Russia offered bounty to kill UK soldiers
Moscow accused of trying to give money to the Taliban as part of its campaign to destabilise America and its allies Jamie Doward Sat 27 Jun 2020 Vladimir Putin watches […]
The blundering British political class has shown the same incompetence in both fighting wars and coronavirus
The murder of three people in Reading would have been less likely if Britain and its allies had not helped reduce Libya to murderous anarchy Patrick Cockburn @indyworld 1 day ago […]
Travel in a war zone. Travel in a pandemic zone.
By Refiq Tschannen, Associate Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In my past professional life I used to commute from Amman / Jordan to Baghdad / Iraq during the war […]
The Muslim Times Has the Key to Universal Brotherhood — Michael Servetus: Our Favorite Christian Martyr in Trinitarian, Medieval Europe
Book Review: Out of the Flames – The Remarkable Story of a Fearless Scholar Book by Lawrence & Nancy Goldstone Review by BiblioHistoria This is a very interesting book – but […]
This is a moment of reckoning on race for White Christians
By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN) Growing up in the South, Robert P. Jones attended Southern Baptist churches, Sunday schools, even a Southern Baptist college. But it was only […]
We hold these Truths to be Self-Evident Also: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Inscriptions
Source: National Park Service Rotunda “I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” -Excerpted from a letter to […]
Black Iraqis say George Floyd’s death sheds light on their own centuries-long plight
The community, many of whom are descendants of African slaves, want recognition as a minority group African-Iraqi men are calling for equal representation and rights. December 6, 2008. Reuters […]
Qasim Rashid wins Democratic nomination in 1st Congressional District, will take on U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman
Source: Daily Press By Dave Ress, who covers state and regional issues. He’s reported on Virginia since 1990 and came back to the Daily Press in 2013. He is the […]
We are all niqabis now: Coronavirus masks reveal hypocrisy of face
April 28, 2020 Katherine Bullock Lecturer in Islamic Politics, University of Toronto Grey’s Anatomy, the longest running prime-time medical drama on U.S. television, contains many scenes of doctors and nurses in full gear (hospital scrubs, surgical caps, face masks) around the operating table. As they talk, laugh and argue, close-ups […]
US travelers ‘unlikely’ to be allowed into EU as bloc reopens, diplomats say
(CNN) Travelers from the United States are “unlikely” to be allowed into the European Union, as ambassadors of the 27 members states have agreed “in principle” to criteria as the […]
Imran Khan criticised after calling Osama Bin Laden a ‘martyr’
Source: BBC Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has come under fire from opposition MPs after telling parliament that the US “martyred” Osama Bin Laden. Bin Laden, the mastermind of the […]
Will the ‘War on Terror’ ever end?
By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent 24 June 2020 Image caption An Afghan Special Forces member attending his graduation ceremony in Kabul last week Last weekend’s deadly knife attack in […]
A 13th-Century Persian poet’s lessons for today
Source: BBC By Joobin Bekhrad In the 13th Century AD, during one of the most turbulent periods in Iranian history, the poet Sa’di left his native Shiraz to study in […]
Ramifications of the annexation process
JUNE 24, 2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Shehab Al Makahleh As July 1 approaches, mystery remains regarding Israeli plans. In 2017, when American President Donald Trump announced his […]
Swiss court approves extradition of PKK recruiter to Germany
Swiss court approves extradition of PKK recruiter to Germany A PKK militant stands at a barricade in Diyarbakir, southeast Turkey (2016). Keystone Switzerland’s highest court says it has approved the extradition […]
Netanyahu: The strongman fuelling fire in West Bank
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN OP-ED JUN 26, 2020 Since declaring Israel an independent state in May 1948, having gone on to occupy east Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza Strip and […]
Inside the return of ‘Ramy’
“Ramy” is about an Egyptian-American living in New Jersey who is determined to become a better Muslim. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/97grf Ramy Youssef’s comedy show was an unexpected award-winning smash last year. Now he’s back with a second season, digging deeper into Muslim culture WILLIAM MULLALLY June 25, 2020 […]
Israel was at the centre of the most important news story this week – but you won’t have heard about it
Source: Independent by Robert Fisk The European Court of Human Rights has asked France to pay back €100,000 to 11 harmless activists who expressed their political views – and then […]
The NIH claims joint ownership of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine
Source: Axios By Bob Herman The National Institutes of Health may own intellectual property that undergirds a leading coronavirus vaccine being developed by Moderna, according to documents obtained by Axios and an analysis […]
LeBron James Gets $100 Million Investment to Build Media Empire
Source: Bloomberg “We’ve been through a lot this year,” said LeBron James. The three-time NBA champion and Los Angeles Laker talked to me on June 23 via Zoom with his […]