Putin, Raisi and Erdogan have less in common than it appears
OSAMA AL-SHARIF July 19, 2022 Short Url Tuesday’s three-way summit in Tehran, the first to bring the leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran together since 2019, put many common issues […]
A historical research … using logical conclusions only. ‘Ladies first’ and ‘marmalade’ …
In ‘the West’ the ladies are proud to be given the right of ‘ladies first’ when food is being served for instance. I made a historical research into this ‘habit’ […]
Inside a Teesside mosque and how its members work to support the local community
Nasir Mosque works to better the community and promotes peace in Hartlepool and Teesside. By Anna Ferguson Community Reporter 15:24, 17 JUL 2022 NEWSEnter your postcode for local news and info Teesside is home to […]
Fraxinetum. An Arab settlement in Southern France, Italy and Switzerland more than 1000 years ago
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Fraxinetum or Fraxinet (Arabic: فرخشنيط, romanized: Farakhshanīt or فرخشة Farakhsha, from Latin fraxinus: “ash tree“, fraxinetum: “ash forest”) was the site of a Muslim fortress in Provence between about 887 and 972. It is identified with […]
15 Things You Did Not Know About the Moors of Spain
1. The Spanish occupation by the Moors began in 711 AD when an African army, under their leader Tariq ibn-Ziyad, crossed the Strait of Gibraltar from northern Africa and invaded […]
Why a Balkan city is important for understanding Turkish history
BY HAMZA KARCIC NOV 06, 2020 – DAILY SABAH A general view of the 15th Ottoman Bey Hamam, also known as “Baths of Paradise,” located along Egnatia Street in Thessaloniki, […]
West must rewrite playbook on dealing with North Africa
HAFED AL-GHWELL July 18, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/nn58x Although the Maghreb is not exactly a top priority in the policymaking corridors of Brussels or Washington, this subregion retains great potential […]
Putin’s global food crisis
Jul 19,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Ruby Osman and Jacob Delorme LONDON — Coming on the heels of the worsening climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and soaring energy prices, war […]
Muslims’ high unemployment rate ‘not due to cultural and religious practices’
Study challenges idea poor outcomes are due to Muslims’ so-called ‘sociocultural attitudes’ By Haroon Siddique Sun 17 Jul 2022 14.50 BST Poor outcomes for Muslims in the British labour market cannot […]
The French and the veil ‘ even in history
Salman Hussainz shared a post. Salman Hussainz After the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the entry of the French into southern Turkiye, all the women were still wearing the veil. The […]
Swiss in Algeria: decolonisation in a country without colonies
Sixty years ago Algeria gained independence from France. For Swiss residents of the North African country it was the end of an era. Their story is part of Switzerland’s ambiguous […]
War and psychic trauma
BY ŞEYMA KOÇAK JUL 07, 2022 – DAILY SABAH A woman is seen at a graveyard, ahead of a mass funeral in Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina, July 11, 2020. (Reuters […]
Does Bolton imply US behind Turkey’s July 15 coup bid too?
BY MEHMET ÇELIK JUL 15, 2022 – DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL (Edited by Büşra Öztürk) Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Turks embraced democracy as a system of governance. Heirs […]
Next British PM must focus on ‘systemic’ Islamophobia: Muslim group
The Muslim Council of Britain had recorded more than 300 instances of Islamophobia in the Tory party since 2019. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/r8wcx Updated 15 July 2022 ARAB NEWS July […]
Europe ‘shot itself in lungs’ with sanctions on Russia: Orban
BY REUTERS BUDAPEST JUL 15, 2022 Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban arrives at a European People’s Party (EPP) meeting ahead of a EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 28, 2018. (Reuters […]
Eid-ul-Adha Sermon by Ahmadiyya Khalifa
Posted on July 11th, 2022 By A. Abdul Aziz, Chairman, Press & Media Desk – AMJSL. (Given below is an excerpt of the Eid-ul-Adha Sermon delivered by Hazrat Mirza Masroor […]
Book Review: Balkan Muslims, a Community in Danger?
Robert Rigney January 26, 2022 The British-Bangladeshi author of ‘Minarets in the Mountains’ is both entranced and concerned about the prospects for the indigenous Muslims in Southeastern Europe. Anewish book, Minarets […]
Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe
by Emily GrebleNew York: Oxford University Press, 2021. 354 pp. $35. Reviewed by Daniel PipesMiddle East Forum Middle East QuarterlySummer 2022 https://www.facebook.com/v2.6/plugins/share_button.php?app_id=172525162793917&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Df103000261b5734%26domain%3Dwww.meforum.org%26is_canvas%3Dfalse%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.meforum.org%252Ff304982bc455498%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=0&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meforum.org%2F63285%2Fmuslims-and-the-making-of-modern-europe&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&sdk=joeyhttps://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.d7fc2fc075c61f6fa34d79a0cbbf1e34.en.html#dnt=false&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meforum.org%2F63285%2Fmuslims-and-the-making-of-modern-europe&size=m&text=Review%20of%20Muslims%20and%20the%20Making%20of%20Modern%20Europe&time=1655816278835&type=share&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meforum.org%2F63285%2Fmuslims-and-the-making-of-modern-europe%23.YrHAVO2XIZc.twitterShare5 Arguing against conventional thinking, Greble asserts, “Southeastern Europe was […]
Western Balkans must once again become a priority for the EU
Monday, 9 May 2022 By Stefan Haboeck This is an opinion article by an external contributor. The views belong to the writer. In view of the massive upheaval in Europe caused […]
Belgium repatriates six women and 16 children linked to Islamic State
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 By Liv Klingert Credit: Y. Boechat / Wikimedia Commons After the liberation of Iraqi and Syrian territories from the self-proclaimed caliphate of the Islamic State (IS), certain […]