IS bride can return to UK to challenge removal of British citizenship
Shamima Begum, one of three east London schoolgirls who travelled to Syria to join so-called Islamic State, should be allowed to return to the UK to challenge the removal of […]
Greece attempts to rally EU to impose ‘crippling’ sanctions on Turkey
Source: The Daily Sabah Greece has been attempting to rally the European Union to prepare “crippling” economic sanctions against neighboring Turkey if it goes ahead with its planned offshore gas […]
EU ministers chide Turkey over Haghia Sophia
Ankara’s decision to convert Haghia Sophia into a mosque has been met with disapproval across the bloc. EU chiefs have also been discussing China and Hong Kong during their […]
Fertility rate: ‘Jaw-dropping’ global crash in children being born
By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent 15 July 2020 The world is ill-prepared for the global crash in children being born which is set to have a “jaw-dropping” impact on […]
Switzerland exported half a billion francs worth of arms in six months
Swiss companies exported CHF501 million (around $530 million) in war materiel in the first half of the year, almost twice as much as the same period in 2019. July […]
New sanctions regime among push to boost protection for persecuted religious groups
A year on from the Bishop of Truro’s independent review of Christian persecution, a series of new measures have been introduced to protect vulnerable faith and belief groups around the […]
From DRC as a refugee to Belgium’s first black mayor, the story of Pierre Kompany
THEODORA AIDOO | Staff Writer FULL BIOCLOSE Email July 15, 2020 FULL BIO Theodora Aidoo is a young woman who is passionate about women-related issues. Her Love: To bring to fore the activities of women making a global impact. This stems from her journalism background from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism […]
World War 3: US lashes out after China’s $400 billion deal with Iran
WORLD WAR 3 fears have been ignited once again after it emerged China is negotiating a deal with Iran as tensions with the US escalate. By STEVEN BROWN PUBLISHED: 23:12, Tue, Jul 14, 2020 | SUBSCRIBE We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of […]
A New Divan: Cultural dialogue between East and West 200 years after Goethe
In his “West-Eastern Divan” published 200 years ago, Goethe promoted the idea of cultural proximity between Orient and Occident. The festival “A New Divan” in Berlin aimed at revisiting his […]
What Will Life Be Like After the Pandemic?
Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries, INSEAD Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organisational Change | April 23, 2020 Having exposed society’s dysfunction, the COVID-19 crisis invites us to rethink our […]
Opinion: Consistency and routine: How Islam helps
10th July 2020 Jalees Ahmad, London With countries around the world easing lockdown, introducing leniencies to the rules and slowly coming out of quarantine, people have woken up to the reality of daily struggles getting back into routine. Many people who are starting to get back to work after spending […]
Genocide denial gains ground 25 years after Srebrenica massacre
A genocide survivor prays near the graves of his father and two brothers at the memorial centre near Srebrenica. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters Even as remains continue to be identified, denialism […]
A glimpse into history: Geneva: ‘Empress stabbed in the heart’
History & Religion The turbulent history of anarchists in Switzerland ‘Empress stabbed in the heart’ The scene of the murder of Empress Sisi in Geneva, drawn by comic author Andrea Caprez. In 1898, the Empress Elisabeth of Austria was murdered in Geneva. The popular “Sisi” was stabbed to death […]
WHO says no return to normality for ‘foreseeable future’
By AFP – Jul 14,2020 -JORDAN TIMES Members of Bungoma County Isolation Team carry the coffin of Dr. Doreen Lugaliki, 39, the first Kenyan doctor who died of the COVID-19 […]
‘You simply die all over again’: the agony of Srebrenica, 25 years on
Human rights in focus Srebrenica massacre The women who lost loved ones in the massacre of Bosnian Muslims are still burying bodies – and still seeking justice as the guilty […]
This pandemic is spreading extremism as well as coronavirus. I’m trying to fight it – but I need the government’s help
Extremists of all persuasions are using the digital landscape as a battleground, where they are seeking to inspire and recruit the vulnerable and disaffected Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan 17 hours ago The […]
Boris Johnson’s refusal to apologise for racist Srebrenica comments is an insult to all UK minorities
Tonight the prime minister will be attending the national Srebrenica memorial day event to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the massacre. But Boris Johnson must first say sorry for past remarks, says Tony Lloyd […]
Pope Francis ‘very distressed’ over Turkey’s Hagia Sophia conversion to mosque
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Muslim prayers would begin on July 24 at Hagia Sophia. Above, visitors inside the UNESCO World Heritage site. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/z5rb6 ‘My thoughts […]
‘You cannot fight the pandemic with lies’ — Angela Merkel knows how to insert a dagger
Source: CNN Angela Merkel may not scream down the phone at President Donald Trump — but she knows how to insert a dagger.Trump, as well as Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, must have felt his ears burning when theGerman Chancellor demolished their approaches to the coronavirus in a […]
Religion can help tackle Covid, meeting told
byTIM WYATT 19 JUNE 2020 Faith leaders and faith-based aid agencies met with government officials last week JASON BRYANT A verger at Wells Cathedral, Keiron Rowley, lights a candle, on Sunday, […]