Jewish Perspective on the Rights of Neighbors
Source: Muslim Sunrise, Fall 2016 volume Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The planet earth with its circumference of25,000 miles with a population […]
All of humanity are intimate neighbors: Coronavirus proves it once again
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There is a website tracing the daily cases and deaths due to the Coronavirus worldwide. As of today […]
Syrian refugees flock to shores, bus stations on way to European borders
by Daily Sabah with Agencies ISTANBUL Politics Feb 28, 2020 Given the green light to seek their way to Europe, hundreds of irregular migrants on Friday flocked to shores and […]
Mosque set on fire during Delhi’s worst violence in decades
Mosque in Indian capital set ablaze as police accused of helping Hindu mob target Muslims and their properties. 26 Feb 2020 The death toll in Delhi’s worst religious violence in […]
At Delhi’s Shiv Vihar, Hindu family protect Muslims from Hindutva mob violence
Shaheen Abdulla Muslim families who were hiding in houses of Hindu families at Delhi’s Shiv Vihar to save themselves from anti-Muslim violence of the Hindutva mob since Tuesday were rescued and admitted to Hospitals in the northeast Delhi. Maktoob met a family who was protected by their Hindu neighbor […]
Expert Opinion: The best defense against coronavirus
By Colleen S. Kraft, MD, MSc, who is the associate chief medical officer at Emory University Hospital and an associate professor in the Department of Medicine as well as an […]
California patient with unknown origin of coronavirus is in serious condition, official says
(CNN) The California patient who tested positive for the coronavirus days after being hospitalized is in serious condition and intubated, California Rep. John Garamendi told CNN’s Erin Burnett. The Solano County woman has puzzled health officials, who say they have not been able to trace where she contracted the virus. […]
“This Crisis Will Spill Over and Result in a Disaster”
Source: The Spiegel Nouriel Roubini is one of the most prominent and enigmatic economists in the world. He correctly predicted the bursting of the U.S. housing bubble in addition to the 2008 financial crisis along with the ramifications of austerity measures for debt-laden Greece. Roubini is famous for his daring […]
Germany upholds headscarf ban for trainee Muslim lawyers
Source: The Local Germany’s highest court on Thursday upheld a ban on headscarves for Muslim trainee lawyers in courts, finding that the requirement of maintaining religious neutrality was justified. The Federal Constitutional Court’s ruling came after a Frankfurt-born German-Moroccan legal trainee filed a challenge to Hesse state’s rules.In the western […]
Assange’s UK extradition hearing paused until May
By AFP – Feb 27,2020 – Last updated at Feb 27,2020 0 0 googleplus0 0 0 LONDON — A British judge on Thursday paused Julian Assange’s extradition hearing following four […]
Turkey, with more dead troops, says it won’t stop Syrian refugees reaching Europe
Feb 28, 2020 – swissinfo.ch By Orhan Coskun and Ezgi Erkoyun ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey, faced with a possible new wave of Syrian migrants and dozens more dead Turkish […]
Right-wing extremists killed 330 in the US in last decade, figures show
Oliver O’Connel INDEPENDENT A new report shows that right-wing extremists were responsible for 330 murders in the United States in the past decade, or 76 percent of […]
Iran’s coronavirus outbreak is bizarrely reminiscent of the Black Death
I doubt if the cruel story of Middle Eastern contagion counts for much in the White House, or among the Sunni monarchs of the Gulf. But its spread is of […]
Bernie Sanders would be the first Jewish nominee — and he’s triggered a fight over Jewish identity
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders could become the first-ever Jewish major-party nominee. He once lived on a kibbutz. His Brooklyn accent is iconic […]
Muslims Should Kill Islamophobia With Kindness
The Quran has many verses that command a courteous response to even a terrible insult to Islam. By Mustafa Akyol, who is a contributing op ed writer. Until the night […]
Coronavirus could send 10-year Treasury yield crashing below 1% — Here’s how
Source: Yahoo Finance Brian Sozzi; Editor-at-Large; Yahoo Finance And you thought the record-low yield on the 10-year Treasury note couldn’t go any lower thanks to rising investor fear of a […]
Why is Iran’s reported mortality rate for coronavirus higher than in other countries?
Source: NBC By Dan De Luce Iran’s reported mortality rate for the illness — about 14 percent — surpasses the rate for other countries by a dramatic margin. WASHINGTON — […]
Saudi Arabia suspends entry for Umrah pilgrimage over coronavirus fears
Source: Arab News RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has placed a temporary ban on Umrah pilgrims in an attempt to ensure public safety by preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Most foreign […]
King of Jordan receives Orthodox primates participating in Amman gathering
His Majesty says Jordan will persist in preserving Jerusalem’s historical, legal status quo By JT – Feb 26,2020 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by HRH Crown […]
Human Rights Council : Swiss minister warns against spread of online hate speech
Feb 24, 2020 – swissinfo.ch Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has warned against the anonymous nature of cyberspace and the dangers of online hate speech in his address to the […]