Arabian history in Sicily
THE HISTORY OF SICILY As-Salamu ‘Alaykum would have been a common greeting in Sicily a thousand years ago. Why? Because from 827 to 1061, Sicily was under Arab rule. It was […]
Building ‘Islamic will’ vital in achieving human dignity — Jordan’s Prince Hassan
13 SEP 2020 THE JORDAN TIMES Published 13 Sep,2020 via The Jordan Times AMMAN — Institutionalising Zakat and solidarity is “a human tendency rather than a religious obligation in light of […]
Prayer Inscriptions on Hui Muslims’ Homes Banned
09/13/2020WANG YICHIA+ | A- Government officials across China expand Islam “sinicization” campaign by ordering to conceal traditional Islamic duas— prayers of supplication or request. by Wang Yichi For some Huis, Chinese speaking Muslims, duas above […]
Book Review: Stealing From The Saracens — How Islam built Europe
Book by Diana Darke, who is an author, Middle East cultural writer, Arabist and occasional BBC broadcaster. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Sunday Times, […]
US election 2020: Bloomberg donates $100m for Biden in Florida
Source: BBC Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has pledged at least $100m (£78m) to help Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign in Florida. Of the battleground states Florida offers the biggest share of […]
The pandemic still exists – Islam teaches caution
11th September 2020 Albeit somewhat nervously, schools have been given the green light to open in England while the coronavirus is still at large. The “goddess” of science had months […]
Saudi Arabia to ease COVID-19 international travel restrictions on Tuesday
A Saudi passenger at terminal 5 in the King Fahad International Airport earlier this year. Saudis will be able to travel in and out of the country from Jan. […]
America’s war on terror that followed 9/11 has displaced 37 million people – this is the true cause of Europe’s refugee crisis
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Independent By Patrick Cockburn, who is an award-winning Independent columnist […]
Pfizer coronavirus vaccine could be given to Americans before end of the year, CEO says
Source: CNBC KEY POINTS Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said the drugmaker should have key data from its late-stage trial for the Food and Drug Administration by the end of October. […]
The Water Cycle and the Holy Quran
Introduction by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In this post, I intend to introduce a part of the popular book by Dr. Maurice Bucaille, The Bible, […]
At current predicted rates of sea level rise, all of the Maldives’ around 200 islands could be submerged by 2100
Source: BBC By Norman Miller Scattered across the Arabian Sea, south-west of Sri Lanka and India, the Maldives present the face of a dreamy, tropical idyll to travellers from all […]
AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Trials Resume in U.K.
Source: WSJ AstraZeneca AZN 1.24% PLC said Saturday clinical trials for its experimental coronavirus vaccine have resumed in the U.K. after regulators concluded it was safe to do so, following a pause in studies […]
A COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Only 50% Effective. Is That Good Enough?
Source: NPR By Allison Auberry As we get closer to a COVID-19 vaccine, it’s exciting to imagine a day when the virus is gone. But a vaccine will not be […]
China Injects Hundreds of Thousands With Experimental Covid-19 Vaccines
Source: WSJ By Chao Deng A Chinese pharmaceutical company has injected hundreds of thousands of people with experimental Covid-19 vaccines, as its Western counterparts warn against administering mass vaccinations before rigorous scientific studies […]
Prof. John Makdisi traces the Islamic Origins of the Common Law
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We can read John Makdisi’s magnum opus by ordering the North Carlina Law Review article from a Library or by […]
‘What’s the point of International Geneva if our role is just the messenger?’
Foreign affairs Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis (l) met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (r) in Tehran, Iran, on September 7, 2020. Keystone / President Office Handout Senator Thomas Minder accompanied a […]
UAE-Israel deal breaks Arab unity, endangers Palestinian cause, experts say
BY ŞEYMA NAZLI GÜRBÜZ ISTANBUL NEWS ANALYSIS SEP 11, 2020 Palestinians burn cutouts depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
Minority report: The Jews of Lebanon
Descendants of the country’s dwindling community recall listening to their parents’ memories of a lost ‘paradise’ An Arab News Deep Dive A Lebanese Jewish family gathered at a wedding […]
Belgian king’s daughter fights for right to call herself a princess
Delphine Boël, whose mother had affair with ex-king Albert II, also wants to take her father’s surname Delphine Boël leaving court in Brussels with her lawyer, Marc Uyttendaele. She is […]