France would not be France without Arab, Muslim contribution
Source: Arab News BY LUDOVIC POUILLE At a time when France has once again been struck by terrorism and targeted by a hateful online campaign instigated by those claiming the […]
The new scapegoats of Europe and the solace for Muslims
27th November 2020 The new liberal (or illiberal – we’ll let the readers decide) laws passed by French President Emmanuel Macron, blatantly targeting Muslims, unveil the very real far-right sentiments brewing in Europe. Separatist laws, which give birth to further “separatism” and alienate Muslims who make up 8.8% (5.7 million) […]
France versus Turkey
By • Natalya Degtyarova , journalist ; Yuri Menshikov , editor The international scandal between Turkey and France is gathering pace. On October 26 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged […]
Turkish Parliament condemns France for recognizing Nagorno-Karabakh as ‘republic’
BY DAILY SABAH İSTANBUL DIPLOMACY NOV 27, 2020 A general view of the Turkish Parliament. (AA Photo) Four rival political parties in Turkey’s Parliament, the ruling Justice and Development Party […]
Why the current anti-terror debate is flawed
Foreign affairs Leandra Bias The public discourse on terrorist attacks emanating from France and Austria via Switzerland is extremely dangerous for human rights, writes political scientist Leandra Bias. Leandra Bias […]
Turkish-origin top Swedish military officer goes ‘mysteriously missing’
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DIASPORA NOV 21, 2020 31-year-old Turkish origin Swedish military officer Deniz Arda. (AA Photo) ATurkish-origin Swedish military officer has gone missing, according to a missing persons […]
The Bataclan terrorists were the product of war-honed Isis nihilism – not Muslim council estates
Nabila Ramdani 19 hrs ago In the most devastating terrorist attack ever carried out on French soil, it was the random targeting of its victims that was perhaps the most […]
Europe’s terror problem is not Islamic
By Ian Greenhalgh International November 12, 2020 Europe has been experiencing a wave of ‘Islamic’ terrorism for many years now, with the recent attacks in Austria and France being just the latest examples. In my own country of Britain, we have witnessed high profile terror events such as the July […]
EU says fight against terror not directed at religion
‘Our fight not directed against religious beliefs but against violent extremism,’ EU interior ministers say in statement Rabia Iclal Turan | 13.11.2020 European Union flags are seen waving outside the […]
Islamophobia disguised as secularism in France, opposition leader Melenchon says
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES Anti-Muslim hatred is being disguised as secularism in France, a French opposition leader said in criticism of the Emmanuel Macron-led government, which recently came under […]
Macron’s anti-Islam, pandemic management hand power to French far-right
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI OP-ED NOV 13, 2020 In the autumn of 2018, the “yellow vests” movement against rising taxes and the high cost of living rocked French streets. Faced with […]
Beethoven 250: The ultimate song of health after illness
By Andrea Valentino 20th July 2020 In 1825, while recuperating from a near-death experience, Beethoven composed one of the most profound pieces of music in Western history. Andrea Valentino explores […]
CNN: Athens’ first mosque in nearly 200 years opens for Friday prayers
Story by Reuters Updated 1106 GMT (1906 HKT) November 7, 2020 Muslims who live in Greece pray inside the first state-funded mosque in Athens on Friday, November 6, 2020. (CNN) […]
Coronavirus: Turkish Germans raise new Covid vaccine hopes
Prof Ugur Sahin (L) and Dr Özlem Türeci A Turkish-German husband-and-wife team have emerged as frontrunners in the race to market a vaccine against coronavirus, which would be an extraordinary […]
France to propose abolishing customs union between Turkey, EU
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA EU AFFAIRS NOV 09, 2020 French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks during a press conference following a Defense Council meeting at Elysee Palace in Paris […]
French Foreign Minister, in Cairo, affirms respect for Islam in dispute over cartoons
Source: Reuters Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s visit comes in the wake of several attacks in France apparently provoked by anger over the defence of the caricatures, considered blasphemous by […]
Rising populism, racism, Islamophobia eroding EU values, Turkish FM Cavusoglu says
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA EU AFFAIRS NOV 06, 2020 Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu heads the informal meeting of the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) in Turkey’s southern Antalya province, […]
Austria honours Palestinian hero in Vienna attack
A Palestinian immigrant was honoured for his role in saving a wounded police officer during a Daesh-linked terror attack in Vienna November 4, 2020 A 23-year-old Palestinian was recognised for […]
Confronting France’s Muslim problem should be through dialogue
Nov 03,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif Religious extremism is not exclusive to Muslims as demonstrated by Buddhist zealots in Myanmar, Jewish fundamentalists in Israel and white Christian […]
Quran doesn’t tell people to fight any more than Gita, Bible, Torah. Why pick on Muslims
The offensive cartoons on Prophet Muhammad were projected on all government buildings in France. If this isn’t bullying the entire Muslim community, I don’t know what is. ZAINAB SIKANDER 2 […]