Al Biruni: One of the Greatest Pioneers of Science
BBC audio 45 minutes above: Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Central Asian polymath al-Biruni and his eleventh-century book the India.Born in around 973 in the central Asian region […]
EU Seeks Up to 300 Million More Pfizer-BioNTech Doses
Source: Bloomberg By Naomi Kresge and John Follain The European Union is negotiating with Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE on a deal that could double their supply of Covid-19 vaccine to the region […]
Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah
It might be hard to believe that this breathtaking stretch of coastline near Bull Point on the northern coast of Devon, England, was once notorious for smugglers and wreckers. Today, […]
Military Veterans to Legal Experts Condemn Trump’s Pardoning of Blackwater War Criminals
BY BRIAN TRAUTMAN The U.S.-led war on Iraq, which formally began in March 2003 but essentially started more than a decade earlier with frequent aerial bombing and oppressive economic sanctions, […]
Qatar’s Emir greeted by Saudi Crown Prince at Al-Ula ahead of landmark summit
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman welcomed on Tuesday the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to Al-Ula ahead of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, as […]
Los Angeles ambulance crews told not to transport patients who stand little chance of survival
Source: CNN With intensive care units at Southern California hospitals nearly full because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency (EMS) has directed ambulance crews not to transport patients with little chance of survival to hospitals, and to conserve the use of oxygen. Los Angeles and Southern California are […]
Outreach group captures anti-Muslim rant at Vancouver “Meet a Muslim” booth
Source: DH News, Vancouver A woman confronting a group of people at a “Meet a Muslim” outreach booth in Downtown Vancouver. (Bridging Gaps Foundation/Facebook) An outreach group is speaking out […]
Mulims and Technology
Pervez Hoodbhoy Updated 02 Jan 2021 The writer is an Islamabad-based physicist and writer. EXCEPT for some defiant holdouts, most Muslims have come to accept the printing press, loudspeaker, weather […]
Outcry in Sri Lanka over cremation of Muslim coronavirus victims
Protesters hold placards during a demonstration against the government policy of forced cremations of Muslims who died of the Covid-19 coronavirus, outside a cemetery in Colombo. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/zw4uz […]
‘Inclusive’ GCC summit to lead members to ‘reunification’: Saudi crown prince
‘Inclusive’ GCC summit to lead members to ‘reunification’: Saudi crown prince Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the upcoming GCC summit, to be held in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and […]
Saudi Arabia and Qatar to open airspace, land and sea borders
Short Url https://arab.news/g3r6b Kuwait announces breakthrough towards resolving Qatar dispute Announcement came on the eve of the GCC summit in AlUla chaired by King Salman ARAB NEWS January 04, 2021 […]
JAMAICA: Beacon of the day | Arnett Gardens resident, booted by UWI, earns first degree in family
Jamaica Beacon BEACON OF THE DAY NEWS January 1, 2021 Tianna Murray, who grew up in a single-parent household in the inner-city community of Arnett Gardens in Kingston, was de-registered […]
A study into the Laws of Nature and its Manifestations
It was hard to make a study on religion especially to prove a religious theory through science. Having been attached to religion for about 50 years and finding many questions […]
Boris Johnson announces a national lockdown for England expected to remain in place at least through the middle of February
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a national lockdown for England expected to remain in place at least through the middle of February https://t.co/JRtmaTQMSU pic.twitter.com/hvNBaGzCay — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) […]
Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah
A pumpkin is a cultivar of winter squash that is round with smooth, slightly ribbed skin, and is most often deep yellow to orange in coloration.[1] The thick shell contains the seeds and pulp. The name is […]
Gunmen kill many Hazara Shia coal miners in southwest Pakistan
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Al Jazeera Attackers identify miners from the Hazara Shia minority […]
9 Sisters at Upstate Convent Die as Outbreak Infects 47
Source: New York Times By Mihir Zaveri The deaths at the St. Joseph’s Provincial House outside Albany came as the virus surged in New York. A coronavirus outbreak at a convent […]
Palestinians excluded from Israeli Covid vaccine rollout as jabs go to settlers
Human rights groups accuse Israel of dodging obligations to millions in occupied territories who may wait months for vaccination Vaccinations in progress in Ashdod, Israel last month. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters […]
Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder extradition to US blocked by UK judge
Published 4 minutes ago Wikileaks founder Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the United States, a court in London has ruled. The judge blocked the request because of concerns over […]
Effective pandemic management that minimises economic harm
Klaus Prettner, Simiao Chen, Michael Kuhn, David Bloom 04 January 2021 Proponents of the ‘herd immunity’ approach to COVID-19 argue for a largely uncontrolled outbreak in the low-risk population, while protecting the vulnerable, to achieve natural immunisation at minimal economic cost. In contrast, others favour fighting COVID-19 with all possible […]