Language of flowers in Islam and Ottomans
BY EKREM BUĞRA EKINCI NOV 30, 2021 – daily sabah Roses are seen in the garden at the entrance of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Shutterstock) Flowers are […]
With whom would Ottoman sultans marry?
BY EKREM BUĞRA EKINCI NOV 10, 2021 – DAILY SABAH A view of Topkapı Palace, which served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans for centuries, […]
The First Copy of the Qur’an and its Little-Known Safe Keeper
Ayesha Mahmood Malik – UKHISTORY 6th April 2023 ©Shutterstock Ayesha Mahmood Malik, UK In most countries, the holy month of Ramadan has entered its 15th day and Muslims the world […]
Is water becoming the new oil?
Water availability, access and affordability are acute problems for poor and crisis-vulnerable people, while billions of dollars in profits are extracted from the sector. Growing up as a child in […]
Al Aqsa Mosque: Why is it so special in Islam?
Israeli troops have attacked Al Aqsa, the third holiest site for Muslims, during several Ramadans. Here is what makes the place so significant within the Islamic faith. Al Aqsa, which […]
China emerging as global ‘peace maker’, benefiting from US lack of pragmatism in MidEast: Saudi analyst
LAMA ALHAMAWI April 07, 2023 RIYADH: Saudi political analyst Salman Al-Ansari said that the Middle East is witnessing a “tsunami of peace” and that the Kingdom is currently “waging a […]
The Daesh time bomb ticking in Syria
GHASSAN IBRAHIM April 07, 2023 The world is beginning to forget about the history of the terrorist organisation Daesh, which is rarely discussed on international forums and in the media […]
Lebanon refuses any escalation from its territory: PM condemns barrage of rockets fired towards Israel
New DelhiEdited By: Harshit SabarwalUpdated: Apr 07, 2023 Lebanese soldiers patrol in the southern town of Naqura bordering Israel. Photograph:(AFP) FOLLOW US STORY HIGHLIGHTS Earlier on Thursday, a barrage of rockets was […]
Human rights report on Israel’s apartheid policies refuses to go away
RAY HANANIA April 05, 20232 Thousands of Israelis are protesting against efforts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government to overhaul the country’s judicial system, including making it easier for […]
Warnings of Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa were ignored. Why?
DAOUD KUTTAB April 05, 2023 It was all expected. The brutal Israeli attacks during Ramadan, and especially Tuesday night, on worshippers in Islam’s third-holiest mosque came as no surprise. Everyone […]
Violence resumes at Jerusalem holy site for second night
Previous 1 / 3 Israeli border policemen take position near Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, while tension arise during clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem’s Old City […]
The price of solidarity: Palestine, Indonesia and the ‘human rights’ dilemma
Apr 04,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud When I excitedly shared the news on social media that Indonesia had refused to host the Israeli team as part of the […]
Why the US fears Arab normalisation with Syria
Apr 05,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticised US President Joe Biden for meddling in Israeli affairs by warning against the current extreme right-wing government’s […]
Mount of Olives becomes latest target in fight for control of Jerusalem
The Mount of Olives’ summit has served as a pilgrimage destination for Christians, Muslims and Jews for millennia. Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum/The Guardian Israeli settler movement is making life harder for […]
Symbol beyond redemption? Asians try to save swastika from Hitler
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS NOV 30, 2022 – DAILY SABAH A Hindu swastika symbol is displayed at the home of Sheetal and Sanmeet Deo, in Syosset, New York, U.S., Nov. 13, […]
The pitfalls of redefining the Palestinian struggle
RAMZY BAROUD April 03, 2023 When I excitedly shared the news on social media last week that the Indonesian island of Bali had refused to host the Israeli team as […]
20 years after Iraq: No accountability and no lessons learned
Apr 03,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby It is tragic and deeply distressing that twenty years after the US launched its disastrous invasion of Iraq that the ignorance, […]
End of ideology
End of ideology Muhammad Amir Rana Published April 2, 2023 LISTEN TO ARTICLE1x1.2×1.5x THE Islamic Republic of Pakistan is the world’s second-largest Muslim-majority state and the self-declared fortress of Islam. It has the world’s […]
Saving Pakistan
Saving Pakistan Ashraf Jehangir Qazi Published March 30, 2023 LISTEN TO ARTICLE1x1.2×1.5x PAKISTAN is imploding. The president and prime minister are at war. The judiciary is divided and the military is considering its options. […]
UN calls for children’s repatriation from PKK-held camps in Syria
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL APR 02, 2023 Children sit on the ground at al-Hol Camp, in Hasakeh, Syria, Mar. 18, 2021. (AFP Photo) It has been five years since […]