Herzog: Netanyahu’s first 100 days of nothing
“The Iran deal will pass, the world is running to Iran to do business and open embassies, and no one is listening to Israel.” Source: The Jerusalem Post Prime Minister […]
Palestinian Christians scuffle with Israeli forces over divisive wall
By AFP – Aug 19,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian Christian worshippers and priests arrive for an open-air mass to protest against the building of Israel’s controversial barrier in the Cremisan Valley, which lies between the sprawling settlement of Gilo in occupied East Jerusalem, and the West Bank settlement of Har […]
Germany vows to fight xenophobia after attacks on refugee home
By Reuters – Aug 23,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A migrant tries to pass a fence near the town of Idomeni, on the border between former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece, on Saturday (AFP photo) BERLIN — Germany’s interior minister led calls on Sunday for a crackdown on right-wing militants and […]
Isis blinds journalists with its barbarity, but we must continue to report, All sides of the story must be heard
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Looking at the obscene photograph of old archeologist Khaled al-Asaad’s headless corpse tied to a lamp-post in Palmyra – another image for the library of pornography that Isis produces weekly – I was struck by how deeply the “Islamic Caliphate” has stabbed the world of […]
Serious issue that needs to be defused
Aug 22,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Musa Keilani Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem has been targeted by many times in attempts to destroy it in order to build the Third Temple on the same site. This week marks the 46th anniversary of the first attempt to burn the mosque, on August […]
567. Commandment – Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion …
567. Commandment – Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion, and who have not driven you forth from your homes, that you be kind to them and act equitably towards them; surely Allah loves those who are equitable [60:9] Allah forbids you not, […]
Malala Yusufzai given 24 police protection
Malala Yousufzai has been afforded police protection after increased threats on her life, just a week after passing state exams with flying colors. Mon, August 24, 2015 Malala Yousufzai, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and female education campaigner, has received 24-hour police protection from the UK government after an increase in threats to […]
8-year-old US boy gets new pair of ears grown by Indian-origin doctor
8-year-old US boy gets new pair of ears grown by Indian-origin doctor Washington, Aug 23: An Indian-origin doctor in the US created history after successfully growing outer ears from rib cartilage in an 8-year-old boy from Ohio. Dr Ananth Murthy, director of plastic surgery at Akron Children’s Hospital attained the […]
Video: The world’s best known atheist, Richard Dawkins does seem to believe in a Creator God
Epigraph: Who has created seven heavens in harmony. No incongruity canst thou see in the creation of the Gracious God. Then look again: Seest thou any flaw? Aye, look again, […]
Anti-Muslim poster displayed at UK eatery sparks controversy
Tribune: Anti-Muslim poster displayed at UK eatery sparks controversy Customers of a local eatery in Middlesex, England were angered after seeing an anti-Muslim poster displayed on its notice board telling Muslims […]
UAE takes a ‘landmark’ decision, allots land for buliding first temple in Abu Dhabi
The United Arab Emirates Sunday decided to allot land for building a temple in Abu Dhabi, the first in the Emirati capital after Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his two-day […]
The irony of Pakistan: The nation has become the opposite of the qualities Jinnah admired
Dawn: All sorts of ironies are often pointed out about what happened to Pakistan after the early demise of its founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Shamim Ahmed in his article, “A Leaf from Jinnah’s Life” (Dawn, 1948), described Jinnah to be a supremely confident man who, before leaving for England to […]