Russia begins vaccinations with Sputnik V in Moscow
Source: BBC Russia is starting its Covid-19 vaccination programme, with clinics in the capital Moscow inoculating those most at risk from the virus. Its own vaccine Sputnik V, which was […]
What is driving Saudi Arabia’s apparent rapprochement with Turkey?
What is driving Saudi Arabia’s apparent rapprochement with Turkey? Ali Bakeer Saudi Arabia’s changing attitude towards Turkey is motivated by Biden’s election victory. [Getty] Date of publication: 4 December, 2020 […]
Why is Kosovo cautious about joining the ‘mini-Schengen’?
BY DILEK KÜTÜK OP-ED DEC 04, 2020 Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama (L), Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (C) and North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev during a meeting in Novi […]
Greece’s sceptical church faces hard coronavirus reality
By AFP – Dec 04,2020 – JORDAN TIMES By John Hadaoulis In this file photo taken on July 24 the head of the Church of Greece Archbishop Ieronymos (centre) holds […]
‘What the Nazis did to the Jews’: Macron sparks fresh outrage with new anti-Muslim steps
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Dawn.com | Anadolu Agency French President Emmanuel Macron is facing renewed criticism in the […]
The tough reality of Islamophobia in Cambridge
An Imam and a mosque trustee share their thoughts on the abuse received for wearing a hijab and practicing a faith many still misunderstand Source: Cambridge news By Debbie Luxon, […]
Campaigners find flaws in Switzerland’s new asylum system
Criticism has been mounting about the way Switzerland handles asylum requests under its new fast-track system. © Keystone / Christian Beutler Rushed procedures, untenable delays, health problems ignored: the criticism […]
France Islam: Muslims under pressure to sign French values charter
Source: BBC By Lucy Williamson; BBC Paris correspondent France’s Muslim Council is due to meet President Emmanuel Macron this week, to confirm the text of a new “charter of republican […]
UK road to be named after founder of the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak
Source: Al Jazeera Renaming of part of Havelock Road, believed to be named after a British colonial military figure, welcomed as a move towards diversity. A road in west London […]
Can secularism be compatible with Islam?
Source: Global Voices World of confusion between secularism, free speech, and civil liberties By Samee Alhwash, who is a consultant in the development sector. He came to France as a […]
Mehmed the Conqueror’s Namazgah: 1st Ottoman artifact in Kosovo’s Prizren
Mehmed the Conqueror’s Namazgah: 1st Ottoman artifact in Kosovo’s Prizren BY ANADOLU AGENCY PRIZREN, KOSOVO ARTS DEC 01, 2020 A general view from Namazgah in Prizen, Kosovo, Nov. 30, 2020. […]
UN envoy meets TRNC, Greek Cypriot leaders for way forward on Cyprus talks
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AFP ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY DEC 01, 2020 A man sits in front of the fence that divides the Turkish and Greek parts of the island of Cyprus, […]
Defining the West: Historical Development of the Concept of the West
WRITTEN BY AMTUL KAFI YADULLAH BHUNNOO| JUNE 2020| AHMADIYYA, ISLAM, RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS The four cardinal directions, or cardinal points, are the directions north, east, south, and west. The basic definition […]
Nadiya Hussain Reveals She Is Always Stopped And Searched When She Travels To The US
Matt Bagwell 1 hour ago Great British Bake Off star Nadiya Hussain has opened up about her experience of traveling to America, revealing she is always stopped and searched. The presenter, whose new BBC show, Nadiya’s American Adventure, launches next week, says her past experiences of arriving and leaving the […]
How Arabs are perceived in the French imagination
The collective representation of Arabs in France is, without a doubt, a legacy of the colonial era, a finding backed up by the Arab News/YouGov study. (Shutterstock) Short Url https://arab.news/256v7 […]
Muslims face state pressure to embrace French values
France’s Muslim Council is due to meet President Emmanuel Macron this week, to confirm the text of a new “charter of Republican values” for imams in the country to sign. […]
Hussain Ibrahim Taha to head Muslim bloc OIC
Official from Chad will take over as 12th secretary general of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation next November Omer Erdem and Ahmet Emin Donmez | 28.11.2020 KHARTOUM Hussein Ibrahim Taha from […]
Archaeologists find 4500 bodies in ancient Islamic necropolis in Spain
Source: MSN and Daily Mail AMELIA WYNEArchaeologists in Spain have found 400 Muslim graves in an ancient Islamic necropolis. Experts discovered the 4,500 bodies in Tauste district earlier this month […]
France must reconnect with its citizens of Arab origin
Source: Arab News BY FAISAL J. ABBAS More than ever, France is at the heart of the discussion. Regardless of its colossal internal challenges, ranging from a weakening economy amid […]
France would not be France without Arab, Muslim contribution
Source: Arab News BY LUDOVIC POUILLE At a time when France has once again been struck by terrorism and targeted by a hateful online campaign instigated by those claiming the […]