Why Trump doesn’t always get it wrong on the Middle East
At an Independent readers’ event this week, I espoused a perhaps unpopular opinion Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The Independent Voices Must one talk of Donald Trump? One must and not just […]
Queen’s speech calling for ‘common ground’ seen as Brexit allusion
Monarch urges Britons not to miss bigger picture at event for Women’s Institute centenary Caroline Davies Thu 24 Jan 2019 The Queen has called for “common ground” and “never losing […]
The Catholic church faces its past
Last year investigations around the world showed that historical sexual abuse within the Catholic church had been covered up for decades. India Rakusen talks to two survivors and hears […]
Wilmington agrees to pay Muslim school, students $50,000 in pool discrimination lawsuit
Source: Delaware News Journal Wilmington has agreed to pay $50,000, revise policies and train staff to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by a Muslim school whose students were asked to […]
Exclusive: U.N. expert to lead international inquiry into Khashoggi murder
This content was published on January 24, 2019 By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions told Reuters on Thursday […]
Saudi releases 3 held in Ritz-Carlton 14 months ago
January 24, 2019 The Ritz Carlton, Riyadh, [File photo] The Saudi government has released some of the remaining detainees who were held in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh […]
The Arabs are paying the price for peace with Israel
January 22, 2019 Mohammad Ayesh In the past few years, Israel, the alien state in the region, has been sleeping in peace in a way that it has […]
Africa is home to the world’s most committed Christians and these countries have them all
by Francis Akhalbey, at 02:00 pm, January 23, 2019 There’s no doubt Christianity is one of the most widely practiced religions in Africa. Over the centuries since colonial masters […]
A warning from India for European liberals on how to manage relations with Muslim minorities
January 23, 2019 Author Joerg Friedrichs Associate Professor of Politics, University of Oxford Disclosure statement Joerg Friedrichs does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any […]
Black Muslims account for a fifth of all U.S. Muslims, and about half are converts to Islam
January 17, 2019 By Besheer Mohamed and Jeff Diamant Worshippers gather at a Minnesota football stadium for prayer and festivities for Eid al-Adha, one of the holiest holidays on […]
American Muslims look to Quran when writing wills
Source: Houston Chronicles By Massarah Mikati Yousuf Beg’s father had no will when he died, which is a common occurrence in American Muslim families.Photo: Jon Shapley, Staff photographer / Staff […]
This brave Somali queen fought to establish gender equality in AD 15
by Nduta Waweru, at 04:00 pm, January 16, 2019 Just like many countries in the world, Somalia is a patriarchal society, where men control the system of […]
Who says Muslims can’t vote for non-Muslim leaders?
Moaz Nair – January 24, 2019 Malaysia is a multicultural and multi-confessional country whose official religion is Islam. The country’s constitution allows Muslims and non-Muslims to be represented in […]
Anti-Semitism ‘unacceptable’, Austrian chancellor tells Dr M
FMT Reporters – January 22, 2019 Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in a joint press conference in Vienna. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian […]
Sometimes the Quran is Written on Stone and Often on Paper?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If my articles are boring to you, it may be that you need to read more of […]
Ahok, Jakarta’s former governor, released after jail term for blasphemy
Source: The Guardian Indonesian politician Basuki Tjahaja Purnama freed amid rumours he may seek to resurrect his political fortunes By Kate Lamb in Jakarta @_KateLamb Thu 24 Jan 2019 Jakarta’s […]
Tne small step for Palestinians, a giant leap for the United States – Why American figures like Michelle Alexander are breaking their silence on Israel
The host of critics who now assault the latest taboo-breaking liberal academic realise just how serious her willingness to speak could be Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices Most folk […]
The Internet Can Make Us Feel Awful. It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way
Source: Time By ELI PARISER What broke the Internet? Was it the business model, the tech bros’ myopia, Russian infiltrators, millennials? Lately commentators have heaved a world-weary sigh and pointed at […]
Europe’s richest country has no airport or trains and an official 90-minute lunch break
Ransacked after two world wars, the tiny nation of Liechtenstein spent much of the first half of the 20th century decidedly strapped for cash. The European country was struggling to […]
For the first time in 66 days, the sun will rise in the northernmost U.S. city
Source: MSN News By Matthew Cappucci Wednesday is special in Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, Alaska, for reasons that don’t sound particularly special. That morning, the sun will rise there […]