The pitfalls of ideology
The pitfalls of ideology Pervez Hoodbhoy Published December 25, 2021 RECEP Erdogan, president of Turkey, says his faith in Islam stops him from raising bank interest rates. His hard-line position sent […]
Ahmadi immigrants share their healing journeys after traumas endured in Pakistan
These two Ahmadis say they migrated from Pakistan to Canada after facing life-threatening ordeals. BY ORUJ CHAUDHRYDECEMBER 24, 2021 The partition of Pakistan from India in 1947 created an independent state self-governed […]
Confab of rabbis from Islamic nations whisked off for surprise visit with Erdogan
Turkish leader, long critical of Israel, tells spiritual leaders he values renewed dialogue with Herzog, Bennett; says he supports rebuilding local synagogues, condemns Holocaust By DAVID I. KLEIN24 December 2021 Members […]
Commemorating Rumi: Islamic scholar, poet and mystic
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS DEC 24, 2021 Each year, thousands of people travel to the Turkish city of Konya to attend a weeklong series of events and ceremonies that mark the death […]
Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya’s role in Indonesia’s independence from the Dutch
24th December 2021 Ata-ul-Haye Nasir, Al Hakam There are around 50 Muslim countries in the world, and Indonesia is the largest Muslim country with a population of around 270 million, comprising […]
There is still hope of saving Afghanistan
MAHA AKEEL December 24, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/4msdk The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, representing the Muslim world, sent strong messages on Afghanistan last Sunday. At the initiative of Saudi Arabia […]
‘Degree inflation’: How the four-year degree became required
By Kate Morgan28th January 2021How did a four-year degree become compulsory for nearly every job – and could the need to reboot the economy help tackle this problem?E Eleven years […]
Centuries-old Quran manuscript restored
Tourism December 22, 2021 – TEHRAN – A historical manuscript of the Holy Quran underwent some rehabilitation work in the western province of Kordestan, the provincial tourism chief has said. […]
Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train launched
Economy December 22, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN- The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) railway project, or ECO freight train, was inaugurated with the first freight train moving on Tuesday during a ceremony […]
Haridwar: Police case after outrage in India over anti-Muslim hate speech
Published5 hours agoShare Police in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand have launched an investigation after Hindu leaders called for violence against Muslims. Videos from a meeting of Hindu religious […]
US bans imports from Xinjiang Uyghur region over forced labor
BY DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ANKARA DEC 23, 2021 – 7:05 PM GMT+3A worker packages spools of cotton yarn at a textile manufacturing plant, as seen during a government organized trip […]
Maximum pressure programme
Dec 22,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Israeli politicians in and out of power continue to promote the fictitious Iranian nuclear threat as a means to secure advantage over rivals. Contradicting the […]
When Muslims ruled the civilised world
Beyond the paradox of celebrating a bygone Islamic civilization at the height of Islamophobia in the United States. Hamid Dabashi Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies […]
Pakistan. PM on education
PM on education Editorial Published December 22, 2021 – PRIME MINISTER Imran Khan’s remarks about girls’ education in tribal districts in Pakistan and Afghanistan have triggered a fiery debate with many criticising him for attempting to justify the Taliban viewpoint on women’s education. At the OIC meeting in Islamabad, Mr Khan made the unfortunate […]
Essay. The politics of blasphemy and lynching
ESSAY: THE POLITICS OF BLASPHEMY AND LYNCHING Farah Adeed Published December 19, 2021 On December 3, an angry mob lynched Priyantha Kumara, a Sri Lankan man working as a manager in […]
As-Salt: The Middle East’s city of tolerance and generosity
(Image credit: Marta Vidal) By Marta Vidal22nd December 2021This small Jordanian city where minarets and church towers share the skyline was deemed a “place of tolerance and urban hospitality” by Unesco.T […]
Jerusalem church leaders: ‘Radical’ Israeli groups driving Christians from Holy Land
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY URGES: ‘READ THEIR HEART-CRY’ Guardian of Christian holy places laments ‘unchecked, unpunished’ attacks, as archbishops blame Israeli settlers and security barrier; accusations draw protest from British Jews […]
Gems of the Promised Messiah & Imam Mahdi (as) – The Meaning of Trust in God
MAGAZINE: EDITION SEPTEMBER 2021Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as)RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS 20th December 2021 Those people who trust in their own power and strength, and forsake […]
Islamic feminism
The west misunderstands Muslims on many things, and the rights of women and their ill-treatment is one of them. It is a fact that in the recent past years […]
Hundreds queue for passports in bid to leave Afghanistan
By AFP – Dec 20,2021 – People queue to enter the passport office at a checkpoint in Kabul on Saturday, after Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said they will resume issuing passports (AFP photo) […]