In Pictures: The protectors of a 7,000-year-old faith
(Image credit: Simon Urwin) By Simon Urwin 4th August 2023 Lalish is a tiny mountain village in Kurdistan with a population of just 25. It is to the Yazidis what Mecca […]
Desecration of Quran: A burning question of freedom
BY YUSUF ZIYA DURMUŞ JUL 31, 2023 – DAILY SABAH “Burning a holy book like Quran in public is nothing but a display of hatred and incitement of hatred among […]
CNews Islamophobic remarks spark outrage on World Cup hijab moment
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL AUG 03, 2023 Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina in action during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Group H match against Korea Republic, […]
Migration policies likely to remain a political football in the UK
MOHAMED CHEBARO August 02, 2023 Short Urlhttps://arab.news/mpaapThe news that the UK government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is planning to house migrants in tents to help deal with any surge […]
Lebanon can prosper if it emulates Switzerland’s political model
KHALED ABOU ZAHR August 03, 2023 As Switzerland celebrated its national day this week, Lebanon can learn from how this small country, with three official languages and bordered by three […]
Netanyahu unlikely to make concessions on normalization with Muslim world
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB August 03, 2023 The US received an important wake-up call with the Saudi Arabia-Iran deal that was brokered by China. The significance of the March […]
Will Jeddah summit broker a peace plan acceptable to Russia, Ukraine and NATO
Aug 02,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen This weekend’s meeting in Jeddah of officials from a wide range of countries aims at formulating a common approach to peacemaking between […]
Russia and the long shadow of Versailles
Aug 03,2023 – NEW DELHI — JORDAN TIMES / Barry Eichengreen The debate over using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction is coming to a head. The arguments in favor are compelling. The objections are weak. But there could also be unintended consequences. Canada has passed legislation allowing Russian […]
Will India’s future generations forgive its decay into anti-Muslim hatred?
OPINIONOPINION,Opinions|Politics Generations to come will have to carry the weight of what Indians did — and did not do — as their nation was torn apart. Published On 3 Aug […]
At 100 years, the Treaty of Lausanne still provides a powerful lesson
Hamza Karcic23 July 2023 17:07 BST | Last update: 1 week 3 days agoA century later, the peace treaty is still in force and continues to have a profound impact on Turkey and beyond […]
Pakistan reportedly buying Israeli phone-hacking spyware
Pakistani authorities and police units use Israeli firm Cellebrite’s cyber technology, despite the two countries having no relations, according to Haaretz An engineer shows devices developed by the Israeli firm […]
Seventeen Years with the Ahmadiyya Community
Speech at the English Jalsa Salana, July 28-30, 2023 Ahmad Najib Burhani. (www.mta.tv) Ahmad Najib Burhani Assalamu’alaikum Wr Wb I attended the Jalsa Salana, albeit virtually, for the first time […]
Pope Francis condemns recent Qur’an burnings as ‘barbaric’
Pope Francis has denounced as “barbaric” the recent Qur’an burnings in Sweden and Denmark, saying such blasphemous moves prevent dialog among nations. AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The pontiff made the remarks […]
Pope Francis laments ‘secularism, indifference to God,’ urges recommitment to Jesus at World Youth Day vespers
August 2, 2023 Pope Francis emphasized the need for courage and resilience in the face of a secularized, increasingly pessimistic world during his vespers address for World Youth Day.Pope Francis spoke […]
UK lawmaker defends int’l recognition of Turkish Cyprus
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL AUG 02, 2023 – The seal of the United Nations is pictured on a gate leading to the U.N. buffer zone splitting the Cypriot capital […]
Saudi foreign ministry launches electronic visa waiver for UK citizens
The ministry said on its social media that the step comes to facilitate procedures for those wishing to visit the Kingdom. (Shutterstock) RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry launched on Wednesday […]
Turkiye hopes to negotiate a new Black Sea grain deal
YASAR YAKIS August 02, 2023 ARAB NEWS Russia last month announced that it had brought an end to the Black Sea Grain Initiative and that vessels leaving Ukrainian harbors would […]
Israeli protests are not about democracy, but ideology
Aug 02,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud The late Israeli commentator, Uri Avnery, wrote, “I am increasingly worried that the Israeli-Palestinian struggle… is assuming a more and more religious […]
Why Pakistan is failing
Why Pakistan is failing Zahid Hussain Published August 2, 2023 WHAT the former FBR chief revealed in a TV interview last week only reinforces the perception of a failing oligarchic state. It provides an […]
When Did the Catholic Church Decide Priests Should Be Celibate?
Google Questionstags: Catholic Church, priestly celibacy by Helen L. OwenHelen L. Owen was an intern at HNN. The belief that religious figures should be celibate began long before the birth of Christianity. […]