A blessed Friday at the new Markaz
17th May 2019 Islamabad, Surrey: 17 May Fridays are blessed anyway, but what better if they occur in the holy month of Ramadan; and what better when there happens to […]
How similar is intermittent fasting to fasting in Ramadan?
Dubai medical experts compare benefits of fasting and voluntary intermittent fasting Published: May 17, 2019 15:03 Jumana Khamis, Staff Reporter Dubai: Many people are riding the latest wave in […]
Defeating calls for terrorism, extremism online
May 16,2019 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah attended a timely meeting on Wednesday on the Christchurch Call to Action to Eliminate Terrorism and Violent Extremist Content Online, hosted […]
Austrian Muslims to challenge school headscarf ban in court
May 16, 2019 – 17:56 FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators covering their faces protest in Vienna against alleged anti-Muslim discrimination in Austria, October 1, 2017. Banners read “Stop the agitation against Muslims” […]
‘HATE CRIME’ BACKLASH Theresa May rejects new Islamophobia bill after warnings it could harm anti-terror fight
The PM was warned it could backfire and stifle criticism of hate preachers Source: Sun, UK By Kate Ferguson, Westminster Correspondent THERESA May yesterday rejected a new definition of […]
Islamophobia is real and needs to be taken seriously – this definition is no threat to free speech
The working definition of Islamophobia proposed by the APPG for British Muslims endangers free speech no more than a working definition of dentistry or philosophy Sean O’Grady @_seanogrady The Independent […]
From the Middle East to Northern Ireland, western states are all too happy to avoid culpability for war crimes
There are parallels between the sudden growth of the warped mindset which proposes to exonerate murderers before they commit their crime and historically murderous military regimes Robert Fisk @indyvoices The […]
Iftar, a festive evening meal during holy month of Ramadan
The holy Muslim month of Ramadan started for millions of believers across the globe on May 5. During the month Muslims fast from dawn to dusk each day for the […]
Istanbul public transport to be free of charge on May 19, during Ramadan holiday
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published 15.05.2019 Public transportation will be free of charge in Istanbul during the upcoming Ramadan Bayram (also known as Eid al-Fitr in Arabic) holiday, the General Assembly […]
Manchester United star Pogba travels to Mecca to perform umrah pilgrimage
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL Published 16.05.2019 Manchester United’s star midfielder Paul Pogba traveled to Saudi Arabia to perform minor Muslim pilgrimage known as umrah. Pogba on Thursday posted a […]
Throwing Muslim minorities under the bus
This Islamophobia definition would make life harder for secular Muslims and minority sects. Rakib Ehsan Columnist 16th May 2019 While British politics has been utterly consumed by Brexit, there is […]
King of Jordan calls for unifying efforts to confront threats of extremism, hate speech
Participants in ‘Christchurch Call to Action’ commend His Majesty’s anti-terror efforts By JT – May 16,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday participated in the high-level […]
Soldiers shouldn’t be allowed to get away with murder – but neither should the leaders who sent them to war
Defence minister Penny Mordaunt’s attempts to introduce an amnesty on historical prosecutions for British army veterans are designed to protect the British state and its leaders from international law Joe […]
The amazing story of Amar: Finding family after 30 years
Love that survived Saddam’s savagery: Horribly burned in an Iraqi war crime, this orphan was taken in by an English Baroness, but 28 years later he has made an […]
Prayers to remember during Ramadan
10th May 2019 (As quoted by Hazrat Amirul Momineen, Khalifatul Masih Vaa in his Friday Sermon on 15 June 2018 during Ramadan) رَبَّنَآ اٰتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَّفِي الْاٰخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً […]
King of Jordan in Paris for meeting on eliminating extremism online
By JT – May 15,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday departed for Paris to participate in a high-level meeting on the Christchurch Call to Action […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim community welcomes residents for giant Big Iftar meals
By Orlando Jenkinson Lando_j Reporter – Kingston, Elmbridge & Epsom The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is opening its doors for a Big Iftar feast at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden. […]
At 2.30am, an Irish hotel lays a full breakfast buffet for the only Muslim guest fasting in Ramadan
by Adeel Malik May 14, 2019, A Dublin hotel has received some well deserved praise for a lovely gesture they made for a guest. The ibis hotel at Red Cow […]
Farah Nabulsi: Investment banker turned activist filmmaker Previous
Source: Arab News BY TAREK ALI AHMAD British-Palestinian filmmaker has not looked back since swapping her business suits and briefcases for cameras and film scripts DUBAI: Farah Nabulsi had started […]
From Turkey: A word of advice to Alexis Tsipras on the Eastern Mediterranean
YAHYA BOSTAN @yahyabostan Published 12.05.2019 Tensions are running high around Cyprus due to a dispute over energy resources. There is reportedly enough natural gas around the island to meet Turkey’s […]