Coronavirus: What Have I Learnt So Far
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred, saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the […]
FDA authorizes first coronavirus antibody test
(CNN) The US Food and Drug Administration has issued its first emergency use authorization for a coronavirus test that looks for antibodies in the blood. That type of test, called a serology […]
Vice President Mike Pence asks Americans not to attend church services of more than 10 people
Source: ABC By Ben Gittleson Vice President Mike Pence told “Nightline” co-anchor Byron Pitts on Wednesday that Americans should not attend church services of more than 10 people during the […]
Sikhs To The Rescue Again: Community Cooks Free Meals For Over 30,000 In Isolation In New York
By Shreya Chauhan Updated: Mar 24, 2020, The Sikh community has always been at the forefront when it comes to helping people in need during emergencies. Be it the Australian […]
Sudan plans to abolish death penalty for quitting Islam
By Tamar Svanidze Journalist, Global Affairs Khartoum Mosque The government of Sudan is expected to no longer hand down a death sentence for those found guilty of apostasy, a crime that is highly frowned upon in the Islamic world. The government did say that the law also must go further […]
Israel needs the Arab world to be ruled by dictators
1st April 2020 In February, the chief of the Mossad, Israel’s global death squad, visited Doha, the capital of Qatar; Yossi Cohen was accompanied by Major General Herzi Halevi, the […]
Covid-19 The law of generosity combatting coronavirus in Pakistan
As Pakistan imposes greater social distancing measures to combat coronavirus, a Muslim law of generosity is helping to save those out of work. By Aysha Imtiaz 1 April 2020 […]
A Million N95 Masks Are Coming From China—on Board the New England Patriots’ Plane
Source: WSJ By Andrew Beaton The Massachusetts governor struck a deal for supplies but needed a way to transport them. The result was a tense saga and a shipment on […]
Coronavirus: Australian scientists begin tests of potential vaccines
Source: BBC Scientists in Australia have begun testing two potential coronavirus vaccines in “milestone” lab trials. The vaccines, made by Oxford University and US company Inovio Pharmaceutical, have been cleared […]
Tunisia leads the way: New report exposes Israel’s false democracy
Mar 31,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZI BAROUD Tunisia is the Middle East’s greatest success story, according to the findings of the V-Dem Annual Democracy Report 2019. One of […]
Opinion / Israel’s Refusal to Test Its Arab Population for COVID-19 Is a Ticking Time-bomb
Dr. Nihaya Daoud Mar 31, 2020 Source: Haaretz Speaking on Channel 12 news on Sunday, the director general of Magen David Adom emergency medical services announced that there will be […]
Let’s try “Dry Covid” – lockdown is the time to kick our national alcohol habit for good
Alcohol is ‘unhelpful coping strategy’ for coronavirus lockdown says WHO Off licenses aren’t essential services – and closing them during the coronavirus pandemic would yield more for the nation’s health […]
New York Times: Malaria Drug Helps Virus Patients Improve, in Small Study
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) By Denise Grady, who has been a science reporter […]
BCG vaccination and Covid 19
Correlation between universal BCG vaccination policy and reduced morbidity and mortality for COVID-19: an epidemiological study Aaron Miller, Mac Josh Reandelar, Kimberly Fasciglione, Violeta Roumenova, Yan Li, and Gonzalo H. […]
Raymond Ibrahim’s swipe at Islam
Opening note by Dr. H. Koya As a prelude to the article below, let me state some records right here, right now. Regardless of the tussle between Raymond Ibrahim and CAIR over his radical views, for the 20 some years that I have known CAIR, I did not find to […]
Mike Pence’s Subtle Recommendation for Masks in Public
Vice President Mike Pence says the White House coronavirus task force will make a recommendation on wearing masks “at the appropriate time”https://t.co/d4LKMD59lW pic.twitter.com/zun4rfZB0y — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 1, […]
Pakistani clerics refuse to shut down mosques; what next?
Coronavirus and Islam: Pakistani clerics refuse to shut down mosques Source: DW As Islamic clerics refuse to stop allowing religious congregations, Prime Minister Imran Khan continues to downplay the coronavirus […]
Hajj Likely to be Cancelled this Year
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: Dear Muslim brothers […]
DİTİB launches aid campaign for mosques in Germany amid pandemic
by Daily Sabah with AA ISTANBUL Politics Apr 01, 2020 The Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB) launched an aid campaign for mosques in Germany with the call “Now […]
History’s deadliest air raid happened in Tokyo during World War II and you’ve probably never heard of it
By Brad Lendon and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Updated 1354 GMT (2154 HKT) March 8, 2020 Tokyo (CNN)Everywhere she turned, 8-year-old Haruyo Nihei saw flames. Bombs dropped by the Americans had created tornadoes of fire so intense that they were sucking mattresses from homes and hurling them down the street […]