NATO anniversary party turns ugly as US rips Germany, Turkey
AFP April 04, 2019 Vice President Mike Pence delivered a stinging rebuke both to Germany over its level of defense spending Pence also criticized Turkey for buying a major missile […]
Exclusive: U.S. sends message to Turkey, halts F-35 equipment shipments – sources
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 1, 2019 FILE PHOTO: A Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Axel […]
Muslims and Jews face a common threat from white supremacists. We must fight it together
Source: The Guardian From Christchurch to Pittsburgh, the two communities are under attack. It is time to stand united By Jonathan Freedland and Mehdi Hasan The two of us […]
USA: The First American Woman Imam Explains the Rise of Islamic Feminism
From the way we see ourselves to the way we are seen, being Muslim means so many different things to individual women across the world. In honor of Muslim Women’s Day this year, we’re focusing on the way Muslim identity presents itself differently—in our personal relationships, our professional endeavors, and […]
On Capitol Hill, persecuted Muslims unite to protect religious minorities’ rights
April 2, 2019 6 Min Read Rushan Abbas, founder of the Campaign for Uighurs, speaks at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus’ reception at Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on […]
Starbucks has offered to pay their staff’s university fees – and it will have a bigger knock-on effect than you think
In a world where credentials matter more and more, people need to get through a series of hoops to have successful careers. Could this move make things easier for students […]
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Details of horrific first voyages in transatlantic slave trade revealed Exclusive: As the world ignores the ignominious 500th anniversary of the buying and selling of slaves between Africa and the […]
History: When the Americans bombed a Swiss city
By Sibilla Bondolfi (Text), Ester Unterfinger (Photo editing) Residents of the community of Feuerthalen rescue their belongings from the fire. After 371 bombs were dropped, numerous fires broke out. (Walter […]
To understand the far right, look to their bookshelves
Source: The Guardian By Elif Shafak is a novelist and political scientist From Jordan Peterson to Thilo Sarrazin, rightwing writers are bringing once fringe ideas into the mainstream used to live […]
This summer, I’ll attend the wedding of a child bride in the Deep South — the same place where my 32-year-old friend is a grandmother
Judges still sign off on young girls getting married at ages younger than 18 — and sometimes even younger than the state’s age of consent — shockingly often across the […]
Trump’s counter-intelligence strategy
Mar 31,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – KENT HARRINGTON ATLANTA — For more than two years, US President Donald Trump has heaped praise on the world’s authoritarians, disrespected America’s democratic allies […]
American soldiers aren’t dying for our freedom in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. They’re dying for nothing
Source: Independent Voices By Gerrod A Laber No mother wants to think that her child died in vain. But, as two more Americans die in Afghanistan this week, we need […]
New Book: Muslim Contributions to Sciences
A new book Muslim Contribution to Sciences was published this month from Berlin Germany. Here is the bibliographic information: Name : Muslim Contributions to Sciences Author: Zakaria Virk, Toronto Publisher: […]
Quebec’s religious symbol ban targets minorities in the name of secularism
Source: The Guardian By Martin Patriquin Bill 62 is the fruit of over a decade of institutionalized animus directed towards the province’s religious minorities The government of Quebec, Canada’s second-most populous […]
Teen boys rated their female classmates based on looks. The girls fought back.
Source: The Washington Post By Samantha Schmidt March 26 Yasmin Behbehani had just walked into her third-period health class when her friend asked her if she had seen the list. “There’s […]
AIPAC Is Losing Control of the Narrative on Israel
Source: The Atlantic By EMMA GREEN MAR 26, 2019 KEVIN LAMARQUE / REUTERS It was the final day of AIPAC’s annual policy conference in Washington, D.C., and the star of […]
What caused the clergy sex abuse crisis? Catholic universities are pushing for debate on the answer.
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein March 27 The Catholic clergy sex abuse crisis is caused by a too-fawning deference to clerics called “clericalism.” Or a failure to guard against […]
USA: Adnan Virk to debut ‘ChangeUp’ baseball show on DAZN
By Neil Bestneil.best@newsday.com @sportswatchMarch 28, 2019 4:52 PM PRINT Adnan Virk and Roger Clemens speak Tuesday during an event in Manhattan to promote the DAZN show “ChangeUp.” Photo Credit: Newsday/Neil Best The show is called “ChangeUp,” which certainly describes Adnan Virk’s sudden career turn, but it happened so quickly it was […]
CONTROVERSIAL WEAPONS: Killer robots: ‘do something’ or ‘do nothing’?
By Simon Bradley THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 29, 2019 The US X-47B unmanned autonomous aircraft being tested in 2015 (U.S. Navy Photo by Liz Wolter) Countries […]
US-Arab relations at stake
Mar 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL At a time when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted by Israel’s attorney general on corruption charges only few weeks before the upcoming Israeli elections take place, […]