Trial begins of French-Israeli men over fake foreign minister scam
Victims included billionaire spiritual leader the Aga Khan, who handed over €20m Agence France-Presse in Paris Tue 4 Feb 2020 A group of men accused of using Skype and […]
Bangladesh: Misinformation and hatred disguised as religions preaching cannot be tolerated
The march of the ‘waz-mongers’ By Saleem Samad SOURCE: DHAKA TRIBUNE Misinformation and hatred disguised as religions preaching cannot be tolerated Recently, certain Bangladeshi parliament members came down heavily on […]
Instead of letting one candidate lose at the Iowa caucus, the entire Democratic Party decided to lose instead
The caucus which was supposed to be so important for the 2020 election turned into a weird Kafka play on caffeine Holly Baxter New York @h0llyb4xter Massachusetts senator says vote has shown ‘Americans have a hunger for big structural change’ ( Getty ) It was like watching six very different, […]
Why Muslim-majority countries need secular citizenship and law-making
Source: open Democracy By Ahmet T. Kuru, who is professor of political science at San Diego State University. He is the author of Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and […]
Bernie Sanders Endorsed By Muslim Group, Iowa’s Sole Muslim State Lawmaker
POLITICS 01/31/2020 The senator from Vermont has been a top contender among Muslim American voters in the Democratic presidential contest. By Rowaida Abdelaziz The national board of the Muslim […]
Egypt court backs niqab ban on Cairo University staff
Source: New Straits Times A top Egyptian court has ruled in favour of banning female academic staff at Cairo University from wearing the Muslim face veil, known as the niqab, […]
Afghanistan- Only Afghan-to-Afghan talks could bring peace: Iran
Date 2/2/2020 2:26:02 PM (MENAFN – Afghanistan Times) AT News KABUL: As the United States of American has been trying to broker a peace deal with the Taliban group […]
Forget two states, Trump’s plan prescribes apartheid
Baria Alamuddin February 02, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/64h3g Taking a random district in the West Bank and calling it Al-Quds is no more a magical method for conjuring up […]
King of Jordan receives EU foreign affairs chief, reaffirms Jordan’s position on Palestine
His Majesty voices appreciation for EU’s support to Jordan By JT – Feb 03,2020 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday received European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice President Josep Borrell to discuss advancing Jordan’s partnership with the […]
Citing Trump plan, Israel defence chief backs extending sovereignty to West Bank settlements
Jan 29, 2020 – 21:30 By Stephen Farrell and Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s hawkish defence minister called on Wednesday for Israel to establish sovereignty over nearly a third […]
Palestinians face uphill battle against Trump’s Middle East plan
Jan 31, 2020 – swissinfo.ch By Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM (Reuters) – When Palestinian leaders learned that the release of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan was imminent, they swiftly […]
Crush during rush for ‘blessed oil’ at Tanzania church service leaves 20 dead
Five children among those killed as worshippers raced to get anointed by pastor Reuters in Dar es Salaam Sun 2 Feb 2020 A woman is consoled after her granddaughter died […]
Coronavirus-related xenophobia is spreading – and I’m feeling the effects in the UK
A number of countries have seen overt instances of racist stereotypes – such instances are something we all need to avoid Sophie Lau Sunday 2 February 2020 THE INDEPENDENT I’ve […]
Seven Abrahamic influences on contemporary Hinduism
Source: Mumbai Mirror By Devdutt Pattanaik Once you believe in the popular misconception that ‘all religions are the same’, you stop noticing that there is a unique idea that separates […]
‘Islamic Empires’ Review: Revisiting a Glorious Past
Dow Jones, a News Corp company By Tunku Varadarajan Jan. 31, 2020 Justin Marozzi is a British journalist and popular historian who frequented such places as Egypt and […]
Coins of Islam
Arab News Sunday . February 02, 2020 One of the world’s most impressive collections of Arab and Islamic coinage ever assembled, the ‘Coins of Islam: History Revealed’ exhibition, curated by […]
A Book Release: Peace of Mind — Islam and Psychology
Book by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, in 2000 PREFACE The purpose of this book is to show that peace of mind can be acquired only […]
Dispute at al-Azhar conference reflects deep divisions over Islamic renewal
Source: Arab Weekly By Amr Emam, who is a Cairo-based journalist. He has contributed to the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle and the UN news site IRIN. Cairo University […]
Saudi Arabia blocks Iran from Islamic grouping’s meeting – Tehran
Feb 2, 2020 – swissinfo.ch DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has barred an Iranian delegation from an Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Jeddah on Monday where U.S. President […]
Arab League rejects so-called peace plan for Mideast
Pan-Arab bloc rules out US president’s so-called ‘Deal of the Century’ from consideration Gulsen Topcu | 01.02.2020 CAIRO The Arab League on Saturday announced that it rejected U.S. President Donald […]