The Call for a New Intellectual ‘Islamic Golden Age’
By Ibrahim Manto, who is a first-year medical student at the University of East Anglia and is currently serving as the Vice President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Association (AMSA), […]
COVID-19 lessons may change the world
Author JARED DIAMOND December 24, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/zxtfg Today, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is devastating the world. It is in the process of infecting many (perhaps even most) of […]
‘Cheaper than water’: Iraqis angry but unsurprised over Blackwater pardons
An Iraqi man rides a bicycle passing by a remains of a car, burnt after Blackwater guards escorting US embassy officials opened fire in Baghdad on September 16, 2007. (File/AFP) […]
Israeli envoys, Jared Kushner visit Morocco after establishing relations
US presidential advisor Jared Kushner (L) and Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat arriving in the Moroccan capital Rabat. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/g2nqs Israeli delegation led by Led by […]
President Donald Trump urged to pardon Julian Assange to ‘keep him out of the hands of the Deep State’
By Tristan Kirk@kirkkorner The fiancée of Julian Assange has renewed her pleas for a pardon from President Donald Trump to stop the Wikileaks founder “falling into the hands of the […]
White House advisors fear Trump’s final days
By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN December 22, 2020 (CNN)President Donald Trump has turned to a fringe group of advisers peddling increasingly dubious tactics to overturn the results of […]
Perception shift needed to end ‘clash of civilizations’ mentality
Author December 21, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/c3za3 The year 2020 demonstrated, once again, that the relationship between the Western and the Arab and Muslim worlds remains muddled, complicated by lingering […]
The ethics of artificial intelligence
Digital technologies hold great promise for the economy and society. But some recent developments, such as face recognition, also present ethical dilemmas. The challenges are immense for Switzerland, which is […]
The façade of materialism shackling the youth
18th December 20200 Society has sewn social media, celebrity culture and materialism into the fabric of modern life. A culture of imitating celebrities and swiping through illusory perfect lives is […]
Liberty and Justice…For All? Reflections of an African-American, Ahmadi Muslim, Aspiring Imam
Muzammil Jalaal CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 17th December 2020 My father is an African American convert to Ahmadiyyat raised in Ohio, while my mother was born in Qadian, India and […]
Is there any hope of fixing Turkey-US ties?
BY KILIÇ BUĞRA KANAT COLUMNS DEC 19, 2020 People hold national flags during a protest near the U.S. embassy, seen with a U.S. flag flying above it, in the capital […]
Muslims concerned over ‘Present Caliph of Islam’ search on Google
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: This is Lanchshire By Shuiab Khan A Google Search that reveals the ‘Present Caliph […]
US lawmakers urge Facebook to remove Islamophobic content
BY ANADOLU AGENCY A group of 30 lawmakers urged Facebook Tuesday to remove anti-Muslim content on the social media platform, saying it is “dangerous” and “deadly.” Led by Democratic congresswoman […]
Iran on edge in the waning days of the Trump administration
Dec 15,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Iran is bracing itself with five weeks to go before the Trump administration is finally ousted and as tensions rise in […]
Got $1 Million to Spare? You Can Buy an Ambassadorship
The donor-diplomat has a long and sordid history in American politics. Joe Biden should finally end it. By Mattathias Schwartz Mr. Schwartz is a contributing writer for The New York […]
Biden and the JCPOA: Lessons from Arab and Iranian public opinion
Dec 14,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY With Joe Biden as President-elect and Donald Trump soon leaving the White House, analysts are engaging in endless speculation about what […]
‘Democracy prevailed,’ Biden says after US Electoral College confirms his win
Biden and Harris will be sworn in on Jan. 20. (Getty Images/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/b2bjh REUTERS December 15, 2020 LANSING, Michigan/WILMINGTON, Delaware: Democrat Joe Biden called on Americans to “turn […]
Covid, Brexit and a crippled economy
11th December 20200 As the world breathes a sigh of relief with the emergence of the Covid-19 vaccine, darker realities await us. Bergamo – an Italian province that was the “deadliest killing field” during the pandemic in the West – is a “disturbing postcard from the posttraumatic aftermath of the […]
‘Wild West’ mentality lingers in modern populations of US mountain regions
https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.rzpib2qDFYZafN9siiTnngHaEK?w=321&h=180&c=7&o=5&pid=1.7 Date: September 7, 2020 Source: University of Cambridge Summary: Scientists looked at links between the personality profiles of over 3.3m US residents and the ‘topography’ of 37,227 ZIP codes. Distinct psychological mix associated with mountain populations is consistent with theory that harsh frontiers attracted certain personalities. Researchers argue this […]
Musk Decries ‘M.B.A.-ization’ of America
BUSINESS Tesla’s chief executive blames business schools for lack of innovation; deans are firing back PUBLISHED : 11 DEC 2020 WRITER: PATRICK THOMAS “There should be more focus on the […]