Food emergency in Sri Lanka
Everything you need to know about Sri Lanka’s food crisis Sri Lankans have been rushing to grocery stores and queuing up as food supplies deplete in the island nation Arpan […]
Turkey’s normalization policies aim to win over entire region
BY NUR ÖZKAN ERBAY ANKARA NEWS ANALYSIS SEP 09, 2021 6:29 AM GMT+3Turkish and Egyptian delegations meet for the second round of political talks in the capital, Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 7, 2021. (AA […]
Don’t let the Taliban fool you
September 21, 2021 Asia Pacific By Daphne Psaledakis Artist and activist Sonita Alizadeh speaks during the plenary session “Girl, Uninterrupted: Increasing Opportunity During Adolescence” at the Clinton Global Initiative 2016 (CGI) […]
‘No Accountability Whatsoever.’ Rula Jebreal on Afghanistan and the War on Terror
September 21, 2021in Democracy In Exile Omid Memarian Omid Memarian is the Director of Communications at DAWN. Born into a Palestinian family in Haifa and raised in an orphanage in Israeli-occupied […]
Jordan, Egypt and Israel offer hope on Palestinian conflict
OSAMA AL-SHARIF September 21, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/nggz5 The post-Netanyahu era is heralding a state of rapprochement between Israel on the one hand and Jordan and Egypt on the other. […]
Criticism of Governor Who Involved MUI Handling Ahmadiyya Violence in Sintang
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Setara Institute Director Halili Hasan criticized the contents of the West Kalimantan Governor’s circular involving the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), in its handling of violence against The […]
I saw terror against Ahmadis in Indonesia: Response to persecution in Sintang, Indonesia
17th September 2021 Khalida Jamilah, USA Reading the recent article in Al Hakam, titled, “Persecution of Ahmadis in Indonesia: Mosque and buildings desecrated by 100-man mob despite police presence”, my soul was torn […]
Dua (prayers) when it rains
Muslim.Sg is a one-stop online media platform that aims to inspire and empower millennial Muslims with powerful and engaging Islamic religious content. Dua during rain in English Rain is an […]
“Lost Whispers in the Distance” explores refugee misery in Europe
Culture September 20, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – In his latest documentary “Lost Whispers in the Distance” Budapest-based Iranian filmmaker Mansur Foruzesh has turned the spotlight on the hard […]
Signs of a promising new era for the Middle East
DR. MOHAMMED AL-SULAMISeptember 20, 2021 20:45390 Short Url https://arab.news/jv3cw International observers have begun paying far closer attention to the challenges facing the Middle East in recent years in the light of […]
The Second Afghan War & US Retreat from Central Asia
CONOMONITOR The Second Afghan War & US Retreat from Central Asia JACK RASMUS SEP 14, 202 Today, September 11, 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the Afghan war. But which […]
Concerns of proxy wars
Concerns of proxy wars Muhammad Amir Rana Published September 19, 2021 dawn.com THE Afghan Taliban’s retaking of Kabul may be the climax of a 20-year-long war in Afghanistan but it is difficult to […]
‘We’re no longer ‘the University of jihad’ but ‘the University of the Taliban cabinet’: inside Pakistan’s notorious madrasa
AsiaSouth Asia In light of its links to several well-known jihadis, the head of Darul Uloom Haqqania is trying to change its image following the Taliban victory Bel Trew3 days […]
The Constants of Scapegoating
SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE CONSTANTS OF SCAPEGOATING Nadeem F. Paracha Published September 19, 2021 The word ‘scapegoat’ is derived from the Book of Leviticus which is the third book of the Torah and of the Old Testament. In […]
Blinken’s remarks
Blinken’s remarks Editorial Published September 18, 2021 – PERHAPS it was his country’s chaotic, humiliating recent withdrawal from Afghanistan — and the attendant war weariness that comes with occupying a country for […]
Places of Worship: Shatrunjaya
JAINISM • WORLD RELIGIONS 18th September 2021 – THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Location: Palintana, IndiaBelief: Jainism Near the city of Palitana in the Gujarat state of southwest India, the hills of Mount Shatrunjaya are covered with hundreds of ornate Jain temples that attract many pilgrims every year. These are considered the most holy places […]
Afghanistan: The escape of the whirling dancer
https://www.bbc.com/news/av-embeds/58602631 The only female whirling dancer in Afghanistan was due to kick off her biggest tour around the country. Then the Taliban took over. The Taliban sees Sufi whirling dervishes as against Islamic law. Fahima Mirzaei had no choice but to run. This is the story of her escape. This […]
Palestinian prisoners are free even when captured
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN OP-ED SEP 18, 2021 12:05 AM GMT+3A Palestinian child looks on while standing next to a poster expressing solidarity with the six Palestinian prisoners who escaped from Israel’s […]
Girls excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan
A woman walks down from the stage inside an auditorium at Kabul University’s education center during a demonstration in support of the Taliban government in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 11, […]
Pakistani Taliban reject amnesty offer unless Islamic law imposed
Pakistani soldiers on patrol. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has accepted responsibility for several high-profile attacks in the country. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/8h3fp Islamabad says it could pardon the Tehreek-e-Taliban if it […]