA ISTANBUL Nov 29, 2024 – Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl A ‘cayuco’ boat from Senegal with 136 migrants onboard including 40 women and 17 young children […]
When is Migration allowed in Islam?
Featured, Other Topics When is Migration allowed in Islam? Throughout time, we have witnessed that Prophets of God, after giving the message of God to their people, are faced with […]
Muslims in Amsterdam reject far-right government’s rhetoric after violence
Muslims in Amsterdam have spoken out following government accusations against them after violence instigated by Israeli football hooligans The New Arab Staff & Agencies 15 November, 2024 Dutch politicians have […]
Is immigration a threat to be feared or the solution we need?
6th November 2024 Fazal Masood Malik and Farhan Khokhar, Canada The Western world is facing a demographic challenge. As birth rates plummet and the population ages, immigration has evolved from a social engineering to an economic necessity. Yet, the debate remains mired in fear and misconception, obscuring the essential truth: […]
The Travels of Ibn Battuta
Introduction Welcome to this tour of Ibn Battuta’s medieval travels! You will be following in the footsteps of this famous 14th century Muslim traveler, exploring the places he visited and the people he encountered. To help you learn more about his adventures there will be images of the people and […]
How Should World Leaders Approach Immigration?
Tariq MahmoodContemporary and Social Issues How Should World Leaders Approach Immigration? 2nd November 2024 Add Comment 8 Min Read ©Shutterstock Tariq Mahmood, Toronto, Canada In 2016, one of the major […]
Decision time for the EU’s strategy on migration
Hafed Al-Ghwell November 02, 2024 The EU’s aggressive plans to stem the tide of irregular migration from North Africa have hit unexpected turbulence. Despite allocating billions of euros and crafting […]
Sudan is burning and foreign powers are benefiting – what’s in it for the UAE
Published: September 12, 2024 8.53pm WIB Writer Disclosure May Darwich does not work for, consult, own shares in, or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no affiliations other than those noted above. Partners The University of Birmingham provides funding as a […]
Why does Arabic have such an image problem in France?
It’s an ancient, venerated language and the second most spoken in the country, but Arabic is only taught in a handful of French schools A teacher gives Arabic language lessons […]
The massacre of Algerians in Paris on 17 October 1961 diminishes France’s reputation as a civilised nation.
by Nabila Ramdani NabilaRamdani The most murderous episode in the postwar history of Paris came in October 1961, when up to three hundred peaceful French- Algerian protesters were slaughtered in cold blood […]
Sudan is the world’s gravest humanitarian disaster – but almost nobody cares
OpinionSudan Jonathan Freedland The war is killing tens of thousands, but not getting the attention it deserves. The reasons why are as complex as the conflict itselfFri 11 Oct 2024 […]
Appeal for Prayers
during the Friday prayers. Source https://www.reviewofreligions.org/45859/friday-sermon-summary-11th-october-2024-incidents-from-the-life-of-the-holy-prophet-sa-the-battle-of-the-ditch/ Appeal for Prayers His Holiness (aba) said that the Ahmadis of Pakistan should pray for themselves as their conditions become more and more straitened. […]
Muslim migrants around the world
The Religious Composition of the World’s Migrants 4. Muslim migrants around the world ByStephanie KramerandYunping Tong Who are migrants? Roughly 80 million international migrants are Muslim, representing 29% of all people living outside their country of birth. By comparison, Muslims were about 25% of the world’s total population in 2020, […]
Myopic hypocrisy on migration betrays Europe’s values
Hafed Al-Ghwell September 29, 2024 A self-inflicted crisis in Europe, arising from controversial border externalization policies, is unfolding with the predictability that many warned it would. The EU’s decision to […]
What’s in a name? Quite a lot if you’re French
Azouz Begag September 27, 2024 France has witnessed an unprecedented event. At his farewell address, Gérald Darmanin, born in 1982 in Valenciennes and now former minister of the interior, dropped a bombshell before handing over to his successor, conservative Catholic Bruno Retailleau. As he often did during his seven-year tenure, […]
Muslim slaves in early modern Europe: a forgotten history of slavery
leidenislamblog Felicia Rosu University lecturer June 16, 2016 • History • 6 comments • 3 min read Leiden based research in the Vatican Archives sheds light on an easily ignored part of European history: the positon […]
‘That mummy is my great-grandfather’
Swiss Abroad Listen to the articleToggle language selectorShare Every family has mysteries, but few involve an ancestor who was mummified. The anecdote of Claudio Mazzucchelli’s “Pasha great-grandfather” circulated for decades […]
European, Muslim countries meet in Spain eyeing schedule for Palestinian statehood
By Belén Carreño September 13, 2024 Item 1 of 4 Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez poses for a family photo with Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, Spain’s Secretary General for Foreign Affairs Emma Aparici, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister […]
Fortress Europe keeps cruelly raising its walls against the global south
Pia Klemp Fortress Europe keeps cruelly raising its walls against the global south The deliberate policies of the EU and its member states have turned the Mediterranean into a mass […]