Interim agreement in Vienna under consideration: senior MP
Politics January 12, 2022 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – A senior Iranian lawmaker has said Iran doesn’t view the interim agreement proposed by the other side favorably, but such a proposal […]
Embracing diversity can have many positive effects
KERRY BOYD ANDERSON January 12, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/bxkv3 The term “diversity” has become both cliched and controversial. Some people assume that diversity is inherently good, while the idea of […]
Iranian weapons shipments prolonging the war in Yemen, US envoy says
The US Navy seized upwards of 1,400 assault rifles and 226,000 rounds of ammunition from a vessel originating from Iran in December 2021. (US Naval Forces Central Command) Short Url […]
Is the world failing the Afghan migrants challenge?
BY IRFAN RAJA JAN 04, 2022 – 10:45 PM GMT+3A refugee from Afghanistan is evacuated by bus to a shelter after camping for months beneath a motorway, in Paris, France, […]
Possibility of total war in today’s world
BY MUHITTIN ATAMAN JAN 12, 2022 – 12:05 AM GMT+3Illustration by Shutterstock. The world has been going through a transitory period, which has made the political and economic global system […]
$106M funneled to Islamophobic groups in US: CAIR report
BY ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON JAN 11, 2022 – 11:04 PM GMT+3A group of Former U.S. President Donald Trump supporters display Islamophobic messages at a gathering (Reuters File Photo) RECOMMENDED Muslims in […]
Guantanamo: An enduring symbol of the savagery unleashed upon innocent Muslims
Peter Oborne 10 January 2022 15:22 UTC | Last update: 7 hours 51 mins agoThe West’s ‘war on terror’ has been framed as a mortal struggle against a barbarous, irrational Islam hell-bent on the […]
New York fire victims were mostly Muslim immigrants
New York fire victims were mostly Muslim immigrants Anwar Iqbal Published January 11, 2022 – NEW YORK: New York Mayor Eric Adams said on Monday that a “significant number” of the Bronx fire victims were Muslims, originally from Gambia. At least 19 people, including nine children, were killed on Sunday when an […]
Muslims in interfaith bonds are proliferating. Imams willing to marry them are not.
One out of five Muslims is in an interfaith relationship, surveys suggest. But few imams are willing to conform the traditional Muslim wedding ceremony to their needs, couples say. Photo […]
Nuclear war is a genuine threat, so why have non-proliferation efforts stalled?
Experts believe the risk of nuclear war is closer than ever, with the infamous Doomsday Clock — a prediction on when mushroom clouds will rise over the world’s cities — […]
Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images September 1, 2021 Neta C. CrawfordProfessor of Political Science and Department Chair, Boston University Neta C. Crawford receives funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New […]
‘Fortress USA’: How 9/11 produced a military industrial juggernaut
SAMIR MEZBAN/AP September 8, 2021 Clare Corbould Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University Pengungkapan Clare Corbould has previously received funding from the Australian Research Council. She is a […]
Afghan baby lost in chaotic airport evacuation finally found
BY REUTERS KABUL JAN 09, 2022 – 10:16 PM GMT+3Baby Sohail Ahmadi sits inside the house of Hamid Safi, a taxi driver who had found Sohail in the airport, in Kabul, […]
Opinion – War in Afghanistan: Victory for the weapons industry
7th January 2022 Ata-ul-Haye Nasir, UK The Wall Street Journal, published a piece on the last day of 2021 titled “Who Won in Afghanistan? Private Contractors”, saying that while the […]
The Roots of America’s Middle East Decline
James Zogby Monday 27 Dec 2021 Since the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan, I have received questions from a number of journalists, both American and Arab. They have asked what […]
Reasons for optimism after a difficult year / Bill Gates
2021 was an incredibly hard year for many people, including me, but I’m hopeful that 2022 will be better. By Bill Gates| December 07, 2021 When Paul and I were starting Microsoft, […]
US Muslims gave more to charity than other Americans in 2020
November 5, 2021 Shariq SiddiquiAssistant Professor & Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, IUPUI Rafeel WasifIncoming Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Management, Portland State University Shariq Siddiqui receives funding from Islamic […]
Will Iran be able to normalize ties with the West in 2022?
Even though both Iran and the US seem interested in reviving the nuclear deal, deep distrust and decades-long animosity mean both sides are unlikely to normalize their relationship in the […]
Report: ‘Ruthlessly efficient’ secret US military cell in Syria thumbed its nose at rules, inflicted many civilian casualties
BY CHAD GARLAND• STARS AND STRIPES • DECEMBER 13, 2021 A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over Syria in 2017. A top-secret U.S. military strike cell in Syria launched thousands of bombs […]
Americans seeking to renounce their citizenship are stuck with it for now
As many as 30,000 citizens living abroad have been unable to secure a ‘loss of nationality’ interview during the pandemic Ed Pilkington in New York@edpilkington Fri 31 Dec 2021 In recent […]