BBC: ‘Muslims don’t date, we marry’
Source: BBC By Sarah Finley Shahzad Younas came up with the idea for Muzmatch while working in the banking sector. The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles about […]
Saudi camel racing no longer an all-male affair, says Princess Jamila
Saudi camel racing no longer an all-male affair, says Princess Jamila Previous 1 / 2 Camel racing in Saudi Arabia will no longer be a purely male domain. (AN Photo/Basheer Saleh) 2 / 2 A woman visitor takes a selfie on the back of a camel during the opening day of the […]
Annual West Bank marathon kicks off to draw attention to Israeli occupation
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published23.03.2019 Runners pass by the Israeli separation barrier during the Palestine Marathon, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 22, 2019. (AFP Photo) The seventh […]
Book Review: Extremism Is Riyadh’s Top Export
Source: Foreign Policy Saudi Arabia is fighting for a dangerous monopoly on Islamic thought By Farah Pandith, who is the former (and first) Special Representative to Muslim Communities a the […]
Druze protest Trump’s backing of Israeli sovereignty on Golan
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 23, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Israeli soldiers stand on tanks near the Israeli side of the border with Syria in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Israel […]
Don’t believe the hype, Isis has not yet been defeated – here’s why
If the Americans are in fact leaving at last, the Kurds are still going to be betrayed and left to the mercy of their enemies – be this Turkey or […]
The Zarqa declarations
Mar 21,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah chose Zarqa to make momentous declarations, especially on East Jerusalem and its Muslim and Christian holy places. Zarqa is a […]
Ahmadis to build a community Museum in Haifa
MIDDLE EAST RABWAH TIMES A proposal to build an Ahmadi community museum in Haifa has been welcomed by city officials. Leader of Holy Land’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Muhammad Sharif Odeh, put forward the idea during a meeting with Haifa’s Deputy Mayor. He said the community wants to establish a museum […]
Institutional racism and the rise of anti-Muslim attitudes
Prof Yasmin Alibhai-Brown et al urge the mainstream political parties to acknowledge and confront all forms of racism, Liam O’Keefe says we must resist anti-Muslim behaviour so as to avoid […]
Russia: Golan Heights Status Change Would Violate UN Decisions – RIA
By Reuters Druze Arabs on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights hold an anti-election protest outside a municipal polling station in Majdal ShamsAmmar Awad / Reuters Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday […]
Laila Lalami: ‘White supremacists target Muslims but the threat isn’t taken as seriously as other forms of terror’
Interview Hadley Freeman The Moroccan-born author talks about finding her voice, who gets control of the narrative and how it feels to be a Muslim in America today @HadleyFreeman Fri […]
Trump’s policy shift over the Golan Heights will stir the pot in volatile Syria
Fig leaves that masked the nastier realities of US power – especially with regard to its actions in the Middle East – are being discarded by Patrick Cockburn, The Independent, […]
Syria in ruins as war enters 9th year
Previous 1 / 2 2 / 2 ANAN TELLO March 18, 2019 Despite the tide turning in favor of President Bashar Assad’s regime, he says the conflict ‘is not yet […]
Saudi Arabia: Motherly advice from Dr. Thoraya Obaid
NOOR NUGALI March 21, 20190 In an exclusive interview for Mother’s Day in the Arab world, the woman who paved the way for a new generation of Saudi women shares […]
Kuwait says US Mideast peace plan should weigh regional considerations
Kuwait minister meets with US Secretary of State Pompeo By Reuters – Mar 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) is welcomed by Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh […]
A united Arab, Muslim front urgently needed
Mar 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The meeting between Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Secretary General of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation’s Executive Committee Saeb Erekat on Monday was convened at the right time, given the […]
Shamima Begum family challenge Javid’s citizenship decision
Relatives say it was unfair to remove UK citizenship when others who went to Isis territory were allowed back Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Wed 20 Mar 2019 […]
UN experts urge Israel to rein in security forces
By Reuters – Mar 18,2019 – JORDAN TIMES An Israeli soldier stands guard in the northern West Bank village of Salem, east of Nablus, on Monday during a search operation for a Palestinian suspect (AFP photo) GENEVA — UN war crimes investigators called on Israel on Monday to stop its […]
Trump’s ultimate peace deal unlikely to further Palestinian self-determination
Mar 19,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – SAMIA KARBATI Little, if anything, has been revealed about the Trump administration’s peace plan for the Middle East, except the occasional statement that it […]
Need to end speculation about ‘deal of the century’
Mar 18,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Israeli measures in Jerusalem are aggravating the situation further to a degree that is affecting not only the Palestinian territories, but also the local […]