Ninety per cent of the Arabic-language social media posts about Israel’s normalisation with the UAE and Bahrain have been negative, according to a report by the occupation state’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs. Haaretz said that study examined conversations on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube between 12 August and 8 September. It found that around 90 per cent of […]
From trolls to TV, Riyadh is rewriting history to undermine the entire Palestinian struggle, softening up the Arab world for its pending normalization with Israel “Liars, cheats and ungrateful.” That was the assessment of one of Saudi Arabia’s most senior royals, Bandar bin Sultan, on decades of Palestinian leaders. It is also curiously close to […]
Mohammad Ayesh – 7 October 2020 Arab solidarity with Palestine has not changed. Those who are normalising with the Israeli occupation are an isolated few who seek small gains and ignore the best interests of the people The Arab nation’s conscience cannot be changed by an artificial online army or poisonous and suspicious television programmes […]
Above Picture: French troops in Algiers in 1956 Joseph Massad – 7 Oct 2020 Macron is not the first French ruler who wanted to ‘liberate Islam. This is an old French ‘secular’ tradition France is in crisis. Official and unofficial Christian French radical extremism, legitimising itself under the umbrella of what the French ostentatiously call laicité, continues […]
Refrigerators and caviar, champagne and carpets – a first-ever comprehensive study by historian Adam Raz reveals the extent to which Jews looted Arab property during the War of Independence, and explains why Ben-Gurion stated: ‘Most of the Jews are thieves’ “We turned a mahogany closet into a chicken coop and we swept up the […]
Sudais between ignorance, deception and hypocrisy Dr Mohammed Al-Misfer When he first became imam of the Grand Mosque of Makkah, 38 years ago, Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais was the most loved by the people. His recitation of the Quran as he led the night prayers in the Haram would attract those listening. The tapes of his […]
Image :Loved ones mourn the death of Palestinian fishermen after the Egyptian army shot them dead at the border of Rafah on 27 September 2020 The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) yesterday condemned the killing of two Palestinian fishermen by the Egyptian army. IUMS Secretary-General Ali Al-Qaradaghi said in a statement that “the […]
The crown prince is interested in a normalization with Israel and his father likes the Arab Peace Initiative, but the war in Yemen and threats to Prince Mohammed at home are keeping them busy Don’t hold your breath for a normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia. Both Arab and Western pundits attribute the delay to a […]
Israel has a terrorism problem it’s unwilling to talk about. I understand the reluctance. Every now and then, I realize that I need to say something out loud, something painful, something I myself am not going to like, if only because I myself need to hear it. So here’s this: We in Israel need to […]
A respected Harvard professor was convinced of the authenticity of an ancient papyrus fragment in which Jesus seemingly asked his wife to spread the gospel. But then American journalist Ariel Sabar embarked on a dogged journey to uncover the truth “Veritas: A Harvard Professor, A Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife,” by […]
11 Sept 2020 At a time when the holy Quran and its principles for children are hardly of importance for the millennial children, a 15-year-old girl has stunned the world by learning the Quran in less than 6 months. Taqwa Zahir, 15 year old from Palestine achieved the feat during a lockdown in her country. […]
Two soldiers reportedly admitted to killing dozens of villagers in northern Rakhine state, burying them in mass graves. 8 Sept 2020 Two soldiers who deserted from Myanmar’s army have testified on video they were ordered to kill and rape Muslim Rohingya villagers, a human rights group said Tuesday. The comments appear to be the first […]
A new report calculates the number of people who fled because of wars fought by the United States since Sept. 11, 2001. 8 Sept 2020 At least 37 million people have been displaced as a direct result of the wars fought by the United States since Sept. 11, 2001, according to a new report from Brown University’s […]
Pakistani PM says Israel-Palestine issue will not be resolved unless there is a ‘just settlement’ for the Palestinians. 4 Sept 2020 Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says the Israel-Palestine issue will not be resolved unless there is a “just settlement” for the Palestinians, even if more countries decide to recognise Israel. “Any one-sided settlement which […]
2 Sept 2020 BJP’s Raja Singh accused of posting hate material against Rohingya refugees and Muslims Facebook has banned a politician from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party for alleged hate speech after the social media platform came under scrutiny over its handling of extremist content in the country. Raja Singh, a Bharatiya Janata […]
Some employees said the sentiments and actions conflicted with the company’s longstanding neutrality pledge Aug. 30, 2020 A Facebook Inc. executive at the center of a political storm in India made internal postings over several years detailing her support for the now ruling Hindu nationalist party and disparaging its main rival, behavior some staff saw […]
(pic : A shoe is placed on a poster depicting Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan during a Palestinian protest against the UAE-Israel deal to normalise relations, in Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 14, 2020) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the country is considering withdrawing its ambassador and suspending […]
Imran Khan’s comments come days after a US-brokered deal between UAE and Israel to normalise relations. 20 August 2020 Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said his country will not recognise Israel until there is a Palestinian state acceptable to the Palestinians. In an interview with local broadcaster Dunya News, Khan said on Tuesday Islamabad would […]
21 August 2020 Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has slammed the normalisation agreement concluded between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, describing it as a “step backward”. In remarks to This Week in Asia newspaper, Mohamad said: “The agreement will divide the Islamic world into warring factions where the Israelis would be able to pour fuel […]
Academics say Yusuf’s endorsement of the Israel-UAE deal is part of a long history of condoning the actions of the UAE government 21 August 2020 Hamza Yusuf, a prominent Muslim scholar based in the United States, is facing a deluge of criticism after publicly endorsing the United Arab Emirates’ decision to normalise ties with Israel – […]
“A political government tries to find the scapegoat when there is pandemic or calamity and the circumstances show that there is probability that these foreigners were chosen to make them a scapegoat,” the court said in its order. Press Trust of India – August 22, 2020 Mumbai: The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High […]
Hundreds of thousands of worshippers have gathered across the world to perform the first day of prayers for the Eid al Adha festival. Muslims in many countries around the world have started celebrating Eid al Adha, the annual festival of sacrifice. It marks the 12th and last month of the Muslim lunar calendar. […]
James Zogby – 31-7-2020 Zogby is founder and president of the Arab American Institute, a fellow at the Sanders Institute, and a member of the Democratic National Committee. I’ve been engaged in Democratic Party platform debates for over three decades and am amazed at how the party consistently gets the section on the Mideast wrong. […]
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) salutes public after a visit to inspect Hagia Sophia Mosque which will be opened on 24th of July for worship after 86 years with Friday prayer, in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 July 2020. Omar Ahmed – July 30 2020 The Hagia Sofia Grand Mosque was opened for public […]
29-7-2020 The annual pilgrimage to Makkah and Madinah has been allowed to take place but with new measures, including less worshippers than previous years, to try and prevent the spread of coronavirus This year only 10,000 people already residing in the kingdom will participate, a tiny fraction of the 2.5million pilgrims from around the world […]
• Jayati Ghosh – professor of economics at Jawaharlal Nehru university, New Delhi Draconian government responses to the pandemic have merely served to widen India’s class, caste, gender and religious divides In February, 12-year-old Jamlo Makdam left her home in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh to work as a farm labourer in the chilli […]
This is the full transcript of the first Friday prayer sermon since the Hagia Sophia’s restoration to a mosque. 24-7-2021 Honorable Muslims! May the blessings and help of Allah and the peacefulness and divine abundance of Friday be upon you! In this blessed hour, in this sacred place, we are witnessing a historic moment. Hagia […]
Philip Weiss JULY 28, 2020 Writer/comedian Seth Rogen was on the Marc Maron podcast yesterday, promoting his new movie “An American Pickle,” which involves Jewish life in the U.S. Maron raised the idea of Jews moving to many places in the world after the Holocaust, and not to Israel. Rogen agreed: I think that’s a better strategy. […]
Muslims around Europe hailed the opening of Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Mosque to worship after 86 years with Friday prayer Muslims around Europe hailed the opening of Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Mosque to worship after 86 years with Friday prayer, Anadolu Agency reported. Vehbija Secerovic, muezzin of the historic Gazi Husrev-Beg Mosque in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, thanked Turkish President Recep […]
Turkey’s senior administrative court issued a ruling on 1 July that annulled the 1934 decision of the Turkish Council of Ministers to transform Hagia Sophia Mosque into a museum. It was another step in the secularisation of the Republic of Turkey under its founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. “The decision was taken to hand over the […]
