7,000 people held on cruise ship in Italy as Wuhan coronavirus fears spread
Hong Kong (CNN) Seven thousand people are being confined to a cruise ship docked in Italy as a couple is being tested for the Wuhan coronavirus, while Russia is closing […]
French politics feeds off Muslim bashing and Islamophobia and our constructive response
Source: TRT World, is a Turkish state international news channel broadcast 24-hours per day in English. The news channel is based in Istanbul Many French Muslims have grown disillusioned with […]
Jordan fears long-term threat to its national security following Trump’s peace plan
Osama al Sharif 30th January 2020 al-monitor.com It took the Jordanian government less than an hour to respond to the US peace plan following its release by President Donald Trump […]
Senior Defense Officials Warn Annexation Would Endanger Israel’s Peace With Jordan
Jordan’s King Abdullah is facing internal pressure, top officials say in assessment conveyed to political leaders, sounding the alarm about ramifications of any unilateral moves for relations with Amman and […]
How Arab leaders abandoned Muslim causes
CJ Werleman TRT WORLD 30th January 2020 The drastic realignment of international alliances leaves vulnerable Muslims with few powerful friends. US President Donald Trump’s unveiled peace plan, a promise to […]
Indonesia’s wealth gap spurs Muslims to join ‘economic jihad’
Devout citizens strive to take on tycoons with convenience stores ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer January 28, 2020 16:54 JST JAKARTA — Taufan left his petrochemical job in […]
Ottawa Muslims mark Québec City mosque attack anniversary
“I believe that if people get to know Muslims at our deeper level, the chances of prejudice…or demonstrating any hatred toward Muslims, would reduce radically,” said Luqman Ahmed, a religious […]
Corona-virus Reminds Once Again: The Indispensable God-hypothesis
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This is an article describing the Transcendent, yet Personal God of the Abrahamic Faiths in the present […]
Algeria intensifies harassment of religious minorities
After a two month lull, following heavy criticism on the forced closure of Christian churches in the Kabylie region, the authorities in Algeria resumed their repression against Christians this week, […]
«Harassed» by his country, the former head of the Ahmadis in Algeria seeks asylum in Morocco
Source: Yabiladi.com The former head of the Ahmadiyya community in Algeria, Mohamed Fali is currently in Morocco seeking asylum, escaping the «restrictions» imposed on him and on Ahmadis by the […]
Is Trump Bibi’s Chump ?
The president needs to demand a commitment so he doesn’t get played. By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist Jan. 28, 2020 THE NEW YORK TIMES TEL AVIV — Given the […]
For Palestinians, Trump’s is not a peace plan – it is a green light to permanent occupation
Recent leaks point to an agreement which the Palestinians – if they have any interest in having a proper functioning sovereign state – cannot accept Bel Trew @beltrew 28th January 2020 It is telling that Donald Trump chose to invite two Israeli politicians and no Palestinians to Washington for the […]
There’s nothing pro-Israel about Trump’s peace plan
This annexationist, messianic plan may serve Netanyahu’s political interests, but it does not serve any of Israel’s Maya Ilany @MayaIlany 29th January 2020 THE INDEPENDENT Yesterday US President Donald […]
Revolution on the streets of Lebanon
The lack of national solidarity, the devotion to sectarianism, the ceaseless squabbling for power, the abuse and corruption… Robert Fisk on the deep-seated and historical obstacles that have prevented the […]
Palestinians have only one option left: Stay and fight
David Hearst 29 January 2020 A new wave of struggle has to start now for equal rights in one state on all of the land of historic Palestine An elephant […]
‘Think more, share less’: Fake news researchers offer tips to avoid online manipulation
by Monica Nickelsburg on January 25, 2020 Researchers from UW’s Center for an Informed Public. From left: Jevin West, Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, and Ryan Calo. (GeekWire […]
The Iranians say: Murderer of Soleimani Killed in US Plane Downing in Afghanistan: Sources
By IFP Editorial Staff – January 28, 2020 Russian intelligence sources have confirmed that Michael D’ Andrea, the head of US intelligence operations against Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, has […]
Trump’s Peace Sham will Perpetuate the Conflict – PEACE NOW
Trump and Netanyahu today presented a supposed peace plan that is as detatched from reality as it is eye-catching. The plan’s green light for Israel to annex the settlements […]
Mehdi Hasan: Trump’s Middle East Plan Is a Policy of Apartheid & Settler Colonialism
by Mehdi Hasan democracynow.org We continue our discussion of President Trump’s long-awaited Middle East plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which he has described as the “deal of the […]
The sunnah of monogamy
Source: The Sun The notion that “African men are polygamous in nature” is an excuse often used to justify the infidelity of menfolk in marriage in African societies. That […]