Democracy in danger
Aug 29,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby On a US Embassy-sponsored speaking tour in Yemen before its 1993 national elections, I met with the leaders of various political […]
Afghanistan, the US and Taliban: A story of injustice, terror and vested interests
26th August 2022 Ata-ul-Haye Nasir, Al Hakam 9/11 and its background 11 September 2001, a day that brought a drastic change on the world stage, as it shook the world in […]
What are the chances of a meeting between Putin and Zelensky?
DR. DIANA GALEEVA August 27, 2022 Short Url Is a meeting likely between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, the heads of two countries whose crisis […]
Paul Allen: Largest art auction ever to sell Microsoft co-founder’s $1bn collection
Published21 hours ago An estimated $1bn (£847m) worth of art belonging to the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen will be sold at the largest art auction in history. Christie’s auction […]
Muslims of Color Face Worse Treatment by Police in US, Report Says
WorldGeneral 16:18 – August 25, 2022 News ID: 3480219 TEHRAN (IQNA) – The relationship between police and communities of color in the United States has come under scrutiny in recent years […]
The worrisome consequences of the US anti-BDS laws
Perspectives 6 min read Nada Elia 23 Aug, 2022 With 35 states already banning the boycott of Israel, anti-BDS laws are now being used as templates for criminalising other forms […]
If Biden wants to punish war criminals, he can start at home
Perspectives 5 min read Shabana Mir 24 Aug, 2022 Following the US drone killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri, justified by Biden as punishing a war criminal, Shabana Mir argues that there […]
How the US could lose the new cold war
Jun 20,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Joseph E. Stiglitz NEW YORK — The United States appears to have entered a new cold war with both China and Russia. And US […]
Confronting the roots of violence in religious discourse
HASSAN AL-MUSTAFA August 24, 2022 Short Url Investigations are continuing into Hadi Matar, the 24-year-old American of Lebanese origin accused of repeatedly stabbing the novelist Salman Rushdie in an attack […]
77% in West face discrimination over ethnicity, religion: Research
BY DAILY SABAH ANKARA AUG 22, 2022 The phrase “European Islamophobia” on a banner in a men’s hand. (Shutterstock) As discrimination against foreigners and Muslims increases in the West, research conducted […]
Fake neutrality: How western media language misrepresents Palestinians, shields Israel
Aug 23,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud While US and western mainstream and corporate media remain biased in favour of Israel, they often behave as if they are a […]
Taking back the Ocean, Inc.
Aug 20,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Alexander Kozul-Wright LISBON — Earlier this summer, the United Nations convened its Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Lisbon, Portugal. The goal was “to propel much […]
Palestinians feel ‘abandoned by international community’: Latin patriarch of Jerusalem
Latin patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa says expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank makes Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement “increasingly difficult.” (File/AFP) Short Url Updated 20 August 2022 FRANCESCO BONGARRA […]
The century of climate migration: why we need to plan for the great upheaval
Photograph: Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images The long read People driven from their homes by climate disaster need protection. And ageing nations need them by Gaia Vince Thu 18 Aug 2022 06.00 BST […]
As a Muslim, I condemn the attack on Salman Rushdie
The Qur’an teaches to respect the dignity of every human life, regardless of religion or ethnicity, and makes it clear that whoever kills a human being is as if he […]
The killing of four Shia Muslims in the US shows how sectarian schisms get exported
RELIGIOUS DIVIDE Just like the efforts to create dialogue and a spirit of tolerance are ignored at home, so too are they ignored abroad. Rafia Zakaria, Dawn.com Aug 18, 2022 […]
Dr. Atif Mian . Man with a Mission
Hyun-Sung Khang profiles Princeton’s Atif Mian, who sees the fight against inequality as a moral imperative Everyone knows someone who buys more than he or she can afford. This has […]
Bella Hadid unafraid to lose modeling jobs for Palestinian activism
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AUG 18, 2022 – Bella Hadid at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, Screening of the film “Broker” (Les bonnes etoiles) in competition, Cannes, France, May 26, 2022. […]
Why Arab Americans should cheer Cheney’s election defeat
RAY HANANIA August 17, 2022 Short Url Liz Cheney on Tuesday lost the Wyoming Republican primary in a landslide to Republican rival and trial attorney Harriet Hageman, who was endorsed […]
Biden’s foreign policy failures
Aug 17,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen While the Biden administration has recently had major successes on the US domestic scene and his approval rating has risen to 40 […]