‘Try again next time’: my three visa rejections
After being offered a prestigious international literary residency, Nkiacha Atemnkeng was excited for his first visit to the US – until he turned up at the embassy for his interview […]
The untold story of Black Muslims: African-American Ahmadi women of the “Sewing Circle”
23rd October 20201 This series of articles focuses on the African-Americans who Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiqra brought under the banner of the true Islam during his time in America between […]
Why Arab expectations of Biden are not high
Oct 28,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Would Democrat Joe Biden be a better US president for this region than Donald Trump? A British public opinion survey conducted across […]
Erik Prince’s wars – Blackwater is back
The Blackwater founder wants to bring back his company’s glory days — and he’s campaigning for Donald Trump’s help to do it. But he’s haunted by past failures and is […]
Canadians increasingly open to welcoming immigrants and refugees – study
Source: MSN By Leyland Cecco Canadians positive even as millions remain out of work and country faces grim economic projections due to pandemic ‘These views are not a blip. They’re […]
Islam perfectly compatible with development: San Diego State University professor
Politics October 27, 2020 TEHRAN – Ahmet T. Kuru, professor of political science at San Diego State University, says Islam was historically perfectly compatible with development, and contemporary problems are […]
Video: Prince Harry had ‘no idea unconscious bias existed’ until he met Meghan
Malcolm X: Make it Plain by PBS — Watch the two hour documentary below Film Description Political philosopher and visionary, husband and father, dynamic orator and militant minister. In his […]
Will Joe Biden be better for the Middle East than Donald Trump?
BY MUQTEDAR KHAN OP-ED OCT 28, 2020 A driver watches the presidential debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden on a phone screen in New Jersey, […]
Ismaili, Ahmadi Muslims push national voter registration efforts
Voter mobilization efforts in US Muslim communities have long been characterized and led by Sunni institutions and figures. That’s starting to change. Young progressive Ismailis from around the country participate […]
Using Arabs or Muslims as scapegoats has a history
Oct 26,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY During the past century, we have witnessed a long and tragic history of domestic policies that have targeted persons of Arab […]
The US is still embroiled in Middle Eastern wars – so why were they absent from the presidential debates?
Joe Biden and Donald Trump sparred over Russian and Chinese interference, but ignored countries like Turkey, Qatar and Israel, which use surrogates and cash to shape policy, writes Borzou Daragahi […]
FOREIGN POLICY ESSAY Evaluating the Trump Administration’s Pakistan Reset
By Madiha Afzal Sunday, October 25, 2020, 10:01 AM President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Oval Office on July 22, 2019. Photo credit: Official White […]
Islam’s Response to Misconceptions about Sharia Law
WRITTEN BY ANSER AHMAD, ESQ.| NOVEMBER 2018| ISLAM, POLITICS, RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS “Islam’s Response to Misconceptions about Sharia Law” In the West, Sharia is being portrayed as a source of oppression, […]
Economic Sanctions: Too Much of a Bad Thing
Richard N. HaassMonday, June 1, 1998 Economic sanctions are increasingly being used to promote the full range of American foreign policy objectives. Yet all too often sanctions turn out to be little more than expressions of U.S. preferences that hurt American economic interests without changing the target’s behavior for the […]
US election polls tracker: who is leading in the swing states, Trump or Biden?
Source: Guardian As the presidential campaign heats up, the Guardian is tracking the latest polling in eight states that could decide the election Ashley Kirk, Pablo Gutiérrez, Frank Hulley-Jones and Juweek Adolphe Joe Biden is […]
The Fourth Pillar of Islam: Saum, The Islamic Fast
Azhar Goraya THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM 25th October 2020 Azhar Goraya, Mexico In earlier times, the thought of fasting brought to mind images of Buddha, monks or Hindu yogis, […]
Imran Khan’s letter to Mr. Zuckerberg
Additional reading suggested by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: Pakistani PM Imran Khan writes to Facebook CEO Mark … Has Facebook allowed the spread of anti-Muslim hate […]
Uproar in Pakistan after university dropped Ahmadi economist’s lecture
Threats from extremist groups force the university to cancel the economists’ online lecture UCA News reporter October 23, 2020 Atif Mian, the Pakistan-born professor at Princeton University, at the t […]
US suspends visa, citizenship services in Turkey over potential terrorist attack
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY OCT 23, 2020 3:20 PM GMT+3 Embassy of the United States of America in the Turkish capital Ankara on March 10, 2018. (Sabah […]
Neither Obama, nor Trump should claim victory over Daesh
Oct 21,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed credit for liberating vast stretches of Syria and Iraq from Daesh, and during the heated US election […]