Turkey bolsters influence across North Africa’s Maghreb
By AFP – Dec 24,2020 – JORDAN TIMES A file photo posted on the Facebook Page of the media bureau of ‘Volcano of Anger’ operation on May 18, 2019, reportedly […]
COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Its Worldwide Devastation
WRITTEN BY KHALIDA JAMILAH| JULY 2020| FEATURED, MISCELLANEOUS, SCIENCE, SOCIETY When we hear the word devastation, an image that comes to mind is of a ruined building in a war-torn […]
UK-EU nearing possible Brexit trade deal, with announcement expected Thursday
By Luke McGee, CNN December 24, 2020 Britain has already left the EU but here’s what still needs to happen London (CNN)The United Kingdom and the European Union are closing […]
The Call for a New Intellectual ‘Islamic Golden Age’
By Ibrahim Manto, who is a first-year medical student at the University of East Anglia and is currently serving as the Vice President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Association (AMSA), […]
Refugee camp burned down as Bosnia struggles to house migrants
By AFP – Dec 23,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Refugees leave a camp as a fire burns, near the north-western village of Lipa, Bihac region, on Wednesday (AFP photo) SARAJEVO — […]
COVID-19 lessons may change the world
Author JARED DIAMOND December 24, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/zxtfg Today, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is devastating the world. It is in the process of infecting many (perhaps even most) of […]
Literacy improving in Muslim-majority countries
Mohammed Iqtedar Husain Farooqi – Lucknow, India / Wed, December 9, 2020 The grand imam of Cairo-based Al Azhar University, Muhammad Ahmad Al Thayyib, gives a speech during his visit to Indonesia’s prominent Gontor Islamic boarding school in Ponorogo, East Java, on Feb. 25. The visit to Gontor was part […]
The Other Face of Europe
Young Arabs living in Europe often feel marginalised in their societies, leaving some vulnerable to radicalisation. In European cities, young people of Arab descent often see themselves as socially, economically and culturally excluded from their immediate environment. In some cases, they are also vulnerable to radicalisation. In Belgium, the densely […]
President Donald Trump urged to pardon Julian Assange to ‘keep him out of the hands of the Deep State’
By Tristan Kirk@kirkkorner The fiancée of Julian Assange has renewed her pleas for a pardon from President Donald Trump to stop the Wikileaks founder “falling into the hands of the […]
Iran’s Judiciary chief: Jesus Christ loathes injustices
Source: Tehran Times TEHRAN – Iranian Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that justice-seekers in the world should know that Jesus Christ is unhappy with all these injustices, corruptions, […]
World Halal Summit kicks off to discuss latest developments of the over $4 trillion market
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL ECONOMY DEC 21, 2020 The 6th World Halal Summit started at the Pullman Convention Center, Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 21, 2020. (AA Photo) The World Halal Summit, […]
Germany: Synagogue attacker sentenced to life in prison
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: DW The far-right extremist who shot dead two people in […]
Google Search Results to ‘The Caliph of Islam’- A Response to Allegations Against Islam Ahmadiyyat
Raziullah Noman- Canada FACTS FROM FICTION Google Search Results to ‘The Caliph of Islam’- A Response to Allegations Against Islam Ahmadiyyat 20th December 2020 لعَمْرُك ذُقنا دون ذنبٍ رِماحَهم فما […]
Switzerland returns smuggled antiquities to Iran
December 20, 2020 – TEHRAN – A total of 49 works of ancient art that had been looted and smuggled out of Iran some four decades ago have recently been […]
Perception shift needed to end ‘clash of civilizations’ mentality
Author December 21, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/c3za3 The year 2020 demonstrated, once again, that the relationship between the Western and the Arab and Muslim worlds remains muddled, complicated by lingering […]
The ethics of artificial intelligence
Digital technologies hold great promise for the economy and society. But some recent developments, such as face recognition, also present ethical dilemmas. The challenges are immense for Switzerland, which is […]
The façade of materialism shackling the youth
18th December 20200 Society has sewn social media, celebrity culture and materialism into the fabric of modern life. A culture of imitating celebrities and swiping through illusory perfect lives is […]
Do We Have the Freedom to Convert? Islam Says, ‘There Should be No Compulsion in Religion’
Saiha Maaz FREEDOM OF RELIGION 19th December 2020 The liberal understanding of religion lays great emphasis on freedom of choice and the right to change beliefs. The right to follow […]
Is there any hope of fixing Turkey-US ties?
BY KILIÇ BUĞRA KANAT COLUMNS DEC 19, 2020 People hold national flags during a protest near the U.S. embassy, seen with a U.S. flag flying above it, in the capital […]
New Turkish Cypriot PM urges 2-state solution to not ‘waste’ another 50 years
BY ANADOLU AGENCY LEFKOŞA, TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS DIPLOMACY DEC 19, 2020 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Ersan Saner speaks at the Assembly of the Republic, […]