Inside the Taliban’s luxury hotel
NZZ in English BEHIND THE HEADLINES The Intercontinental in Kabul was Afghanistan’s first luxury hotel. Once the site of legendary parties, the hotel is now in the hands of the […]
Is There a Proportionate Response in War?
Sarmad Naveed CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 8th November 2023 Add Comment ©Shutterstock Sarmad Naveed, Canada Is there a way to sensibly respond to senseless violence? When the lives of innocent […]
A Year on, Billions in Afghan Assets Linger in Switzerland
More than a year after the Afghan Fund was created to disburse $3.5 billion in frozen assets for the benefit of the Afghan people, no disbursements have been made. Why? […]
Italy to set up two reception centres for migrants in Albania
Rome, Nov. 7, (dpa/GNA) – The Italian government is planning to open two reception centres for migrants in Albania to house irregular migrants who come across the Mediterranean from North […]
Explainer: Are Muslim bank accounts being targeted in the UK?
MENA The New Arab Staff 16 August, 2023 Anas Altikriti, the head of the Cordoba Foundation, has recently had his bank account closed, prompting renewed concern over the targeting of […]
German anti-racism group reports rising attacks against Muslims
‘Every second person in Germany’ backs anti-Muslim resentments, according to Berlin-based human rights activist Oliver Towfigh Nia |08.11.2023 BERLIN Germany’s Muslim community is facing growing attacks since the start […]
Israel-Palestine war: ‘If we are not bombed to death we are going to die of starvation’
A full siege imposed on 9 October, followed by the bombing of bakeries, supermarkets and water tanks, has forced people to take extreme measures to find any food or water […]
The Enduring Peace between Muslims and Jews in Al-Andalus
Tarik Ataul Munim ISLAMIC HISTORY•JUDAISM 8th November 2023 ©Shutterstock Tarik Ataul Munim, Spain Imagine if we could find out how Jews lived in the time of Al Andalus in Spain. […]
The Israel-Hamas war again shows that we need to stop thinking there are military solutions to political problems
OpinionIsrael-Hamas war Paul Rogers Just as in Afghanistan and Iraq, using intense force against paramilitaries is not working. Once more it will have disastrous consequences Wed 8 Nov 2023 At […]
Kosovo and Switzerland: an intense relationship
History Play VideoPlayUnmute Current Time0:00 / Duration6:28 Loaded: 3.80% Edit player settingsFullscreenOpen ‘The Swiss have become more open’ in Play SWIread aloudX For a long time, Kosovars remained invisible in Switzerland. […]
Germany concerned over surge in anti-Muslim hatred amid Gaza crisis
BY ANADOLU AGENCY BERLIN NOV 06, 2023 – Police officers with a helmet on guards at the scene during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians, in Berlin, Germany, Nov. 4, 2023. […]
Istanbul gears up to host World Halal Summit, OIC Halal Expo
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL NOV 08, 2023 – Officials pose during the 8th OIC Halal Expo, Istanbul, Türkiye, Nov. 25, 2021. (DHA Photo) The 9th World Halal Summit and the 10th […]
Israel’s systematic ‘de-development’ of Gaza began with its permanent occupation
Nov 08,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Before Israel’s most deadly and devastating war on Gaza, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) issued repeated reports on conditions […]
South African divisions exposed by Israel-Hamas conflict
By Mohammed Allie BBC News, Cape Town The war between Israel and Hamas has exposed deep divisions in South Africa, with the government’s staunch support for the Palestinians coming in […]
House passes resolution to censure Tlaib over Israel comments
By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Morgan Rimmer, CNN 5 minute read Updated 8:28 AM EST, Wed November 8, 2023 The House passed a GOP-led resolution on Tuesday to censure Rep. Rashida […]
‘I’m calling from Israeli intelligence. We have the order to bomb. You have two hours’
By Alice Cuddy BBC News, Jerusalem The call to Mahmoud Shaheen came at dawn. It was Thursday 19 October at about 06:30, and Israel had been bombing Gaza for 12 […]
OIC reaffirms support for Muslim women’s rights
Previous 1 / 11 Hissein Brahim Taha, left, the secretary-general of the OIC. (Supplied) 2 / 11 Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan. (Supplied) 3 / 11 Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan with Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wazed. (Supplied) 4 / 11 Prime Minister of […]
Saudi Arabia to host summits of Arab, Islamic nations on Israel-Hamas war
A wounded Palestinian man carries children following a strike in Rafah on the southern Gaza Strip on November 6, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group […]
Time for humanity and empathy, not antisemitism and Islamophobia
YOSSI MEKELBERG November 07, 2023 Every time that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalates, there is a side effect — a very disturbing and worrying one — of the conflict spilling over […]
How the Israel-Hamas war has brought together Arab Christians and Muslims
Bonds strained in recent years by the rise of Islamic radicals have been cemented again. (Author: Daoud Kuttab, a Palestinian Christian journalist, is a former Ferris professor of journalism at […]