Ramadan approaching its end – Making the most of this time
Alhakam From The Markaz Ramadan approaching its end – Making the most of this time 31st May 2019 By the time these lines reach you, we will be more than […]
Ultra-nationalist Jews’ visit stokes Palestinian anger at Jerusalem holy site
Jun 2, 2019 – 14:17 JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Hundreds of ultra-nationalist Jews guarded by riot police streamed their way into the Jerusalem compound revered both in Judaism and Islam […]
Jared Kushner expresses doubt that Palestinians can self-govern
White House senior adviser says he hopes Palestinians will become ‘capable of governing’ and denies Trump is racist in rare interview Guardian staff and agencies Mon 3 Jun 2019 White […]
Aligning positions, efforts most needed to attain Palestinians’ rights — King of Jordan
‘Jordan to continue to bolster steadfastness of Jerusalemites, counter attempts to impose new reality on the ground’ By JT – Jun 02,2019 -JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah heads Jordan’s delegation to the 14th Session of the Ordinary Islamic Summit Conference of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Mecca on […]
Women across world wear hijab to fight Islamophobia
Source: Anadolu Agency By Büşra Nur Bilgiç Thousands of women are wearing a hijab during the Muslim’s holy month of Ramadan to raise awareness about the head covering and educate […]
In Jerusalem, thousands pray at Al-Aqsa on last Friday of Ramadan
May 31, 2019 – 17:05 By Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Muslims attended prayers at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem amid tight security on the last […]
Danish Muslims feel backlash as immigration becomes election issue
May 31, 2019 By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Growing numbers of Danish Muslims say they have faced verbal abuse, exclusion and hate crimes since mainstream political parties began […]
Not reported in the media: Planned terrorist attack by a Christian Minister of a Muslim Community in USA
In 2015, the community of Islamberg discovered that a Tennessee minister was plotting the deadliest attack on US soil since 9/11 against their village. Why have Americans heard nothing about him, and why has the safety of this community been ignored? On 10 April 2015, the FBI quietly arrested […]
In Israel, 53 mosques and churches vandalized since 2009, only 9 indictments filed
Source: Haaretz Over 50 Christian and Muslim sites have been vandalized in Israel and the West Bank since 2009, but only nine indictments have been filed and only seven convictions […]
Israel to auction prefab classrooms donated by EU to Palestinians
Calls for Israeli authorities to rebuild West Bank structures confiscated by military Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem Fri 31 May 2019 Israel’s defence ministry plans to hold an auction next week […]
The necessity of Peace
By Patrick Dele Cole ISLAM has once changed, tolerating and teaching non moslems: mathematics, physics, astronomy, geometry, music, art – these influences smoothen the rougher edges of any religion. It would seem that Islamic fundamentalism was a revival of aspects of Islam – but that revival should not send us […]
Prominent Muslim figures: religious, cultural diversity don’t justify ‘conflict’
TARIQ AL-THAQAFI May 30, 2019 MAKKAH: A historic anti-extremism document has been signed by 1,200 figures from the Muslim world following a landmark gathering in the holy city of Makkah. […]
Jordan’s king tells Trump adviser peace can only come with a Palestinian state
Arab News May 29, 2019 Jordan stands by a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict This exposed a rift with the US as the Trump administration tries to rally […]
Lebanese bubble with anger over hookah tax
By AFP – May 30,2019 – JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT — Flipping the hot coals on his green hookah in a crowded Beirut cafe, Abbas Nasreddine says Lebanon’s new austerity budget […]
Kushner branded Khashoggi as a ‘terrorist’, new book claims
ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON Published 29.05.2019 A soon-to-be published book claims that U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and White House senior advisor Jared Kushner called slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi a “terrorist”, […]
Peace deal without Palestinian state bound to be rejected: FM Çavuşoğlu
ANADOLU AGENCY JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia 30.05.2019 Any peace deal which does not envisage the creation of an independent Palestinian state is bound to be rejected, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said […]
Saudi Arabia gathers Arab leaders over attacks on oil assets
May 30, 2019 – By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Marwa Rashad JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Arab leaders gather in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for emergency summits that Riyadh […]
Laylatul Qadr: significance & virtues of the most important night of the year
Source: Siasat Laylatul Qadr is better than a thousand months In the Holy Quran Allah (swt) says: “Indeed, We revealed [the Qur’an] during the Night of Decree. And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree? The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months. The […]
Brazil Footballer Sérgio Ricardo Is Spotted In Makkah Just A Few Days After Converting To Islam
Mohammed Mirza Ramadan is a time when millions of pilgrims from all over the world descend upon the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah. One of Makkah’s recent visitors included […]
Death Is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa review – searing Syrian road trip
The poetic and horrific combine in this tale of love and death set in a Syria torn apart by civil war by Hisham Matar Fri 10 May 2019 Recently, at […]