Two 19th-Century Tales of Muslims and American Slavery
Born with the same name in the same region, two men took different paths toward educating us about sub-Saharan Africans and Islam Farah El-SharifFarah El-Sharif is a scholar of Islamic […]
My father’s family kept slaves – and he defended it. Acknowledging it matters
Amid a rise of laws forbidding discussions of racist histories, sharing our ancestors’ shameful wrongdoings is more urgent than ever Maud Newton; Wed 14 Sep 2022 Source: The Guardian My […]
Shakeel Ashraf was ‘everybody’s mechanic.’ Milton rampage victim remembered as devoted father who loved cricket
“His family is in shock and not willing to accept this tragic news,” cousin Arslan Hanif said. By Clarrie FeinsteinStaff ReporterNoor JavedStaff Reporter Tue., Sept. 13, 2022 Described as a devoted […]
Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy
Customers shop at The Apple Store at the Towson Town Center mall, the first of the company’s retail locations in the US where workers voted over the weekend to unionize. […]
A Review of the Aga Khan’s “Where Hope Takes Root: Democracy and Pluralism in an Interdependent World”
[The following book review by Nizar Motani of His Highness the Aga Khan’s “Where Hope Takes Root” has been adapted from Barakah’s sister website, Simerg. The book was originally published […]
Stop abusing religion
Sep 12,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby Back in the 1960s, Americans were deeply divided on matters of war and race, with Christians in America on both sides […]
The Guardian view on the global food crisis: this is just the beginning
Editorial Prices are soaring as climate shocks and the effects of war in Ukraine exacerbate structural problems Wed 7 Sep 2022 Seven years ago, world leaders committed to a highly […]
American Democracy exported …
Today is a good day to remind everyone that the US is a settler colonial state & an empire, one that has organized coups throughout the world to maintain neo-colonial arrangments in place. Today we sadly remember another Sept. 11, when a US-backed coup overthrew Salvador Allende. source Jairo I. […]
Muslims continue to fight Islamophobia decades after 9/11
BY ANADOLU AGENCY HOUSTON SEP 11, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Demonstrators march during an anti-Islamophobia rally in Seattle, Washington, Dec. 10, 2015. (Reuters File Photo) RECOMMENDED Macron continues Islamophobic hate speech […]
Special interview: There is ‘a very strong consensus’ in favor of Yemen truce continuity, says US envoy Tim Lenderking
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 5 US Special Envoy Lenderking arrived in Riyadh on Saturday, to discuss peaceful solutions to the war, and the FSO Safer tanker. (AN photo by Huda Bashatah) […]
Inter-faith group of religious leaders meets Pope Francis at Vatican
Promoted posts: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy and A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great Teacher for God of the Abrahamic […]
Use of blasphemy laws and allegations in Commonwealth countries
House of Commons Library Research Briefing Published Thursday, 08 September, 2022 A Backbench Business Committee debate on the use of blasphemy laws and allegations in Commonwealth countries is scheduled for Tuesday […]
Two-faced relationship between CIA and feminism
BY HILAL KAPLAN AUG 27, 2021 A medical officer assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division speaks with an Afghan woman and helps her with her child as part of the […]
Christianity and colonialism
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Christianity and colonialism are often closely associated with each other due to the service of Christianity, in its various sects (namely Protestantism, Catholicism and Orthodoxy), as the state religion of […]
Most Atheist Countries 2022
Hover over a tile for details. Arguably the opposite of religion, atheism is a disbelief in the existence of God or any other divine being. The term “atheist” is slightly ambiguous. […]
Europeans should avoid stoking an East vs. West conflict
KHALED ABOU ZAHR September 09, 2022 Short Url A few months ago, a large number of politicians and analysts in Europe were calling for a total boycott of Russian energy. […]
The end of real social networks
Sep 08,2022 – Daron Acemoglu CAMBRIDGE — Not only are billions of people around the world glued to their mobile phones, but the information they consume has changed dramatically, and […]
Human rights hold the key to protecting biodiversity
Sep 06,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Project Syndicate By Sofia Monsalve and Georgina Catacora-Vargas HEIDELBERG/LA PAZ — In October 2021, two tractors with a large chain stretched between them cleared more […]
Can the Arab East move past the mess it is in?
Sep 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby I have been on vacation for the past two weeks. Unlike previous years, this time I cut myself off from work. […]
Helping those in Need and Promoting Social Justice
WRITTEN BY MASOOD ASHRAF| APRIL 2022| FEATURED, MUHAMMAD, OTHER TOPICS Throughout his life, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) emphasized the importance of equality, fairness, and of helping those in need. Regardless of an individual’s background […]