French troops patrol alongside US soldiers in Manbij
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL It has been reported that there are approximately 250 French soldiers in regions that are under the control of the SDF, including Kobane, Raqqa and Deir […]
Trump won’t apologize for harsh rhetoric aimed at Muslims By Bob Fredericks
By Bob Fredericks April 30, 2018 | Modal Trigger Getty Images President Trump on Monday declined to apologize for his incendiary comments about Muslims and calls for a Muslim immigration […]
Discrimination, intolerance against Muslims on the decline but general situation worrisome: OIC report
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Reuters File Photo For quite some time, Islamophobia has been growing strongly in the West and has continued to take root through intensive campaigns and public discourses […]
US pushes Riyadh to confront Tehran, stirs crisis — Iran leader
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Apr 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This handout photo provided by the office of Iran’s supreme leader on Monday shows Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivering a speech […]
Michigan GOP Politician Is Spreading Conspiracy Theories About His Muslim Opponent
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla COLBECK FOR GOVERNOR/FACEBOOK State Sen. Patrick Colbeck, a Republican, is vying to be Michigan’s next governor. A Republican gubernatorial candidate in Michigan is facing […]
Many Americans Prefer A ‘Higher Power’ To The God Of The Bible, Study Finds
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla TONY ANDERSON VIA GETTY IMAGES Almost three-quarters of religious “nones” believe in a higher power of some kind. The Pledge of Allegiance describes the […]
Two injured as vehicle goes over wall at Ahmadiyya Islamic organization’s headquarters
Source: The WP A vehicle jumped a retaining wall and fell into a below-ground enclosure in Montgomery County Sunday at the headquarters of an Islamic organization, authorities said.Two occupants of the vehicle were trapped inside, but were extricated and taken to hospitals with injuries described as not life-threatening.The incident occurred […]
8 journalists, 4 policemen among 25 people killed in twin Kabul blasts
Source: Dawn A coordinated double suicide bombing hit central Kabul on Monday morning, killing 25 people and wounding 45 others. Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanekzai confirmed that four policemen were killed, while an Afghan media watchdog, the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC), confirmed that eight journalists were also killed. The […]
The Inter-Korean Summit, in Summary
Apr 27, 2018 | (KOREA SUMMIT PRESS POOL/Getty Images) Highlights The highly symbolic meeting between the two Korean leaders produced a declaration with long-expected agreements on nonaggression, humanitarian exchanges, peace-building […]
Muslim community invites teachers into mosque, asking for ‘peace through understanding’
The goal was to break misconceptions of Islam Sanjay Maru · CBC News · Posted: Apr 27, 2018 Aleem Khan participated in a door-to-door campaign in 2013, informing people that […]
After destroying Libya, France in Syria
HAKKI ÖCAL @hakkiocal The Delphi Initiative network “Defend Democracy Press” issued a very brief commentary based on a report by Anadolu Agency that French troops entered Syria’s Al-Hasakah Governorate […]
Emperors and Empires
Apr 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ali Kassay For many centuries, trade was the mainstay of most economies. Empires and civilisations made a living from transporting commodities, such as silk […]
What mysteries lie in the ruins of the Scientific Studies and Research Centre in Damascus?
While we believe all Arab dictators regularly lie, we Western folk are supposed to hold our own leaders to account – and ensure that they tell the truth when they […]
Ex-NFL Player Says He Was Violently Arrested After Cops Mistook His Phone For A Gun
Source: Huffington Post By David Moye A video showing former NFL player Desmond Marrow being violently arrested by police in Henry County, Georgia, is going viral, and one of the […]
Trump hosts ‘extraordinary woman’ Merkel for White House talks
Source: The Local Donald Trump warmly welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House Friday for talks the US president said would focus on Iran, international trade and military […]
Starbucks case highlights need to continue fight against discrimination
Apr 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi The case of the two “black Americans” who were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks coffee shop on April 12 caught my […]
US-owned Christian radio station in Rwanda shut down for saying women are evil
Source: CNN By Munachim Amah, CNN (CNN)A US-owned local radio station has been shut down for insulting women in Rwanda, authorities say. The Amazing Grace Christian Radio, a radio station that […]
Ending war in Syria possible without outside intervention
Apr 19,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Jonathan Power A total of 500,000 dead and counting. President Bashar Assad is going full blast at reducing the parts of his country still standing, […]
Will America go to war?
Apr 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Jonathan Power A speech of General George Patton, a famous World War II warrior, has an uncanny resemblance to the philosophy of Donald Trump. […]
Global religious freedom commission cites 28 key nations for ‘ongoing downward trend’
Source: Religion News Service By Adelle M. Banks (RNS) — The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom cited more than two dozen countries as main contributors to an “ongoing downward trend” in religious liberty worldwide and called on the Trump administration to prioritize the release of religious prisoners and assist in […]