Turkish constitutional committee approves amendment on headscarf
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL JAN 25, 2023 – A view from a session of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM) General Assembly in the capital Ankara, Türkiye, Oct. […]
A state for some of its citizens: Captured black soldier’s saga highlights racism in Israel
Jan 24,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud “For how long will I be in captivity? After so many years, where are the state and the people of Israel?” These were the words, uttered in Hebrew, of a person believed to be Avera Mengistu, an Israeli soldier of Ethiopian origin […]
Top UN woman urges Muslims: Move Taliban into 21st century
1 / 2 UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed says Muslim countries need to help Afhanistan’s Taliban rulers to move from the “13th century to the 21st.” (AFP file) 2 / 2 In […]
Normalizing hate and Islamophobia in Europe
DR. ABDEL AZIZ ALUWAISHEG January 25, 2023 On Saturday, far-right activist Rasmus Paludan set fire to a copy of the Holy Qur’an in front of the Turkish Embassy in the […]
‘Coming storm’ as expanded Israeli settler plan revealed
This picture taken on January 25, 2023 from the Shuafat camp for Palestinian refugees shows a view of the settlement of Pisgat Zeev and the Palestinian village of Hizma in […]
Israel’s occupation policies robbs Palestinians their economic growth earnings
Nov 30,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Israel’s occupation policies robbed the Palestinian people of $50 billion between 2000 and 2020 by blocking the growth of their economy, the […]
How use of apartheid characterisation against Israel had knock-on political effect
Jan 25,2023 – JORDAN TIMES Michael Jansen Harvard University’s Kennedy School last week reversed its decision to reject a fellowship for former Human Rights Watch (HRW) director Kenneth Roth who […]
Workshops help imams immerse themselves in Swiss reality
History The Swiss Centre for Islam and Society at the University of Fribourg completed its first further education course for imams in autumn. Hansjörg Schmid, director of the centre, takes stock of the experience.This content was published on January 22, 2023 – 10:00January 22, 2023 – 10:00Olivier PauchardOther languages: 7 […]
UK’s Muslim community becoming genuinely British
CHRIS DOYLE January 23, 2023 Ever since the 9/11 attacks, Muslims in the UK and other Western countries have been under the microscope. Their positions have been analyzed for any […]
Netanyahu bows to Jordan’s red lines — for now
OSAMA AL-SHARIF January 24, 2023 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jordanian King Abdullah II. (AFP file photo) King Abdullah of Jordan’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in […]
Jordan stresses importance of respecting status quo in Al-Aqsa Mosque during Netanyahu meeting
A Palestinian man walks toward the Dome of the Rock mosque in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City. (File/AFP) ARAB NEWS January 24, 2023 AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah […]
Hebron and Jerusalem: The impact of loss of control
Jan 23,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby The struggle over the future of Jerusalem is not only about religion, historical claims to holy sites or who gets to […]
Australia day holds a special meaning for Adelaide’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community South Australia is inviting all members of the public to its Australia Day Celebrations at Mahmood Mosque in Beverley, Adelaide. Celebrations will begin at the mosque […]
Japan PM’s solution to dire birthrate has already been rejected by young
Japan Analysis Justin McCurry in Tokyo Fumio Kishida says lifting the birthrate ‘cannot wait’ yet policies stick to scripts that have so far failed to address the country’s population crisis […]
Nearly half of asylum seekers facing removal from UK to Rwanda are married
Refugees Survey contradicts Priti Patel’s claims that people crossing Channel are ‘not genuine’ asylum seekers Diane Taylor Wed 25 Jan 2023 Nearly half of asylum seekers facing removal to Rwanda are married […]
India and Pakistan came close to nuclear war: Pompeo
bbc.com By Soutik Biswas India correspondent India and Pakistan came “close” to a “nuclear conflagration” in February 2019, former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said in his new […]
When Rasmus Paludan Intensified the Burning of the Koran, Islam Precisely Developed Fertile in Sweden
Monday 23 Jan 2023 Rep: Ratna Ajeng Tejomukti / Red: Nashih Nashrulla Swedish Muslim women protesting anti-Islam policies. Islam is growing rapidly amidst the Islamophobia campaign and the burning of the […]
‘Our faith has been accepted here’: starting again and finding acceptance in Liverpool
“This is my homeland now, this is where I am from and I’m very proud of it” By James McNeill A group of people looking to find a home where […]
Minorities worry as Pakistan sharpens blasphemy law
PAKISTAN Stiffer punishments spark fears the already controversial law will be used to target religious minorities more In this file photo, demonstrators gather at a police station that was set […]
Ahmadi woman denied burial in graveyard in Pakistan’s Punjab province
The graves had also been vandalised.In the past, such incidents occurred in other Ahmadi graveyards in Punjab, but not a single culprit was arrested or put on trial.Minorities, especially Ahmadis, […]