Traffickers kill 12 migrants trying to flee Libya camp — UN
By AFP – Jun 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES GENEVA — More than 12 migrants were shot dead by human traffickers last week while trying to escape a camp in Libya, […]
EU handouts not always the answer for Africa’s returning migrants
Sofia Christensen, Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) – When Fatou Kine’s failed attempt to reach Europe left her jobless and penniless in Algeria, she turned to an agency she had heard […]
Over 100 migrants escape from Libya trafficking camp
Migrants returning from Niger after fleeing Libya. (File photo: AFP) (AFP) May 26, 2018 14:06 The migrants from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia were being held hostage and tortured TRIPOLI: More than […]
Arab Origins of Cryptology
By: Mohammed I. Al-Suwaiyel This article is the summary of a presentation given by Dr. Al-Suwaiyel at Oxford University. The presentation provides an insight into the works of Muslim Scholars […]
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to set up a scientific committee to study a dam Ethiopia is building on a tributary of the Nile
By AFP – May 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi speaks during ‘5th National Youth Congress’ in a session ‘Ask the President’ in Cairo, Egypt, on […]
We need hope
May 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Jawad Anani According to Ibrahim Badran, former minister of education, the Arab citizen has become immune to shocks. Hardly any day passes by without […]
A new economy for the Middle East and North Africa
May 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES By Rabah Arezki and Hafez Ghanem WASHINGTON, DC — Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) possess all of the ingredients they need to leapfrog into the digital future. They have large, well-educated youth populations that have already adopted new digital and mobile […]
Donald Trump has shown himself to be the American version of Gaddafi in his behaviour towards Iran and the nuclear deal
Having withdrawn America from the Iran nuclear deal with such capriciousness, the US president has demonstrated that – like the late Libyan leader – he is totally divorced from reality Robert Fisk @indyvoices ‘How Donald […]
Charities plan food aid for struggling Egyptians during Ramadan
Reuters Staff CAIRO (Reuters) – Millions of Egyptians struggling to cope with economic hardship caused by austerity measures will get some relief during the coming Muslim holy month of Ramadan, […]
In Tunisia, Jews gather at Africa’s oldest synagogue under tight security
Reuters International This content was published on May 2, 2018 A Jewish woman lights candles inside the Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia May 2, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (reuters_tickers) By Tarek […]
These Prominent French Figures Tried to Get Verses Removed From the Quran and Were Rejected
Source: Popsugar.com 29 April, 2018 by Najla Moussa A call to omit verses from the Quran was denounced by Al-Azhar, Egypt’s oldest university and the most renowned Islamic Studies […]
Tunisian Islamist party endorses Jewish candidate
Source: AFP Decked out in a striking blue suit and white shirt, matching his political allegiance, Simon Slama rubs shoulders with fellow candidates ahead of Tunisia’s municipal elections. Nothing unusual […]
Tunisian Islamist party endorses Jewish candidate
By AFP – Apr 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Simon Slama (centre), the only Jewish candidate on the Islamist Ennahdha Party’s list for the municipal elections in the central coastal city […]
Why Arab Scholar Ibn Battuta is the Greatest Explorer of all Time
History Stories By Evan Andrews // July 20, 2017 Explorer Ibn Battuta on horseback. Behind him, a map of his journey. (Credit: INTERFOTO/Alamy Stock Photo) The title of “history’s most […]
Islam in Africa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Great Mosque of Touba, is one of the largest mosques in Senegal, West Africa Islam by country Islam in Africa[show] Islam in Asia[show] Islam […]
Conference on Islam in Global Africa to feature Emir of Kano
Muhammadu Sanusi II, former top banker of Nigeria, to deliver keynote April 23, 2018 | By Mohamed Abdelfattah Muhammadu Sanusi II, current Emir of Kano and former governor of […]
Egypt’s rice farmers see rough times downstream of new Nile mega-dam
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Apr 23,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Farmer Mohamed Abdelkhaleq speaks during an interview with Reuters in a field in the Beheira Governorate, north of Cairo, Egypt, […]
Arab Slave Trade
Slavery December 10, 2016 Alik Shahadah The History of Arab Slavery in Africa Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted, the indifference of those […]
Colossal statue of ‘forgotten’ pharaoh brought to life in 3D images
Source:CNN When a huge statue of a pharaoh was uncovered last year in Matariya, a working-class suburb of Cairo that was once the ancient city of Heliopolis, the press eagerly greeted it as a depiction of the great Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt’s most famous rulers. To many it […]
Ottoman Empire (1301-1922)
Introduction The Ottoman Empire The Great Mosque in Damascus, Syria © The Ottoman Empire was the one of the largest and longest lasting Empires in history. It was an empire […]