WWF Turkey starts campaign to combat water scarcity, save Meander
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL ENVIRONMENT JAN 21, 2021 The Meander is Turkey’s Eegean region is under the threat of being polluted and drying up. (Courtesy of WWF Turkey) The Turkey […]
UN adopts resolution to combat sectarian hate and protect holy sites
It urges member states to take steps to counter hate speech, incitement to violence, negative stereotyping based on religion or belief, intolerance and other acts of violence, including the desecration […]
UK Al-Abbas mosque in Birmingham becomes COVID-19 vaccination center
Source: Arab News ‘It means a lot to us. It has presented us the opportunity to contribute to the fight against coronavirus’ CHRISTOPHER HAMILL-STEWARTJanuary 21, 2021 LONDON: A mosque is […]
The eternal promise of the Arab Spring
Jan 20,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – Mohamed ElBaradei VIENNA — The Arab Spring that erupted a decade ago was a quest for human dignity whose protagonists sought to overcome decades […]
How Cognitive Bias Can Explain Post-Truth
By: Lee McIntyre Our built-in biases help explain our post-truth era, when “alternative facts” replace actual facts, and feelings have more weight than evidence. o say that facts are less […]
Eli Lilly Antibody Cuts Covid-19 Risk Up to 80% in Nursing Home Study
Source: Bloomberg By Riley Griffin Eli Lilly & Co.’s antibody therapy reduced nursing home residents’ risk of symptomatic Covid-19 by as much as 80% when used preventively in a study. The […]
‘Agony’ ends as Michigan Muslims cheer end of travel ban
Niraj Warikoo Detroit Free Press Muslims and Arab Americans in metro Detroit cheered the repeal of the Muslim travel ban Wednesday by the administration of President Joe Biden, a move they hope will signal a change in how the U.S. government deals with their communities. “It’s long overdue,” said Abdulhakem […]
Saudi Arabia Redefines Role as World’s Defender of Muslims
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is promoting more secular national interests at a critical juncture for the kingdom. By Donna Abu-Nasr 21. Januar 2021, 06:00 MEZ Muslim pilgrims wear masks […]
Letters from readers: Quran urges respectful discourse
Letters from readers Florida Times-Union As we approach the inauguration of a new president and look at the challenges we face as a nation, it is necessary that American citizens re-learn the art of respectful discourse. As a Muslim American, I can testify that this is something emphasized repeatedly in […]
Pakistani Ahmadis accused of blasphemy over Islamic tombstones
Hardline Islamist party files police complaint against ‘declared infidels’ for hurting Muslims’ religious feelings Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore: January 19, 2021 Ahmadis in a Pakistani town have been accused of blasphemy […]
The Biden era: What do Arabs expect?
Source: Arab News YouGov pan-Arab poll commissioned by Arab News late last year had shown Joe Biden as the favored presidential candidate Biden’s advisers would be well advised to heed […]
Israel refuses to take responsibility for West Bankers, Gazans suffering COVID infections, deaths
Jan 20,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Despite appeals from the UN and human rights organisations, Israel continues to dismiss calls to vaccinate against COVID or provide vaccines to Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Israel has so far inoculated 2 million Israelis, including members […]
Parents struggling to keep kids focused during online learning
Nina A. Loasana The Jakarta Post / Wed, January 20, 2021 Online learning can be done from anywhere, at anytime as long as you have internet access.(Shutterstock/File) Many parents across […]
Our Favorite Christian Prayer by Saint Francis, For the Whole of our Human Family
Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d’Assisi); nicknamed Francesco; 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226)[1][3] was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Order of Friars Minor and the women’s Order […]
President Joe Biden rejoins the Paris climate accord in first move to tackle global warming
Source: CNBC By Emma Newburger KEY POINTS President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order rejoining the U.S. into the Paris climate accord, his first major action to tackle global […]
Poem by Amanda Gorman at President Biden’s inauguration
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page The Muslim Times has the best collection for good governance and to refute racism Amanda […]
The presidential inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris — 1/20/21
Chief Justice Roberts, Vice-President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice-President Pence. My distinguished guests, my fellow Americans. This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day of […]
Asylum seekers in Switzerland need more protection experts say
Federal asylum centres must do more to protect asylum seekers from violence and improve training for security personnel, says a government advisory group. During monitoring visits in 2019 and 2020, the National Commission for the Prevention of Torture (NCPT) repeatedly found that conflict was part of everyday life in eight […]
‘True Love’ and the ‘Perfect’ Life Partner…?
A SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH THE WORLDWIDE HEAD OF THE AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY Amer Safir, London, UK, Review of Religions, 8 April 2020 For some, it happens in college or university. […]
Declassified US document reveals Indo-Pacific strategy. But where is Indonesia?
Abigail Rose McCall The Jakarta Post Brisbane, Australia / Wed, January 20, 2021 The continuity of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is likely to depend on stability in […]