Finding itself at a crossroads, increasingly isolated by its Western allies and no longer the dominant Muslim voice it once was, Turkey is now flexing its pan-Islamist muscles. But the MENA wants other alternatives. By Tamba François Koundouno – Jan 7, 2020 Rabat – At a pan-Islamism and anti-Islamophobia-themed […]
Many years before the colonial invasion of Africa, there existed one of the most powerful kingdoms between what is now modern-day Mauritania and Mali, located at the south of the […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Original post dated August, 2017 Recent tragedies in Charlottesville has shook the conscience of a nation wounded by racism […]
Suggested reading To Refute the Hate-mongering of White Supremacists I visited Martin Luther King’s Memorial
By Jessica Davis Plüss (text), Kai Reusser (graphics) This content was published on January 20, 2020 11:00 AM Jan 20, 2020 – 11:00 Many eyes will be on the […]
Source: The Guardian By Angela Giuffrida, who is the Guardian’s Rome correspondent Benedict and his inner circle are accused of intervening to halt Pope Francis relaxing celibacy rules as the […]
Drone Wars says UK and US has developed ‘easy narrative’ for targeted assassinations Dan Sabbagh Sun 19 Jan 2020 The report’s author has called on the government to release […]
Source: The Guardian By Julian Borger in Guantánamo Bay Techniques included waterboarding and other forms of torture Hopes that trial will cast more light on scale of program The two […]
Source: The News Indian Hindu hardline party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh said on Sunday that the government is committed to implementing the proposed nationwide […]
Source: Psychology Today By Cassandra Vieten Ph.D Do people’s spiritual and religious beliefs and practices (or lack thereof) influence their mental and emotional health? Should psychotherapists ask about them, and […]
Epigraph: “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Source: Muslim Sunrise, the very First Muslim quarterly publication of North America […]
Leaked documents reveal how Africa’s richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption. Isabel dos Santos got access to lucrative deals involving land, oil, diamonds and […]
Editor”s Note: Yes, the headline above is wishful thinking only. But please consider: Which country is more advanced: Indonesia or the United States of America Looking at the way the […]
January 18, 2020 Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad appears unlikely to surrender his leadership as promised to government coalition partner Anwar Ibrahim. Mahathir was returned to office in elections in […]
Source: Arab News By Yossi Mekelberg, who is professor of international relations at Regent’s University London, where he is head of the International Relations and Social Sciences Program. He is […]
Saudi Arabia recently announced allowing commercial activities to function for 24 hours. But the custom of shops closing during prayer times, five times a day, remains a key issue among […]
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL Published 17.01.2020 Turkey’s ultra-deepwater drillship Yavuz started its journey toward its new location Lefko?a -1 line offshore hydrocarbon field offshore northern Cyprus. (?HA Photo) Turkish […]
Editor’s Note: View from Turkey MEHMET ÇAĞATAY GÜLER Published 18.01.2020 On Jan. 2, 2020, an agreement was signed between Israel, Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration over the […]
Source: Daily Sabah The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) filed on Friday a challenge to Quebec’s controversial religious symbols law with Canada’s top court. Also joining in the challenge […]
The alleged attack fell foul of one of the most important stand-offs in the east Mediterranean, involving power politics conducted far above any middle rank Cypriot judge Denis MacShane @DenisMacShane […]