In Malaysia, Asylum Seekers And Trauma As Currency
Refugees awaiting processing – Betsy Joles Refugees in Malaysia explain how the resettlement process creates a perverse incentive to tailor their past experiences. Betsy Joles NEWS DEEPLY […]
The real reasons behind Washington’s war on UNRWA
Sep 25,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD The US government’s decision to slash funds provided to the United Nations agency that cares for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, is part of a new American-Israeli […]
Blaming the Palestinian split!
Sep 25,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH The split between the Palestinian administrations in the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip has been going on for […]
Two-state solution remains the only answer to Middle East conflict — King of Jordan
By JT – Sep 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — […]
Donald Trump’s speech at the UN betrayed how little knowledge he actually has about foreign policy
Voices The president’s new approach isn’t just lacking in compassion; it’s lacking in any common sense Holly Baxter @h0llyb4xter The Independent Voices https://players.brightcove.net/624246174001/BJXA5Px6f_default/index.html?videoId=5839845737001&customParams=videoID%3A5839845737001%3BarticleId%3A8554831%3Bgs_channels%3ANONE%3Bplayertype%3Aautoplay%3Btopictags%3Adonaldtrump%2Cunitednations%2Cmakeamerica_great_again%2Cimmigration%2Crefugeecrisis&customTargeting=%2F71347885%2F_main_independent%2Fin_voices%2Fin_voices_article&playsinline=true The politics of foreign aid are a […]
Every time we witness genocide we say ‘never again’ – but human nature tells us something different
Holocaust expert Israel Charny’s new book makes uncomfortable reading, as he asks us to examine ‘a truth we haven’t faced fully enough’ Robert Fisk in Jerusalem @indyvoices The Independent Voices […]
China Need Not be Afraid of Tibetan Buddhism, Islam or Christianity?
BBC Documentary about Reincarnation of Khensur Rinpoche Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Many in the West may not be able to locate Tibet on […]
With Vatican Talks and Bulldozers, China Aims to Control Christianity
Source: The New York Times By Ian Johnson BEIJING — Over the last two years, China’s estimated 60 million Christians have felt the power of a newly assertive government eager […]
Top Chinese official from Muslim minority group under investigation
Source: The Washington Post By Anna Fifield September 21 BEIJING — One of the most senior Uighur officials in the Chinese government is being investigated for corruption, the Communist Party’s anti-graft agency […]
India’s most influential Hindu nationalist group is going on a charm offensive
Source: The Washington Post By Joanna Slater September 21 NEW DELHI — The strident Hindu nationalist organization that helped propel Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power is attempting a makeover to […]
Swiss canton St Gallen votes for ban on burqas in public
Source: DW The canton of St Gallen has become the second in Switzerland to vote in favor of a ban on facial coverings in public. The Swiss also voted against […]
Muslim rapper cancels Paris Bataclan concert after far-right protests
Source: Reuters PARIS (Reuters) – A French Muslim rapper said on Friday he was cancelling two gigs at a Paris concert hall attacked by Islamist militants three years ago, saying […]
Catholic bishop in India arrested after being accused of raping nun
Source: CNN By Manveena Suri, CNN New Delhi (CNN)A Catholic bishop in India’s southern state of Kerala was arrested Friday in the alleged rape of a nun, according to a […]
Pope battered by abuse scandal gets warm welcome in Baltics
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Tens of thousands of Lithuanians lined the narrow streets of the Old Town of Vilnius and […]
Vatican, China make breakthrough deal on bishop appointments
Source: Associated Press By FRANCES D’EMILIO VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and China said Saturday they had signed a “provisional agreement” over the appointment of bishops, a breakthrough on […]
What draws women to a religion that says men should be in charge?
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer September 21 NEW ORLEANS — Growing up in rural Mississippi, Gracie Robinson decided early on that she would never get married. In her Baptist […]
Muslims in India have the worst upward mobility
India’s growth story is leaving out its Muslim minority Source: Quartz By Maria Thomas India may have lifted at least 170 million people out of poverty since 1990, but new research suggests overall […]
Rare Tibet Trip Shows China Only Wants a Dalai Lama It Can Control
Source: Bloomberg For three centuries, a succession of Tibetan spiritual and political leaders known as Dalai Lama ruled from a crimson-and-white castle overlooking the city of Lhasa. The Potala Palace […]
San Francisco museum shows off modern Muslim women’s fashion
Source: Associated Press By JANIE HAR SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The head covering is among the most identifiable elements of Muslim women’s dress and most likely to be portrayed as […]
Manto Is Not Only Worth Watching, It Is Also Worth Remembering
Source: Center for Pluralism Kudos to Dr. Shah Alam Khan for such a beautiful review of the film. It one of the best literary pieces on films I have read […]
