Video: The Weird Truth About Arabic Numerals
Hank unravels the fascinating yarn of how the world came to use so-called Arabic numerals — from the scholarship of ancient Hindu mathematicians, to Muslim scientist Al-Khwarizmi, to the […]
Muslim World League in partnership to launch global UN conference
MOHAMMED AL-SULAMI | Published — Thursday 18 January 2018 JEDDAH: The secretary-general of the Muslim World League (MWL), Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa, on Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement with the World Council of Religious Leaders (WCRL). Bawa Jain, the secretary-general of WCRL, signed for his organization. Both parties agreed to […]
Israel’s obligations as an occupying power under international law, its violations and implications for EU policy
– Posted on 29 janvier 2014Posted in: European Union, News, Reports I. WHY ISRAEL IS BOUND BY THE INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS DEFINING THE OBLIGATIONS OF AN OCCUPYING POWER. The main international instruments defining the obligations of an occupying power are : the Regulations Respecting the Laws and Customs of War […]
View from Turkey: US insincerity in combating terrorism in the Middle East
SAADET ORUÇ @saadetoruc Helping PKK-affiliated factions to form a force in northern Syria will pave the way for Daesh to act more freely in the region The United States plan to charge terrorist factions in northern Syria with enhancing security has brought the role of Daesh and the international struggle […]
Iran’s supreme leader: Saudis betrayed Muslim world
Iran does not recognise the state of Israel [File: AFP/Iranian supreme leader’s website] Iran’s supreme leader has said Saudi Arabia’s alignment with the United States and Israel is “certainly […]
Muslim county in China bans children from religious events over break
Reuters International This content was published on January 17, 2018 By Christian Shepherd BEIJING (Reuters) – A mostly Muslim county in western China has banned children from attending religious […]
Pakistan: 1,800 clerics issue fatwa against suicide bombing
Source: Daily Times By Farooq Awan ISLAMABAD: More than 1,800 clerics have issued a fatwa forbidding suicide bombings, as part of a national counter-terrorism narrative ‘Paigham-e-Pakistan’ launched here at the President’s House […]
A 3,000-year-old city that runs on AI
Source: BBC News By Lindsey Galloway 16 January 2018 It may have a history stretching back 3,000 years, but Beijing is fast becoming today’s modern ‘it’ city. With amazingly fast […]
Minorities packing their bags as religious freedom plunges in Pakistan
Thousands of Christians, Ahmadis and Hindus are fleeing as the government turns a blind eye to Islamic groups’ harassment of other faiths and beliefs; even atheists have now gone quiet […]
Why the Arabic World Turned Away from Science
On the lost Golden Age and the rejection of reason Hillel Ofek Contemporary Islam is not known for its engagement in the modern scientific project. But it is heir to […]
Saudi Prince Salman conveys details of ‘Deal of Century’ to Palestine
ANADOLU AGENCY RAMALLAH, Palestine Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman attends the Annual Horse Race ceremony, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 30, 2017. (Reuters Photo) The Palestinian leadership […]
Annexation of the West Bank Would Lead to Endless Civil War
Opinion Israel’s right, which prides itself on its realism regarding the peace process, has become surprisingly optimistic about the possibility of coexistence Gadi Taub Jan 17, 2018 Israeli soldiers deploy following a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as lsrael’s capital, Hebron, Friday, Dec. 15, […]
NATO says wasn’t consulted before announcement of YPG army, understands Turkey’s concerns
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said late Tuesday that the organization wasn’t consulted before the U.S. announced its plans to form […]
Pakistan clerics issue fatwa against “un-Islamic” suicide bombings
Reuters International This content was published on January 16, 2018 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – More than 1,800 Pakistani Muslim clerics have issued an Islamic directive, or fatwa, forbidding suicide bombings, a book due to be unveiled by the government on Tuesday says. The South Asian nation has for years been […]
Why are doctors in the Middle East cosying up to foreign armies?
Jonathan Whittall of Medecins Sans Frontieres scathingly attacked what he called ‘stethoscopes for hire’, those who operated ‘as contractors driven by profit rather than the principles that guide humanitarian action […]
Erdogan: we will ‘strangle’ U.S.-backed force in Syria “before it’s even born”
Ellen Francis, Ezgi Erkoy BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Monday to “strangle” a planned 30,000-strong U.S.-backed force in Syria “before it’s even born,” as Washington’s backing for Kurdish fighters drove a wedge into relations with one of its main Middle East allies. The United States announced its […]
Jalsa Salana Qadian – An Islamic convention of love, peace and religious harmony in India
Written by Kashif Khalid, Qadian, Gurdaspur, Punjab Email: kashifqdn@gmail.com Jalsa Salana or Annual Gathering is one of the oldest conventions of India conducted by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The founder of the community His Holiness Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (pbuh) initiated it in the year 1891. This year the convention was held […]
Qatar’s fallout with its neighbours was sparked ‘when they refused to hand over the wife of an Emirates opposition leader after he fled to Britain’
Tuesday, Jan 16th 2018 Qatar says the pair fled the UAE in 2013 to escape political arrests The woman’s activist husband was granted indefinite leave to remain in the UK […]
US-led coalition denies report that ex-Daesh militants joined SDF
RAGIP SOYLU @ragipsoylu WASHINGTON AFP Photo The United States-led military coalition against Daesh has dismissed the allegation that dozens of former Daesh members and officials had joined the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG) had tortured two civilians to death in Manbij. “No, the allegations… […]
Israel deliberately keeping Dome of the Rock mosque in darkness, won’t allow outage fixed
ANADOLU AGENCY JERUSALEM Dome of the Rock Mosque within the Al-Aqsa compound in Al-Quds (AA Photo) The Israeli authorities are deliberately keeping Jerusalem’s iconic Dome of the Rock Mosque […]