Turkey urges Greece to act after discovering Muslim cemetery
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY FEB 24, 2021 A file photo of a general view of Tukey’s Foreign Ministry building in the capital Ankara. (AA Photo) Turkey’s Foreign Ministry late […]
NATO holds post-Trump talks as Afghanistan decision looms
By AFP – Feb 17,2021 – JORDAN TIMES In this file photo, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin speaks during a visit by US President Joe Biden to the Pentagon […]
Muhammed cartoons: Muslims should not ‘concern themselves’ about them – scholar
REINTERPRETATION OF TEXTS By Frida Dahmani Posted on Tuesday, 10 November 2020 Protest against Prophet Mohammad cartoon and French President Macron’s comments, in Dakar Senegalese protest against the publication of […]
Erdogan’s two-state demand puts the jinx on planned UN-led Cyprus meeting
A 2004 UN plan overseen by former secretary-general Kofi Annan to solve the Cyprus issue proved popular with Turkish Cypriots, but was rejected by most of their Greek neighbors. (AFP) […]
The Creeping Return of Anti-Semitism to Munich: “We Can Never Again Be Silent”
“We Can Never Again Be Silent” The Creeping Return of Anti-Semitism to Munich The German state of Bavaria has become home to a rising number of anti-Semitic incidents, with many […]
Greek side pushes for federal solution to Cyprus issue
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL EU AFFAIRS FEB 09, 2021 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (L) and Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades talk during a press conference after their meeting at […]
German vlogger Christian Betzmann converts to Islam
Social media star announces change on YouTube, Instagram Entertainment Desk February 06, 2021 Renowned German content writer and a travel v-logger Christian Betzmann has accepted Islam, as he announced in […]
Pressure grows on Frontex head after new accusations
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AFP ISTANBUL EUROPE FEB 07, 2021 Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri addresses participants of the European Coast Guard Cooperation Network meeting in Warsaw, Poland, Nov. 8, […]
The Empires Strike Back at Europe
Author JOSCHKA FISCHER February 07, 2021 In this file photo, Syrian refugees prepare to board buses in Istanbul, Turkey, on the way to the Greek border. Turkey’s geopolitical position between […]
I’M A MUSLIM WOMAN LIVING IN FRANCE: HERE’S HOW WE REALLY FEEL
| Posted by Mahrukh Arif-Tayyeb | 3 Nov 2020 After a series of barbaric terrorist attacks, suspicion and fear of Muslims has only got stronger. However I still deeply love this country, despite the hate I regularly receive. https://845809.smushcdn.com/1780145/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mahrukh-arif-being-a-french-muslim-woman.png?lossy=0&strip=1&webp=1 It’s a difficult time to be a Muslim in France. The […]
Foreign troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond May deadline
International January 31, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent Taliban’s deal with the United States, four senior […]
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen proposes headscarf ban
BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP PARIS JAN 29, 2021 Head of far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) Marine Le Pen addresses a press conference to present a “counter-project” to the […]
UN voices concern over refugee treatment at EU borders
The United Nations refugee agency has warned that the idea of asylum is under attack in Europe, with refugee pushbacks at external borders increasingly common. Police check a migrant disembarked […]
Neo-Nazi convicted of murder of German regional governor
German neo-Nazi Stephan E. has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 murder of Walter Lübcke, regional governor in Hesse. The trial has raised questions about the German […]
Archbishop of Athens recklessly alleges Muslims “are people of war”
22nd January 20210 Atta-ul-Naseer, Missionary and National President, Jamaat Greece In a recent interview on Open TV, Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens said: “… as we know, Islam is not a religion; it is a political party, a political movement. They are people of war – the people of expansion. This […]
Of course, Macron will not apologize for French crimes in Algeria
BY MERVE ŞEBNEM ORUÇ COLUMNS JAN 28, 2021 Before his election in February 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron said that France’s colonization of Algeria was a “crime against humanity,” in […]
Fear persists for Turks in Germany long after racist Hanau attack
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DIASPORA JAN 26, 2021 A graffiti shows the nine victims of the Hanau attack, in Frankfurt, Germany, June 20, 2020. (AP PHOTO) Turks in Germany next […]
Islamic theology being taught in German universities
Inspired by the Protestant and Catholic traditions, a handful of universities in Germany are trying to help Muslim thought and teaching evolve, despite numerous challenges Young Muslim women attend the […]
Turkey reacts to Greece’s territorial waters extension
MANOLIS KOSTIDIS ISTANBUL – Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted in an announcement Wednesday that Greece’s extension of its territorial waters from 6 to 12 miles does not regard the […]
Archbishop of Athens Alleges Islam is Not a Religion but a Political Party
22nd January 2021 Ataul Naseer, Greece In a recent interview on Open TV, Archbishop Ieronymos has stated that ‘…as we know Islam is not a religion, it is a political party, a political movement. They are people of war – the people of expansion. This is a characteristic of Islam […]