Gaza girl, 13, teaches neighborhood children during school closure
Arab News Tuesday . May 19, 2020 A Palestinian school girl Fajr Hmaid, 13, teaches her neighbours’ children an Arabic language lesson as schools are shut due to the coronavirus. […]
The First Pillar of Islam: Declaration of Faith (Kalima)
16th May 2020 ©Pixabay Azhar Goraya, Mexico Seventh century Arabia saw the birth of one of the most influential religious movements in history. Islam, beginning from the humble, dusty […]
Germany Reports Steep Drop in New Virus Cases
Source: WSJ By Andrew Blackman Germany recorded a steep decline in the number of new coronavirus cases and the infection rate dropped further below the key threshold of 1.0. There […]
Coronavirus: Muslims urged to avoid communal Eid celebrations
By Harry Farley BBC News 18 May 2020 Muslims in the UK have been urged to celebrate the Islamic festival of Eid at home under lockdown this weekend. Traditionally […]
Organization of Islamic Cooperation to pursue response campaign until virus contained
Arab News Tuesday . May 19, 2020 The OIC on Monday underlined that it has mobilized all its resources to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (SPA) […]
Victims of COVID-19 fill Muslim cemeteries in France
Arab News Tuesday . May 19, 2020 Randa Takieddine Kabtane noted that the management of cemeteries in France is municipal and each mayor must decide for his/her own town […]
Know the Details about the Moderna Vaccine
Coronavirus vaccine: First evidence jab can train immune system Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health and science correspondent Moderna was the first to test an experimental vaccine, called mRNA-1273, in […]
Trump threatens to permanently pull funding from WHO and ‘reconsider’ US membership
Source: CNN President Donald Trump late Monday threatened to permanently pull US funding from the World Health Organization if it does not “commit to major substantive improvements in the next 30 days.” In a letter to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Trump said, “It is clear the repeated missteps by […]
China backs coronavirus investigation but says it should wait until pandemic is contained
Source: CNN Chinese President Xi Jinping said he supports calls for an investigation into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic at a key summit Monday, but insisted that any inquiry should wait until the virus is contained. Xi spoke at the World Health Assembly after more than 100 countries backed […]
God has a lot to answer for
Source: CNN The nation’ s ability to heal its body and soul will heavy rely on whether or not religious institutions can find new ways to bring people together and find meaning in what we’ve experienced . One of the cruelest aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is that it forces […]
University gives therapy dog an honorary degree
Source: CNN Moose, an 8-year-old therapy dog at Virginia Tech who has helped thousands of students cope with mental health issues, has received an honorary doctorate in veterinary medicine. LINK
Ayoun’s Rent Relief for Vulnerable Refugees in Malaysia
Ayoun Ahmed I am raising money to help refugee families for Humanity First because Covid-19 lockdown has left them with no income Humanity First We serve mankind, on a voluntary […]
MALAYSIA: COMMENT | Debunking refugee myths with facts and figures
Tan Zhong Yan Published 17 May 2020 COMMENT | The purpose of this article is not to persuade you to defend the rights of refugees. It seeks to debunk some […]
Against the grain: The virus and capitalism
Syed Farid Alatas The Edge Malaysia April 30, 2020 This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on April 27, 2020 – May 03, 2020. In human history, […]
What We Are Reading Today: The Outsiders: Refugees in Europe since 1492
Short Url https://arab.news/bne66 Arab News May 19, 2020 Author: Philipp Ther European history has been permeated with refugees. The Outsiders chronicles every major refugee movement since 1492, when the […]
A quiet revolution is changing the Middle East
Arab News Ronald S. Lauder May 16, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/94rre A revolution is taking place in the Arab world that is quietly moving the Middle East’s tectonic plates in […]
‘The Tumultuous Decade’
May 18,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY On May 20, the Middle East Institute will release my new book “The Tumultuous Decade,” a book that brings together a […]
Turkey announces nationwide curfew during Eid al-Fitr holidays
From CNN’s Gul Tuysuz Turkey will be under a nationwide four-day curfew for the Eid al-Fitr holiday between May 23-26 as a part of pandemic measures, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]
Moderna’s Stock Soars On Positive Early-stage Data For Its Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate
Editor’s note: This is not investment advice by us. Just a health news and optimism. Source: Market Watch Shares of Moderna Inc. (MRNA) jumped 25.1% in premarket trading on Monday after […]
France’s obsession with the Muslim headscarf
17th May 2020 Asif Arif, Attorney at Law admitted to Paris Bar http://www.alhakam.org Since the apparition of fundamental rights and the state of law in […]