Don’t overestimate the COVID-19 recovery
Oct 15,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Eswar Prasad WASHINGTON, DC – The world economy has risen from the depths of the initial COVID-19 plunge. But the recovery has been tepid, […]
How will we tackle the pandemic of loneliness after Covid?
Brigid Delaney With technology increasingly driving us away from real life encounters, deliberate steps must be made to bring us back to each other ‘In Australia those living in cities […]
The backlash against an Indian jewellery advert with a Hindu-Muslim couple makes me despair
Source: Independent The Twitter storm over Tanishq advert about an interfaith marriage and family proves India is no longer a secular nation in anything but its constitution By Akanksha Singh […]
Can Jesus be God even if he is not mentioned in the Old Testament?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I just saw a three part, three hour PBS documentary about the Jewish people. The first part is Kingdom of David : saga of the Israelites, By the river of Babylon. It is described as, in 586 B.C., […]
PBS Documentary: Kingdom of David; (part2) The Book and the Sword
Sometimes it is suggested that Jews do not believe in Afterlife. This documentary clearly states otherwise around minute 34 in this video Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Muslim Times Leading the Way to Interfaith Tolerance Among Abrahamic Faiths A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough […]
Prophet Muhammad recognized as a great law-giver by US Supreme court, since 1935
Epigraph: Have We not opened for thee (Muhammad) thy bosom, and removed from thee thy burden, Which had well nigh broken thy back, and We exalted thy name? (Al Quran […]
Pfizer Could Apply for Emergency Use of Covid-19 Vaccine by Late November
Source: WSJ Application with FDA would come if trial data, due this month, is positive Pfizer Inc. PFE -0.84% said it could be ready to apply for emergency-use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine by […]
Intl. Islamic Unity Conference to be held virtually
October 11, 2020 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN — The 34th edition of the International Islamic Unity Conference is scheduled to be held online due to the spread of the coronavirus, […]
The Wealthy need to give a little to halt rise in inequality
CORNELIA MEYER October 15, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/6etpv People queue to collect food distribution during the COVID-19 outbreak, Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 9, 2020. (Reuters) The world has […]
He’s just lost his seat on the Human Rights Council — so what will MBS do when Trump can no longer ‘save his ass’?
Instead of Tehran, Biden has vowed to make Saudi Arabia ‘the pariah that they are’ Anthony Harwood 17 hours ago Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Saudi Royal Palace/AFP via Getty) […]
Why the world should take note of the Swiss apprenticeship model
Education Former apprentices have risen to lead major banks, and even the country. Switzerland’s famed apprenticeship system is often held up as the “gold standard” in vocational training and is […]
Is al-Azhar under attack?
Sulaiman Lkaderi , Mohamed Hassan 15 October 2020 16:17 UTC | Egypt’s parliament rejected a bill that was set to strip the thousand-year-old al-Azhar University of its religious authority. It’s the latest […]
Judith Collins, the woman taking on juggernaut Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand’s election
Source: CNN The woman taking on Jacinda Ardern is a tough-on-crime veteran politician who admires former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and won the nickname “Crusher” due to her bold policy on illegal street racing.When New Zealanders head to the polls on Saturday they will decide whether to elect 61-year-old […]
PBS Documentary: Kingdom of David
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Muslim Times Leading the Way to Interfaith Tolerance Among Abrahamic Faiths A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great […]
Slaves, Dowry and a Tale of Two Weddings
Zafir Malik CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 15th October, 2020 ©Pixabay Zafir Malik, UK Billions of people have walked the face of the earth. There are some who achieved great feats […]
Thailand’s king seeks to bring back absolute monarchy
Maha Vajiralongkorn has provoked something new in Thailand: open criticism of a king The moments disappear in the dark. In April 2017 it was a small bronze plaque from Bangkok’s […]
CHRISTIAN TERROR: EVENTS THAT TESTIFY TO GOD’S DIVINE GLORY
Extermination of American Indians In the words of John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony: “… justifieinge the undertakeres of the intended Plantation in New England… to carry […]
Bali could build a better kind of tourism after the pandemic
ASIA & OCEANIA Wednesday, 14 Oct 2020 By AGENCY A different approach may now be needed to save the tourism industry in Indonesia’s top destination, Bali. — AFP Relaxnews Covid-19 has […]
Here are all the reasons why Pakistan deserves to be on United Nations Human Rights Council
Apart from speaking for oppressed people all over the world, the country has taken numerous steps to safeguard the rights of children, women, transgenders, prisoners, and laborers. News Desk – […]
Indonesia’s constant battle against malaria amid pandemic Elly Burhaini
Faizal The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Tue, October 13, 2020 / Anopheles mosquito (Shutterstock/Somboon Bunproy) 0 SHARES Transmission of COVID-19 in Indonesia has continued unabated and expanded […]