Significant changes in Arab public opinion
Feb 17,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY Across the Middle East and North Africa, 2019 provided an eventful end to a tumultuous decade. There were unsettling developments […]
Spreading the virus of occupation: Spitting as a weapon in the hand of colonial Israel
Apr 14,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Spitting at someone is a universal insult. In Israel, however, spitting at Palestinians is an entirely different story. Now that we know […]
Mormon church to open first temple in mainland China
By Keith Zhai and Tony Munroe (Reuters) – The Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church, plans to open its first temple in […]
Charges brought against Islamic State operator in Switzerland
14th April 2020 http://www.swissinfo.ch An Iraqi man accused of operating in Switzerland as a recruiter and trafficker for the Islamic State has been formally charged by the Office of the […]
Pastors sue California governor over coronavirus restrictions on church gatherings
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) Three pastors are suing California officials over directives that have prevented worshipers from attending church service during the coronavirus pandemic. To curb the spread of […]
Did God Speak to the Fundamentalists of All Abrahamic Faiths Over the Weekend?
Virginia bishop who preached ‘God is larger than this dreaded virus’ dies of COVID-19. Source: USA Today He vowed to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital,” A […]
Indonesia: Local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community barred from using their mosque – Amnesty International
Source: amnesty.id Responding to authorities in West Java issuing a decree banning a local Ahmadiyya community from using their mosque, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said: “The decision […]
Humanity First USA calls for Volunteers to combat COVID-19 Pandemic
Humanity First USA in combating the devastating COVID-19 outbreak. Please use the link below to register yourself for helping the people affected by “COVID-19 outbreak”: https://usa.humanityfirst.org/get-involved/covid-19-volunteer-registration Across the nation, HF […]
Islam Militant ,Iowa Rep: MNEWS
Re-posted by Dr. H. Koya Prelude When Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution they were talking about freedom of religion not freedom of Christianity. They were careful, deliberate and far-sighted not to have mentioned Christianity and not say anything with an undertone of Blacks and Whites. These facts stand out very […]
Saudi racing to contain Coronavirus: MNEWS
Re posted by Dr. H. Koya Saudi authorities are racing to contain an outbreak of corona-virus in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, where crowded slums and labor camps have accelerated the spread even with much of the country under a 24-hour curfew. The total number of coronavirus cases reported […]
RELIGION: COVID-19 impacts Passover & Ramadan services and celebrations.
Source: lockportjournal.com |By Michele DeLuca Christians aren’t the only faith trying to reconfigure a way to celebrate April holy days during the COVID-19 pandemic. As many celebrate Easter today, those of the Jewish faith are in the midst of Passover — a 10-day holiday celebrating the ancient Israelites freedom from slavery in Egypt — which […]
Frasat Ahmad: Celebrating Easter during covid-19 — a Muslim perspective
Frasat Ahmad is the imam at the Silver Spring based national headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA. Source: triblive.com A tremor of worry has fallen upon Christian America. With 90% of Americans under stay-at-home orders and only one-fifth of religious Americans still attending worship services, many Christians are left wondering, “How will […]
President Obama to endorse Biden for president today
Source: CNN Former President Barack Obama will endorse Joe Biden on Tuesday, a source familiar with the plans tells CNN. Obama will make the endorsement of his former vice president […]
China Starting Human Trial of Two Vaccines
China approves two coronavirus vaccines for human trials Source: Al Jazeera China has approved early-stage human tests for two experimental coronavirus vaccines as it battles to contain imported cases and prevent […]
At Least Two Controlled Studies From China Supporting Avigan for Covid 19
Chinese official says Fujifilm’s Favipiravir could treat Covid-19 Source: Pharmaceutical Technology Dated March 18,2020 China’s Science and Technology Ministry official Zhang Xinmin has said that Japan-based Fujifilm’s anti-flu drug Favipiravir […]
Reply to allegation that Holy Quran is composed of verses cancelling each other?
by Waseem A. Sayed Ph.D This allegation is based on the thesis that verses of the Holy Quran revealed late in the ministry of the Holy Prophet of Islam abrogate […]
Germany Calls 14000 Syrian Refugee Doctors to Help Tackle Coronavirus
Germany calls on migrant medics to help tackle coronavirus Source: The Guardian By Kate Connolly in Berlin Country has 14,000 Syrian refugee doctors waiting for qualifications to be approved Coronavirus […]
The Qur’an – A Perfect Guidance
The Qur’an comprises all that was revealed before it and which was of permanent and universal application. So much of it as had been forgotten and was still needed is […]
50,000-year-old string found at France Neanderthal site
Source: BBC A piece of 50,000-year-old string – the oldest yet discovered – found in a cave in France has cast further doubt on the idea that Neanderthals were cognitively […]
The hullabaloo about tableeghi jama’at (TJ) By Amjed Jaaved
Published 2 weeks ago on April 3, 2020 By Amjed Jaaved In the backdrop of COVID19 surge worldwide, two congregations of the TJ, one (1, 50,000) in Pakistan and another (3,000) in India rippled shock-waves. The both, allegedly, violated official instructions. Hundreds of foreign attendees came to Nizam mosque as […]