The Hejaz Railway: More than a means of transport
BY RABEE AL-HAFIDH NOV 10, 2020 – DAILY SABAH On Sept. 1, 1900, on the orders of Sultan Abdulhamid II, the Ottoman authorities started working on a 1,320 kilometer (820.2 […]
Turkish First Lady welcomes UN’s Islamophobia draft resolution
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL MAY 19, 2023 – People hold up a banner during a ‘Unity Vigil’ against racism and Islamophobia in reaction to Wednesday’s attack, backdropped by the gates of […]
Oxford swears in first Muslim woman lord mayor
bbc.com Oxford’s new lord mayor is the first in the city’s history to be a woman of colour and a Muslim. Labour councillor Lubna Arshad was sworn in at a […]
The war in Ukraine was not ‘unprovoked’
May 20,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Jeffrey D. Sachs There is no fairy-tale end to the war in Ukraine, in which Ukraine defeats Russia on the battlefield and then joins […]
Friday Sermon Summary 19th May 2023: ‘Progress of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the Face of Opposition’
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)AHMADIYYAT 19th May 2023 Add Comment After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said that whilst mentioning the blessings of […]
Stop World War 3 Campaign – An Abode of Peace
Naseer Habib – UKCONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 17th May 2023 Add Comment 15 Min Read ©Shutterstock Naseer Habib, UK The ark of civilization has now traversed thousands of years. […]
Religion and natural disasters: ‘we have to hope’
Life & Aging For over a week, the inhabitants of Brienz/Brinzauls have known that the mountain above their village is crumbling. But they still don’t know how severe the damage […]
Russia issues arrest order for British ICC prosecutor after Putin warrant
International criminal court Interior ministry seeks to detain Karim Khan in wake of allegations against president over abducted Ukrainian children Andrew RothFri 19 May 2023 The Russian government has put […]
Justice for whom? Hypocrisy of the International Criminal Court
OPINION 13 DAYS AGO The global body has been reduced to being a political tool of US-led Western nations, blatantly insulating their war criminals and selectively targeting others. ZIYAD MOTALA […]
UN chief thanks Türkiye for extension of Ukraine grain deal
BY AGENCIES ISTANBUL MAY 17, 2023 – 10:03 PM GMT+3 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres talks with reporters during a news conference at United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, […]
Islamic Jurisprudence
a lot of information on http://www.alislam.org Check it out … See also Islamic Jurisprudence section on Al Hakam. Salat Prayers Fasting Ramadhan Personal Law Marriage, Divorce, Death, Inheritance Islam Today Contemporary Issues […]
Asante King asks British Museum to return gold to Ghana
bbc.com By Katie Razzall Culture and media editor The ruler of Ghana’s Asante people has asked the British Museum to return gold items in its collection to his country. The […]
Refugees often shunned by Swiss employers
Swiss Politics read aloudX Many refugees can’t find work in Switzerland. Yet they are a valuable resource that employers can tap into to overcome the current labour shortage. Not knowing their […]
Erdogan scents victory as Turkish presidential election goes to a runoff
YASAR YAKIS May 16, 20231 The elections that were held in Turkiye on Sunday produced both conclusive and inconclusive results. The parliamentary elections concluded with the victory of the present […]
Western Silence Needs to be Confronted: Ilan Pappe on the Nakba, Gaza and Inclusive Solidarity
May 15, 2023 Articles, Commentary, Slider By Ilan Pappe Once more the Gaza Strip is bombarded from the air, land, and sea, and, once more, Israeli inhumanity and cruelty are met with Western silence. […]
Afghan families in Yorkshire issued with eviction letters from Suella Braverman
Refugees, including a special forces soldier and a political adviser, receive ‘notice to quit’ letters from home secretary Rajeev SyalTue 16 May 2023 Afghan refugee families uprooted from London to Yorkshire earlier […]
Rishi Sunak to push for Europe-wide approach to illegal migration
PM heads to Council of Europe meeting in Reykjavík, where he also hopes to win backing for Rwanda plan from head of ECHR Ben Quinn Political correpondent @BenQuinn75Tue 16 May 2023 […]
Dispelling misconceptions: A Muslim perspective on arranged marriages
12th May 2023 Ashir Ahmad, Student Jamia Ahmadiyya UK In Muslim societies, arranged marriages are very common but often misunderstood by those unfamiliar with the practice. The term “arranged marriage” […]
It’s no longer ‘the will of the people’ to turn our back on asylum seekers
The ObserverImmigration and asylum Kenan Malik Passing laws to detain and deport migrants suits some Tories, but it is not what voters wantSun 14 May 2023 07.01 BST ‘It is […]
President Erdoğan, AK Party win Turkish elections again
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL MAY 15, 2023 – President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and first lady Emine Erdoğan greet the crowd at AK Party headquarters, in the capital Ankara, Türkiye, May 15, […]