African American Islamic Summit: “A Covenant of Hearts”
On Black History Mont Muslim News Staff 17 February, 2022 Marking the Black History Month in this February, Black Muslim communities struggle to identify ways to make a major impact on […]
Why are certain school books being banned in US?
Anthony ZurcherNorth America reporter@awzurcheron Twitter Published 7 February 2022 A growing number of US parents are alleging that school books are obscene or otherwise harmful to children. It’s creating an […]
What more can the U.S. do to provoke Russia?
BY MELIH ALTINOK FEB 17, 2022 – daily Sabah A view of Ukraine’s national flag waves as the Motherland Monument is seen on the right, in capital Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. […]
Why should Afghans compensate 9/11 victims 20 years on?
MOHAMED CHEBARO February 16, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/rfmsb The 9/11 attacks did indeed change our world. America’s war on terror to oust Al-Qaeda and, on its way, the brutal Taliban […]
Sanctions are devastating weapons of mass destruction
Feb 16,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Sanctions are a far more devastating weapon of mass destruction than chemical, biological and, even, nuclear weapons. Since World War II the […]
A pastor baptized people for decades using one wrong word. Now those are all considered invalid
By Chuck Johnston and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN)A Catholic priest has resigned after a church investigation found he performed invalid baptisms throughout most of his more than 20-year career, according to Bishop […]
Dark days ahead for Afghanistan: Six months after the Taliban takeover
Giorgio Cafiero 14 February, 2022 Analysis: Uncertainty reigns in Afghanistan six months after the Taliban seized power, with the country facing crippling humanitarian, economic, and political crises. On 11 February, […]
Dire need to salvage peace in Afghanistan
CHARLES A. KUPCHAN & DOUGLAS LUTE February 14, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/cephu The US may have lost the war in Afghanistan, but it can still salvage the peace. To prevent […]
Events that shape our lives
Feb 14,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby In his ground-breaking 2008 book, “The Way We’ll Be”, my brother John used decades of polling to observe and define the […]
Southeast Asia’s new-old cold war
Feb 13,2022 – JORDAN TIMES ‘ Thitinan Pongsudhirak BANGKOK — Few parts of the world paid as high a cost during the Cold War as Southeast Asia. The superpower conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union divided the region into pro- and anti-communist camps, spawning five wars in […]
Biden’s Bank Heist
Biden’s bank heist Asad Rahim Khan Published February 13, 2022 IF there was ever a scale for imperial thievery, the past few centuries run the range: there was Clive and Rhodes […]
Letter: Our common humanity
Black History Month, or also known as African-American-Month, is an annual celebration where the accomplishments of African Americans are recognized and remembered for their important role in the history of […]
Punishing the Afghans
Punishing the Afghans Editorial Published February 13, 2022 – dawn.com PRESIDENT Biden’s decision to begin the process of splitting half of the Afghan central bank’s assets on the deposit of $7bn in the Federal […]
Lebanon needs American help on two key fronts
MARIA MAALOUF February 12, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/53qa2 The US is currently activating its foreign policy in Lebanon in two areas. First, there is an American demand that it must […]
Pessimism amid progress
Jan 10,2022 – JORDAN TIMES ‘ J. Bradford DeLong BERKELEY — Humanity as a whole is wealthier today than at any time in its history. And yet, from the short-term challenge of the pandemic to the existential threat of global warming, there is a widespread sense that things are going […]
America’s Afghan imperative
Feb 12,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Charles A. Kupchan and Douglas Lute WASHINGTON, DC — The United States may have lost the war in Afghanistan, but it can still salvage the […]
How the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Created the African Diaspora
The forced transport of enslaved people from Africa led to populations of Black people throughout North and South America and other parts of the world. NICHOLAS BOSTON FEB 3, 2022 […]
“What did I do to you?” – Last words of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi to rebels just before he was killed
MICHAEL ELI DOKOSI | Staff Writer FULL BIOCLOSE Fallen Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, entered the world in 1942, near Sirte. A son of an itinerant Bedouin farmer, Gaddafi was brilliant in […]
The last known ship of the US slave trade
(Image credit: Zoey Goto) By Zoey Goto8th February 2022 The discovery of the remains of the Clotilda, 160 years after it sank, brings new life and interest to the settlement built by the original survivors. “It’s crazy to think they would have sailed right past here,” Darron Patterson said, pulling his […]
Biden releases frozen Afghan assets (and keeps half)
Biden releases frozen Afghan assets Anwar Iqbal Published February 12, 2022 WASHINGTON: After months of waiting, US President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order giving half of the $7 […]