Rare Mughal era eyeglasses to be auctioned by Sotheby’s
bbc.com A pair of rare diamond and emerald spectacles from an unknown Indian princely treasury will be sold at an auction in London later this month. The lenses were placed […]
What does the Quran say regarding polygamy?
Mohammad Golam SarwarTue Apr 13, 2021 12:00 AMPhoto credit: economist.comIt was not Islam that had initiated polygamy rather polygamy was the widespread customary practice in pre-Islamic Arabia which continued in […]
Najla Bouden: what next for Tunisia’s first female PM?
Academic’s appointment marks historic moment for Arab world but comes amid political and economic crisis, with some fearing she will be Kais Saied’s pawn Global development is supported by Lizzy […]
Poland Turns to Questionable Methods to Turn Back Migrants
ternational Stranded on the EU External Border Poland Turns to Questionable Methods to Turn Back Migrants Five migrants have already died on the Belarusian border as they try to enter […]
Beatings at the Border: Europe’s Violent Shadow Army Unmasked
Violence on the EU’s external borders: “Go! Go to Bosnia!” Mysterious men wearing balaclavas are beating up refugees at the external EU border or abandoning them at sea. Months of […]
Officials seek ways to get cash to Afghans evading Taliban: Sources
BY REUTERS ANKARA ECONOMY OCT 07, 2021 6:08 PM GMT+3Afghan men sit next to stacks of banknotes as people exchange money at a currency exchange market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2021. (REUTERS […]
The continuing allure of sukuk investments and their risks
DR. MOHAMED RAMADY October 08, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/9v85m There has been a perceptible rise in interest in sukuk investment by both private individuals and governments issuing sukuk bonds like […]
Iran-Saudi talks have gone a ‘good distance,’ Iran’s foreign minister says in Beirut
Amirabdollahian held a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Abdullah Bou Habib. (AP)Short Url NAJIA HOUSSAR IOctober 07, 2021 BEIRUT: Talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia have covered a […]
Islam and Human Rights in the EU: A powerful message from Professor John Chrysoulakis
byGUEST CONTRIBUTOR 000 The Secretary-General for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy, Professor John Chrysoulakis, sent a powerful message on dialogue, peaceful coexistence, and respect for cultural diversity within the framework […]
Seven Reasons Why European Agnostics and Atheists Should Consider Islam
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A recent article in Huffington Post, by Jack Sommers, Assistant News Editor, Huffington Post UK, Christians Outnumbered […]
The New Rulers of Afghanistan. The Taliban’s Campaign to Rob Villagers of Their Land
The New Rulers of AfghanistanThe Taliban’s Campaign to Rob Villagers of Their Land In a remote mountain region, Taliban rule is having dramatic consequences: The most powerful ethnic group, the […]
The Movement for One Democratic State in Palestine
One Democratic State in Palestine12 subscribersSUBSCRIBEDPalestinian authors/activists Ghada Karmi and Ramzy Baroud tell about their support for One Democratic State (‘ODS’) in Palestine. Also, the video gives the ABCs of […]
Prospects for Maghreb mediation appear poor
ZAID M. BELBAGI October 06, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/2k8px Rarely in international relations do two states with relatively homogenous ethnicities, religious beliefs and cultural similarities have such tumultuous interactions as […]
Two-state solution is the only path to peace
RAY HANANIA October 06, 2021 22:24921 Short Url https://arab.news/jejrt A coalition of mostly Jewish members of the US Congress has introduced legislation, known as HR 5344, which calls for the implementation […]
Audio: Radio Interview of Zia H Shah, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times about Science and Existence of God
The questions answered in this program are: 1. How does the scientific world perceive the universe came to be and does it make sense for something to come out of […]
Does Muslim vote really weigh-in in French elections?
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI OP-ED OCT 05, 2021 12:05 AM GMT+3A photo illustration by Daily Sabah’s Büşra Öztürk shows French politician Eric Zemmour. (Büşra Öztürk) In the French presidential elections, Muslims make up […]
Peace remains elusive 40 years on from Sadat’s assassination
NADIM SHEHADI October 05, 2021 22:243904 Short Url https://arab.news/6szv8 Anwar Sadat surprised the world and even some of his closest advisers on Nov. 19, 1977, when he made a historic trip […]
Dissenting Democrats rattle cozy US-Israel relations
YOSSI MEKELBERG October 05, 2021 22:123823 Short Url https://arab.news/zd3aq No one genuinely believed that the US House of Representatives would refuse an emergency $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense […]
Ten Raised to Five Hundred Reasons for Our Gracious God
Epigraph: And He (Allah) gave you all that you wanted of Him; and if you try to count the favors of Allah, you will not be able to number them. Indeed, man […]
Rare drawings by boxing great Muhammad Ali sell for nearly $1m
Published 7 hours ago A rare collection of drawings, sketches and paintings by champion boxer Muhammad Ali has sold at auction for nearly $1m (£733,760). Some 26 art works went under the hammer at Bonhams auction house in New York. One of the most anticipated works, Sting Like a Bee, […]