Europe needs rational, not emotional, debate on immigration
NADIM SHEHADI October 10, 2023 Fairuz, the iconic Lebanese singer, puts on the melancholic tone of a lovesick girl with a dilemma who longingly appeals to her absent lover to […]
BOOK REVIEW. The Thirteenth Tribe
by Arthur Koestler (Author) ORIGINAL EDITION. Koestler advances the thesis that Ashkenazi Jews are not descended from the historical Israelites of antiquity, but from Khazars, a Turkic people originating in and populating […]
Of Our Common Future and Triangulation of Eurasia: The North-South Corridor
Lorenzo Somigli 15/SEPT./23 Introduction In a fluid global order, initiatives to articulate cooperation to its best mutual outcome, as for exchange of resources and synergies are relevant more than ever. […]
Islamic charity wins case to stop ING closing its bank account
October 3, 2023 A charity raising money for the victims of the earthquake in Morocco has won its legal battle against ING which wanted to close its account over money laundering doubts, the Financieele Dagblad said on Tuesday. Foundation Najiba, a Dutch Islamic charity, has already raised some €900,000 but said it […]
Turkish Republic’s first church reopens its doors
The inauguration of St Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church faced a temporary delay earlier this year, prompted by the tragic February earthquakes. Türkiye’s first-ever church built in the Turkish Republic era, […]
EU hesitant in taking bold steps on Turkiye’s accession process
YASAR YAKIS September 24, 2023 The European Parliament this month published its yearly report on Turkiye and its accession process. As expected, very few positive remarks were made about it. […]
Should we borrow from other cultures? Of course we should, just as we always have
The ObserverCulture Yascha Mounk Cultural appropriation is the bogeyman of our time. Let’s celebrate the joy of cross-pollination Sun 24 Sep 2023 10.02 BST Human beings have, ever since they developed distinct cultures, always worried that their purity might soon be blemished. In ancient Greece, Therpandrus caused offence by adding […]
Bishr the Barefoot: Ordinariness of the sacred
BY SULTAN ADANIR SEP 24, 2023 – DAILY SABAH EDITED BY BUSE KESKIN Islamic art decorations by the mausoleum of renowned medieval Iranian poet and mystic Farid ud-Din Attar in his hometown of Neyshabur, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, Aug. 19, 2014. (Getty Images Photo) Ascetic Bishr al-Hafi’s unwavering reverence for […]
EU hesitant in taking bold steps on Turkiye’s accession process
YASAR YAKIS September 24, 2023 The European Parliament this month published its yearly report on Turkiye and its accession process. As expected, very few positive remarks were made about it. […]
Muslims and Jews must join forces to fight climate change
RABBI MARC SCHNEIER September 22, 2023 Follow We have just entered the month-long season of the Jewish High Holy Days, which began with the onset of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, to be followed by Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which is the principle Jewish day of fasting. […]
Russia-Ukraine conflict turning into World War III, predicts Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday warned that a Third World War may be right around the corner which he implied would be an escalation of the Russian-Ukraine war. The […]
Erdoğan vows concurrent fight against illegal migration, racism
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL SEP 14, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at the event, in the capital Ankara, Türkiye, Sept. 14, 2023. (AA Photo) President Erdoğan underlined on Thursday that […]
Between modernity and tradition: Why Turkey appeals to western Muslims and students of Islam
Courses held every summer in Istanbul draw learners from across the Muslim-majority world, with some even moving to the city permanentlyIstanbul was once the capital of the Ottoman Empire and […]
Seas turned into refugee graves: Erdoğan calls for fairer world
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ANKARA SEP 10, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at a press conference after the G-20 leaders summit in New Delhi, India, Sept. 10, 2023 (AA […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community outlines Islamic principles of peace and urges respect for all religions
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 PRESS RELEASES “Islam does not permit Muslims to propagate their faith coercively through the abhorrent and destructive power of swords, bombs or guns but instead calls on them […]
With G20 at a crossroads, a new vision can reshape the world order
TALMIZ AHMAD September 08, 2023 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hosting of the G20 summit at the newly constructed Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Sept. 9-10 will mark the […]
Why Ukraine’s new defense minister will never give up on Crimea
LUKE COFFEY September 08, 2023 Ukraine’s parliament last week confirmed the appointment of Rustem Umerov as Minister of Defense. He replaces Oleksii Reznikov, who had been in office since November […]
Türkiye, Russia to figure out details of 1M tons of grain for Africa
BY REUTERS SEP 07, 2023 – daily sabah Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko looks on during a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 31, […]
Glimmer of hope for Eastern Mediterranean as tensions ease
TALMIZ AHMAD September 06, 2023 The Eastern Mediterranean, for years a zone of competition and conflict, is witnessing the first signs of bonhomie among the principal regional states. In August […]
Documentary shows the concrete reality of Le Corbusier’s Indian utopia
Culture read aloudX A new film about Chandigarh, the Indian city planned by star architect Le Corbusier, raises questions about cultural imperialism and the requisite “Swissness” of Swiss documentaries. This […]