A painful lost year
Mar 09,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY The second week in March marks two devastating anniversaries. On March 11, 2020, Eileen, my beloved wife of 51 years, passed […]
Crown Prince of Jordan cancelled Al Aqsa visit after Israel violated arrival protocols — FM
‘Crown Prince decided to cancel trip to preserve Jerusalemites’ right to commemorate Al Israa wal Miraj freely without Israeli hindrance’ By JT – Mar 11,2021 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — […]
UAE sets up $10bn fund to invest in Israel
The UAE and Israel signed a US-brokered peace agreement in September 2020 that established diplomatic relations between the two countries. (WAM) Short Url https://arab.news/5sstv Fund allocations will derive from government […]
Journey of the Holy Prophet to Heaven
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Guidance from the Holy Quran and Hadith – Spiritual journey, not physical In order to […]
Jordan marks Al Israa wal Miraj anniversary
By JT – Mar 10,2021 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan, alongside other countries, on Thursday marks the anniversary of Al Israa wal Miraj, Prophet Mohammad’s nocturnal journey from Mecca […]
Financial Sacrifice Must Be For the Sake of Allah Alone
MAGAZINE: EDITION NOVEMBER 2020 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as) Portrait of the Promised Messiah (as) & Imam Mahdi (Guided One), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad […]
Faith communities urged to work together to protect women
An elder Catholic woman prays during a mass in Iraq. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/zz894 BENEDICT SPENCE March 09, 2021 LONDON: Speakers at the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity’s (HCHF) Women’s […]
Pakistani Blasphemy Laws : A Human Rights Violation
Muzna Erum March 8, 2021 In Pakistan, a college teacher was sentenced to ten years in jail for a supposed blasphemous lecture presented in class on January 8, 2021. According […]
Ten years of international failure in Syria
Author CHRIS DOYLE March 08, 2021 Syrian and Russian soldiers at a checkpoint near Wafideen camp in Damascus, March 2, 2018. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/zy3j6 Conflicts and wars come in […]
Pope says meeting Shiite cleric ‘good for my soul’
By AFP – Mar 09,2021 – JORDAN TIMES This handout photo released by Ayatollah Sistani’s media office shows Iraq’s most revered Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani (centre) meeting […]
UAE breaks ground for Sheikh Zayed Mosque replica in Indonesia
The mosque will be constructed in Solo in Central Java province, the hometown of Indonesian President Joko Widodo. (AFP/File) Source: Arab News $20m replica of UAE’s largest mosque was gifted […]
Pope Francis Consoles Iraqi Victims of Islamic State
Amid the ruins of vandalized churches, the pope recalls Christians and others persecuted by the extremist group Pope Francis on Sunday visited Mosul, Iraq, which is still rebuilding after years […]
Turkey says: Mohammed bin Salman is more isolated than ever
BY BATU COŞKUN OP-ED MAR 05, 2021 With the long-awaited U.S. intelligence assessment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder being made public, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has […]
New fault lines that define the Middle East
Author HAFED AL-GHWELL March 06, 2021 Coalition’s Brigadier General Vincent Barker and Iraq’s Staff Major General Mohammad Fadhel Abbas shake hands during a pullout ceremony at the Qayyarah air base. […]
AS IT HAPPENED: Pope Francis meets Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani
Pope Francis in Iraq Shiite cleric, Ali Al-Sistani, met the Pope at his home in Najaf, the seat of the Iraqi Shiite clergy, on the second day of the pontiff’s […]
Pope, top Shiite cleric plead for ‘peace’ in historic Iraq encounter
By AFP – Mar 06,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Pope Francis (right) is greeted by children upon his arrival at Baghdad’s Saint Joseph Cathedral on the second day of the first […]
Opinion| Terrorism and double standards
Indeed, what the terrorist organisation ISIS has done against humanity, including crimes, murder, and bombing, without discrimination, proves that these people do not belong to Islam. By Kadry El Haggar, […]
Opinion| Religious wars in the Middle East
This follows on from the phenomenon of exploiting religion in the service of political goals, which has begun to spread again, but this time in the Middle East. Marwa El- […]
Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief to Human Rights Council: Islamophobia is a Result of Structural Discrimination Stemming from Negative Stereotypes
Source UN HRC Posted 4 Mar 2021 The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on his report on countering Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred to eliminate discrimination and intolerance based on religion or belief. The Council also concluded […]
Pope Francis arrives in Iraq’s Najaf to meet top Shia cleric Sistani
Pope Francis began a historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ali al-Sistani on Saturday, in a powerful appeal for coexistence in a land torn by sectarianism and violence. Francis’s […]