Is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) an Islamic Practice?
Reem Shraiky – UKFACTS FROM FICTION 29th September 2021 Reem Shraiky, UK I was born and raised in the Middle East where I had never heard of Female genital mutilation […]
Who sold Palestine?
BY EKREM BUĞRA EKINCI COLUMNS SEP 30, 2021 12:05 AM GMT+3Orthodox Jews wearing prayer shawls and carrying the “four species” (the four plants that are mentioned in the Torah as being relevant […]
Why 19th-century diplomacy may be key to the 21st
ANDREW HAMMOND September 29, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/5ktxy In the past two centuries there have been fundamentally different approaches to the institutionalization of international relations. While the postwar era invested […]
Trade hopes rise as main Jordan-Syria border crossing reopens for business
Police officers check cars at Jaber border crossing with Syria, near Mafraq, Jordan, September 29, 2021.(Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/yjq3d Two countries hope to restore $1 billion-a-year level from before civil […]
Pakistan calls US Senate bill ‘uncalled for and counterproductive’
Interior Minister Rashid also rejects allegations that Islamabad provided any military support to Afghan Taliban Kamran Yousaf September 29, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Islamabad on Wednesday reacted to the draft bill introduced in […]
Do arranged marriages work better in Pakistan? Twitter weighs in
Armeena Khan kick-started a debate on micro-blogging site about opinions on whether the arranged marriages work or not Entertainment Desk September 29, 2021 TRIBUNE.COM.PK Starlet Armeena Khan kick-started a debate […]
Life at 50C: How to cool a megacity (on the example of Karachi)
https://www.bbc.com/reel/embed/p09vxt1f Life at 50C: How to cool a megacity 28 SEPTEMBER 2021|CLIMATE CHANGE With 2021 set to be one of the hottest years recorded on earth, some big cities are […]
Playing a weak hand well: Jordan’s Hashemite kings and the United States
Playing a weak hand well: Jordan’s Hashemite kings and the United States [28-09-2021 02:49 PM] BY Bruce Riedel The American interaction with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has revolved around […]
Pakistan: Minorities ask government to protect their communal property
09/25/2021 ASIANEWS by Shafique Khokhar An amendment to a 2001 ordinance threatens to multiply cases of illegal occupation. Christians, Sikhs and Hindus worried about their historic places of prayer. Civil […]
Afghanistan on brink of financial collapse
ABC Radio National Play Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. LISTEN7m 39sVolume 90%00:0000:00 Image: News Video Download Afghanistan on brink of financial collapse (7.01 MB)Download 7.01 MB The drums have been beating for some time that Afghanistan’s economy […]
Muslim community gathers in Istanbul for calendar unity
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL TURKEY SEP 26, 2021 4:11 PM GMT+3A view of dignitaries attending the congress in Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 26, 2021. (AA PHOTO) Scientists, experts and Islamic scholars convened in Istanbul […]
China urges NATO not to provoke military tension in Asia-Pacific
CHINA / DIPLOMACY By Global Times Published: Sep 28, 2021 Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs NATO member states have been frequently deploying aircraft to the Asia-Pacific region but the region doesn’t welcome […]
“Unconstructive” approach may result in failure of Vienna talks
Politics September 28, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN — In yet another unconstructive move, the International Atomic Energy Agency on Sunday said Iran had prevented access to the Tesa Complex […]
Three UN speeches, three different takes on Palestine
OSAMA AL-SHARIF September 28, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/42jyr Every year, and for many decades, at the UN General Assembly’s September meetings, the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Palestinian question are tackled […]
How the world’s biggest Islamic organization drives religious reform in Indonesia – and seeks to influence the Muslim world
Nahdlatul Ulama is the world’s biggest Islamic organization, initiating a reform movement, which it is calling ‘Humanitarian Islam.’ A gathering during the 73rd anniversary of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), in […]
Afghanistan – Yet another Super Scalp on its Rocks
by Asad Durrani Lt Gen (retired) The Taliban’s Reconquista rocked the world – perhaps because of its blitz. Many on our streets whirled in a trance – they don’t get […]
Arbaeen- a pilgrimage to the heart of Islam and shared humanity
By Zainab Kirsteen James International September 26, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES It would be wrong to say that there is a total media blackout regarding Arbaeen in the Western media, […]
ICC prosecutor leaves US forces out of new Afghanistan probe
ICC prosecutor leaves US forces out of new Afghanistan probe ICC prosecutor targets Taliban, ISKP as he seeks approval to resume investigation into Afghanistan. 27 Sep 2021 The International Criminal […]
ICC chief seeks clearance for Afghanistan war crimes probe
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS THE HAGUE ASIA PACIFIC SEP 27, 2021 4:05 PM GMT+3 An exterior view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands, March 31, 2021. (Reuters Photo) The head […]
In rural Afghanistan, a family welcomes Taliban rule
By Jeremy BowenBBC Middle East Editor, Helmand The interior of the house made of mud bricks was cool, clean and calm. A man called Shamsullah, who had a small son […]