Palestine is nobody’s client state
Ibrahim Alkhamis February 05, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/yvws6 As US presidential adviser Jared Kushner’s Middle East plan was revealed, news outlets in Iran, Turkey and Qatar eagerly awaited the Gulf’s […]
Bernie Sanders: Being Jewish ‘Impacted Me Profoundly’
The Vermont senator says that seeing Holocaust survivors with numbers tattooed on their arms as a child shaped his views particularly in opposing Trump and the ‘divisiveness’ he promotes JTA and Ron Kampeas Feb 07, 2020 Asked whether his Jewish identity would be “a help or a hindrance” […]
Israel bans Palestinian agricultural exports via Jordan
Reuters, Ramallah Saturday, 8 February 2020 Israel has escalated a trade war with the Palestinians by stopping their agricultural exports through Jordan, Palestinian Agriculture Minister Riyad al-Attari said on […]
The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
By Peniel E. Joseph, who is the Barbara Jordan professor of political values and ethics at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and professor of history at the University of […]
Book Review: Gulf Crisis and the New World Order – by Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad
The Gulf Crisis and the New World Order – January 1, 1992 by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (Author) Hardcover from $5.83 Editorial Reviews The Gulf Crisis and the New World […]
Belgium: The hidden holocaust
The Guardian – Was Belgium’s King Leopold II a mass murderer on a par with Hitler or a greedy despot who turned a blind eye to a few excesses? A […]
How Africa’s smallest country became a human rights giant
Arab News Saturday . February 08, 2020 Dr. Azeem Ibrahim Short Url https://arab.news/ngjjy Gambia, known for its pristine beaches, Atlantic coastline and being the ancestral home of Kunte Kinte, recently […]
Begum verdict emerges from thin arguments of security v humanity
True story of schoolgirl turned Isis member played only a small part in court deliberations Begum loses first stage of appeal against citizenship removal Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor […]
The impeachment trial proved Republicans will hold onto power no matter what. I worked in US intelligence and I’m worried
The only way Trump and his associates can prevent themselves from going to jail in 2021 is to remain in power, no matter the actual results of the election […]
Israel’s Palestinian Minority has Good Reason to Fear Trump’s Plan
by Ron Forthofer / February 7th, 2020 President Trump’s fraudulent Middle East deal runs roughshod over Palestinian rights, harms long-term Israeli interests, and is only the latest example of […]
Former US drone operator recalls dropping a missile on Afghanistan children and says military is ‘worse than the Nazis’
‘That image on the screen is still in my head. Whenever I think about it, it still hurts me’, Brandon Bryant says Source: Independent By Graig Graziosi A former US […]
Two Historic Deeds. The Common Muslim Has Done What Even Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar Or Azad Couldn’t
Source: Outlook India By Akeel Bilgrami Professor of Philosophy Columbia University In that spontaneous burst of poetry and speech, a deeper citizenship is forged — via the many-spangled ethos of […]
Is absolute secularism the only path to Islamic modernity?
Source: Daily Times By Saad Hafiz The tussle between religion and modernity hasn’t been confined to Islam. Western civilization also experienced a similar tug-of-war. The West chose the path of […]
Belgium to hire female theologians to assist Muslim women
Source: Yebiladi English Female theologians will soon be able to assist Muslim women in Belgian mosques. The Muslim Executive of Belgium (MEB) plans to hire 18 female theologians and preachers […]
Pakistan court rules men can marry underage girls
Source: ICN By Fionn Shiner and Marta Petrosillo Underage girls can be married as long as they have had their first menstrual cycle, a High Court in Pakistan has ruled, […]
Texas Mayors to Governor: More Refugees, Please
Kriston Capps February 5, 2020 Governor Greg Abbott says that Texas can’t afford to take in more refugees and other new arrivals. Mayors and resettlement experts say otherwise. […]
‘Division amongst us’: Imran Khan Attacks OIC as Saudi Arabia Unwilling to Accept Kashmir Request
Source: News 18 There is a growing frustration in Islamabad as it had sought an urgent meeting of OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers to discuss the Kashmir issue, but Saudi […]
Iran has always been ready for talks with Saudis: Kharrazi
Source: Tehran Times TEHRAN – Kamal Kharrazi, chairman of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, said on Wednesday that Iran has always been ready to hold talks with Saudi Arabia, […]
Turkey in world cultural heritage: Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi
Daily Sabah > MIRAÇ TAPAN ISTANBUL Published 07.02.2020 Anatolia is one of the most fertile lands in the world. Thanks to the blessing of Mother Nature and its fortunate placement […]
As water scarcity affects millions, a Middle East foundation is making a difference
Friday . February 07, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/rtbv9 Caline Malek February 03, 2020 Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Award recognizes efforts to solve world’s water problems An estimated 785 million people on the planet lack access to improved water supply DUBAI: Millions of vulnerable families around the world do not […]