COVID-19 lessons may change the world
Author JARED DIAMOND December 24, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/zxtfg Today, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is devastating the world. It is in the process of infecting many (perhaps even most) of […]
It’s easy to criticize Abbas for Palestinian failures but the true blame lies with the extremists
Author RAY HANANIA December 23, 2020 President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a meeting of in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/22rcq Since the death of Yasser […]
‘Cheaper than water’: Iraqis angry but unsurprised over Blackwater pardons
An Iraqi man rides a bicycle passing by a remains of a car, burnt after Blackwater guards escorting US embassy officials opened fire in Baghdad on September 16, 2007. (File/AFP) […]
Health Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Up to 168,000 doses expected to arrive in Canada by end of year to bolster vaccination efforts Ryan Patrick Jones · CBC News · Posted: Dec 23, 2020 10:20 AM ET | Last Updated: […]
History Channel Documentary: Banned from the Bible, Secrets of the Apostles
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Pfizer Finalizing Deal to Provide Another 100 Million doses to US
Pfizer Nears Deal With Trump Administration to Provide More Vaccine Doses By Sharon LaFraniere and Katie Thomas Dec. 22, 2020 The Trump administration and Pfizer are close to a deal under which the […]
Will coronavirus vaccines work against new variant? UPenn doctor weighs in
Source: 6 ABC By Ali Gorman The new variant or mutation to the coronavirus reported in the United Kingdom is prompting new questions, like will the vaccine still work? The good […]
Gold reserve detected in northwestern Turkey worth around $6B
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL ECONOMY DEC 22, 2020 Around 3.5 million ounces of gold that were detected in the mining field of Turkish Agricultural Credit Cooperatives’ subsidiary Gübretaş in the […]
Saudi Arabia ‘has key role’ in rebuilding Afghanistan
Karzai warned that a withdrawal of international troops before a peace deal is signed by the Taliban and the Kabul government would lead Afghanistan into chaos. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/wuftr […]
Israeli envoys, Jared Kushner visit Morocco after establishing relations
US presidential advisor Jared Kushner (L) and Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat arriving in the Moroccan capital Rabat. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/g2nqs Israeli delegation led by Led by […]
Televangelist Pat Robertson says it’s time for Trump to accept Biden’s win and ‘move on’
Source: Washington Post Televangelist Pat Robertson, one of President Trump’s staunchest backers, on Monday described Trump as “very erratic,” called on him to accept that President-elect Joe Biden won and […]
Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah
Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians Photosynthesis: deserving of our awe […]
Can Money Buy Happiness? Psychologists Offer A New Take On An Old Question
Source: Forbes By Mark Travers New research appearing in the journal Social Psychology and Personality Science suggests that money can buy at least one form of happiness — something psychologists […]
As pandemic brings low-key celebrations, Manitobans who don’t celebrate Christmas say pressure’s off this year
Source: CBC News By Peggy Lam Pandemic restrictions are giving some Manitobans who don’t celebrate Christmas a much-needed break from the pressure of the holiday season. Autumn Crossman-Serb, 30, doesn’t […]
Women in many countries face harassment for clothing deemed too religious – or too secular
Source: PEW Research Centre By Virginia Villa Religious restrictions around the world often target women, who in many countries face censure because their clothing is considered too religious – or […]
Covid: Vatican says coronavirus vaccines ‘morally acceptable’
Source: BBC The use of Covid-19 vaccines developed using cell lines derived from aborted foetuses is “morally acceptable”, the Catholic Church announced on Monday. In the absence of any alternative, such vaccines “can be used in good conscience”, the Vatican said. It added that this would “not constitute formal co-operation” […]
Video: Cat Stevens’ Path to Islam
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.[1] His 1967 debut album reached […]
Literacy improving in Muslim-majority countries
Mohammed Iqtedar Husain Farooqi – Lucknow, India / Wed, December 9, 2020 The grand imam of Cairo-based Al Azhar University, Muhammad Ahmad Al Thayyib, gives a speech during his visit to Indonesia’s prominent Gontor Islamic boarding school in Ponorogo, East Java, on Feb. 25. The visit to Gontor was part […]
BioNTech Founder: “Highly likely” that its vaccine works against the mutated strain, but it could also adapt the vaccine if necessary in 6 weeks
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) BioNTech Says Can Make Mutation-Beating Vaccine In 6 Weeks […]
The Other Face of Europe
Young Arabs living in Europe often feel marginalised in their societies, leaving some vulnerable to radicalisation. In European cities, young people of Arab descent often see themselves as socially, economically and culturally excluded from their immediate environment. In some cases, they are also vulnerable to radicalisation. In Belgium, the densely […]