Islamic Astronomy from “Star Wars” to Star Tables
By: Glen M. Cooper The most obvious difference between modern and Islamic astronomy is that the latter is primarily mathematical and predictive, and the former has other observational goals, […]
Concerns over Europe seeking to solve its migrant crisis at Libya’s expense
Malek Awny | Published — Friday 17 November 2017 CAIRO: Providing resettlement options for illegal migrants trying to reach Europe is unacceptable for many Libyans and could further aggravate […]
Lebanon’s Hariri to visit Egypt on Tuesday – Hariri’s office
Reuters International This content was published on November 19, 2017 Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon’s Prime Minister while on a visit to Saudi Arabia, talks to […]
Morocco food stampede kills 15 and wounds many
Source: BBC At least 15 people have been killed in a stampede in Morocco while food aid was being handed out.The incident occurred in the town of Sidi Boulaalam in Essaouira province. The aid was being distributed by a private charity.Some reports indicate that up to 40 people were injured […]
Egypt’s foreign minister sent on regional tour amid Lebanon crisis – ministry
Reuters International This content was published on November 11, 2017 1:21 PMNov 11, 2017 – 13:21 FILE PHOTO – Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri speaks to media after the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt meeting to discuss their dispute with Qatar, in […]
Bern meeting: ICRC head hopes for consensus, resettlement agreement at migration conference
This content was published on November 12, 2017 Maurer, who recently visited Yemen, also said his organisation is hoping to use diplomatic channels to gain access to the war-torn country (Keystone) The head of the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is hoping that an upcoming international […]
Mediterranean meeting: Amnesty wants secure path to Europe for migrants in Libya
November 9, 2017 6:10 PMNov 9, 2017 – 18:10 Since the beginning of the year, around 14,000 migrants have been rescued at sea and detained in Libya (Keystone) Ahead of […]
Egypt’s president backs Saudi purge, urges de-escalation with Iran
Reuters International This content was published on November 9, 2017 FILE PHOTO – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi delivers a statement following a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, […]
A moment of religious harmony: Morocco’s little idyll of Jewish-Muslim coexistence
Essaouira sets an example for the rest of the Middle East Nov 2nd 2017 | ESSAOUIRA ONCE a year the little seaside town of Essaouira, in Morocco, reclaims […]
Tackling migration at the source
Nov 02,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Kemal Dervis For citizens of poor countries, migration often is a highly appealing option. The journey to a new country is often perilous, but it promises far greater economic opportunity: average per capita incomes in advanced economies can be more than 50 times higher […]
Historic Jewish quarter of Marrakesh sees revival
This place of worship was built originally in 1492 By AFP – Oct 31,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A woman sits on the side of the road next to a doorway […]
Women find some respite in Libya’s ‘families only’ cafes
By Reuters – Oct 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Women sit at a cafe on a beach in Tripoli, Libya, on Saturday (Reuters photo) TRIPOLI — Fashionable cafes springing up in Libya’s capital are shutting out single men and catering for women looking for a break from the tensions — political […]
As a former US marine, I see Trump’s phone call with a widow being used as a political football and feel like everyone’s missed the point
Civilians in the US don’t seem to understand that we are fighting what we’ve termed the Forever War Peter Lucier Thursday 19 October 2017 We call it the “Forever War”. Waged for 16 years, from Afghanistan and Pakistan, to Iraq, Syria, Yemen, North Africa and beyond, it’s been going on […]
Italian effort to stop migrants fuels bloody battle in Libya
By maggie michael, associated press CAIRO — Oct 5, 2017, 8:20 AM ET The Associated Press WATCH Migrant Crisis: The Harrowing Plight of Refugee Families http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/italian-effort-stop-migrants-fuels-bloody-battle-libya-50298950 It began when a Libyan militia paid by Italy to stop migrants heading to Europe intercepted a group of human traffickers offshore. That confrontation […]
How France Is Making Libya Worse
Macron Is Strengthening Haftar By Jalel Harchaoui On July 25, at peace talks in Paris convened by French President Emmanuel Macron, the leaders of Libya’s two main factions—Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli and Marshal Khalifa Haftar of the self-styled Libyan […]
‘Rescued migrants lucky to dodge Libyan coastal clampdown’
By Reuters – Sep 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants on a rubber boat are rescued by the SOS Mediterranee organisation during a search and rescue operation, as the Libyan Coast […]
Tunisia scraps ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslims
Source: Arab News TUNIS: Tunisia has abolished a decades-old ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslims, the presidency said Thursday. “Congratulations to the women of Tunisia for the enshrinement of the […]
Stemming the Flow Why Europe’s Migrant Strategy Is an Illusion
Europe hopes that the fates of African migrants will soon be decided at facilities in Chad or Niger. It is a wonderful idea, but also a misleading illusion. In truth, Europe’s primary focus is on shutting down the Mediterranean route. By Mirco Keilberth, Peter Müller and Maximilian Popp […]
266 Ahmadis among a community of 2,000 have faced bogus prosecution over the past 15 months in Algeiria
Source: huffingtonpost.com Algeria rejects a Spanish ambassador and draws fire from Human Rights Watch over treatment of minorities. Madrid tried to send José Maria Ridao, a formed ambassador to UNESCO, to represent Spain, but Algiers slammed him for his history of visits and lectures in Morocco. Meanwhile, an HRW communique calls […]
Women Inherit Less Under Islam. One Country’s Changing the Rules
Source: Bloomberg By Jihen Laghmari, Caroline Alexander and Tarek El-Tablawy Halima Ben Diafi says her brothers spent their summer enjoying Tunisia’s Mediterranean coast while she was stuck in the capital, […]