Turkey eyes larger share in global halal tourism
BETÜL ALAKENT Istanbul Turkey’s tourism sector representatives have said that the country currently holds a 2 percent share in the $226 billion global halal tourism market but looks to raise […]
Turkey sends out first drilling vessel to eastern Mediterranean Sea to find oil, natural gas
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Energy Minister Berat Albayrak addresses press members at the ceremony for Turkey’s first drilling vessel Fatih. Turkey sent its first drillship to the Mediterranean for deep-sea well […]
Swiss criticism: ‘The Brexit vote wasn’t direct democracy – it was drivel’
’ By Sibilla Bondolfi, Thomas Stephens This content was published on May 30, 2018 German subtlety: a Brexit float at a carnival parade in Düsseldorf in February (Reuters) The British referendum in […]
Burqa bans, headscarves and veils: a timeline of legislation in the west
Source: Guardian By Matthew Weaver, who received the digital editorial individual award at the AOP awards 2010. Before joining the Guardian website in 2001 he was news editor of the […]
Pew Research Center Revealing the Secrets to the Muslim Integration in Europe
Median % across 15 Western European countries who say ____ is important to truly share their national identity: Respecting national institutions/laws 94% Speaking national language 87% Having ancestry there 53% […]
Europeans’ Attitude Towards the Muslims: The Glass is More than Half Full
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: If we look carefully at the table by the Pew Research Center below, we realize that the glass is more than half full and is […]
Hero migrant ‘Spiderman’ joins Paris fire brigade as French citizenship awaits
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP PARIS Malian migrant Mamoudou Gassama arrives to receive his temporary residence permit at the Prefecture of Bobigny, northeast of Paris on May 29, 2018. (AFP […]
Religious tolerance ; Rabbi and imam awarded first Swiss Jews’ Dialogue Prize
Source: Swiss Info Channel Four religious leaders, including a rabbi and an imam, have been honoured for their efforts to bring Swiss religious communities closer together. Awarded for the first […]
Western leaders back in Russia as tensions appear to ease
Source:AT East-West relations have transformed over the past 10-day period. Russia’s isolation from the West after the Maidan coup in Kiev appears to have warmed as abruptly as it began. Three major Western leaders – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe – […]
Britain should welcome more Ahmadiyya Muslims from Pakistan
Britain should welcome more refugees from a community of Muslims who have fled “abhorrent” abuse in Pakistan, a former cabinet minister has said. Sir Ed Davey called on the Home […]
BBC Video: Ramadan in Iceland: Would Two Hour Fast in December be a Joke?
Epigraph: O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may become righteous. (Al Quran 2:183/184) Suggested Reading Should […]
‘I don’t smuggle people … I save them’, migrant rescue leader says after being acquitted of human trafficking
Salam Aldeen of the rescue group Team Humanity saves a child on the Greek Island of Lesvos at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015. (Getty Images) 2 / […]
Ireland ends abortion ban as ‘quiet revolution’ transforms country
Source: CT Ireland has voted by a landslide to liberalise its highly restrictive abortion laws in a referendum that its prime minister called the culmination of a ‘quiet revolution’ in what was one of Europe’s most socially conservative countries. Voters in the once deeply Catholic nation were estimated to have […]
UK: Mohamad Salah biggest legacy is off the pitch
Source: The Middle East Eye By Kieron Monks Stars such as Mohamed Salah portray favourable images of Muslims, helping to reduce stereotypes and break down barriers within communities On 6 […]
Full circle: Syria to Sicily
14 July 2015 Syrian civil war Alberto Camastra had never lived anywhere but Damascus. But as Syria’s war closed in around his family, Alberto’s long-dead grandfather – a man he […]
Coming home after 130 years
By Jessica Bateman Chania, Greece 26 May 2018 When a Syrian stonemason and his family were granted asylum in Greece last year they immediately made their way to the island […]
Cyprus: The cultural and archaeological heritage of Mediterranean
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL With its heavenly orange blossom breezes, the Mediterranean island of Cyprus has much to offer – pristine beaches, turquoise waters and interesting historical sites The sky is […]
Liverpool’s Salah, Mane won’t break Ramadan fast for Champions League final
DAILY SABAH Published May 24, 2018 Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, left, and his teammate Sadio Mane performing sujood, or prostrating in Muslim prayer, during the UEFA Champions League Group E match […]
European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström ‘We Won’t Allow Ourselves to Be Blackmailed’
In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström, 50, says the EU won’t negotiate “until Trump stops pointing the gun at our chest.” But, she adds, Europe […]
Refugee integration: Swiss charity wants training geared to young refugees
This content was published on May 23, 2018 Getting the right education and training is key to the successful integration of young refugees in Switzerland, says Caritas. (Keystone) Aid agency […]