Wary of US ally, Syrian Kurds look to Damascus for talks
Main Kurdish groups have emerged among few winners of conflict in Syria By Reuters – Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo shows Kurdish fighters from the People’s Protection […]
Europe for itself
Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Mark Leonard BERLIN — Donald Trump is the first US president to think that the US-led world order is undermining US interests. Though the […]
Gaza, Hamas and Trump’s Zionists
Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Three American Zionists now working with US President Donald Trump administration to bring peace to the Middle East have come with a […]
Liquid water ‘lake’ revealed on Mars
Epigraph: Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, then We opened them out? And We made from water every living thing. Will […]
Scientists May Have Discovered Water on Mars
Epigraph: Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, then We opened them out? And We made from water every living thing. Will […]
Every Muslim in the West is an Ambassador for Islam, Willing or Not!
In Western Europe, familiarity with Muslims is linked to positive views of Muslims and Islam Pew Research Center By Scott Gardner and Jonathan Evans Across Western Europe, people who say […]
Brownback opens religious freedom summit with plea to fight persecution
July 24, 2018 Survivors of religious persecution, left, stood and were recognized by Sam Brownback, at podium on right, U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, during the start of the […]
Emboldened Ortega vilifies Catholic Church in bid to derail talks in Nicaragua
Source: Miami Herald By Tim Johnson In a risky change of strategy, embattled President Daniel Ortega has backed off from a Catholic Church-mediated dialogue with his opposition and launched […]
Chilean prosecutors probing 36 claims of Catholic Church sex abuse
Source: Reuters BY Aislinn Laing, Cassandra Garrison (Reuters) – The Chilean civil authorities are investigating 36 accusations of sexual abuse against bishops, clerics and lay workers in the Roman Catholic […]
Trump tells Iran ‘never, ever threaten’ US, or suffer consequences
Tehran tells Pompeo not to interfere in its state affairs By Reuters – Jul 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This combination of photos created on Monday shows US President Donald Trump […]
I traced missile casings in Syria back to their original sellers, so it’s time for the west to reveal who they sell arms to
I don’t think either Nato or the EU has the slightest interest in chasing the provenance of weapons in the hands of Islamist fighters in Syria or anywhere else in […]
Toronto shooting suspect identified as Faisal Hussain, 29
Source: BBC Canadian officials have identified the suspect in Sunday’s deadly shooting in Toronto as Faisal Hussain, 29. The Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said it was releasing his name […]
Iran is not North Korea. Trump’s reckless tweeting could turn dangerous
Source: CNN here are four intertwined reasons for President Donald Trump’s late-night, 276-character Twitter warning of war with Iran: “NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES.” First, the Trump administration is effectively pursuing a policy of regime change in the Islamic republic, hoping expanding sanctions […]
Toronto gunman kills woman, injures 13
Toronto shooting: Deadly attack in Greektown district Source: BBC A gunman has opened fire on a busy avenue in Toronto, killing a young woman and injuring 13 other people, one […]
Life after Death
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad(rh) Review of Religions, July 1996 It was customary for the Head of the Ahmadiyya Community, Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, to hold sessions in which he responded […]
Chile bishop resists giving abuse report to prosecutors
Source : Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The head of the Chilean Roman Catholic Church’s abuse prevention committee says he will not deliver a report on sex abuse committed […]
Can Jews eat halal food, and can Muslims eat kosher?
some answers: Orem Frien, Assyrian, American, Atheist…and that’s just the A’s Updated Feb 5 There are two issues here: (1) Can Jews eat Halal? (2) Can Muslims eat Kosher. Of […]
What is Kosher? Are halal and kosher the same thing?
Many meats are labeled halal, which makes them okay for Muslims to consume, and many Muslims rely on kosher certification to inform them that meat is halal, but halal does not equal kosher. Here’s why: ● All kosher meat must be slaughtered by a G‑d-fearing Jew who is trained in […]
Sec. Pompeo: Trump Admin. Is Sounding ‘Clarion Call for Religious Freedom Around the World’
By Michael W. Chapman | July 19, 2018 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (YouTube) (CNSNews.com) — In anticipation of next week’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
Buzzwords and tortuous impact studies won’t fix a broken aid system
Fifteen leading economists, including three Nobel winners, argue that the many billions of dollars spent on aid can do little to alleviate poverty while we fail to tackle its root […]