The Swiss woman uniting people in Jerusalem
Source: Swiss Info Irène Pollak-Rein has been made an honorary citizen of Jerusalem for her dedication to the only school open to both Jewish and Arab children. Pollak-Rein’s interest in the […]
Christian pastor, soldier shot dead in Indonesia’s Papua
1 hour ago JAKARTA (Reuters) – A soldier and a Christian pastor have been shot dead in separate incidents at the weekend in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua, amid a […]
Afghan interpreter is stuck in a ‘hellhole’ migrant camp
David Williams and Larisa Brown for the Daily Mail 7 hrs ago © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo A former interpreter trapped in a ‘hellhole’ migrant camp has narrowly missed […]
The UAE is a tool in the service of the US and Israel
August 4, 2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) after traveling abroad for the first time amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) […]
Rights groups: UAE hired 450 mercenaries to carry out assassinations in Yemen
September 19, 2020 UAE mercenaries in Yemen [Twitter] September 19, 2020 at 1:03 pm The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has hired thousands of mercenaries and deployed 450 of them in […]
Ginsburg’s Fight For Women’s Rights Is More Urgent Than Ever
Source: Huffington Post By Emily Peck Between the pandemic’s toll on mothers and the right’s assault on reproductive rights, the equality Ruth Bader Ginsburg fought for has never been more […]
Ted Talk About Empathy, Fairness and Morality in Animals
What happens when two monkeys are paid unequally? Fairness, reciprocity, empathy, cooperation — caring about the well-being of others seems like a very human trait. But Frans de Waal shares […]
Adrift: How the World Lost Its Way by Amin Maalouf – review
Ian Black © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP By unhappy coincidence, Amin Maalouf’s thought-provoking analysis of what is wrong with our lives was published in English shortly after […]
Pilgrim fathers: harsh truths amid the Mayflower myths of nationhood
Carrie Gibson © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Print Collector/Getty ImagesFor a ship that would sail into the pages of history, the Mayflower was not important enough to be registered in […]
Details of Brad Pitt’s Scientology initiation leaked as ex-members speak out
By Seamus Duff for Mirro Brad Pitt was almost drafted into Scientology in the early 1990s when he dated actress and singer Juliette Lewis – according to reports. The 56-year-old was […]
Justice and the Rohingya people are the losers in Asia’s new cold war
Simon Tisdall © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/ReutersThe persecution, ethnic cleansing, and attempted genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is an affront to the rule of […]
Skepticism in Kosovo, Serbia over Trump-brokered ‘peace’ deal
BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP BELGRADE EUROPE SEP 19, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump (C) speaks after participating in a signing ceremony with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (L) and Kosovar […]
Ottoman descendants in South Africa get Turkish citizenship
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL ARTS SEP 17, 2020 Abu Bakr Efendi’s descendants during their visit to Istanbul, Turkey, June 26, 2018. (AA Photo) Fifteen South African descendants of Ottoman scholar Abu […]
Surge In Sectarian Violence Targeting Minorities In Pakistan Threatens New Round Of Instability In Country
Surge in sectarian violence targeting minorities in Pakistan threatens new round of instability in country 17 September, 2020 by ANI Peshawar [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): There has been a surge in […]
Ginsburg’s Legacy and Our Innate Desire for Justice
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Ruth Bader Ginsburg (/ˈbeɪdər ˈɡɪnzbɜːrɡ/; born Joan Ruth Bader; March 15, 1933, died yesterday on September 18, 2020. My heart is […]
US Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies
The justice, an iconic champion of women’s rights, dies at 87 after suffering from pancreatic cancer. Source: BBC Related content Vicious court fight could upend US election Obituary: A feminist […]
COVID-19: West’s zero-risk society is the biggest risk of all
DR. JOHN C. HULSMAN September 18, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/9ca55 The normally bustling Rue de Rivoli in central Paris is deserted on March 17, 2020, after a lockdown came […]
Beirut must be saved
Sep 16,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Marwan Abboud BEIRUT — For millennia, Lebanon has been a meeting point for different cultures and peoples, and also a victim of regional power […]
Billionaire Chuck Feeney achieves goal of giving away his fortune
Irish-American mogul’s philanthropic foundation runs out of cash after 38 years Chuck Feeney (centre) with Christopher Oechsli and his wife Helga during a meeting. Photograph: Noah Berger Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent @RupertNeate […]
Trump ‘associates’ offered Assange pardon in return for emails source, court hears
WikiLeaks founder was asked to reveal source of leak damaging to Hillary Clinton, hearing told Julian Assange outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2017. Photograph: Frank Augstein/AP Peter Beaumont in […]