How the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Created the African Diaspora
The forced transport of enslaved people from Africa led to populations of Black people throughout North and South America and other parts of the world. NICHOLAS BOSTON FEB 3, 2022 […]
“What did I do to you?” – Last words of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi to rebels just before he was killed
MICHAEL ELI DOKOSI | Staff Writer FULL BIOCLOSE Fallen Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, entered the world in 1942, near Sirte. A son of an itinerant Bedouin farmer, Gaddafi was brilliant in […]
The last known ship of the US slave trade
(Image credit: Zoey Goto) By Zoey Goto8th February 2022 The discovery of the remains of the Clotilda, 160 years after it sank, brings new life and interest to the settlement built by the original survivors. “It’s crazy to think they would have sailed right past here,” Darron Patterson said, pulling his […]
The early champions of anti Ahmadi cause
The early champions of anti-Ahmadi cause Manan Ahmed Asif Updated 03 Nov, 2018 Editor’s Note. Old story. Still interesting. 5 Comments What we often report is that it was Zulfikar […]
Biden releases frozen Afghan assets (and keeps half)
Biden releases frozen Afghan assets Anwar Iqbal Published February 12, 2022 WASHINGTON: After months of waiting, US President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order giving half of the $7 […]
France: Secular state to double funding to Christian schools in Middle East
Secular France is doubling its funding for Christian schools in the Middle East while pursuing a wide-scale crackdown against French Muslim communities which has led to Muslim schools being shut […]
Macron’s colonial nostalgia: anti-Muslim Islamic project
February 10, 2022 at 5:24 pm | Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, France, Opinion French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France on 11 January 2022 [EU Council/Anadolu Agency] Prof. Salman Sayyid February 10, […]
US museum more than doubles galleries dedicated to Islamic Art
The new galleries will include works from significant collections and will open in early 2023 Alexandra Chaves Feb 10, 2022 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, has announced it will […]
Video: A Sikh MP in Defense of the Muslim Hijab in UK Parliament
The Muslim Times has the best collection for interfaith tolerance, secularism and modest dressing and to refute Islamophobia. Tanmanjeet Singh “Tan” Dhesi MP (born 17 August 1978) is a British Labour Party politician.[2][3] He was elected as […]
Afghan refugees in UAE protest at halt to US relocation process
1 / 3 Afghans hold a rally at a Gulf facility in in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to protest the lengthy US relocation process. (Rise to Peace/via REUTERS) 2 / 3 […]
Islamic Finance Under Sharia Law: An Introduction
Carpenter Wellington PLLC Global February 3 2022 Islamic finance refers to financing activities that must be compliant with Sharia law, also known as Islamic law. The Islamic finance sector is growing […]
Keeping the faith, quietly: Inside Muslim Indonesia’s hidden Jewish community
By Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies February 7, 2022 — Singapore/Jakarta: In Tondano, near the north-east tip of the island of Sulawesi, south-east Asia’s first Holocaust museum was unveiled last month. The brainchild of Rabbi Yaakov Baruch, who operates Indonesia’s only synagogue in the lakeside town, its opening on International Holocaust Remembrance Day was […]
Islamophobia: Understanding Anti-Muslim Sentiment in the West
In a 2011 meeting, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, as well as the League of Arab States, a key partner, identified Islamophobia as an important area of concern. Gallup […]
Most French people see Turkey as threat rather than ally: Survey
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL FEB 10, 2022 – The French flag flies on the premises of France’s consulate in Istanbul, with a mosque still under construction in the background, Istanbul, Turkey, […]
200 Jordanian phones linked to Israeli hacking scandal
Shutterstock illustration image Short Url https://arab.news/wxvpw DAOUD KUTTAB February 10, 2022 Members of royal court, Olympic committee and journalists among those targeted, reports show ‘It is upsetting when you discover […]
Institutionalised discrimination
Feb 09,2022 – JORDAN TIMES The February 1st Amnesty International report on Israel’s treatment of Palestinians broke a new ground. Amnesty became the first major international human rights organisationto state […]
Green Friday Rather Than a Black Friday
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 61:1) Instead of rushing to the mall […]
Hijab protests spread in India as girls refuse to be told what not to wear
By Rhea Mogul, Manveena Suri and Swati Gupta, CNN Updated 4:52 AM ET, Thu February 10, 2022 (CNN) A burqa-wearing college student has become a symbol of resistance in India’s Karnataka state, where […]
With the French elections on the horizon, who do France’s Muslim community turn to?
Ali Al-Enazi 10 February, 2022 As the 2022 French elections draw closer, the main candidates have each shown varying degrees of Islamophobia and antagonism towards France’s Muslim community. Who are […]
Making their voices heard. A Parliament of Exiled Afghan Women in Athens
Making Their Voices Heard A Parliament of Exiled Afghan Women in Athens Before the country fell to the Taliban, 69 members of Afghanistan’s parliament were women. Now, 25 of them […]