Exiled Iraqi journalist: ‘I am almost a member of Swiss society’
An Iraqi journalist who fled to Switzerland speaks about her former life in Baghdad and why her current life is sometimes isolating. This content was published on July 17, 2020 […]
The deal of the century is unpalatable for both Israel and Palestine
July 17, 2020 MIDDLE EAST MONITOR US President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Rose Garden at the White House on July 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. [Drew […]
The Making of Transjordan
The Making of Transjordan Although the Sykes-Picot Agreement was modified considerably in practice, it established a framework for the mandate system which was imposed in the years following the […]
How Britain Carved Up the Middle East and Helped Create Saudi Arabia
November 2, 2016 This is an edited extract from Secret Affairs: Britain’s Collusion with Radical Islam by Mark Curtis The British strategy of colonial divide and rule, and reliance on […]
If we deny Shamima Begum her human rights, we should all fear for our own
Editorial: That Ms Begum was herself allegedly a voluntary activist in a vicious regime that routinely tortured and killed in medieval fashion doesn’t cancel her own human rights @IndyVoices 10 […]
Dreams – Portals to an Unknown World
Sabahat Ali DREAMS, VISIONS AND REVELATION 1st June 2020 Sabahat Ali Rajput, Missionary Artist-Rija Ahsan Covid-19 has left such a traumatic trail in its wake that it has hijacked our […]
Time for Jewish political leaders to act against annexation
July 15, 2020 Palestinian demonstrators argue with Israeli forces during a protest against Jewish settlements and Israel’s planned annexation of parts of the West Bank, in the Palestinian town of […]
Hajj officials outline health, security measures
Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saud bin Naif chaired the virtual meeting. (SPA) Short Url https://arab.news/5buff Saudi Arabia has decided to allow only a limited number of domestic pilgrims to perform […]
Fertility rate: ‘Jaw-dropping’ global crash in children being born
By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent 15 July 2020 The world is ill-prepared for the global crash in children being born which is set to have a “jaw-dropping” impact on […]
A New Divan: Cultural dialogue between East and West 200 years after Goethe
In his “West-Eastern Divan” published 200 years ago, Goethe promoted the idea of cultural proximity between Orient and Occident. The festival “A New Divan” in Berlin aimed at revisiting his […]
Seeing a river in a dream – Islamic Dream Interpretation
In the dream directory attributed to Ibn Sirin it is stated: River � In a dream, a river represents a noble and a great person. Walking into a river in a dream means befriending or […]
Opinion: Consistency and routine: How Islam helps
10th July 2020 Jalees Ahmad, London With countries around the world easing lockdown, introducing leniencies to the rules and slowly coming out of quarantine, people have woken up to the reality of daily struggles getting back into routine. Many people who are starting to get back to work after spending […]
‘Hunger crimes’ on the rise in crisis-hit Lebanon
Lebanon’s strict and early lockdown was imposed in March. (File/AP) Short Url https://arab.news/g5gck The small Mediterranean country is mired in an economic crisis marked by a steep currency fall and […]
Should the Palestinian Authority abdicate?
Jul 14,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH Many Palestinian Authority (PA) critics blame it for serving the Israeli occupation rather than dedicating itself to Palestinian liberation and […]
What a Biden presidency will look like for the region
Jul 14,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF President Donald Trump’s goal of winning a second term as president in November is looking feeble every day, as a […]
Is the Palestinian Authority dead ?
Should the Palestinian Authority be dissolved? Mohamed Hassan , Zaha Hassan 13 July 2020 09:50 UTC | source:
COVID-19 Cancels the Islamic Pilgrimage, Grounding a Lifelong Dream for Some N.C. Muslims
BY ANTON L. DELGADO Photo by Anton L. Delgado | NC News Intern Corps Members of the Islamic Center of Cary in the midst of their Friday prayers, taken with a […]
Is AIPAC losing its grip on Democrats?
Jul 13,2020 – JAMES ZOGBY I came to Washington, more than four decades ago, to run the Palestine Human Rights Campaign (PHRC). We founded the PHRC after hearing from […]
Commentary of Gideon Levy on ‘I no longer believe in a Jewish State’
Opinion: Peter Beinart’s Great Change Source: Haaretz By Gideon Levy, who is a Haaretz columnist and a member of the newspaper’s editorial board. Levy joined Haaretz in 1982, and spent […]
US broadcast agency to stop renewing visas for foreign journalists
According to VOA, approximately 76 foreign journalists are facing the possibility that their visas may not be renewed. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/wdr99 According to VOA, approximately 76 foreign journalists are […]