Power struggle in East Med and Turkey’s position
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN COLUMNS JUN 17, 2020 12:05 AM GMT+3 Turkey’s drilling vessel, Fatih, sails through the Bosporus as it leaves for the Black Sea, Istanbul, Turkey, May 29, 2020. (Reuters […]
The ‘Palestinian Chair’: Exposing Israel’s direct role in US violence
Jun 16,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD The banning of deadly police practices by many American states and cities following the murder of an African American man, George Floyd, […]
Twenty Indian soldiers dead after clash with China along disputed border
Source: CNN At least 20 Indian soldiers have died after a “violent face-off” with Chinese troops along the countries’ de facto border in the Himalayas late Monday, the Indian army has said.The incident occurred during a “deescalation process” underway in the Galwan Valley in the disputed Aksai Chin-Ladakh area, where […]
Israel’s destructive annexation moves
Jun 16,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH Within the next few weeks we will know for sure what parts of the occupied West Bank Israel is going to […]
West Bank plan will create ‘apartheid’ – UN experts
By AFP – Jun 16,2020 -JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian child stands at his family land east of Tubas in the Jordan Valley on Monday (AFP photo) GENEVA — Israel’s plan […]
Plastic superhighway: the awful truth of our hidden ocean waste
Solving the issue of waste in our seas turned out to be more complex than scrounging for bottles off the beach, Laura Trethewey found Seascape: the state of our oceans […]
Sahar Esfandiari / Reclaiming Rumi: How Islam was erased from the Persian poet’s work
Sahar Esfandiari A new online campaign, Rumi Was Muslim, seeks to rectify the whitewashing and mistranslations of the renowned 13th-century Persian poet and Muslim scholar. Founded by researchers and translators Sharghzadeh and Zirrar, […]
Opinion: Ad hominem and red herrings, the garlic in anti-Ahmadiyya rhetoric
15th June 2020 Ataul Fatir, London Social media platforms – unfortunately – have become cesspits of hate. We all enjoy benefits of connecting and “staying in the loop”, but the […]
How Saudi Arabia’s King Fahad National Library is preserving Islamic history for posterity
Previous 1 / 7 King Fahad National Library has been playing a key role in ensuring that present and future generations continue to benefit from Islam’s contributions to civilization. (Supplied) 2 / […]
Iran’s beautiful palaces and holy sites – in pictures
Ahead of new BBC series Art of Persia, starting on 15 June, Christopher Wilton-Steer looks up at the intricate ceilings of Iran’s mosques, mausoleums and palaces Mon 15 Jun 2020 more:
A generation of children could be scarred by the coronavirus pandemic
Gaby Hinsliff Open the schools, by all means – but that will not be enough to combat the emotional aftershocks of the Covid-19 crisis Sat 13 Jun 2020 ‘The truth […]
Racist attitudes
Source: Dawn ONE of the most beautiful images of George Floyd that I have seen is painted in an unexpected place: on the wall of truck artist Haider Ali’s home in Karachi. Floyd’s portrait is adorned with the bright flowers and fluorescent flourishes typical of truck art, and the words […]
UK supports international court after Trump approves sanctions
Source: Daily Times Britain said on Saturday the International Criminal Court should be able to work independently, without fear of sanction, two days after US President Donald Trump approved economic […]
Paradise in Islam
Fahd Peerzada- Canada Facts From Fiction • Islamic Concepts and Beliefs Paradise in Islam 11th June 2020 The Review of Religions It is often alleged that the religion of Islam entertains a concept of Paradise which is filled with eternal, lustful and worldly desires. Sadly, confused youngsters are lured […]
Muslim World League secretary-general honored for interfaith work
Arab News Sunday . June 14, 2020 Secretary General of the Muslim World League Mohammad Abdulkarim al-Issa gives a speech during a visit to the Nozyk Synagogue on January […]
Has coronavirus killed off shisha cafes forever?
Arab News Sunday . June 14, 2020 A street vendor makes a hookah or smoking pipe at a roadside shop in Lahore on January 15, 2019. (AFP/File Photo) Short Url […]
Armenian Patriarch calls for Hagia Sophia to become place of worship
SOURCE: DAILY SABAH The Armenian Patriarch of Turkey, Patrik Sahak II, has joined the discussion over the potential re-transformation of the Hagia Sofia into a mosque, voicing his support for […]
Switzerland ‘regrets’ US sanctions against ICC employees
A US marine searches an Afghan man in Helmand Province (2009) Keystone / Kevin Frayer June 13, 2020 – 11:37 Switzerland on Friday urged the United States to revoke sanctions […]