Islam and the West: The entire binary is false
Hamid Dabashi 9 November 2022 13:19 GMT | Last update: 1 year 10 months ago The false divide between Islam and the West has little to do with the lived experiences of Muslims across […]
How western lies about the ‘Sunni-Shia divide’ have set the region ablaze
Religion Hatem Bazian 11 October 2024 14:17 BST | Last update: 1 day 12 hours ago American and European leaders use this trope to keep the flames of war burning across the Middle East […]
‘The fear is unspeakable’: airstrikes on northern Gaza leave hundreds of thousands with nowhere to go
The ObserverIsrael-Gaza war Roughly 400,000 people trapped in latest offensive with most of territory under evacuation orders Bethan McKernan in JerusalemSat 12 Oct 2024 18.36 BSTShare At least 22 people have been killed in airstrikes in northern Gaza, with Israeli forces stepping up their campaign on the besieged Palestinian territory even […]
UN warns against ‘catastrophic’ regional conflict
Vehicles from he United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol in Marjayoun in southern Lebanon on Oct. 12, 2024. (AFP) AFP October 12, 2024 BEIRUT: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon […]
Jordan’s ongoing commitment to the International Criminal Court
Oct 12,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Yazan Dakhlallah Haddadin Whilst the formal establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) took place in 1998, its genesis has been long and complex, […]
UK’s top Catholic bishop urges faithful to lobby MPs to oppose assisted dying
Source: Guardian UK Cardinal Vincent Nichols says proposed bill could change medical duty of care into ‘duty to kill’ The UK’s highest-ranking Catholic bishop has urged churchgoers to lobby their […]
Sudan is the world’s gravest humanitarian disaster – but almost nobody cares
OpinionSudan Jonathan Freedland The war is killing tens of thousands, but not getting the attention it deserves. The reasons why are as complex as the conflict itselfFri 11 Oct 2024 […]
Infant Male Circumcision: A Medical Perspective
Dr AS Sami – UK, Professor Amtul Razzaq Carmichael – UKCircumcision and Female Genital Mutilation•Contemporary and Social Issues 24th July 2018 Source: Review of Religions We gratefully acknowledge the expert advice […]
Friday Sermon Summary 11th October 2024: ‘Incidents from the Life of the Holy Prophet (sa) – The Battle of the Ditch’
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) 11th October 2024 After reciting Tashahhud, Ta`awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said that he would continue […]
Appeal for Prayers
during the Friday prayers. Source https://www.reviewofreligions.org/45859/friday-sermon-summary-11th-october-2024-incidents-from-the-life-of-the-holy-prophet-sa-the-battle-of-the-ditch/ Appeal for Prayers His Holiness (aba) said that the Ahmadis of Pakistan should pray for themselves as their conditions become more and more straitened. […]
Israel’s Gaza aggression violates core principles of war, international conventions
Oct 09,2024 -JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen “Israel has a right to defend itself but how it does so matters” is the mantra of the US and its proxies use […]
A year on from 7 October, British Muslims and Jews alike are grieving and alienated
Muslim and Jewish communities in Britain both feel the trauma of a year of conflict. But politically, their experiences are very different Shehab Khan – 9 October 2024 Monday marked a […]
‘We’re all children of God’: At Istanbul church, Muslims and Christians share sacred space
An ancient Greek Orthodox church in Istanbul regularly opens its doors to people of all faiths, who line up together and cheerfully share sweets – according to Muslim tradition – […]
Abrahamic Faiths versus Atheism: Is Death Final?
Epigraph Allah takes away the souls of human beings at the time of their death; and of those also that are not yet dead, during their sleep. And then He retains those against which […]
Occupied West Bank: Israel’s other war on Palestinians
October 9, 2024 Palestinians inspect the area where an Israeli airstrike targeted a cafe in the Tulkarm Refugee Camp, located in the northern part of the West Bank on October […]
Israel’s Gaza aggression violates core principles of war, international conventions
Oct 09,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen “Israel has a right to defend itself but how it does so matters” is the mantra of the US and its proxies […]
A year of genocide — Despite the unbelievable pain, Palestinians emerge stronger
Oct 08,2024 JORDAN TIMES Ramzy Baroud No one had expected that one year would be enough to recenter the Palestinian cause as the world’s most pressing issue, and that millions of people across the globe, would, once again rally for Palestinian freedom. The last year witnessed an Israeli genocide in […]
Afghan women fight to hold Taliban to account over gender apartheid
Rights and freedomGlobal development What women face in Afghanistan is a crime against humanity, say activists pushing for recognition by UN Explainer: What is gender apartheid – and can anything be […]
How Israel’s war on Hezbollah risks creating a lost generation in Lebanon
Previous Special 1 / 3 The UN estimates that more than 400,000 children have been displaced by the conflict to date and there are no formal schooling available in shelters. (Reuters […]
‘Our son died. Now we can use his sperm to have a grandchild’
Source: BBC Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi•@geetapandeybbc A couple in India have said they are “delighted” after a court ordered a hospital to hand over the frozen semen sample of […]