Govt signals action for Turkey’s Alevi community amid obstacles
BY NURBANU KIZIL ISTANBUL DEC 31, 2021 – 8:49 AM GMT+3Alevis attend a prayer in a cemevi in Istanbul, Turkey, April 3, 2008. (Reuters File Photo) The ruling AK Party government […]
Be Kind to Others. Tolerate
An article in response to anti Ahmadiyya Muslim Community activities in Indonesia. source https://www.kompasiana.com/muhammadzabar55/61cc632c4b660d2e17566662/toleransi Be Kind to Others: Tolerate M. Zabarqon Number : 3120060 Role is a human need. Because, without a role, humans cannot carry out life activities. Role is a dynamic aspect of position or status. When performing […]
The Perils of Being Ahmadi in Pakistan
9: The Perils of Being Ahmadi in Pakistan Knox Thames The Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan is innovative, entrepreneurial, and peaceful. So why are they marginalized, routinely exposed to violence and arrest, and cut out of Pakistani society? Drawing from his time in the Obama and Trump administration State Department, Knox […]
We are living in an age of disorder and discontent
SIR JOHN JENKINS December 31, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/zcdsh In his remarkable book, “Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century,” the British historian Geoffrey Parker explores […]
Gulf’s Jewish communities are building for future generations
EBRAHIM D. NONOO January 01, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/9edeb Jews have been living in Gulf Cooperation Council countries for more than a century. My own family moved to Bahrain from […]
Global action offers a cure for Israel’s apartheid variant
CHRIS DOYLE December 31, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/45a8f What to make of 2021 for Palestinians and Israelis? At many levels, huge changes have altered the political environment, yet where it […]
Report: ‘Ruthlessly efficient’ secret US military cell in Syria thumbed its nose at rules, inflicted many civilian casualties
BY CHAD GARLAND• STARS AND STRIPES • DECEMBER 13, 2021 A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over Syria in 2017. A top-secret U.S. military strike cell in Syria launched thousands of bombs […]
The world in 2022: another year of living dangerously
The climate, pandemic and tensions between states means the year ahead is likely to be as tumultuous as the last 12 months Simon Tisdall Wed 29 Dec 2021 On the […]
‘Something has broken’: Why 2022 is filled with potential perils
From Taiwan to Libya to the US, global hotspots could proliferate in 2022, writes Borzou Daragahi 59 minutes ago… If it seems like the world is becoming more dangerous, that’s because it is. […]
Quote of the Day to understand ‘God of the Gaps’
Weizsacker’s book The World-View of Physics is still keeping me very busy. It has again brought home to me quite clearly how wrong it is to use God as a […]
How a boy from Bengal sold to King Louis XV of France became a leader in the French Revolution
MILDRED EUROPA TAYLOR | Head of Content FULL BIOCLOSE December 06, 2021 at 01:00 pm | HISTORY FULL BIO Mildred Europa Taylor is a writer and content creator. She loves writing about […]
Prince Andrew in the spotlight after Ghislaine Maxwell conviction
London (CNN) Prince Andrew was barely mentioned in the course of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell‘s sex trafficking trial in New York. But the fact jurors found her guilty on five of six […]
Forty Hadiths or Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad about Compassionate Living
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The world appears to be a more dangerous place since September 11, 2001, more so than any time […]
Americans seeking to renounce their citizenship are stuck with it for now
As many as 30,000 citizens living abroad have been unable to secure a ‘loss of nationality’ interview during the pandemic Ed Pilkington in New York@edpilkington Fri 31 Dec 2021 In recent […]
The Arab presence in France and Switzerland in the 10th Century
Journal Information Arabica includes studies, documents and notes on the language, literature, history and civilization of the Arab world, with emphasis on multidisciplinary studies and contemporary problems concerning Arab societies. […]
10 Most Long-Lived Empires In History
In simple words, an empire is a political entity that exerts control or dominance over other political entities and peoples. The world has had empires almost since the beginning of human history. Several empires have achieved global status, with territory spanning more than one continent. History has also shown that […]
International pressure sees Indonesia allow more than 100 Rohingya refugees to land
Posted 1h ago Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleabc.net.au/news/indonesia-allows-100-rohingya-refugees-to-land/100733328COPY LINKSHARE Indonesia’s navy has rescued more than 100 Rohingya asylum seekers who had been adrift on a sinking […]
When Indonesia’s blasphemy law turns blasphemous
Laws to protect religions are a good thing, but society must ensure they are not tools for oppression and inflicting harm Siktus Harson, Jakarta Published: October 18, 2021 Hundreds of […]
Botched U.S. drone strike was ‘doomsday’: uncompensated Afghan family
Zmaryalai Abasin, Li Ruikang By now, all things being equal, Zemari Ahmadi would have moved to a country he and his family considered “safe,” a reward for his 14 years […]
The Charter of Makkah
On May 28, 2019, the “Charter of Makkah” wasendorsed unanimously by an unprecedentedgroup of the world’s leading Muslim scholars,who gathered in the Holy City for the promotionof moderate Islam. “The […]