US threatens to arrest ICC judges who probe war crimes
By AFP – Sep 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES WASHINGTON — The United States threatened Monday to arrest and sanction judges and other officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) if […]
Turkey changes road name for new US embassy to ‘Malcolm X Street’
ANKARA — Turkey on Saturday renamed the road where the new US embassy is to be located after the American black Muslim civil rights campaigner Malcolm X, its latest use […]
Robot soldiers and ‘enhanced’ humans will fight future wars, defence experts say
Ministry of Defence report suggests technological advances will see new frontiers for warfare opening up in space and cyberspace Josh GabbatissScience Correspondent @josh_gabbatiss Future warfare will likely be conducted by […]
Escaping Pakistani persecution, Ahmadi activist finds refuge — and purpose — in US
August 1, 2017 Members of the Ahmadi Muslim community hold the names of victims as they stand over their graves in Chenab Nagar, located in Punjab’s Chiniot District, about 125 […]
My son’s death proves the harm of weaponizing belief
Source: CNN By Dennis Shepard (CNN)This year marks the 20th year since the death of my son, Matt Shepard, in Laramie, Wyoming. His murder at the age of 21 sparked […]
How Muslims Became The Enemy
Source: Huffington Post By Juan Cole, who is collegiate professor of history at the University of Michigan. He runs a news and commentary webzine on U.S. foreign policy and progressive politics, […]
Jamal Khashoggi: UK and US ‘could boycott’ Saudi conference
Media captionJamal Khashoggi: What we know about the journalist’s disappearance Britain and the US are considering boycotting a major international conference in Saudi Arabia after the disappearance of Saudi […]
Trump’s secret for survival
Oct 13,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI President Donald Trump has been called all sorts of names and charged with a variety of offences, most of them grave enough […]
MIDDLE EAST DIVIDED ON NIKKI HALEY’S LEGACY
“Rest assured, Iran’s regime is terrified about who Trump/Pompeo will appoint next,” noted human rights activist and commentator Heshmat Alavi. BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN OCTOBER 10, 2018 05:59 U.N. Ambassador […]
Scientists See a Treatment for Vision Loss in Lab-Grown Retinas
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are exploring new treatments for vision loss after growing human retinas from scratch, according to a new paper published in the […]
Abuse survivors angry over Pope’s praise for fallen cardinal
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke (CNN) Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the embattled archbishop of Washington and one of the church’s most powerful Americans. But the Pope’s high […]
In rural Madagascar, women face the ripple effects of U.S. abortion politics
Source: The Washington Post By Max Bearak and Africa bureau chief based in Nairobi BETSINGILO, Madagascar — Nana thought for a second, and then shook her head. Donald Trump? No, never heard […]
US lawmakers call on Trump to help detained Chinese Muslims
Source: Associated Press By YANAN WANG and DAKE KANG BEIJING (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers wants President Donald Trump to help Muslims respond to a sweeping crackdown […]
All 15 Texas Catholic dioceses to name accused priests
Source: Associated Press By DAVID WARREN October 11, 2018 FILE – In this Aug. 19, 2018, file photo, Bishop Edward Burns addresses the media during a news conference at that […]
When norms clash with concerns of a supreme power
Oct 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – MARWAN M. OBEIDAT I have recently read Kelly J. Shannon’s US Foreign Policy and Muslim Women’s Human Rights, a book which comprises 7 chapters: Chapter […]
If the worst is proved in the Jamal Khashoggi affair, the US and the UK will have a case to answer too
Even as Yemen has become the scene of the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe Washington and London have given rock solid backing to the Saudis David Wearing @davidwearing At around 1.30pm last […]
On International Day of the Girl, Michelle Obama announced her new Global Girls Alliance
On International Day of The Girl, Michelle Obama announced her new Global Girls Alliance. pic.twitter.com/yhXclr25V4 — HuffPost (@HuffPost) October 11, 2018 The Muslim Times has the best collection of […]
Today is the International Day of the Girl and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You
Inspiration from Nobel Laureate @Malala Yousafzai for International Day of the Girl – and beyond.#DayoftheGirl pic.twitter.com/kMAGqM37Nr — The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 11, 2018 Since 2012, 11 October has been […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Leader to Visit America
Source: PWL International Muslim Leader His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad will tour the United States. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA announces the U.S. tour of His Holiness the Khalifa of Islam, Mirza Masroor Ahmad. This tour will last from Oct. 15 to Nov. 5, and is the Khalifa’s first visit […]
US lawmakers call on Trump to help detained Chinese Muslims
Source: Associated Press By YANAN WANG and DAKE KANG BEIJING (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers wants President Donald Trump to help Muslims respond to a sweeping crackdown […]