Get ready for World War III
US must be ready for simultaneous wars with China and Russia, congressional panel report says Previous 1 / 3 In this image released by the US Department of Defense, the world’s […]
Insulted and angry
Oct 09,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby When a Department of Homeland Security senior official called with a heads-up about the Biden administration’s formal announcement of Israel’s admission […]
America’s shameful neglect of its Afghan friends and allies
LUKE COFFEY October 06, 2023 Since the Taliban returned to power there has been no shortage of crises facing Afghanistan. A humanitarian disaster is affecting millions of Afghans. Food insecurity […]
No enemy has chance of survival in case of nuclear strike: Putin
BY AGENCIES ISTANBUL OCT 05, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Russia, Oct. 5, […]
‘But what about the Palestinian cause?’
FAISAL J. ABBAS October 04, 2023 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made four things crystal clear about the Palestinian-Israeli issue during his recent interview on Fox News: One: Yes, […]
Thirty years after Oslo, we should not give up on peace in the Middle East
Oct 05,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Josep Borrell Thirty years ago, on 13 September 1993, Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin shook hands to seal the “Oslo Accords,” which were supposed to lead to a permanent settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict within five years. I remember feeling at that time the […]
Ahmed: How devout Muslims and 2SLGBTQ individuals can co-exist
Differing beliefs — even profound ones — should not automatically lead to hostility. Rather, all sides should exhibit respect, civility and tolerance for each other. Author of the article: Luqman […]
Oslo Accords’ gloomy 30th anniversary
YOSSI MEKELBERG October 03, 2023 We all love a story with a happy ending, but tragically the Oslo Accords is not one of these. Instead, it is one of a […]
Brooklyn Muslims hold Friday Prayer in car-free street
A local mosque in Brooklyn has been given green light to block the street in front of its premises to organize Friday prayers. AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): A local mosque in […]
Global production of Islamophobia exists in many layers: Experts
BY MEHMET ÇELIK DOHA OCT 01, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Ebrahim Rasool speaks at the conference, Doha, Qatar, Sept. 30, 2023. (Daily Sabah Photo) With Islamophobia now an institutionalized global phenomenon […]
I’ve studied thousands of near-death experiences and have become convinced there’s an afterlife
By CASSIDY MORRISON SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 16:17 BST, 29 August 2023 View comments Seeing a bright light or hovering as a spirit over one’s own body have become cultural tropes […]
The curse of the ‘two-state solution’ as a normalisation tool
September 26, 2023 at 12:18 pm US President Joe Biden (L) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July […]
No compensation for Iraqi victims of US torture and abuse in Abu Ghraib prison
September 28, 2023 at 1:20 pm A cell is seen within the former Abu Ghraib prison on 4 August 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq [Scott Nelson/Getty Imag The US has failed […]
A tragedy is unfolding in the poorest countries
Sep 25,2023 – JORDAN TIMES By Indermit Gill and M. Ayhan Kose WASHINGTON, DC — The poorest countries are in desperate straits, and the rest of the world is looking […]
How the US failed Oslo
Sep 25,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby The breakthrough of the Oslo Accords was not in its details, but rather in its opening sentences in which the Israeli […]
Peak China, a declining USA and the future of Africa
Commentary / WritePeace blog Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Photo: Peter Mitchell/Unsplash 3 July 2023 Indices to measure soft, hard and smart power are back in vogue to the extent that the Economist magazine […]
Should we borrow from other cultures? Of course we should, just as we always have
The ObserverCulture Yascha Mounk Cultural appropriation is the bogeyman of our time. Let’s celebrate the joy of cross-pollination Sun 24 Sep 2023 10.02 BST Human beings have, ever since they developed distinct cultures, always worried that their purity might soon be blemished. In ancient Greece, Therpandrus caused offence by adding […]
What is an Islamic mortgage and how do they work?
by Nick Green Last updated 21 March 2023 Islam forbids interest-bearing loans, so Muslims may prefer to seek a halal alternative when purchasing a property. There are a range of Islamic […]
AI’s ‘insane’ translation mistakes endanger US asylum cases
DISCRIMINATION 5 DAYS AGO Activists say government contractors and aid organisations are increasingly using AI translation tools due to “an immense amount of incentive to cut costs”. Names translated as […]
The Misunderstood Reason Millions of Americans Stopped Going to Church
The defining problem driving people out is … just how American life works in the 21st century. By Jake Meador JULY 29, 2023 Nearly everyone I grew up with in my […]