EU ministers chide Turkey over Haghia Sophia
Ankara’s decision to convert Haghia Sophia into a mosque has been met with disapproval across the bloc. EU chiefs have also been discussing China and Hong Kong during their […]
Minorities under attack as PM pushes ‘tolerant’ Pakistan
Source: MSN and Associated Press BY KATHY GANNON PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — It’s been a tough month for religious minorities in Pakistan, and observers warn of even tougher times ahead […]
Edmonton’s Al Rashid Mosque spray-painted with racist graffiti
‘There are individuals that are really wanting to create some animosity between fellow Edmontonians’ Source: CBC News By Wallis Snowdon The hate crime unit of the Edmonton Police Service is […]
AstraZeneca Stock Jumps on Report of Positive Data on Oxford University’s Covid-19 Vaccine Trial
Source: Barrons Shares of U.K.-based drugmaker AstraZeneca were climbing 5.5% Wednesday morning on an anonymously sourced report from a prominent British journalist claiming the medical journal the Lancet will publish […]
Graves of Ahmadi-Muslims vandalized in Gujranwala, Pakistan
Police officials of PS Saddar Gujranwala attacked upon very old Ahmadiya graveyeard, where almost more than 250 graves of Ahmadi’s including, few graves of Sahaba Masih e Maoud in village […]
Fertility rate: ‘Jaw-dropping’ global crash in children being born
By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent 15 July 2020 The world is ill-prepared for the global crash in children being born which is set to have a “jaw-dropping” impact on […]
Switzerland exported half a billion francs worth of arms in six months
Swiss companies exported CHF501 million (around $530 million) in war materiel in the first half of the year, almost twice as much as the same period in 2019. July […]
New sanctions regime among push to boost protection for persecuted religious groups
A year on from the Bishop of Truro’s independent review of Christian persecution, a series of new measures have been introduced to protect vulnerable faith and belief groups around the […]
From DRC as a refugee to Belgium’s first black mayor, the story of Pierre Kompany
THEODORA AIDOO | Staff Writer FULL BIOCLOSE Email July 15, 2020 FULL BIO Theodora Aidoo is a young woman who is passionate about women-related issues. Her Love: To bring to fore the activities of women making a global impact. This stems from her journalism background from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism […]
Honesty Is The Best Policy: Train Janitor Turns in $34,800 Found Under Seat
Passengers sitting in a commuter line train in Bogor Station. (Antara Photo/Arif Firmansyah) BY :VENTO SAUDALE & JAYANTY NADA SHOFA JULY 11, 2020 Jakarta. What would you do if you stumbled […]
World War 3: US lashes out after China’s $400 billion deal with Iran
WORLD WAR 3 fears have been ignited once again after it emerged China is negotiating a deal with Iran as tensions with the US escalate. By STEVEN BROWN PUBLISHED: 23:12, Tue, Jul 14, 2020 | SUBSCRIBE We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of […]
A New Divan: Cultural dialogue between East and West 200 years after Goethe
In his “West-Eastern Divan” published 200 years ago, Goethe promoted the idea of cultural proximity between Orient and Occident. The festival “A New Divan” in Berlin aimed at revisiting his […]
The story of Ibn Sirin, the famous dream interpreter
Ibn Sirin was one of the pioneers of the science of the interpretation of dreams. (Supplied) Emad El Balik, Al Arabiya.netWednesday 31 January 2018 Abu Bakr al-Bassari, or Mohammed bin Sirin, known as Ibn Sirin, was one of the pioneers of the science of the interpretation of dreams in Islam, […]
Seeing a river in a dream – Islamic Dream Interpretation
In the dream directory attributed to Ibn Sirin it is stated: River � In a dream, a river represents a noble and a great person. Walking into a river in a dream means befriending or […]
In Angola, Family Buries Polygamist ‘Big Dad’
Source: VOA’s Portuguese Service By Armando Chicoca Updated April 22, 2020 Francisco Tchikuteny Sabalo, the Angolan man known as Pai Grande, or Big Dad, was laid to rest April 19, 2020. […]
Three amazing facts about how Ethiopia was never colonized
NII NTREH Jul 14, 2020 | HISTORY NII NTREH | Staff Writer FULL BIOCLOSE July 14, 2020 at 03:00 pm | HISTORY FULL BIO Nii Ntreh is interested in academic philosophy with […]
What Will Life Be Like After the Pandemic?
Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries, INSEAD Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organisational Change | April 23, 2020 Having exposed society’s dysfunction, the COVID-19 crisis invites us to rethink our […]
Opinion: Consistency and routine: How Islam helps
10th July 2020 Jalees Ahmad, London With countries around the world easing lockdown, introducing leniencies to the rules and slowly coming out of quarantine, people have woken up to the reality of daily struggles getting back into routine. Many people who are starting to get back to work after spending […]
Nepal PM angers India with Hindu deity claim
Bharatiya Janata Party activists hold a protest in Kolkata on Wednesday against the West Bengal state government, demanding a CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) probe into the death of BJP […]
‘Hunger crimes’ on the rise in crisis-hit Lebanon
Lebanon’s strict and early lockdown was imposed in March. (File/AP) Short Url https://arab.news/g5gck The small Mediterranean country is mired in an economic crisis marked by a steep currency fall and […]