IMF warns of ‘doomsday cycle’ risk
BY KEREM ALKIN APR 20, 2023 – DAILY SABAH In most of the world’s leading economies, increasing problems in the banking system, the asset-liability balance of the balance sheets, and […]
Saudis serve up a breakfast feast to get the Eid holiday off to the perfect start
Saudi youth dance as they celebrate Eid Al-Fitr in Riyadh. (Reuters/File) Updated 24 sec ago HAIFA ALSHAMMARI April 21, 2023 RIYADH: There are many popular Eid Al-Fitr traditions among the […]
When is Eid al-Fitr 2023?
The three-day festival celebrates the completion of Ramadan by Muslims across the world. By Alia Chughtai and Marium Ali Published On 18 Apr 202318 Apr 2023 As the fasting month of Ramadan comes […]
How the West backed radical Islam and unleashed global terror
From the extremist Wahhabis of Saudi Arabia to the Egyptian cult of the Muslim Brotherhood and Syrian terrorist groups allied with ISIS, the West has backed fundamentalist forces at the […]
Is water becoming the new oil?
Water availability, access and affordability are acute problems for poor and crisis-vulnerable people, while billions of dollars in profits are extracted from the sector. Growing up as a child in […]
Canada’s immigration policy benefits all, nationally and globally
TALA JARJOUR April 05, 2023 The bodies of eight people who died while trying to cross from Canada into the US were recovered near the border area last week, while […]
How Arab-Islamic migration, language and culture shaped modern Latin America
SPECIAL Royal Chapel of Cholula. (Gobierno de Mexico) EDUARDO CAMPOS LIMA March 28, 2023 SAO PAULO, BRAZIL: In recent years, a new generation of researchers has been examining the […]
What the Christians say. Why did God allow polygamy / bigamy in the Bible?
ANSWER The question of polygamy is interesting in that most people today view polygamy as immoral while the Bible nowhere explicitly condemns it. The first instance of polygamy/bigamy in the […]
‘Marriages are going out of fashion’
By ASEEM CHHABRA February 16, 2023 ‘The point about arranged marriages is — because I come from a progressive family — the idea was completely alien.’ ‘But I have realised over […]
Pope Francis deplores ‘Third World War’
Money – or rather its misuse – is what drives people away from God and prompts them to go to war, says Pope Francis in an extended interview with Swiss […]
International Day to Combat Islamophobia
International Day to Combat Islamophobia15 March A student clutches her textbook at the Community Girls School in Kotchandana refugee village, Pakistan. Muslim women and girls may face triple discrimination as […]
Confronting the global water crisis
Mar 13,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Project Syndicate By Mariana Mazzucato, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Johan Rockström, and Tharman Shanmugaratnam LONDON — The world’s water crisis can no longer be ignored. Unless […]
Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks
bbc.com By Esme Stallard Climate and Science Reporter, BBC News Nations have reached a historic agreement to protect the world’s oceans following 10 years of negotiations. The High Seas Treaty […]
The Mongol Transition to Islam
Hafsa Adil Chughtai History Home History Nomadic warriors, sophisticated weaponry, and brutal tactics: this moderately sums up what the Mongol Empire is widely known for. Their reputation as merciless fighters […]
Natural Disasters or Divine Punishment?
Hazrat Mirza Tahir AhmadThe Review of Religions, December 1993 [ Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V ] Cataclysms of nature that antedate human existence and sometimes still occur in uninhabited […]
Revealed: the hacking and disinformation team meddling in elections
Disinfo black opsTechnology Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Manisha Ganguly, David Pegg, Carole Cadwalladr and Jason Burke Wed 15 Feb 2023 Tal Hanan has always denied any wrongdoing. Composite: Guardian Design/Haaretz/The Marker/Radio France A team of Israeli contractors who […]
Israel’s Crisis of Democracy “Netanyahu’s Party Consists Primarily of Extremist Ideologues”
Israel’s new right-wing government has plunged the country into its deepest crisis since its founding, argues sociologist Eva Illouz. She says it is time for the world to take notice […]
West must reconsider sanctions that only hurt civilians
OSAMA AL-SHARIF February 14, 2023 The human toll of the devastating earthquake that hit southwestern Turkiye and northwestern Syria last week continues to unfold. By Monday noon the death toll […]
American geopolitical expert: Potential US-China conflict to devastate global economy
By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan February 5, 2023 – Tehran Times TEHRAN – Brian Berletic says potential US-led conflict with China would include sanctions, disrupt global trade and set back the global […]
Migration likely to be a ‘forever problem’
MOHAMED CHEBARO February 01, 2023 Do not be pleased you have finally made it safely to Europe, as many migrants have fallen prey to the many adversities they face once […]