A world against Islam: The dire need for Muslim unity
4th December 2020 – alhakam.org Each day brings news of Muslims being subjugated – whether they are being policed through draconian laws to uphold “liberal values” in France, whether Muslim […]
What is driving Saudi Arabia’s apparent rapprochement with Turkey?
What is driving Saudi Arabia’s apparent rapprochement with Turkey? Ali Bakeer Saudi Arabia’s changing attitude towards Turkey is motivated by Biden’s election victory. [Getty] Date of publication: 4 December, 2020 […]
Gulf States, Saudis, Crave Israel’s Iron Dome, Arab Media Reveal
By David Israel – 18 Kislev 5781 – December 4, 2020 0 Photo Credit: Flash90 An Iron Dome missile defense system deployed near Ashdod, January 20, 2014. The Tactical Report […]
Saudi Arabia, Qatar Near U.S.-Brokered Deal to End Lengthy Rift
By Fiona MacDonald and Matthew Martin 2. Dezember 2020 Tentative agreement would open air, land borders, sources say Reconciliation does not involve UAE, Bahrain and Egypt Saudi Arabia and Qatar […]
Georgia’s unexpected role in future of Middle East
Author RAY HANANIA December 02, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/6bun9 Employees of the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections process ballots in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., November 4, 2020. (Reuters) Although […]
Can secularism be compatible with Islam?
Source: Global Voices World of confusion between secularism, free speech, and civil liberties By Samee Alhwash, who is a consultant in the development sector. He came to France as a […]
Jordan looks to reset ties with US under Biden
Author OSAMA AL-SHARIF December 01, 2020 21:52 296 Short Url https://arab.news/5x4cv King Abdullah during a celebration to mark the centennial of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks, Aqaba, Jan. […]
Airstrike ‘kills Iranian commander’: Top Revolutionary Guard soldier ‘targeted while taking weapons in to Syria’ after ‘Israeli assassins took out country’s nuclear chief’
‘ The strike ‘killed Muslim Shahdan’, a commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards The airstrike reportedly killed the commander and three of his bodyguards Unidentified warplanes reportedly targeted them in Deir […]
Travel agents expect UAE explanation on Muslim visa ban
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS ABU DABI MID-EAST NOV 28, 2020 A woman walks past luggage pick-up for arrivals from Tel Aviv to the Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates, on […]
How Arabs are perceived in the French imagination
The collective representation of Arabs in France is, without a doubt, a legacy of the colonial era, a finding backed up by the Arab News/YouGov study. (Shutterstock) Short Url https://arab.news/256v7 […]
Muslims face state pressure to embrace French values
France’s Muslim Council is due to meet President Emmanuel Macron this week, to confirm the text of a new “charter of Republican values” for imams in the country to sign. […]
The Israeli-Palestinian mess Biden inherits and what he can do
Nov 30,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby If finding a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was not difficult enough, the Trump administration and the Netanyahu government seem hell […]
Reviving Peace Hopes
Nov 30,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah held a meeting on Sunday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Aqaba, attended by HRH Crown Prince Hussein. During […]
Kushner to visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar seeking deal to end crisis
Barak Ravid, author of from Tel Aviv Jared Kushner will travel in the coming days to Saudi Arabia and Qatar in a last-ditch effort to resolve the dispute between the […]
Hussain Ibrahim Taha to head Muslim bloc OIC
Official from Chad will take over as 12th secretary general of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation next November Omer Erdem and Ahmet Emin Donmez | 28.11.2020 KHARTOUM Hussein Ibrahim Taha from […]
Archaeologists find 4500 bodies in ancient Islamic necropolis in Spain
Source: MSN and Daily Mail AMELIA WYNEArchaeologists in Spain have found 400 Muslim graves in an ancient Islamic necropolis. Experts discovered the 4,500 bodies in Tauste district earlier this month […]
France must reconnect with its citizens of Arab origin
Source: Arab News BY FAISAL J. ABBAS More than ever, France is at the heart of the discussion. Regardless of its colossal internal challenges, ranging from a weakening economy amid […]
France would not be France without Arab, Muslim contribution
Source: Arab News BY LUDOVIC POUILLE At a time when France has once again been struck by terrorism and targeted by a hateful online campaign instigated by those claiming the […]
EXCLUSIVE: Saudi crown prince was reluctant to back US attack on Iran
Israel’s Netanyahu called for strikes on uranium facilities during Neom meeting with ‘very nervous’ Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi sources say By David Hearst Published date: 27 November 2020 Saudi Crown […]
My Hijab is Who I Am
CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 28th November 2020 Khalida Jamilah, USA Recently, a Muslim and hijab-wearing model, Halima Aden, posted several Instagram stories explaining why she quit the fashion industry, saying […]