Israel’s Itamar Ben Gvir and the United Arab Emirates’ Ambassador to Israel Mohamed Al Khaja greet…
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Explained: Why Jewish worship at Al-Aqsa Mosque is controversial
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir prays at Al-Aqsa Mosque on 3 January (social media)…
Alcohol licenses now free in Dubai, the city removes the 30% tax on all alcohol sales
By Muslim Mirror Desk Dubai has suspended both the personal liquor license fee and the municipality’s…
Mahsa Amini, Iranian women and the Western media By Yasmeen Khan
Mahsa Amini, Iranian women and the Western media The death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini…
Israel’s untenable foundations exposed as Netanyahu brings in the bulldozers By Eyal Chowers in Jerusalem
Israeli activists and members of the LGBTQ+ community protest outside parliament in Jerusalem, on 29 December…
Everything you need to know about Israel’s radical regime change Don’t say you weren’t warned
Benjamin Netanyahu adjusts his kippah after speaking at a special session of the Knesset to approve…
Jordan’s protests could be the second wave of an ‘Arab Spring’
Jordanian security forces deploy armoured vehicles in the southern city of Maan on 16 December 2022,…
Israel: Far-right coalition raises spectre that doctors could refuse treatment on religious grounds
Jewish Power party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir defends the rights of religious Jews to refuse services based…
Not a Joke, the Pentagon Wants to Name a Warship the USS Fallujah
U.S. soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division patrol at a coalition checkpoint in Fallujah, Iraq, on…
Syria rights monitor obtains death certificates of hundreds of detainees in Assad prisons
People take part in a protest organised by Syrian activists, calling for the release of political…
The Israel you knew, has not ‘gone’ it never existed
Israel’s war on Palestine is not confined to the battlefield. It is also waged in the…
Saudi Arabia: MBS can get closer to China but he still needs US protection by Madawi al-Rasheed
Saudi Crown Prince greets Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in…
Jews are leaving Israel in disillusion. They’ve been leaving for a long time by Joseph Massad
A man looks at a flight information board in the departures terminal at Ben Gurion International…
MDL Beast: Women molested at Saudi music festival despite anti-harassment campaigns
Saudi fans attend the first MDL Beast, an electronic music festival held in Banban, on the…
Tracing the history behind the great Umayyad mosque of Damascus
The courtyard of the mosque with its mosaics and decorations is designed to resemble the Islamic…
Remembering Crusader cannibalism in Syria
12 December 1098 the Crusader siege of Ma’arrat Al-Numan came to a gruesome end. A European army…
The rise of the far-right exposes the fallacy of Israel’s ‘values’
Far-right Israelis holding Israeli flags stage “flag march” starting in West Jerusalem on April 20, 2022.…
Tantura massacre: Documentary exposes Israel’s foundational myth
Teddy Katz features in the film Tantura (Yonathan Weitzman, courtesy of Reel Peak Films) Filmmaker…