Continuing education during a pandemic
23rd June 2020 “And say: My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.” (Surah Ta Ha, Ch.20, V.115) Kholood Tahir, King’s College London In the past few months, we have lived through […]
Belgian King expresses ‘deepest regrets’ for DR Congo colonial abuses
30 June 2020 King Philippe made the remarks in a letter to President Félix Tshisekedi of DR Congo Belgium’s King Philippe has expressed his “deepest regrets” to the Democratic Republic […]
Coronavirus: The Great Disruption. Will religion post-Covid-19 be more personal, less communal?
By Mohammad Alami Musa For The Straits Times How will religion adapt to the pandemic? The answers to five key questions point to more individualism, and a new state-religion relationship […]
ASEAN countries sweep Rohingya issue under the rug
DR. AZEEM IBRAHIM July 01, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/wdjrp Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chairs the ASEAN summit, June 26, 2020. (Reuters) When the Association of Southeast Asian […]
Palestinians rally as global opposition to Israeli annexation grows
1 / 4 Palestinians use slingshots to throw back tear gas canisters at Israeli forces during clashes following a demonstration against Israel’s plan to annex parts of the West Bank, Ramallah, […]
Trump’s anti-mask crusade is coming back to bite him
Source: CNN By Stephen Collinson (CNN) President Donald Trump’s refusal to set an example by wearing a face covering, despite growing evidence that it may be one of the most effective […]
Cornell University students to return to Ithaca in September
Source: Ithaca Voice BY MADISON FERNANDEZ ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University will begin the fall semester with a mix of in-person and virtual instruction on Sept. 2, the university announced on […]
Yale University to open campus without sophomores in fall and without freshmen in spring
By Eric Levenson (CNN) Yale University will reopen in the fall without sophomores living on campus and then will be open in the spring without freshmen living on campus in […]
How a Chinese Firm Jumped to the Front of the Virus Vaccine Race
Source: Bloomberg When a group of Chinese scientists gathered over barbecue and beer in a Toronto backyard a decade ago, talk drifted to their homeland’s vaccines, which had long lagged […]
‘Serious times’: Merkel kicks off EU presidency with Brexit warning
Source: The Local Germany has set itself an ambitious agenda for the EU presidency, which observers say may be the last chance for outgoing chancellor Merkel to shape her European […]
Epsom acute care doctor’s battle against Covid-19
Source: Sutton and Corydon Guardian By Orlando Jenkinson Dr Imran Malik, acute care consultant at Epsom Hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic. With tens of thousands of deaths in the UK alone, […]
Netanyahu’s Annexation Throws 72 Years of Israeli Diplomacy Down the Drain
The proposed land grab undermines long-held support for direct talks, opposition to unilateral actions and efforts to refute analogies with apartheid South Africa. Chemi Shalev Get email notification for articles from Chemi ShalevFollow Published on 01.07.2020 Throughout its existence, Israel has tried to capture the moral high ground: Its cause is […]
Palestinian and Israeli women are saying no to unilateral annexation. They refuse to be blinded by hate
Source: Independent As the UN charter marks its 75th anniversary, the most protracted conflict in the world is taking a most dangerous turn with the announcement of Israel’s plan to […]
‘People will die within months’: Lebanon heads for famine as pandemic accelerates hunger
Hit by its worst economic crisis in modern history, there are fears the country is about to repeat the 1915-18 famine by Abbie Cheesman 30.6.2020 Mohamad barely looks surprised when […]
White evangelical approval of Trump slips, but eight-in-ten say they would vote for him
Amid rising coronavirus cases and widespread protests over racial injustice, President Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped in recent months among a wide range of religious groups, including white evangelical […]
Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech shows positive results
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Stat news By Matthew Herper An experimental Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the drug […]
Pope Francis urges US Catholic media to work to overcome racism
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is urging Catholic media in the U.S. to work to […]
Building the case for Nobel Peace Prize for Justin Trudeau
We, in the Muslim Times, are building the case for Nobel Peace Prize for PM Justin Trudeau, given his dedication to all minority groups and human rights for every one, […]
FDA says a coronavirus vaccine would have to be at least 50% effective to be approved
Source: USA Today A coronavirus vaccine would need to be at least 50% more effective than a placebo in preventing or at least decreasing the severity of COVID-19 in order […]
South Africa: Embattled Eskom looks to Islamic-model financing to ease debt woes
Indebted and beleaguered power utility Eskom Holdings is preparing to issue a R1 billion sukuk (Islamic) bond in its efforts to secure alternate funding sources to reduce mounting borrowing costs. […]