Egypt opens Gaza border crossing ‘indefinitely’
By AFP – Feb 09,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians walk with luggage at the Rafah border crossing’s departure area to travel from the Gaza Strip into Egypt on Tuesday (AFP […]
UAE spies monitored Michelle Obama, Sheikha Moza emails: Report
Source: Aljazeera New York Times says email communications between former US first lady and Qatari royal were surveilled. UAE spies hacked devices belonging to Qatar’s royal family and intercepted private […]
Israeli officials working in overdrive to thwart ICC probe into possible war crimes
In a video released over the weekend, Netanyahu called the Israeli crimes in questions “fake war crimes,” and accused the court of specifically targeting Israel. Netanyahu promised Israelis that as […]
Biden maintains US policy of protecting Israeli impunity
By attempting to scuttle the ICC’s efforts to hold Israel accountable, the Biden administration is continuing a bipartisan policy. BY JOSH RUEBNER FEBRUARY 9, 2021 STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON NED PRICE […]
This entrepreneur is redefining travel for millennial Muslims
Hamdi’s company started out by just offering information for Muslim travelers, but quickly moved into running its own tours that combine locally run visits to authentic Islamic heritage sites with […]
Dhaka launches project to honor founding father
Once completed, all 560 mosques’ libraries will accommodate 34,000 people, while free education will be provided to 168,000 children. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/mvs35 $1bn program will see 170 mosques open […]
Terrorism in Pakistan has declined, but the underlying roots of extremism remain
Madiha Afzal Friday, January 15, 2021 Editor’s Note: This piece is part of a series titled “Nonstate armed actors and illicit economies: What the Biden administration needs to know,” from Brookings’s Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors. According to the South Asia Terrorism Portal, Pakistan saw 319 terrorism-related incidents in 2020, […]
Philanthropist Ebit Lew offers helping hand to Sabah flood victims
By Olivia Miwil – January 30, 2021 Philanthropist Ebit Lew’s humanitarian mission in Sabah is not only being well-received by locals – his modest disposition is also catching their attention. […]
Why philanthropy is more important than ever
As coronavirus costs lives and destroys livelihoods, there is a dire need for generosity around the world Coronavirus has made philanthropic organisations re-examine the way they work. With millions of […]
Sowing the Seeds of Peace Through Mutual Respect
4th February 2021 Laiq Ahmed Atif, Malta In this day and age when the world has literally shrunk to a global village in a way that could not have been […]
Ottoman stories: Prostitutes, Wine & Sultan Murad
Serenity Savanna ottoman history Sultan Murad, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire would often anonymously go into the midst of the people and see their state. One evening, he felt an uneasiness in himself and the urge to go out. He called for his head of security and and out […]
‘Let’s never lose hope because hope is actually the heart of life’ – Interview with Suicidologist Faryde Lara
Sarah Waseem – UK CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 6th February 2021 According to statistics, there are over a million suicides a year worldwide; more than war victims and homicides combined. Similarly, suicide rates among the youth continue to increase. The Review of Religions spoke to Suicidoligist Faryde Lara from Mexico, […]
UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe to be first in trio of Mars missions
by Dana Moukhallati The UAE’s “Hope” probe, the first Arab space mission, expected to reach Mars’ orbit on Tuesday, blasted off from Japan in July 2020 The first Arab space […]
India becomes first nation to donate COVID-19 jabs to Kabul
Health workers, security force members, teachers and government employees would receive the COVID-19 vaccine first, said a Health Ministry spokesman. (AP) Short Url https://arab.news/5hemy Starting next week, Afghanistan will roll […]
US shakes up Yemen policy, but long road to peace
By AFP – Feb 07,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Supporters of Yemen’s Houthi movement gesture as they chant slogans during a demonstration against the outgoing US administration’s decision to designate the […]
FGM – It’s a “BIG NO” in Islam
Source: voiceofbritishmuslimwomen | by Voice Of British Muslim Women | Amtul Musawar Ahmad, Walsall Time and again, erroneous acts have been perpetrated in the name of religion, when in reality it is personal and other vested interests that spur individuals to commit them. Terrorism and Islam are often shown to be […]
Sir Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrullah Khan (ra)
Only a few geniuses are born in one given century, this one was remarkable. Welcome to a short insight to Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan’s website, we seek to provide with […]
ISRAEL: Joint List splits, as Netanyahu plots his path to victory
Analysts say Benjamin Netanyahu’s courtship of the United Arab List goes beyond its ability to help him form a ruling coalition, pointing to a much more sinister reason for the premier’s efforts to break up the Joint List. BY YUMNA PATEL FEBRUARY 5, 2021 Head of the Joint List, Ayman […]
Some reflections on the International Criminal Court decision on its territorial jurisdiction Palestine
BY FRANÇOIS DUBUISSON FEBRUARY 6, 2021 VIEW OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT, JULY 23, 2014 IN THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS. (PHOTO: ENFOQUE DERECHO) It is an understatement to say that the […]
West fails to act against rising anti-Islam sentiment: Erdoğan
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL POLITICS FEB 06, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at the Ali Cami after a Friday prayer, Istanbul, Feb. 5, 2021. (AA Photo) “Muslims are being […]