The Coronavirus Crisis: Reflections on Islam and Hygiene
12th March 2020 Shahzad Ahmad – UK, Tanvir Ahmed The recent outbreak of the coronavirus, coupled with the worrying fact that there is no vaccine yet, has resulted in […]
Trump banning travel to Europe will do nothing to halt coronavirus. Lifting sanctions on Iran will
US sanctions even resulted in Google removing Iran’s coronavirus diagnosis app from its online store Negar Mortazavi Washington DC @NegarMortazavi 1 day ago The coronavirus outbreak in Iran has […]
Coronavirus effect : Swiss industry fears consequences of US travel ban
By Matthew Allen Mar 12, 2020 – 17:41 A United States ban on travellers from Europe has been condemned as “incomprehensible” by leading Swiss manufacturing association, Swissmem. The Swiss-American […]
With Trump’s Europe Travel Ban, World Economy Takes Another Hit
The damage is likely to go well beyond tourism, as business plans are disrupted and consumer confidence is shaken. By Alexandra Stevenson and Niraj Chokshi March 12, […]
Three killed in rocket attack on Iraq base
By Associated Press Reporters Three service personnel have been killed, including two Americans, and a dozen more injured when a barrage of rockets were fired at a military base […]
Doha Agreement: peace or surrender
Express News The Express Tribune By Syed Akhtar Ali Shah Published: March 11, 2020 The writer is a former secretary to the Home and Tribal Affairs Department and a retired […]
Coronavirus will bankrupt more people than it kills — and that’s the real global emergency
Source: Independent We may look back on coronavirus as the moment when the threads that hold the global economy together came unstuck By Omar Hassan, who was the head of […]
Reflections on Black History Month – Why Islam ?
Posted by Wisconsin Muslim Journal | Feb 21, 2020 | Originally Published By © Photo Zaid Shakir as “Reflections on Black History Month” for Why Islam? Reflections on Black History Month Black History Month should be of interest to every Muslim, especially in America. It is estimated that upwards to […]
I was abused by the US in Afghanistan and am still detained in Guantanamo Bay – the ICC are right to hold them to account
if the United States will not allow its own people to be subject to the rule of law in such cases, how can others be held to account? Ahmed Rabbani […]
What is a moral foreign policy?
Mar 05,2020 -JORDAN TIMES By Joseph S. Nye, Jr. CAMBRIDGE — Many Americans say they want a moral foreign policy, but disagree on what that means. Using a three-dimensional scorecard […]
Another Trump Flip-Flop: US To Send Money And Weapons To Syria Rebels (still… and again)
RonPaulLibertyReport After a brief discussion of yesterday’s “Super Tuesday” and what it may mean for the markets, today’s Liberty Report will look into yet another round of US interference […]
Senior ICC judges authorise Afghanistan war crimes inquiry
Decision overturns earlier rejection of request to examine actions of US soldiers Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent @owenbowcott Thu 5 Mar 2020 Fatou Bensouda, the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor, […]
Can Biden beat Trump? The truth is he’s just as much of a risk as Bernie
The ‘sensible, establishment choice’ is just as likely to garner votes from former Republicans as a populist with a bold new plan Holly Baxter New York @h0llyb4xter 5th March […]
Don’t expect a Democrat president to simply roll back Trump’s disastrous Middle East policies – particularly if it’s Biden
Those who believe a new occupant of the White House will act over the Israel-Palestinian conflict had better shake off their illusions Robert Fisk @indyvoices 4th March 2020 independent.co.uk […]
How not to leave Afghanistan
NEW YORK — After nearly two decades, 2,400 soldiers killed, another 20,000 wounded and as much as $2 trillion spent, the United States is understandably eager to withdraw from Afghanistan. […]
Wherever they are, takfiris are menace to world peace, stability
Mar 04,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s offensive in Syria’s Idlib province could determine whether or not there will be a long-term base for Al […]
Crypto spying scandal: The countries that trusted bugged Swiss encryption devices
Mar 4, 2020 – 15:00 This cipher machine was on the market from 1952. The export licences for Swiss encryption technology analysed by the NZZ cover 1997-2019. (Keystone / Ennio […]
Is Ankara afraid of being invaded?
Source: Arab News By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed The Syrian war, which began nine years ago, marks the first time that Turkey’s air force and artillery has targeted Syrian regime forces and Iranian militias. Turkish F-16 fighter jets or drones would not have entered Syrian airspace — where Syrian, Iranian and Russian […]
Coronavirus: Airlines struggle as deadly outbreak causes ‘bookings to collapse to zero’
IATA pleads for airport landing rights to be preserved Simon Calder Travel Correspondent @SimonCalder 3rd March 2020 independent.co.uk No new bookings, just cancellations: that is one leading airline’s current […]
Bloomberg’s abuse of the constitutional rights of Arabs and Muslims
Mar 02,2020 -JORDANTIMES – JAMES Z. ZOGBY “Mike will bring us together” is one of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s campaign slogans, invoking his claim that, in the […]