How sharia law became embedded in our political debate
Source: The Washington Post At a campaign stop in Fort Dodge, Iowa, this week, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was asked about keeping sharia law out of the United States. “Guys,” […]
The Sunni vs. Shia schism, and why it matters 1,300 years later
Source: Macleans It would be simplistic to say the sectarian outrage over Saudi Arabia’s execution of a Shia cleric was only religion-driven—and would ignore key history By Brian Bethune Sunni […]
Is it OK to look Muslim in America?
Source: Al-Jazeera by Rafia Zakaria Larycia Hawkins’ solidarity message goes beyond wearing the headscarf for a day. That’s exactly what America needs On Jan. 6, Wheaton College — a private […]
Barack Obama slams gun lobby ‘fiction’ and conspiracy theories
Source: The Guardian Barack Obama tore into the nation’s largest gun lobby on Thursday as he sought support for his actions on gun control, accusing the National Rifle Association of […]
Google Cardboard saves baby’s life
Source: CNN (CNN)A toy-like cardboard contraption that sells for less than $20 online has helped save the life of a baby who was so sick that doctors told her parents […]
Lebanon awaits winner in regional war: Shias or Sunnis? Iran, Saudi Arabia or Isis?
Source: The Guardian A doctor specialised in geriatrics tells me he has more and more patients presenting with conditions stemming from anxiety. “It’s somehow worse than the civil war [1975-90],” […]
California’s Faith-Based Pregnancy Centers Must Now Inform Women About Abortion Options
Source: Huffington Post SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – The Ninth Circuit on Thursday refused to block a new California law that requires pregnancy care centers to notify patients about state-funded contraception and abortion services. Three faith-based pregnancy care centers sued the state in October, claiming the Reproductive FACT (Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive […]
Why don’t black and white Americans live together?
Source: BBC By Rajini Vaidyanathan Legal segregation in the US may have ended more than 50 years ago. But in many parts of the country, Americans of different races aren’t […]
Muslims in Queens Welcome Shift in Scrutiny to Police
Source: The New York Times Ahmad Alsalkhadi, an immigrant from Jordan, has never had a run-in with the police, but he works in a section of Astoria, Queens, that has […]
NYC settles lawsuits over Muslim surveillance by police
Source: Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department will tighten safeguards against illegal surveillance of Muslims in secret investigations of terror threats and install a civilian […]
Let’s not allow a fringe group of twisted terrorists to divide Canadians- Lal Khan Malik
Source: Montreal Gazette Lal Khan Malik, of Vaughan, Ont., is national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of Canada and is one of the founders of the “Stop the CrISIS” […]
Video series: Slavery in America: The Roots
Roots: The Saga of an American Family is a novel written by Alex Haley and first published in 1976. It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured […]
Islam for Europe: Which Islam?
Written by Dr. Abdul Alim: Are Islam and Europe incompatible? Unfortunately a large number of Europeans think that Islam is not compatible with their way of life. But is that […]
War-Weary Families Find Oasis Amid the Chaos of Iraq
October 11, 2014 Filled under Iraq Daily News No Comments Iraq Daily News – Tucked into a remote canyon a two-hour drive north of the Kurdish capital of Irbil, this small town is a beacon for Iraqis who pine for a quiet, safe life after decades of […]
Views from Iran: Rouhani urges S. Arabia to abandon ‘wrong path’
Source: Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the Saudi Arabian government should compensate the past mistakes and abandon the “wrong” path which will […]
Views from Saudi Arabia: KSA rules out Iran war
ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 8 January 2016 JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia does not plan to start a war with Iran because it would be “catastrophic” for the region, according to Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In a wide-ranging interview with The Economist magazine published on Thursday, he said: “It […]
Defiance among rogue settlers as Israel accuses Jewish youth of murder
By Reuters – Jan 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES YISHUV HADAAT, West Bank — The caves around this windy settler outpost, whose name is Hebrew for “Of Sound Mind”, have served as places of meditation and prayer — and, according to Israel — staging ground for the worst Jewish militant […]
History is being made, dangers lurk ahead
Jan 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri At least a dozen different dynamics shape the deteriorating situation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and the consequences this will have across much of the Middle East for some time. The crisis is being analysed through a dizzying array of lenses. These […]
Amman likely to keep a cool head in S. Arabia-Iran crisis — analysts
By Khetam Malkawi – Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Although Jordan is historically known for its ability to maintain balance in its ties with the rest of the world and a moderate foreign policy, especially at times of regional crises, local observers differed on how far Jordan […]
What Death Taught Me
Katie Dreyer Become a fanWriter, traveler, researcher Posted: 01/07/2016 Joan Didion said grief is never how you expect it will be. When I used to think of my mother dying, in the abstract, vague way people do, I imagined myself collapsing in a heap, burying myself in my bed for […]