Opinion: New Year’s Day 2022: No time to celebrate
24th December 2021 Atif Rashid, UK “Verily, with Allah alone is the knowledge of the Hour. And He sends down the rain, and He knows what is in the wombs. […]
Muslims Said It First: “Magazine”
23rd December 2021 There are dozens of ordinary ‘English’ words that originally came from languages historically associated with Islam, such as Arabic, Persian and Urdu. Each article in this series […]
‘EU lost neutrality when Greek Cypriot accepted into bloc’
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA DEC 24, 2021 – 11:21 AM GMT+3President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Ersin Tatar met in Ankara, Turkey, Dec.23, 2021 […]
The French presidential race presents Macron with a daunting challenge
DR. JOHN C. HULSMAN December 25, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/2e6ca On the surface, things are looking up for the endlessly ambitious Emmanuel Macron, president of France. With the recent installation […]
UK. Biggest visa boost for social care as Health and Care Visa scheme expanded
Press release Care workers, care assistants and home care workers to become eligible for Health and Care Visa for 12 month period From: Department of Health and Social Care, Home Office, Gillian […]
‘Degree inflation’: How the four-year degree became required
By Kate Morgan28th January 2021How did a four-year degree become compulsory for nearly every job – and could the need to reboot the economy help tackle this problem?E Eleven years […]
Families reunited after Home Office drops demand for non-existent document
People from a Muslim minority group can now reunite with loved ones in the UK, after the Home Office accepts it wrongly rejected visa applications. Ahmadis are persecuted in Pakistan, and authorities there do not accept the community as Muslim. This persecution is well-documented, and here in the UK, the […]
‘Shameful and rude’: Orban slammed over remark on Bosnia’s Muslims
COMMENTSBy Euronews with AP • Updated: 23/12/2021 – 16:52 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses supporters during celebration the 65th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian revolution, in Budapest in October 2021 – Copyright AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh Hungary’s prime minister Viktor […]
When Muslims ruled the civilised world
Beyond the paradox of celebrating a bygone Islamic civilization at the height of Islamophobia in the United States. Hamid Dabashi Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies […]
The Victorian Muslims of Britain
The stories of the British aristocrats who converted to Islam. By Josef O’Shea Published On 15 Jun 2016 London, UK – When Londoners elected Sadiq Khan as mayor of their city, it […]
How Swiss donations are helping youth in Senegal
In Senegal, where the average age of the population is 18, the charitable organisation Swiss Solidarity funds a range of programmes that support literacy, vocational training and sex education for […]
Our world is changing in worrying ways
NIDHAL GUESSOUM December 21, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/47y55 In October 2020, with the pandemic still to reach its peak and vaccines not yet available, the writer and CNN host Fareed […]
What is the UK-Pakistan relationship?
UK-Pakistan ties are located in a fairly narrow band of diplomacy and military relations. By Ayesha SiddiqaAugust 11, 2021 In Islamabad people will point in the direction of the British High […]
Why Switzerland needs workers from abroad
Workplace Switzerland Switzerland is an attractive place to work and the country needs specialists. But work permits can be hard to come by. This content was published on June 11, 2021 […]
Why the world should take note of the Swiss apprenticeship model
Education Former apprentices have risen to lead major banks, and even the country. Switzerland’s famed apprenticeship system is often held up as the “gold standard” in vocational training and is […]
Islam’s reformists: Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and Pan-Islamism
BY MEHMET HASAN BULUT ISTANBUL DEC 19, 2021 – 2:19 PM GMT+3Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, circa 1883. (WikiMedia Commons Photo) From Egypt to the Ottoman Empire to Europe, from assassinations to revolutions, […]
Is Queen Elizabeth Related to the Prophet Muhammad?
UPDATED:APR 29, 2019ORIGINAL:APR 11, 2018 Old claims that the British monarch is descended from the Prophet Muhammad have resurfaced—but they may reveal more about modern perceptions of Islam than the […]
Anti-racist demonstrations in 50 cities in France and no to borders bill in Britain
Thousands marched in Paris on Saturday (Pic: antiracisme-solidarite.org) There is a sign of anti-racist hope in France. The run-up to next April’s presidential election has seen a foul competition to talk up hatred of migrants and Muslims between fascists, the far right, the traditional right and the present president Emmanuel Macron. But last Saturday, […]
Lira plunges again after Erdogan cites Islam to defend rate cuts
1 / 2 Lira plunges again after Erdogan cites Islam to defend rate cuts Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched an ‘economic war of independence’ focused on growth at all […]
They assumed I was just there to make tea – Ghanaian on becoming Britain’s 1st Black woman publisher
MILDRED EUROPA TAYLOR | Head of Content December 16, 2021 FULL BIO Mildred Europa Taylor is a writer and content creator. She loves writing about health and women’s issues in Africa […]