Slaves, Dowry and a Tale of Two Weddings
Zafir Malik CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 15th October 2020 Zafir Malik, UK Billions of people have walked the face of the earth. There are some who achieved great feats and […]
Covid, Race & Islamophobia – Are World Leaders Solving, or Creating More Problems?
Meliha Rafiq Hayat CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES • DEMOCRACY 9th November 2020 Meliha Hayat, UK As the world has been engulfed by the Covid-19 pandemic, another issue has also risen […]
Al-Azhar Grand Imam calls for int’l legislation to protect Muslims against acts of hate, discrimination
Al Ahram – Egypt’s Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayyeb called for drafting an international legislation that criminalises acts of hate and discrimination against Muslims worldwide. El-Tayyeb’s call came at […]
Ahmadi man, 82, shot dead by gunmen in Pakistan’s Peshawar
A spokesman for Pakistan’s Ahmadi community said he believed Mahmoob Khan was killed because of his faith. Police confirmed the shooting took place, but declined to offer any motive [Courtesy: Anjuman Ahmaddiya] 9 Nov 2020 Gunmen shot and killed an 82-year-old Ahmadi man on the outskirts of Pakistan’s northwestern city […]
France to propose abolishing customs union between Turkey, EU
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA EU AFFAIRS NOV 09, 2020 French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks during a press conference following a Defense Council meeting at Elysee Palace in Paris […]
The Hejaz Railway: More than a means of transport
BY RABEE AL-HAFIDH OP-ED NOV 10, 2020 On Sept. 1, 1900, on the orders of Sultan Abdulhamid II, the Ottoman authorities started working on a 1,320 kilometer (820.2 miles) railway […]
Muslims’ culturally rooted love for Prophet manifests in his birthday commemorations Previous
The faithful pay their respects at the tomb of Prophet Muhammad at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. The culture of love toward the symbol of Islam is found in almost […]
French Foreign Minister, in Cairo, affirms respect for Islam in dispute over cartoons
Source: Reuters Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s visit comes in the wake of several attacks in France apparently provoked by anger over the defence of the caricatures, considered blasphemous by […]
He cast his first vote as a U.S. citizen. Now, he’s eager for the ‘Muslim ban’ to go.
Source: Washington Post KNOXVILLE, TENN. — As the polls closed Tuesday, falafel restaurant owner Yassin Terou pulled up to Bearden Middle School and took 150 sandwiches from the trunk of […]
Joe Biden’s climate plan could put Paris Agreement targets ‘within striking distance,’ experts say
(CNN) US President-elect Joe Biden’s climate plan could put theParis Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5˚C “within striking distance,” according to detailed analysis provided by the Climate Action Tracker.To get there, the […]
Pfizer Vaccine Shows 90% Effectiveness
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine Prevents 90% of Infections in Study […]
Video: Biden Promises to Take Out Islamophobia
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles to refute Islamophobia Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for interfaith tolerance: Thirty Plus Quotes from […]
Ted Talk: How Can We See Past Our Own Biases?
The more we read and watch online, the harder it becomes to tell the difference between what’s real and what’s fake. It’s as if we know more but understand less, […]
Ted Talk About Rigorous Scientific Method And Truth
Only if you are truly open to the possibility of being wrong can you ever learn, says researcher Alex Edmans. In an insightful talk, he explores how confirmation bias — […]
From an asylum centre to a Swiss university
During his studies, Dagun Deniev has practically lived in the university library as it’s hard to study in asylum centres swissinfo.ch Higher education offers a window of opportunity for refugees in Switzerland but it’s not easy to get through – and the Covid-19 pandemic has made it harder. But Chechen […]
Another Ahmadi-Muslim assassinated in Peshawar, Pakistan
8th November 2020 Another innocent Ahmadi, 82 year old Mahboob Ahmad Khan was fatally shot in Sheikh Mohammadi area of Peshawar today because of his faith. Mahboob sahab was visiting his daughter when unknown assailants shot him at close range, that killed him at the spot. source: https://twitter.com/SaleemudDinAA/status/1325352910046306305/photo/1 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EmSZcjqWMAA035w?format=jpg&name=medium for […]
Rising populism, racism, Islamophobia eroding EU values, Turkish FM Cavusoglu says
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA EU AFFAIRS NOV 06, 2020 Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu heads the informal meeting of the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) in Turkey’s southern Antalya province, […]
Famous Hagia Sophia cat Gli dies at age 16
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL LIFE NOV 07, 2020 Gli the cat of Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is pictured at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey July 2, 2020. […]
Attacks in France and Austria bring home Europe’s violent extremism problem
Police officers stand guard by the Notre-Dame de l’Assomption Basilica in Nice after a knife-wielding man killed three people at the church. Two women, below, react to the attack. (AFP) […]
Joe Biden’s love affair with Israel will pick up where it left off
Ali Abunimah Power Suits 8 November 2020 Two men smile and embrace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has every reason to expect Joe Biden will deliver for Israel, just as the […]