Turkey’s Erdogan meets Libyan leader as regional tensions rise
By AFP – Dec 15,2019 – JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al Sarraj in Istanbul on Sunday, just days after […]
There is another election the world should be paying attention to this week – in Algeria
Authorities in the country long ago alienated the more-than-one-in-four Algerians under 30 who are unemployed Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 12 December 2019 It’s the one election which really counts. It’s […]
Turkey urges Islamic cooperation to help needy Muslims
December 08 2019 ISTANBUL-Anadolu Agency Turkey’s president on Dec. 8 urged Muslim countries to work harder together to help millions of Muslims facing economic hardship. “21 percent of the population […]
Anger at Erdogan’s ‘sea grab’ in the Mediterranean
Updated 06 December 2019 MENEKSE TOKYAY December 06, 2019 01:11 1068 Cyprus petitioned the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Thursday to safeguard its offshore mineral rights […]
Meet the controversial actor and businessman standing up against Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
‘I am trying to be the voice that makes people go down [to the streets] to stand against Sisi. If all of them went, there would be no risk to […]
The significance of Turkey’s deal with Libya
YAHYA BOSTAN @yahyabostan Published 01.12.2019 Much is happening in the international arena. There are simultaneous, independent developments underway. Some days we talk about Donald Trump’s impeachment. Other times we find […]
Human Rights breaches in Haiti, Algeria and Cuba
Human Rights breaches in Haiti, Algeria and Cuba Press Releases Plenary session AFET DROI 28-11-2019 – 11:51 Haiti must stop violently repressing protesters Algeria must end harassment and intimidation of […]
European Parliament Denounces Human Rights Violations in Algeria
As uncertainty takes center stage in post-Bouteflika Algeria, the European Parliament denounces human rights breaches in the country, urging Algiers to improve its rights record. Hirak demonstrations in Algeria. […]
In Egypt, polygamy has its apologists and nemeses
Source: Arab weekly By Hassan Abdel Zaher is a Cairo-based contributor to The Arab Weekly. Cairo – Rania Hashem is seen as an enemy to many of Egypt’s married women. […]
‘We failed to reach Europe – now our families disown us’
By Tim Whewell BBC World Service 14 November 2019 Most of the West African migrants who fail to reach Europe eventually return to their own countries, but it can […]
White Supremacism and Islamic Astronomy in History of Astronomy Texts from the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day
Source: The Muslim Heritage By Joe Lockard This paper reviews manifestations of racism in European and American histories of Arab and Persian astronomy from the eighteenth century to the present […]
Nigeria: Resources not used in the way of Allah, humanity is useless — Olatoye, Amir Ahmadiyya
Source: nnu.ng We are committed to education for all, food for all and health for all – Barr AbdulAzeez Alatoye, Amir Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Nigeria. Alhaji (Barr.) AbdulAzeez Alatoye is the Amir (President) Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Nigeria. Olatoye who is the founder and Senior Partner of Ascension Consulting Services, an […]
Constantine the African and the Qayrawani doctors: Contribution of the ‘Phoenicians’ of North Africa to Latin Medicine in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
by Charles Burnett When a sixteenth-century medical writer referred to Phoenicians, alongside Arabs, as exceptionally important medical sources, he was probably referring to the Muslim and Jewish doctors of Qayrawan, […]
I help rescue migrants in the Mediterranean. Here’s why we won’t cooperate with the Libya coast guards
Europe has backtracked from its moral duty to provide safety and rescue to people running away from the hell of Libyan prisons, deciding instead to cooperate with smugglers, militias […]
Trapped in Tripoli: The people stuck in Libya’s civil war
Survivors of a deadly air strike on a migrant detention centre in Tripoli in July have told the BBC they feel abandoned by the United Nations, and are […]
I know the trauma faced by refugees. Now I want businesses to ease the cruelty they endure from populist leaders
I know the trauma faced by refugees. Now I want businesses to ease the cruelty they endure from populist leaders The US is pursuing aggressive policies that place the humanity […]
The evolution of the ‘Somalization’ concept
OP-ED Daily Sabah > IBRAHIM ABDIRAHMAN MUKHTAR Published 11.10.2019 “And our country [Iraq] has turned into Somalia… and under the rule of foreigners.” These were some of the words […]
Egypt’s president to meet with Ethiopia PM over Nile dispute
Reuters October 13, 2019 Sisi said in televised remarks Sunday the meeting with Abiy Ahmed will take place in Russia Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan failed to resolve their differences over the Blue Nile dam CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday he would meet Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy […]
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is getting away with tyranny in Egypt thanks to his UK and US allies
Over 3,000 people have been detained in anti-government protests. Yet Trump calls the Egyptian president his favourite dictator, and Britain remains Egypt’s single largest investor Bel Trew @beltrew Some […]
Why are People joining Ahmadiyya in the Arab World
terview in Arabic with English subtitles A discussion on Israeli Channel 2, with Muhammad Sharif Odeh, Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the Holy Land, looking at the origins, beliefs and views of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Topics covered include: The need for a reformer, Islamic teachings regarding peace, […]