Netanyahu: The strongman fuelling fire in West Bank
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN OP-ED JUN 26, 2020 Since declaring Israel an independent state in May 1948, having gone on to occupy east Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza Strip and […]
Israel was at the centre of the most important news story this week – but you won’t have heard about it
Source: Independent by Robert Fisk The European Court of Human Rights has asked France to pay back €100,000 to 11 harmless activists who expressed their political views – and then […]
Turkish contractors ready to build Indonesia’s new capital
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL ECONOMY JUN 24, 2020 An aerial view of Sepaku district in North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia, Aug. 28, 2019. (Reuters Photo) Turkish contractors […]
WHO welcomes Saudi Arabia’s decision to limit Hajj 2020
Source: Arab news RIYADH: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday welcomed Saudi Arabia’s decision to greatly limit the number of Hajj pilgrims this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Atheists and humanists facing discrimination across the world, report finds
Source: The Guardian The report is largely based on testimony from 76 people in the eight countries surveyed By Harriet Sherwood Atheists and humanists are facing discrimination and persecution in […]
What can Avicenna teach us in time of Coronavirus?
Source: Al Jazeera By Hamid Dabashi, who is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Every day at 7pm in New York, we come […]
How did Jordan end up with the highest smoking rate in the world?
When international correspondent Michael Safi began looking into why Jordan had become the country with the highest smoking rates in the world, he began to uncover what public health advocates […]
Different takes on the Ottoman Empire: A summer reading list
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL EXPAT CORNER JUN 22, 2020 Vintage photograph shows the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque in Istanbul on a foggy day. (iStock Photo) Here is the ultimate […]
‘In Indonesia palm oil is bigger than watchmaking is for Switzerland’
Indonesia is committed to reducing deforestation, according to Ambassador Muliaman Hadad. swissinfo.ch Amid a referendum just launched in Switzerland against a free trade agreement with Indonesia, the Indonesian ambassador to the Alpine […]
Saudi Arabia: Hajj 2020 to be held with limited number of pilgrims
Source: Arab news RIYADH: Hajj will go ahead next month but with a “very limited” number of pilgrims allowed to take part, Saudi Arabia said on Monday. The decision was […]
Mercenaries Leading Assault on Yemen Port City Were Trained by IDF in Israel
Foreign mercenaries, trained covertly at secret IDF camps in the Negev desert, are now leading the new assault on the Yemen port city of Hodeida, an assault that observers warns […]
Hajj to Have Limited Attendance This Year
Saudi Arabia will allow a limited number of Hajj pilgrims this year because of coronavirus and restrict it to people in the countryhttps://t.co/U7GrMSCyrK pic.twitter.com/RW5LRjn8cK — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June […]
How men could be married to four wives at once and make it work – Stanley Ho did
By Wee Kek Koon Taking concubines was common in China, Hong Kong and Singapore until the mid-20th century. The children of principal and minor wives had a different status By […]
550 Palestinians to be homeless after Israel demolishes entire Jerusalem neighbourhood
June 14, 2019 at 10:59 am | Published in: B’Tselem, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine Palestinians inspect the house of Palestinian Arafat Irfaiyye, after it was demolished by a Israeli army in Hebron, West […]
Interview with pioneering Islamic thinker Fehmi Jadaane What is the essence of Islam, and does it need reforming?
What is the essence of Islam, and does it need reforming? Source: The Guardian Renowned Jordanian Islamic scholar Fehmi Jadaane vehemently objects to the transformation of Islam into an ideology. […]
Exclusive: Saudi dissident warned by Canadian police he is a target
Omar Abdulaziz, who was close to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, told of threat posed by Saudi Arabia Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington @skirchy Email Sun 21 Jun 2020 Omar Abdulaziz is a […]
The Guardian view on Trump and the international criminal court: an attack on human rights Editorial
US sanctions are an appalling attempt to thwart an ICC investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan ‘The Trump administration is imposing sanctions not on those who commit atrocities, but on […]
Who are We to Judge?
Sarmad Naveed AHMADIYYAT • ISLAM 11th May 2020 ©Pixabay And the Jews say, ‘The Christians stand on nothing;’ and the Christians say, ‘The Jews stand on nothing;’ while they both read the same Book. Even thus said those who had no knowledge, like what they say. But Allah shall judge between them on the Day of […]
Ramadan is over, so what about fasting now? – An Interview with Dr. Mark Mattson, Professor of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University
18th June 2020 Dr Amtul Razzaq Carmichael, UK In a historic address, Hazrat Musleh Mau’ud, (ra), the second Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community encouraged Muslims to intermittently fast […]
Iraqi Blacks Plight: THE NATIONAL
Abu Dhabi, UAESunday 21 June 2020 UAE Edition Black Iraqis say George Floyd’s death sheds light on their own centuries-long plight The community, many of whom are descendants of African slaves, want recognition as a minority group Mina Aldroubi and Azhar Al-Rubaie June 18, 2020 The death of George Floyd during […]