Natural disasters make people more religious
Epigraph When trouble befalls man he cries out to Us, whether lying on his side, sitting, or standing, but as soon as Werelieve him of his trouble he goes on […]
Religion and natural disasters: ‘we have to hope’
Life & Aging For over a week, the inhabitants of Brienz/Brinzauls have known that the mountain above their village is crumbling. But they still don’t know how severe the damage […]
Russia issues arrest order for British ICC prosecutor after Putin warrant
International criminal court Interior ministry seeks to detain Karim Khan in wake of allegations against president over abducted Ukrainian children Andrew RothFri 19 May 2023 The Russian government has put […]
Oldest most complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38m at auction
bbc.com By David Gritten BBC News The oldest most complete Hebrew Bible has been bought at Sotheby’s New York for $38.1m (£30.6m), becoming the most valuable manuscript sold at auction. […]
Troubled legacy of the Arab League: What went wrong?
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI MAY 18, 2023 – DAILY SABAH The Arab League, which consistently stifles reforms, remains a perfect card in the hands of regional and global powers playing their […]
Multiple anti-Muslim attacks reported near Canada’s Toronto
BY ANADOLU AGENCY TRENTON, CANADA MAY 18, 2023 – DAILY SABAH People with posters rejecting racism & Islamophobia during a protest in front of the U.S. Consulate in Toronto to denounce […]
The disastrous consequences of Dagalo’s Sudan coup attempt
ALI MOHAMED AHMED OSMAN May 18, 2023 The recent coup attempt by Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo was a threat to the whole of Sudan, including his own Rapid Support Forces militia, […]
Saudi Arabia to offer ‘home-grown’ solutions to regional challenges at Arab League summit: Analysts
SPECIAL Delegates attend the Arab Foreign Ministers Preparatory Meeting ahead of the 32nd Arab League Summit in Jeddah on May 17, 2023. (AFP) Updated 47 sec ago RAED OMARI May […]
Protests against Pakistan’s top judge as ex-PM Khan back in court
By AFP – May 16,2023 – JORDAN TIMES Supporters of parties from Pakistan’s ruling alliance gather near the Supreme Court in Islamabad on May 15, 2023, to protest against the judiciary’s alleged […]
The sad plight of the Ahmadiyya in Pakistan
There is no better illustration of the plight of the Ahmadiyya people in Pakistan than a recent video put out in the public domain by the London-based NGO, International Human Rights Committee (IHRC). In the video, with English subtitles and uploaded on Twitter, an Imam in Rawalpindi is seen threatening […]
Pakistan Encroaches On International Ahmadi Web Site Content
(ANALYSIS) In February, the Pakistan Telecommunication Agency blocked online access to Wikipedia in all of Pakistan for “sacrilegious content.” A few days later, officials reversed the decision claiming that the […]
Justice for whom? Hypocrisy of the International Criminal Court
OPINION 13 DAYS AGO The global body has been reduced to being a political tool of US-led Western nations, blatantly insulating their war criminals and selectively targeting others. ZIYAD MOTALA […]
UN chief thanks Türkiye for extension of Ukraine grain deal
BY AGENCIES ISTANBUL MAY 17, 2023 – 10:03 PM GMT+3 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres talks with reporters during a news conference at United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, […]
Helping young Arabs find a renewed sense of confidence
JIHAD AZOUR May 17, 2023 Optimism can be difficult to muster at a time of heightened uncertainty and global turmoil. The 2022 ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, conducted only a […]
Tensions rise in Occupied Territories over far-right Israeli ‘flag march’ provocations
SPECIAL Israelis wave national flags in front of Damascus Gate outside Jerusalem’s Old City to mark Jerusalem Day, an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of the Old City, May 29, […]
A new trajectory for the region
May 17,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Palestinian Nakba Day commemorations at the UN and the lifting of Syria’s suspension from the Arab League have altered the trajectory of […]
Ruckus at court forces SHC judge to relist case of jailed Ahmadi lawyer
Imtiaz Ali Published May 16, 2023 The Sindh High Court on Tuesday rescheduled the hearing of a case of a detained lawyer from the Ahmadiyya community to May 22 due to the security situation that unfolded at the court premises during yesterday’s proceedings. The arrest of a senior lawyer from the community on […]
The Miracle of Water and the Miracle of the Quran
Epigraph: Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, then We opened them out? And We made from water every living thing. Will they not then […]
Religious intolerance termed alarming
Source: Express Tribune LAHORE: The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) and Peoples’ Commission for Minorities Rights (PCMR) have brought the attention of government rights bodies to alarming incidents of violence related to false allegations of blasphemy.Patron in Chief PCMR Justice (retd) Nasira Javaid Iqbal and Executive Director CSJ Peter Jacob […]