Education saved my life
Jul 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Mohamed Sidibay NEW YORK — My family was murdered before I could tie my shoes. As a young boy in Sierra Leone, years that […]
Meet the ‘first woman in history’ to be elected mayor of an Arab capital
by Narjas Zatat in new Picture: EPA The Tunisian people have elected the capital’s first female mayor. Souad Abderrahim was officially elected mayor of Tunis, winning 33.8 per cent […]
How Libya holds the key to solving Europe’s migration crisis
7 July 2018 The European Union wants to set up migrant “reception centres” in North Africa to process the thousands of Africans trying to reach Europe. This has been rejected […]
Briefing On Human Rights and Religious Freedom – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
July 6, 2018 House Foreign Affairs Committee Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Statement of Eric Goldstein, Deputy Director, Human Rights Watch Middle East and North Africa Division I wish […]
View from Turkey: It is payback time against the colonialists
İLNUR ÇEVIK @ilnurcevik Migrants rest at a makeshift emergency center at Barbate’s municipal sports center in the south of Spain, June 29. Instead of facing the reality of the […]
Malta detains second charity ship as death toll at sea rises
Governments say charity ships help human traffickers, charities say policy will cause more deaths at sea By Reuters – Jul 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants look at the sea […]
One in 10 players at the World Cup were born outside the country they play for
WORLDLY CUP Morocco’s multinational squad. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Youyou Zhou June 14, 2018 The players on Morocco’s World Cup team will receive instructions in three languages: English, French, and Arabic. Fully 17 of the 23-person squad were not born in Morocco: eight in France, five in the Netherlands, two in […]
Four lessons from Egypt’s World Cup experience
Jun 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Mohamed A. El Erian LAGUNA BEACH — Egypt’s national football team rode to Russia for its first World Cup finals in 28 years on […]
Three babies dead, 100 missing in migrant shipwreck off Libya
Source: Dawn The lifeless bodies of three babies were brought ashore in Libya on Friday, victims of a Mediterranean migrant shipwreck in which survivors say 100 people are still missing. Around 120 migrants were aboard the inflatable craft when it ran into trouble, according to survivors taken to Al-Hmidiya, east […]
Why Indonesia Shows the IOM Isn’t Necessarily Helping Migrants
As the U.N. migration agency faces criticism over its actions in Libya, researchers Cameron Doig and Asher Hirsch find parallels in its work in Indonesia. They warn against ‘blue-washing’ IOM […]
Legal norms on migrants overdue
Jun 23,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi The migrant narrative in Europe and the US is not over blown for no reason, as it is taking a heavy […]
Countries wanting to tackle migration should follow Switzerland’s lead and boost local economies rather than punish individuals
Switzerland wants to give Tunisians an incentive to stay home rather than leave for Europe, but instead of building walls it’s investing in promoting tourism to the region to create jobs […]
EU: Africa refugee centers won’t be like Guantanamo Bay
By DW Latest update : 2018/06/22 The EU says plans to return migrants rescued at sea to detention centers in North Africa won’t lead to inhumane conditions. Rights groups fear […]
EU admits no African country has agreed to host migration centre
Plan to prevent deaths at sea revealed as Italy cries foul over summit called to help Germany Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Patrick Wintour Thu 21 Jun 2018 Refugees shout […]
Migrants at sea: Viva España!
EMRE GÖNEN Migrant children onboard the French NGO’s Aquarius as the rescue ship is on its way to Spain, June 15. For all who cherish human rights and have empathy […]
End the wars to halt the refugee crisis
Home » Opinion » Ramzy Baroud Jun 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Europe is facing the most significant refugee crisis since World War II. All attempts at resolving the issue have […]
The surprise place where hijab can spell trouble
By Dina Aboughazala BBC Monitoring 15 June 2018 “It is easier to be wearing hijab in London than Cairo.” This is how 47-year-old Dalia Anan describes her experience as a […]
Over a decade ago I made legal history in Egypt, but to fight for women’s rights we need to change the culture, not just the laws
Arab Muslim societies continue to treat women as second class citizens, as protectors of the family’s ‘honour’, as potential sources of disgrace rather than individuals who have rights Hind Elhinnawy […]
For Some in Tunisia, Ramadan Is a Test of Personal Freedom
Source: The New York Times By Lilia Blaise TUNIS — Ramadan ends this week, and that comes none too soon for some in Tunisia — not least the hundred or so […]
Christians want marriages recognized in Morocco
Source: Reuters By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) – Christian convert Loubna and her husband Kamal marry in a small ceremony in a meeting room of a human rights group in […]