Different takes on the Ottoman Empire: A summer reading list
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL EXPAT CORNER JUN 22, 2020 Vintage photograph shows the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque in Istanbul on a foggy day. (iStock Photo) Here is the ultimate […]
‘In Indonesia palm oil is bigger than watchmaking is for Switzerland’
Indonesia is committed to reducing deforestation, according to Ambassador Muliaman Hadad. swissinfo.ch Amid a referendum just launched in Switzerland against a free trade agreement with Indonesia, the Indonesian ambassador to the Alpine […]
Saudi Arabia: Hajj 2020 to be held with limited number of pilgrims
Source: Arab news RIYADH: Hajj will go ahead next month but with a “very limited” number of pilgrims allowed to take part, Saudi Arabia said on Monday. The decision was […]
Mercenaries Leading Assault on Yemen Port City Were Trained by IDF in Israel
Foreign mercenaries, trained covertly at secret IDF camps in the Negev desert, are now leading the new assault on the Yemen port city of Hodeida, an assault that observers warns […]
Hajj to Have Limited Attendance This Year
Saudi Arabia will allow a limited number of Hajj pilgrims this year because of coronavirus and restrict it to people in the countryhttps://t.co/U7GrMSCyrK pic.twitter.com/RW5LRjn8cK — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June […]
Brazilian pastor and congregants pray for another Holocaust
(JTA) — A Brazilian pastor prayed to God to “destroy the Jews like vermin” and bring about a second Holocaust during a sermon in Rio de Janeiro. “Massacre the Jews, […]
Shopify Teams Up With Blackberry On Canadian Covid-19 App
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Yahoo Finance Canadian Prime Minister Justin […]
Italy records its lowest increase in coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period since the beginning of March
Italy records its lowest increase in coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period since the beginning of March https://t.co/Uxgfueli1q pic.twitter.com/D8dLc6PvyX — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 21, 2020 The best of […]
How men could be married to four wives at once and make it work – Stanley Ho did
By Wee Kek Koon Taking concubines was common in China, Hong Kong and Singapore until the mid-20th century. The children of principal and minor wives had a different status By […]
550 Palestinians to be homeless after Israel demolishes entire Jerusalem neighbourhood
June 14, 2019 at 10:59 am | Published in: B’Tselem, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine Palestinians inspect the house of Palestinian Arafat Irfaiyye, after it was demolished by a Israeli army in Hebron, West […]
Interview with pioneering Islamic thinker Fehmi Jadaane What is the essence of Islam, and does it need reforming?
What is the essence of Islam, and does it need reforming? Source: The Guardian Renowned Jordanian Islamic scholar Fehmi Jadaane vehemently objects to the transformation of Islam into an ideology. […]
Feds sue Stafford County over law blocking Islamic cemetery
The complaint alleges that an amendment to the county’s zoning ordinance in 2016 blocked the All Muslim Association of America from developing an Islamic cemetery on a 29-acre (12-hectare) parcel […]
African Countries Still Pay Over $500 Billion as Colonial Tax to France Each Year
Source: The People’s News By Mavis Enyan from September, 2019 When Sekou Toure of Guinea Conakry triggered the abandonment of France (Independence), the French government ordered home three thousand Frenchmen […]
Far-right Dutch leader Wilders has migrant origins, brother says
Source: Daily Sabah Brother of far-right Dutch politician, Geert Wilders, who has come under fire for anti-migrant remarks, has said Wilders discriminates against migrants when his family, including his wife, […]
Biden should go beyond Obama’s foreign policy
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB June 21, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/zg68j The campaign advertisements of US presidential candidate Joe Biden increasingly refer to the Obama administration, which is viewed by a large number of Americans as an era of normalcy. Barack Obama promised transformation, but he fell short of producing it, […]
Exclusive: Saudi dissident warned by Canadian police he is a target
Omar Abdulaziz, who was close to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, told of threat posed by Saudi Arabia Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington @skirchy Email Sun 21 Jun 2020 Omar Abdulaziz is a […]
The Guardian view on Trump and the international criminal court: an attack on human rights Editorial
US sanctions are an appalling attempt to thwart an ICC investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan ‘The Trump administration is imposing sanctions not on those who commit atrocities, but on […]
Tennessee paper religious ad claims ‘Islam’ will detonate nuclear bomb in Nashville
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Editor of the Tennessean calls full-page advertisement ‘horrific’ Newspaper investigating ‘breakdown in the normal process’ […]
Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the […]
Is racism a problem in Switzerland? A look at the latest numbers
A Black Lives Matter protest in Zurich, June 1, 2020. Keystone / Alexandra Wey The anti-racism demonstrations currently seen in the US and around the world have found echoes in Switzerland, where […]