In rural Afghanistan, a family welcomes Taliban rule
By Jeremy BowenBBC Middle East Editor, Helmand The interior of the house made of mud bricks was cool, clean and calm. A man called Shamsullah, who had a small son […]
Turkish Cypriots cannot have equal rights: Greek Cypriot archbishop
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL EU AFFAIRS SEP 27, 2021 9:36 AM GMT+3Bishops before the meeting with the Archbishop of Greek Cyprus Chrysostomos II as the Greek Cypriot Catholic church’s headquarters in the Nicosia […]
The brutality of denying water to Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills
For the past 15 years, I have witnessed how the Israeli army cuts Palestinian communities from accessing water in order to expel them and take their land. By Daphne Banai September 24, […]
Palestinian division goes far beyond Fatah-Hamas ‘split’
v RAMZY BAROUD September 27, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/nhqms The political division in Palestinian society is deep-rooted and must not be reduced to convenient claims about the Hamas-Fatah “split,” elections […]
Shifting views on Middle East raise questions for US policymakers
KERRY BOYD ANDERSONSeptember 27, 2021 23:44166 Short Url https://arab.news/n6pw2 The US House of Representatives last week voted overwhelmingly to approve $1 billion in funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, […]
Radical leader of Pakistan’s Red Mosque emboldened by Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
Source: Washington Post By Pamela Constable; September 25, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. EDT ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — For years, the Red Mosque in Pakistan’s capital has stood as a bastion of religious […]
Al-Qaeda, Taliban and the history of the Mujahideen
Mohamed Hassan6 September 2021 Al-Qaeda and the Taliban were both born out of the fight against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, which attracted hundreds of young idealistic men from across […]
Afghanistan: The amorphous American empire is alive and well
Hamid Dabashi 27 September 2021 The permanent crisis of the neoliberal economy demands a far more versatile empire than one that gets bogged down in any single country US President […]
Pakistan and The Protection of Different Religious Minority Groups – International Peace Day
Muzna Erum September 26, 2021 In the 2018 Pakistani election, Imran Khan, the now 22 Prime Minister of Pakistan from the Tehreek-e-Insaf ( PTI) political party, vowed to protect ”the […]
Noam Chomsky: Average People Still Have the Power to Stop Wars
AN INTERVIEW WITH NOAM CHOMSKY Noam Chomsky talks to Jacobin about why the US withdrawal from Afghanistan won’t change US imperialism, the many war crimes of George W. Bush, and why he […]
Hoping for miracles
Hoping for miracles Abbas Nasir Published September 26, 2021 – dawn.com WHILE the ramifications of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan are far from clear at this point, what can be said with certainty is that Pakistan appears ill-equipped to deal with the challenges that regional developments can potentially throw up. Claiming vindication […]
The Politics Behind the Veil
SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE POLITICS BEHIND THE VEIL Nadeem F. Paracha Published September 26, 2021 – In 1962, a gentleman asked the then Egyptian President Gamal Nasser to make veiling compulsory for women. […]
Marriage equality law headed for victory in Swiss vote
Swiss Politics A legal reform to make marriage and joint adoption available to same-sex couples is poised to be approved by Swiss citizens.This content was published on September 26, 2021 […]
Mapping Afghanistan’s untapped natural resources
Afghanistan is believed to hold more than $1 trillion worth of mineral resources and metals but faces many challenges in untapping it. By Mohammed Hussein and Mohammed Haddad24 Sep 2021 Deep beneath the […]
France launches Islamic art shows across 18 cities to combat rising Islamophobia
The Louvre-led government initiative aims to shatter clichés and encourage a deeper understanding VINCENT NOCE; 21st September 2021 Yannick Lintz has been encouraged by the support of city mayors © Florence […]
Qatari FM: Nothing in Islam prevents girls’ schooling
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani says the mistreatment of women in Afghanistan is unacceptable.Source: CNN Source and video report: Interview Christian Amanpour and Qatari Foreign Minister https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2021/09/22/amanpour-qatar-foreign-minister-al-thani-afghanistan-iran-world-cup.cnn
Sunni scholars who left Afghanistan hope Islam’s tolerant message survives Taliban
September 22, 2021 Asia Pacific By Mahmoud Mourad Shawki Abuzeid, Egyptian cleric and head of Al-Azhar’s mission to Afghanistan, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Cairo, Egypt, August 29, 2021. […]
UN agency warns Afghanistan at risk of ‘imminent’ famine
6 HOURS AGO TRTWORLD.COM Approaching winter and the coronavirus pandemic will aggravate an already complicated situation across the country, the director of the United Nations Population Fund said. Afghanistan is […]
Breaking the habit – Viewing habits and addictions through an Islamic lens
Breaking the habit – Viewing habits and addictions through an Islamic lens 27th November 2020 Jazib Mehmood, Student, Jamia Ahmadiyya Ghana As lockdowns are being reinstated in many countries, compulsive […]
APPNA Convention 2021 – Questions & Answers Session with Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for the Creator God of the Abrahamic Faiths The Muslim Times, Perhaps the Only Medium Presenting […]