Is war with Iran the next step?
BURHANETTIN DURAN @burhanduran Published 17.05.2019 Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated dangerously over the past week. Although both sides deny that war is imminent, a violent confrontation […]
John Bolton: the man driving the US towards war … any war
Donald Trump’s national security adviser is stoking tensions with North Korea, Iran and Venezuela, in line with decades of taking the most hawkish position on any given issue Julian Borger […]
Ignore the Propaganda: A US War Against Iran Would Be a Costly Mistake
Democrats must make this an election issue to ensure the Trump administration keeps the country out of another war of choice by Richard Silverstein Last Sunday, four oil tankers at […]
Should this cross be removed from public land?
Source: BBC News By James Jeffrey A row in the US state of Maryland over the location of a 40ft-high cross will be resolved by the country’s top court, and […]
As Catholic-Jewish relations warm in Rome, they cool in Chicago
Source: Religion News Service BY Yonat Shimron and Emily McFarlan Miller CHICAGO (RNS) — During a standing-room-only speech at a Roman Catholic church in Chicago this week, Minister Louis Farrakhan attempted to […]
Rashida Tlaib stands by Israel and Holocaust comments despite criticism
Source: CNN By Eli Watkins and Caroline Kelly, CNN Washington (CNN) Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib defended her recent comments about Israel and the Holocaust Sunday after drawing criticism from top Republicans and Israel’s […]
Testing and fasting
Muslim students who observe Ramadan have found themselves fasting during the most stressful time of the academic year. How are colleges helping them? By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf May 14, 2019 […]
Asking the Clergy: How does fasting during Ramadan benefit you physically, spiritually?
Long IslandReligion By Jim Merritt Updated May 16, 2019 Ramadan, the ninth and most important month of the Islamic lunar calendar, continues through June 4. Observing Ramadan, which commemorates […]
‘Our mosques are their mosques’: Muslims invite fellow Americans to Open Mosque Day
Kristin Lam USA TODAY Published 10:56 Muslims across the country will open their mosques to neighbors of all backgrounds Saturday, inviting people for conversations and a meal. During a time […]
From the Middle East to Northern Ireland, western states are all too happy to avoid culpability for war crimes
There are parallels between the sudden growth of the warped mindset which proposes to exonerate murderers before they commit their crime and historically murderous military regimes Robert Fisk @indyvoices The […]
How to buy a revolution: Sudan’s story
IMRAN JAN Published 15.05.2019 The U.S. and regional autocrats are repeating their policy stance from the so-called Arab revolutions against the current Sudanese protests and follow an interest-based strategy backing […]
UAE seeks Gulf ‘de-escalation’ after sabotage attacks on ships
By AFP – May 16,2019 – JORDAN TIMES UAE navy boats are seen next to Al Marzoqah, Saudi Arabian tanker, off the Port of Fujairah, UAE, on Monday (Reuters photo) […]
Containing the raging fire in the Gulf
May 16,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Jordan was among the first countries that condemned the terrorist attacks on four ships off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the […]
Huawei hits back after Trump declares national emergency on telecoms ‘threat’
Order ‘unreasonable’ and will harm US consumers, says Huawei Move bars business with firms posing national security risk Lily Kuo in Beijing, Sabrina Siddiqui and agencies Thu 16 May 2019 […]
As tensions with Iran escalate, the question we should all be asking is: who’s really in charge in the White House?
The president needs to step up and take control of the situation — and fast Jay Caruso Washington DC The Independent Voices Because of escalating tensions with Iran, Donald Trump […]
Saudis’ troubled ties in region threaten Trump’s anti-Iran agenda
Bruce Riedel May 9, 2019 Article Summary The Trump administration is tightening the screws on Iran, but Saudi Arabia, Iran’s archnemesis, may not be of help drumming up support […]
‘I don’t understand’: Jacinda Ardern mystified by lack of US gun control
New Zealand prime minister says laws changed after massacres in her country and in Australia Eleanor Ainge Roy in Dunedin @EleanorAingeRoy Wed 15 May 2019 Play Video 0:36 ‘I do […]
No increased Iran threat in Syria or Iraq, top British officer says, contradicting US
Source: The Guardian Deputy commander of anti-Isis coalition rebuts White House justification for sending troops By Julian Borger in Washington The top British general in the US-led coalition against Isis […]
Why this US restaurant owner gives out free meals
Video Washington DC restaurant owner Kazi Mannan experienced poverty growing up in Pakistan. Now he wants to help those in need. Video by Hannah Long-Higgins and Vruti Venkatesan source: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-48259647/why-this-us-restaurant-owner-gives-out-free-meals
Local mosque opens its doors for Ramadan
Masroor Mosque, 5640 Hoadly Road, is welcoming area residents for Friday Jumah prayers and a special Iftar dinner on Saturday, May 18. Courtesy photo Prince William County’s Ahmadiyya Muslim […]