Iraqi religious authorities say U.S. air strike hit civilian airport
Mar 13, 2020 – swissinfo.ch KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – A U.S air strike hit an Iraqi civilian airport under construction in the holy Shi’ite Muslim city of Kerbala and […]
Meet the British Orthodox Jew standing up for China’s Uighur Muslims
‘Nothing on this scale has ever happened before, except once, and that was the Holocaust,’ protester tells Evie Breese @Evie_Breese Andrew has been protesting outside the Chinese embassy office in […]
I spoke to a Uighur escapee who might never see his family in China again – what he told me was horrifying
We’ve all heard of the ‘re-education camps’ where they are indoctrinated, punished and psychologically tortured. But the stories of everyday life are just as, if not more, harrowing Sara […]
Coronavirus: Mosques in Kuwait amend call to prayer to include ‘pray in your homes’
Mosques have been temporarily closed across oil-rich nation as Kuwait struggles to contain Covid-19 Source: Middle East Eye Authorities in Kuwait have temporarily closed mosques and amended the adhan, the […]
‘Dead Sea Scrolls’ at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries
Months of testing confirm earlier suspicions that the fragments were made in modern times. What happens next? The Museum of the Bible houses 16 purported Dead Sea Scroll fragments, […]
Behind Pakistani Feminists’ Fight for Rights
Women in Pakistan are bearing the brunt of the country’s Islamic political ideology, in addition to its patriarchy. By Kaukab Tahir Shairani March 14, 2020 International Women’s Day in […]
What does Britain know about coronavirus that the rest of Europe doesn’t?
Source: CNN London (CNN)There was something contradictory in Boris Johnson’s speech about Britain’s response to the coronavirus on Thursday. Flanked by the country’s chief scientific and medical advisers, the Prime […]
The Coronavirus Crisis: Reflections on Islam and Hygiene
12th March 2020 Shahzad Ahmad – UK, Tanvir Ahmed The recent outbreak of the coronavirus, coupled with the worrying fact that there is no vaccine yet, has resulted in […]
Indonesian singles propose ‘marriage without dating’
AFP March 11, 2020 A movement called Indonesia Tanpa Pacaran (Indonesia without dating) is blossoming in the Southeast Asian nation where people born from the mid-Nineties make up about one-quarter […]
BA says jobs will go as airline industry faces crisis ‘worse than 9/11’
The British Airways chief executive, Alex Cruz, told staff coronavirus was ‘a crisis of global proportions like no other we have known’. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA British Airways has warned staff […]
Palermo pins hopes on patron saint to rid Italy of coronavirus
Residents of Sicilian capital pray for another miracle from Saint Rosalia, who they say rescued the city from a deadly plague in 1625 Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo @lorenzo_tondo Fri 13 Mar 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/palermo-pins-hopes-patron-saint-rosalia-rid-italy-coronavirus#img-1 Gaetano Ceravolo, 58, a parish priest at the Sanctuary of Santa Rosalia, who, according to the legend, […]
Trump banning travel to Europe will do nothing to halt coronavirus. Lifting sanctions on Iran will
US sanctions even resulted in Google removing Iran’s coronavirus diagnosis app from its online store Negar Mortazavi Washington DC @NegarMortazavi 1 day ago The coronavirus outbreak in Iran has […]
The battle for the Saudi crown is raging even if it is overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic
The political landscape is changing as the Covid-19 outbreak undermines Donald Trump and his allies, such as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Patrick Cockburn @indyworld 9 hours ago […]
When Not Going to Jumma is a Huge Blessing
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times At the time of writing of this article, five states in USA have closed all schools and many […]
How Long the Coronavirus Survives Outside the Body: 3 Hours to 3 Days
The new coronavirus lives on surfaces for 3 hours to 3 days, new research says. Here’s how to disinfect them properly. Source: Business Insider By Aylin Woodward The new coronavirus is primarily […]
Justin Trudeau’s Wife has Mild Symptoms from Coronavirus
I have some additional news to share this evening. Unfortunately, the results of Sophie’s COVID-19 test are positive. Therefore, she will be in quarantine for the time being. Her symptoms […]
COVID-19 crisis: Justin Trudeau to go into isolation for 14 days after wife Sophie tests positive for virus
Source: The National Post Trudeau is not showing symptoms, but had already opted to isolate himself to avoid the possibility he could spread the virus The prime minister’s wife, Sophie […]
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau diagnosed with COVID-19; PM to remain in isolation
Source: Global News By Maryam Shah Global News Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, wife to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has tested positive for the new coronavirus. In a statement Thursday night, Trudeau’s […]
Coronavirus effect : Swiss industry fears consequences of US travel ban
By Matthew Allen Mar 12, 2020 – 17:41 A United States ban on travellers from Europe has been condemned as “incomprehensible” by leading Swiss manufacturing association, Swissmem. The Swiss-American […]
Lebanon’s political elite is responsible for the failure to reform
JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN 11th March 2020 Lebanon’s decision to default on the repayment of a $1.2 billion Eurobond was inevitable. Prime Minister Hassan Diab was absolutely right to […]