Is the Middle East on the threshold of restructuring?
YASAR YAKIS June 04, 2023 The political order that prevailed in the Middle East for centuries came to an end after the First World War. The victors of the war […]
World Faiths – Unity and Community
MAGAZINE: EDITION NOVEMBER 2022 World Religions 30th May 2023 Surely all believers are brothers. So make peace between brothers, and fear Allah that mercy may be shown to you. ISLAM, THE HOLY […]
And then they went after civil society organizations
YOSSI MEKELBERG June 03, 2023 The jury is still out regarding whether Israel’s coalition government either genuinely doesn’t understand what a true liberal democracy is, or whether they just passionately […]
Iraq’s Christians fight to save threatened ancient language
By AFP – Jun 03,2023 – JORDAN TIMES In this photo taken on May 16, the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul Michaeel Najeeb presents an old Syriac-language Christian codex at the Eastern […]
Saudi authorities reveal plans for biggest Hajj organizational operation in history
Previous 1 / 2 Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, president of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, noted that the focus for this year’s pilgrimage related to the […]
Weaponization of the refugee crisis must be addressed
KHALED ABOU ZAHR June 01, 2023 During the Turkiye presidential elections, the status of Syrian refugees became a central topic. The winner of the election, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took a […]
Arab opinion reflects regional changes
Jun 01,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby The Arab World has seen a significant juggling of relationships. After the debacle of Iraq and 20 years of dizzying, often […]
The Syrian refugee who became mayor of a German village
By AFP – Jun 02,2023 – JORDAN TIMES Ryyan Alshebl, mayor of the community of Ostelsheim in Baden-Wuerttemberg, southwestern Germany, addresses a press talk with the Association of the Foreign Press in […]
Hajj officials review services and facilities for Hajj season
Hajj officials review services and facilities that will be provided during the season. (SPA) ARAB NEWS May 30, 2023 JEDDAH: The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance conducted the first […]
A more courageous, smarter humanitarianism is needed to ease Sudan’s pain
Thursday . June 01, 2023 MUKESH KAPILA May 31, 2023 I hovered at the ill-defined Sudan-South Sudan border watching the Nuba Mountains being firebombed. It was 2013 and the region […]
The royal couple: A closer look at Rajwa Al-Saif and Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II
Rajwa Al-Saif and Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah are getting married on June 1. (Instagram) Updated 31 May 2023 HAMS SALEH AND SHYAMA KRISHNA KUMAR May 25, 2023 DUBAI: […]
Spilling the beans: The Islamic history of coffee
PostedMay 14, 2021 Author Before there were Starbucks and the quirky coffeeshops masquerading as cozy work corners for many of us, there was the mid-17th century coffeeshop boom in England. During the […]
Why is Karim Khan Silent on Palestine: The ICC and Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
May 29, 2023 Articles, Commentary, Editorials By Romana Rubeo & Ramzy Baroud Considering that the ICC is one of the most important platforms for victims of war crimes to receive some degree of justice, […]
US aid to Israel and the rights of Palestinian children
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN MAY 30, 2023 – DAILY SABAH A Palestinian woman sits at her house, as a psychiatrists performs an activity with children, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza […]
First group of 773 Pakistani Hajj pilgrims reaches Makkah from Madinah
The first group of 773 Pakistani pilgrims has reached Makkah from Madinah ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Pakistan’s Religious Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday. (SPA) Updated 30 May 2023 […]
Israel’s war on Gaza: Collateral damage by name, murder by nature
YOSSI MEKELBERG May 30, 2023 It is an imperative that any fighting force that would like to be regarded as moral and ethical should refrain from targeting civilians. Under certain […]
How Netanyahu is provoking armed Intifada in the West Bank
May 30,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud After signing a military decree on May 18, allowing illegal Israeli Jewish settlers to reclaim the abandoned Homesh settlement located in the […]
Navigating the two sides of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu
bbc.com In our series of letters from African journalists, Soraya Ali tries to reconcile between the idyllic image of Somalia that she grew up with and its reputation as a […]
Iraq: Christian NGOs accused of trying to convert Yazidis
Yazidi community leaders have expressed outrage at attempts by western proselytisers to recruit their people to Christianity through aid work Christian pamphlets handed out to Yazidis by missionaries, written in […]
Hajj booking system fails British Muslims for second successive year
By 5Pillars (RMS) – 18th May 2023 Shares90FacebookTweetEmail Saudi Arabia’s online hajj booking system is leaving British Muslims frustrated and emotionally distressed for a second successive year. Scores of Muslims have been […]