Reflections on a plague year
Feb 14,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – Jim O’Neill LONDON — It is probably premature to offer an assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic’s possible consequences, not least because there may well […]
Bereaved Gazans look to ICC for closure
By AFP – Feb 14,2021 – JORDAN TIMES In this file photo taken on July 16, 2014, Palestinian employees of Gaza City’s Al Deira hotel carry a wounded boy following […]
Fallacies of Western Democracy-MNEWS
Fallacy and deficiency of Western Democracy By Dr. H. Koya The Trump impeachment trial brought to the fore the fallacies and deficiencies of the Western Democracy pitted against the Islamic Democracy. Between the two extremes Democracy (based on total freedom) and Autocracy (total control), Islam offers a middle course with […]
The birth of the concept of ‘Trinity’
ARIUS – The Trinity Controversy in the Church Fazal Ahmad – UKThe Review of Religions, September 1996 The first three hundred years of Christianity are fraught with factions and feuding […]
Islamic Schools of Thought
THE ISLAMIC POINT OF VIEW can be presented from two different perspectives: first by analysing the work of various Muslim thinkers, and second by attempting to directly assess the Quranic […]
What is the difference between Ahmadi Muslims and other Muslims?
Frequently Asked Questions Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Ahmadi Muslims follow the same holy scriptures and teachings as other Muslims. The key difference is that Ahmadi Muslims believe that the Promised Messiah […]
Biden administration appeals against Assange extradition verdict
Biden administration appeals against Assange extradition verdict Despite pressure from human rights groups, the US administration under President Joe Biden has appealed against the extradition verdict of WikiLeaks founder Julian […]
Abu Dhabi Golden visa – find out if you are eligible
February 13, 2021 Abu Dhabi has recently announced a program that offers talented professionals, students, and investors 5- and 10-year visas. Students and professionals working in Abu Dhabi will soon […]
Kuwait singer renounces Islam, converts to Judaism
Kuwaiti singer Ibtisam Hamid has announced that she has converted to Judaism February 11, 2021 In a video posted on social media, Hamid, better known as Basma Al-Kuwaiti, said: “I announce leaving the religion of Islam and proudly announce conversion to Judaism.” https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIF.zKXGtWLWUdpsnM8fRBO72g?w=241&h=180&c=7&o=5&pid=1.7 She explained that her decision is based […]
Erdogan’s two-state demand puts the jinx on planned UN-led Cyprus meeting
A 2004 UN plan overseen by former secretary-general Kofi Annan to solve the Cyprus issue proved popular with Turkish Cypriots, but was rejected by most of their Greek neighbors. (AFP) […]
Can Novartis really make its medicines available to everyone?
Novartis launched a new strategy in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019. Sales people will no longer be incentivised by sales targets but rather by patients reached. Reuters / Baz Ratner https://www.swissinfo.ch/resource/image/46345234/landscape_ratio3x2/880/587/c2567bb2f642bbc1c9304da60e706aa7/0B5FDF0C5B53C5008B3D62C92BC2D76A/rtrmadp_3_kenya-oil.jpg Swiss pharma firm Novartis has said it wants everyone in the world to be able to access its products, even […]
Senate impeachment trial: Senators vote to acquit Trump
By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Lauren Fox, CNN 34 mins ago The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial Saturday, voting that Trump […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association Educating Communities on COVID19
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a tragic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health. This has had a large socioeconomic impact in the […]
For Valentine’s Day, 5 facts on relationships and dating in the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY AMANDA BARROSO AND ANNA BROWN Valentine’s Day this year will be unlike any in recent memory as coronavirus-related restrictions continue to limit what Americans can do to celebrate. But many […]
‘NY Times’ and ‘Washington Post’ have still said nothing about B’Tselem’s finding a month ago that Israel is an ‘apartheid regime’
BY JAMES NORTH FEBRUARY 12, 2021 B’TSELEM’S COVER IMAGE FOR ITS JAN. 12, 2021 REPORT FINDING THAT ISRAEL IS AN APARTHEID REGIME. One month after one of Israel’s leading human […]
Root Causes of Violent Extremism in Africa: Understanding Multi-Disciplinary Factors
LEIF ROSENBERGER JAN 19, 2021 Abstract The hypothesis of this paper is two-fold: There are multiple root causes of violent extremism in Africa and there is a nexus among these factors. Toward this end, this paper looks at historical, political, economic, social, psychological, and military root causes of violent extremism […]
Religion – The Root of Terrorism…?
CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 10th February 2021 Hammad Ahmad, USA They referred to themselves as ‘God’s warriors’. [1] Armed to the teeth, chanting religious slogans and carrying religious symbols and […]
Immigration to Canada falls by half on COVID-19 pandemic disruptions
Final government data shows Canada added 184,370 permanent residents in 2020 Published: February 12, 2021 A traveller wearing a protective mask walks through Vancouver International Aiport (YVR) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Image Credit: Bloomberg Immigration into Canada fell by almost half last year, hitting […]
How this techpreneur is linking farmers in Gambia to investors in the diaspora with just a click
ABU MUBARIK Jan 18, 2021 Abu Mubarik is a journalist with years of experience in digital media. He loves football and tennis. Money Farm Founder and CEO, Modou Nsz Njie. […]
Gross injustice sparking violence, clashes, killings in Nigeria— Alatoye, Amir Ahmadiyya
ON FEBRUARY 12, 2021 Alhaji AbdulAzeez Alatoye, Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Nigeria *Urges South-West govs to unite against criminals *Ahmadiyya has effective structures that care for members world-over * […]