‘The Messiah’ on Netflix: What you need to know!
Source: Review of Religions By Ayyaz Mahmood Khan, Islamabad, UK Netflix has recently released a new series – ‘the Messiah.’ The lead character appears to be a religious leader or […]
The Israelization of US foreign policy
Epigraph: You must not mistreat or oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. (Exodus 22:21) Source: ARAB NEWS By Daoud Kuttab, […]
America’s sacred politics
Jan 12,2020 – JORDAN TIMES By Ian Buruma NEW YORK — Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland was the only Roman Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence in 1776. […]
What after Soleimani’s assassination?
Jan 12,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – AMER AL SABAILEH The prospect of war is dominating concerns across the region, following the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by the US […]
Washington turns down Iraqi call to remove troops
By John Davison and Susan Heavey BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington on Friday spurned an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops, amid heightened U.S.-Iranian tensions after the U.S. […]
US Army transported 50 tons of gold from Syria, report says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published 26.02.2019 The U.S. Army is transferring tons of gold from Daesh-held areas in Syria to the U.S., multiple reports said. According to a source who […]
BOOK REVIEW: The Coup: 1953, The CIA, and The Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations
The Coup: 1953, The CIA, and The Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations Hardcover – February 5, 2013 by Ervand Abrahamian (Author) In August 1953, the U.S. Central Intelligence […]
As a doctor, I see the human cost of America’s sanctions on Iran – and it can be as great as war
Sanctions usually have built-in humanitarian exemptions – yet America’s on Iran have rendered such exemptions meaningless Salil Patel @SalilPatel January 9th, 2020 The current Iranian-American conflict is complex. Even […]
Pompeo says God may have sent Trump to save Israel from Iran
Source: BBC, March 2019 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said it is “possible” that President Donald Trump was sent by God to save Israel from Iran. In an […]
How the Trump administration saved the Islamic Republic
The Iranian leadership was struggling with a major legitimacy crisis when Trump came to its rescue. by Ahmad Sadri 8 Jan 2020 In the days after the events of 9/11 […]
Good offices ” How ‘messenger’ Switzerland deals with the US and Iran
By Thomas Stephens Jan 7, 2020 – http://www.swissinfo.ch As tensions rise between the United States and Iran, Switzerland’s role as intermediary between the two countries has returned to the spotlight. […]
Tolerance in Islam – by Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam
There are five divine guidelines that the Qur’an clearly presents to Muslims for building tolerance and understanding among differing religions. • Everyone’s God-given human dignity must be respected, regardless of […]
Trump simply wants to impose his personal will on Middle East
Jan 08,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN US President Donald Trump’s threat to bomb Iran’s cultural sites in retaliation for attacks on US forces in the region makes him a […]
A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel
The Guardian What links an eccentric Oxford classics don, the millionaire US evangelicals with money to burn and a tiny, missing fragment of an ancient manuscript? Charlotte Higgins unravels a […]
Iran doesn’t want Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ — and its revenge tactics go far beyond official warfare
At a press conference, Trump called on the UK, Germany, France, Russia and China to come back to the negotiating table with him alongside Iran. He’s bold, but he’s also […]
Killing a people’s heritage is the weapon of choice among dictators
Trump, in his warmongering stupor, has proposed the same destruction dictators have used for centuries: ‘culturecide’, where future generations must grieve for their very essence, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices 19 […]
White House skewered for failing to disclose meeting Trump had with Saudi deputy defense minister
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business January 7, 2020 New York (CNN Business)The White House faced sharp criticism from journalists on Tuesday after they learned that an Oval Office meeting […]
President Trump addresses the nation from the White House
January 8, 2020 Krishnadev Calamur President Trump addresses the nation from the White House on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing U.S. troops on […]
I was in Iraq during the assassination of General Soleimani. Trump has made a huge mistake
In death, it now seems the Major-General will achieve what he couldn’t in life Source: The Independent By Ali-Asghar Abedi, @AbediAA I would have been shocked by the news of […]
Trump breaks silence after Iranian rocket attack
By Nick Pearson 1:56pm Jan 8, 2020 9.news.com.au US President Donald Trump has responded with a tweet about the Iranian rocket attack on air bases in Iraq. More […]