When Indonesia’s blasphemy law turns blasphemous
Laws to protect religions are a good thing, but society must ensure they are not tools for oppression and inflicting harm Siktus Harson, Jakarta Published: October 18, 2021 Hundreds of […]
Botched U.S. drone strike was ‘doomsday’: uncompensated Afghan family
Zmaryalai Abasin, Li Ruikang By now, all things being equal, Zemari Ahmadi would have moved to a country he and his family considered “safe,” a reward for his 14 years […]
The Charter of Makkah
On May 28, 2019, the “Charter of Makkah” wasendorsed unanimously by an unprecedentedgroup of the world’s leading Muslim scholars,who gathered in the Holy City for the promotionof moderate Islam. “The […]
What Is It About Ahmedi Beliefs That Bothers The Pakistani Mainstream So Much?
With constant political agitation and vested political interests over the decades, each subsequent generation of Pakistanis has been expected to jump on the hate bandwagon by Junaid JahangirDecember 30, 2021 in Features Pakistanis, it seems, hate Ahmadis so much that even in the UK there have been cases of incitement to murder through […]
New generation of Palestinians made its mark in 2021
RAMZY BAROUD December 30, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/67kqh At the onset, 2021 appeared to be another ordinary year, one of unrelenting Israeli occupation and Palestinian misery. While much of that […]
Taliban chief orders fighters not to ‘punish’ former regime members
WORLD AFP DECEMBER 30, 2021 The Taliban’s supreme leader has ordered fighters not to punish members of Afghanistan’s former regime for past “crimes”, days after a video of an army […]
Operation Yemen
EDITORIAL Daily Times DECEMBER 27, 2021 Six years and innumerable rounds of strikes and counter-strikes later, Operation Decisive Storm is yet to establish the cherished peace it had set out […]
Destitute Mughal empire ‘heir’ demands India ‘return’ Red Fort
Sultana Begum has lodged a court case seeking recognition that she is rightful owner of the imposing 17th-century fort. Published On 30 Dec 2021 A destitute Indian woman who claims […]
Administrative Tasks Limit the Potential of FKUB in Maintaining Harmonization
INDONESIA 29/12/2021 Nurhadi Sucahyo As the name implies, the Religious Harmony Forum (FKUB) was formed to maintain good relations between religious adherents in Indonesia. However, the burden of administrative tasks, especially […]
3 Recommendations for Novels by Okky Madasari that Must Be Read, From Maryam to Entrok
Anugrah DiatIllustration of reading a book (pixabay.com) Okky Madasari is one of the domestic writers who has produced many quality novels. His background as a journalist makes Okky Madasari understand issues […]
Can OIC and Taliban deliver?
The mindset that Islamic and western values clash with one another needs to be revisited Durdana Najam December 30, 2021 The writer is a public policy analyst based in Lahore. […]
Couples to take oath before tying knot
By Imran Adnan December 29, 2021 THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE LAHORE: After getting approval from Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, the provincial government has forwarded a summary to the cabinet committee for […]
Palestinians drown at sea while escaping death under Gaza’s siege
Yahya Barbakh recounts the harrowing journey to reach Europe over the Mediterranean that ended in the death of his companions A photo of a Palestinian who drowned in the Mediterranean […]
The Iranian Threat: No Nukes for Us – or Israel
A technician works at the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran, in 2007.Credit: Vahid Salemi /AP Akiva Eldar Over the years we have learned that when […]
Israel’s $318M plan in the occupied Golan Heights
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN DEC 28, 2021 – 12:05 AM GMT+3A general view of the Israel security fence with Syria next to the the village of Majdal Shams, in the […]
Glimmer of hope as nuclear talks reach 11th hour
OSAMA AL-SHARIF December 28, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/8rnr2 As talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal resume in Vienna, there is a growing feeling that the negotiations may be […]
It’s time to end the bloodshed in Yemen
MARIA MAALOUF December 29, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/jr2dd When we think about the ongoing war in Yemen, we have to think not only about the Houthi rebels but also the […]
1,898-year-old bronze military diploma found in Turkey’s Perre
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ADIYAMAN, TURKEY DEC 29, 2021 – 1:25 PM GMT+3A close-up of the military diploma found in the ancient city of Perre, Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Dec. 28, 2021. (AA) […]
Head of Arab League Aboul Gheit condemns Israeli settlement expansion in Golan Heights
Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the secretary-general of the pan-Arab organisation, has condemned Israeli settlement expansion in the Golan Heights. (Reuters/File Photo) Short Url https://arab.news/b6bpx ARAB NEWS December 28, 2021 Ahmed Aboul […]
Yemen’s ancient, soaring skyscraper cities
By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey 5th October 2021 Constructed using natural materials, Yemeni high-rises are superbly sustainable and perfectly suited to the hot and dry Arabian desert climate. Stepping through Bab-al-Yaman, the […]