Following a royal rift King Abdullah faces daunting choices
April 16, 2021 Osama Al Sharif April 11, 2021 was to be a day of celebration and national pride marking the kingdom of Jordan’s centenary as a state — a […]
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan
OSAMA AL-SHARIFApril 20, 2021 22:51585 Short Url https://arab.news/pcnks The US is finally leaving Afghanistan, 20 years after it invaded in a bid to destroy Al-Qaeda and its host the Taliban to […]
Report: Saudi crown prince backed Israel plan to overthrow Jordan king
Source: Middle East Monitor Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on November 14, 2017, in Riyadh [FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images]April 20, 2021 at 9:51 am Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed […]
Guilty on All Three Counts — Justice Prevailed
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Derek Chauvin found guilty on all charges in the death of […]
Verdict reached in Derek Chauvin’s trial
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Police begin shutting gates at Minneapolis Police Headquarters From CNN’s Adrienne […]
Quebec court upholds most of province’s secularism law
By The Staff The Canadian Press The Quebec Superior Court has largely upheld the province’s law that bans certain public sector workers from wearing religious symbols on the job. Justice […]
Biden suggests the evidence in Chauvin trial is ‘overwhelming’: ‘I’m praying that the verdict is the right verdict’
(CNN) President Joe Biden, breaking his careful silence about the eventual outcome in the trial of Derek Chauvin, said Tuesday he was “praying the verdict is the right verdict” and […]
In Denmark, Fears Grow Among Syrian Asylum-Seekers As Residence Permits Are Revoked
By SIDSEL OVERGAARD• APR 11, 2021ShareTweetEmail Heba Alrejleh and Radwan Jomaa with children Aya, 11, Lilian, 4, and Mohamed, 10. “The words ‘to send us back to Syria’ means to destroy our […]
Joel Osteen: Empty Out the Negative
Suggested reading for living in the image of the Loving and the Most Merciful God by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: We Will be Judged by Our […]
Fiji: Religious Bodies Follow COVID-19 Protocols
PM: No religious services are to be held and non-work gatherings should not happen at all. By Wati Talebula-Nuku 20 Apr 2021 10:45 Religion confusion MORE ON NEWS Advise For All Inbound, […]
In This Month of Ramadan Learning from PastorJoel Osteen: Enlarging the Circle of Love
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism […]
Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah
Mount Fitz Roy seen from El Chaltén, Argentina Autumn is a particularly sublime season in Los Glaciares National Park. Here, in the far southern extremes of Argentina, the burnished fall foliage contrasts […]
Iran says it always welcomes dialogue with Saudi Arabia
Source: Tehran Times TEHRAN – In its first official reaction to media reports of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said it welcomes dialogue with the […]
Taking a culinary trip for iftar: Pakistan edition
BY AATIKA AHMED – AYLA COŞKUN ISTANBUL FOOD APR 18, 2021 12:32 PM GMT+3 Garam garam pakora (mixed vegetable fritters) photographed at Bombay Street Food in Washington, DC, Dec. 13, 2018. (Getty Images). […]
Greece in panic as East Med balance serves Turkey
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN COLUMNS APR 20, 2021 This illustration by Erhan Yalvaç satirically depicts Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias begging for help besides a European Union flag after the Greek minister […]
Jerusalem on verge of exploding thanks to Israel’s fires
CHRIS DOYLEApril 19, 2021 22:57683 Short Url https://arab.news/z3758 Who would light up a barbecue in the narrow, crowded streets of the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem in the […]
May the voices of the oppressed be heard this Ramadan
RAMZY BAROUD April 19, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/byytw The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Palestine, especially in Gaza, has reached record highs this month, largely due to the […]
The Muslims Who Inspired Spinoza, Locke, and Defoe
Source: The Cato Institute The way forward for the Islamic world lies in reconciling faith and reason. By Mustafa Akyol This article appeared on The New York Times on April 5, 2021. In […]
Call for prayer broadcast again during second Ramadan in lockdown
Source: CTV, By Fakiha Baig EDMONTON — Moona Khan says every time she hears the call for prayer playing from the speakers at her mosque, her heart sings and she’s […]
Sikhs in America: A religious community long misunderstood is mourning deaths in Indianapolis mass shooting
Source: Conversation On April 16, 2021, a gunman opened fire at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis killing eight people and injuring several others before taking his own life. Four members of the Sikh community were among those gunned down. The site was reported as having a significant number of Sikh […]