Oct 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI Two main themes that dominate the public discussions on Syria and Iraq in the United States reflect the poverty and wildly unrealistic nature of this debate. The two themes are gut-wrenching, mind-boggling, heart-shuddering moral anxiety, political frustration and old-fashioned anger at […]
From high-ranking military officials to university professors, those imprisoned since the attempted coup now total 70,756 – although some have been released Robert Fisk Istanbul @indyvoices In a part of the […]
By Keshie Hernitaningtyas, for The Jakarta Post It took twenty five years to build the city of Madinat al-Zahra, which existed for only sixty-five years and laid forgotten beneath the ground […]
Nariman El-MoftyAssociated Press Mecca, Saudi Arabia | Fri, September 16 2016 In this Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 photo, a Pakistani man living near Hira cave reads before sunrise on Noor Mountain, where the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation from God to preach Islam, on the outskirts of Mecca, Saudi […]
Indra BudiariThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Sat, October 8 2016 Religious minorities are continuing to struggle to find appropriate places to worship in Jakarta even though the capital is seen as the most tolerant city in the country. Pressure from intolerant groups is ongoing and the city administration often finds […]
Dawn: by Muhammad Bilal — ISLAMABAD: A joint session of the Parliament unanimously approved anti-honour killing and anti-rape bills moved by PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar on Thursday. The legislation on honour killings will introduce strict punishment for the convicts making it tougher than the ordinary murder cases. Under the new […]