Over 900 anti-Muslim attacks recorded in Germany in 2020
SOURCE: DAILY SABAH Despite the coronavirus pandemic limiting public life to a great extent, attacks against Muslims in Germany have grown and are feared to be just the ‘tip of […]
This entrepreneur is redefining travel for millennial Muslims
Hamdi’s company started out by just offering information for Muslim travelers, but quickly moved into running its own tours that combine locally run visits to authentic Islamic heritage sites with […]
Dhaka launches project to honor founding father
Once completed, all 560 mosques’ libraries will accommodate 34,000 people, while free education will be provided to 168,000 children. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/mvs35 $1bn program will see 170 mosques open […]
U.S. Navy Fights Inside War to Purge Extremists from Ranks, Push for Diversity
Source: Newsweek BY NAVEED JAMALI AND TOM O’CONNOR ON 2/8/21 The U.S. Navy is pushing to purge its ranks of extremist ideologies and diversify its ranks, according to a new […]
China’s CanSino Covid Vaccine Shows 65.7% Efficacy
Source: Bloomberg One-dose shot’s efficacy falls between other Chinese vaccines China firms report efficacy rates below Western, Russia rivals CanSino Biologics Inc.’s experimental coronavirus shot has an efficacy rate of 65.7% at preventing symptomatic cases based on an analysis from late-stage trials, making it the latest vaccine candidate to show […]
Terrorism in Pakistan has declined, but the underlying roots of extremism remain
Madiha Afzal Friday, January 15, 2021 Editor’s Note: This piece is part of a series titled “Nonstate armed actors and illicit economies: What the Biden administration needs to know,” from Brookings’s Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors. According to the South Asia Terrorism Portal, Pakistan saw 319 terrorism-related incidents in 2020, […]
Philanthropist Ebit Lew offers helping hand to Sabah flood victims
By Olivia Miwil – January 30, 2021 Philanthropist Ebit Lew’s humanitarian mission in Sabah is not only being well-received by locals – his modest disposition is also catching their attention. […]
Why philanthropy is more important than ever
As coronavirus costs lives and destroys livelihoods, there is a dire need for generosity around the world Coronavirus has made philanthropic organisations re-examine the way they work. With millions of […]
Gender Equality in Islam?
By Farhan Iqbal, Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada In gender equality conversations it is often insinuated that in Islam there is no gender equality. The crux of Islamic teachings is […]
Sowing the Seeds of Peace Through Mutual Respect
4th February 2021 Laiq Ahmed Atif, Malta In this day and age when the world has literally shrunk to a global village in a way that could not have been […]
Pressure grows on Frontex head after new accusations
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AFP ISTANBUL EUROPE FEB 07, 2021 Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri addresses participants of the European Coast Guard Cooperation Network meeting in Warsaw, Poland, Nov. 8, […]
Ottoman stories: Prostitutes, Wine & Sultan Murad
Serenity Savanna ottoman history Sultan Murad, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire would often anonymously go into the midst of the people and see their state. One evening, he felt an uneasiness in himself and the urge to go out. He called for his head of security and and out […]
‘Let’s never lose hope because hope is actually the heart of life’ – Interview with Suicidologist Faryde Lara
Sarah Waseem – UK CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 6th February 2021 According to statistics, there are over a million suicides a year worldwide; more than war victims and homicides combined. Similarly, suicide rates among the youth continue to increase. The Review of Religions spoke to Suicidoligist Faryde Lara from Mexico, […]
UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe to be first in trio of Mars missions
by Dana Moukhallati The UAE’s “Hope” probe, the first Arab space mission, expected to reach Mars’ orbit on Tuesday, blasted off from Japan in July 2020 The first Arab space […]
India becomes first nation to donate COVID-19 jabs to Kabul
Health workers, security force members, teachers and government employees would receive the COVID-19 vaccine first, said a Health Ministry spokesman. (AP) Short Url https://arab.news/5hemy Starting next week, Afghanistan will roll […]
Foreign militaries an obstacle in Libya’s path to peace
Author YASAR YAKIS February 07, 2021 Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah delivers a speech via video link during a meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF). (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/9hfv9 […]
US shakes up Yemen policy, but long road to peace
By AFP – Feb 07,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Supporters of Yemen’s Houthi movement gesture as they chant slogans during a demonstration against the outgoing US administration’s decision to designate the […]
LETTER: Baitul Ehsan Mosque vandalized
The Chronicle Herald Published: Feb 05 A fireplace was one of many items damaged in an act of vandalism last week at a mosque being constructed in Conception Bay South. […]
Rollout of AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Halted in South Africa After Study
Source: WSJ By Gabriele Steinhauser Small clinical trial found that it doesn’t appear to protect recipients against mild and moderate illness from a fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus JOHANNESBURG—South Africa […]
FGM – It’s a “BIG NO” in Islam
Source: voiceofbritishmuslimwomen | by Voice Of British Muslim Women | Amtul Musawar Ahmad, Walsall Time and again, erroneous acts have been perpetrated in the name of religion, when in reality it is personal and other vested interests that spur individuals to commit them. Terrorism and Islam are often shown to be […]