16th April 2020 – ONE WORLD GLOBAL THINK TANK Central Asia is at risk of collapse if the socio-economic consequences of World War C aren’t addressed after much-needed remittance flows from Russia were abruptly cut off as a result of that country’s emergency quarantine measures, which in turn could inadvertently […]
Our favorite posts: The Muslim Times Recommending Universal BCG Vaccination to Fight the Pandemic and A Moonshot Moment for the Muslims: Making Covid 19 Vaccine before the West and China Source: Rabwah Times By Ehsan […]
The world’s largest Muslim-majority country was long considered a tolerant place. But thanks to Saudi money and influence, it has taken a sharply conservative turn. By Krithika Varagur Half a […]
Apr 16, 2020 – swissinfo.ch JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound will be closed to Muslim worshippers throughout the holy fasting month of Ramadan due to the coronavirus epidemic, […]
Arab News April 17, 2020 People will have to perform “Taraweeh at home to obtain the virtue of praying during the blessed nights of Ramadan” said Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti […]
Source: New York Times Pakistan’s government is dithering in the face of the epidemic because it’s not sure what to fear the most. By Mohammed Hanif, (@mohammedhanif), who is the […]
By Our Correspondent Published: April 17, 2020 MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has stressed ulema and prayer leaders to boost the morale of people in the wake of novel coronavirus outbreak to make “the crusade against the pandemic a success”. “The ulema […]
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Frederic Wehrey, Nathan J. Brown, Bader Al-Saif, Intissar Fakir, Anouar Boukhars, Maysaa Shuja al-Deen April 16, 2020 Source: Getty Summary: To contain the coronavirus, Arab […]
April 17, 2020, By Devdutt Pattanaik Nabi Bansa is a Bengali epic written over 300 years ago that narrates the tales of Islamic prophets. Here we are told that when […]
Princess Basmah, a human rights advocate, demands that her uncle the king frees her Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent Fri 17 Apr 2020 Princess Basmah had called for Saudi Arabia […]
Assad has been loyal to Putin, and Putin to Assad, but the Syrian people are growing poorer by the day Robert Fisk @indyvoices 17 hours ago An American reader tired […]
Apr 13, 2020 – swissinfo.ch By Stanley Widianto and Tom Allard Source: Swiss Info JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian researchers have warned the government that plans to allow millions of people […]
Jonathan Nunn Only a fundamental rethink will ensure their survival in the post-outbreak world Tue 14 Apr 2020 I’ve spent the best part of two years now writing […]
Turkey sent planeloads of medical supplies to the United Kingdom to help hard-hit medics in their fight against the novel coronavirus. A Turkish military cargo plane carrying emergency equipment departed […]
Tala Jarjour April 14, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/zjy6v As each of the three main religions of the Middle East celebrates one of its major feasts this month, many a gathering […]
Feb 17,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY Across the Middle East and North Africa, 2019 provided an eventful end to a tumultuous decade. There were unsettling developments […]
Apr 14,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Spitting at someone is a universal insult. In Israel, however, spitting at Palestinians is an entirely different story. Now that we know […]
By Keith Zhai and Tony Munroe (Reuters) – The Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church, plans to open its first temple in […]
Source: amnesty.id Responding to authorities in West Java issuing a decree banning a local Ahmadiyya community from using their mosque, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said: “The decision […]