‘Degree inflation’: How the four-year degree became required
By Kate Morgan28th January 2021How did a four-year degree become compulsory for nearly every job – and could the need to reboot the economy help tackle this problem?E Eleven years […]
US bans imports from Xinjiang Uyghur region over forced labor
BY DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ANKARA DEC 23, 2021 – 7:05 PM GMT+3A worker packages spools of cotton yarn at a textile manufacturing plant, as seen during a government organized trip […]
Quebec is wrong to discriminate against teacher
Wed., Dec. 22, 2021 As a proud Ahmadi Muslim, raised in Canada, I am proud to call Canada the best country in the world. As part of this love for […]
Our world is changing in worrying ways
NIDHAL GUESSOUM December 21, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/47y55 In October 2020, with the pandemic still to reach its peak and vaccines not yet available, the writer and CNN host Fareed […]
US has become a country of the rich, by the rich and for the rich
JEFFREY D. SACHS December 21, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/r8y9c A year on from Joe Biden’s narrow election victory over Donald Trump, the US remains on a knife-edge. Many political outcomes […]
A quiet revolution: the female imams taking over an LA mosque
Source: The Guardian By Amel Brahmi While many have misinterpreted a hadith to mean women can’t enter a mosque, these women are covering progressive topics like sexual violence, abortion, pregnancy loss, […]
U.S. Announces End to Combat Mission in Iraq, but Troops Will Not Leave
The U.S. military said it had transitioned to an advise and assist mission in the country, but the roughly 2,500 service members on the ground will remain, staying on in […]
Biden is paving the way for a dangerous ideology
DALIA AL-AQIDI December 20, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/z8nme Democratic members of the US House of Representatives passed legislation last week to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia worldwide. The […]
Michigan city gets ready to inaugurate all-Muslim government
By Nick Watt and Jason Kravarik, CNN Updated 1813 GMT (0213 HKT) December 18, 2021 Hamtramck, Michigan (CNN)For decades, Hamtramck was known as Michigan’s “Little Warsaw,” a city of just two square […]
Air Force captains bond over religion, even though they practice different ones
BY CAITLIN O’KANE DECEMBER 14, 2021 / 1:58 PM / CBS NEWS In 2018, Captain Maysaa Ouza, a lawyer who wanted to join the Air Force, was conflicted. As a Muslim American, she wears a hijab, a religious veil that covers her hair. And while religious accommodations are made once you […]
Two rockets hit Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone — Iraqi state media
A handout picture received from the US Embassy in Iraq on December 31, 2019, shows a US army apache helicopter dropping flares over Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone. (File/AFP) Short Url […]
Trump claims Israel had ‘absolute power’ over Congress
18 Dec, 2021 Get short URL US President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. May 23, 2017. © AFP / GIL COHEN-MAGEN Follow RT onDonald […]
US reluctance to lift sanctions main hurdle to reviving 2015 pact, Iran official says
Story by Reuters Updated 1031 GMT (1831 HKT) December 6, 2021 Now PlayingOn GPS: What happens…On GPS: What happens if the Iran nuclear deal collapses? 05:46 Dubai, UAEThe reluctance of the […]
How a strangebird from Mexico became a Christmas staple
(Image credit: Alamy) By Zaria Gorvett17th December 2021 For centuries, pickled boar’s head was considered to be the most festive meat. How did this gruesome dish become sidelined in favour of […]
US Muslim organization CAIR fires leader over espionage
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS DEC 16, 2021 – 4:29 PM GMT+3Romin Iqbal of the Council on American-Islamic Relations speaks during a news conference at CAIR-Columbus headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, July 26, […]
Canada. New mosque proposed for Milton neighbourhood
NEWS New mosque proposed for Milton neighbourhood Land for place of worship on Bronte Street Bambang SadewoMilton Canadian ChampionMonday, December 13, 2021 A new mosque proposed for Bronte Street by […]
House votes for legislation to combat Islamophobia abroad after Republican falsely accuses Rep. Omar of being ‘affiliated with’ terrorist organizations
Source: The Washington Post By Felicia Sonmez and Anjuman Ali Yesterday at 11:30 p.m. EST The House on Tuesday voted for legislation to monitor and combat Islamophobia globally, after a rancorous debate in which a […]
US ‘seeking new options’ to block a nuclear Iran
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Tuesday that “time is running out” for Iran to engage in “real negotiations.” (AFP photo/Pool) Short Url https://arab.news/989dm ARAB NEWS December 15, […]
Afghan Drone Strike Survivors Angry U.S. Troops Won’t Be Punished, Still Await Relocation
BY ERIN BRADY ON 12/14/21 Pentagon: U.S. Drone Attack That Killed 10 In Kabul Was A ‘Mistake’ The survivors of a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan are upset that the troops involved […]
Iran hard-liners want major concessions from the West
DR. MAJID RAFIZADEH December 12, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/mg34e The administration of former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani was on the verge of reviving the nuclear deal, or Joint Comprehensive Plan […]