Palestine This Week: Who’s counting Gaza’s dead?
January 14, 2025 Palestine This Week tackles the shocking findings of a new Lancet report suggesting the Palestinian death toll in Gaza has been underreported by 41 per cent. At a time […]
The Mashreq needs a new vision
James J. Zogby January 13, 2025 JORDAN TIMES The Arab East is a mess—weak, divided, directionless, locked in conflicts, and lacking control of its destiny. Various non-Arab powers have long […]
The long road to recognising apartheid in Palestine
Jan 08,2025 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen It is ironic that former US President Jimmy Carter should die at 100 and his funeral rites should take place during the […]
How Israeli law permitting child detention imperils the rights of Palestinian minors
How Israeli law permitting child detention imperils the rights of Palestinian minors Under legislation passed in November by the Knesset, Israeli authorities are now permitted to imprison Palestinians under the […]
How medieval Muslim migrants helped build Europe’s castles, churches and monasteries
Diana Darke’s monumental book argues the world of construction in medieval Europe involved a significant Muslim contribution A tourist takes a photo at sunrise on 8 May, 2011 of the […]
Historic exhibit in Makkah spotlights Prophet Muhammad’s journey
Previous 1 / 4 Hira Cultural District in Makkah is alive with activities as part of the Hira Winter events, coinciding with the mid-year vacation. (SPA) 2 / 4 Hira Cultural District […]
How will the new Syria handle its ‘Greater Israel’ problem?
December 31, 2024 People wave opposition flags and gather around in the center of Aleppo to celebrate the collapse of the 61-year-long Baath regime in Syria and the end of the Assad family’s rule on December 13, 2024, in Aleppo, Syria [Kasım Rammah – Anadolu Agency] When Israel’s far-right extremist […]
Greater Israel: an Ongoing Expansion Plan for the Middle East and North Africa
Promoted Post: Why Did Muhammad Fly to Jerusalem? By Ecaterina MAŢOI Photo: Greater Israel”, according to the founding father of Zionism Theodore Herzl, is a Jewish State stretching “from the […]
What next for the Palestinian Authority?
Dr. Ramzy Baroud January 05, 2025 The latest news from the Palestinian Authority’s “Protecting the Homeland” operation in the Jenin refugee camp paints a grim picture. Nine Palestinian lives have […]
How will the new Syria handle its ‘Greater Israel’ problem?
December 31, 2024 at 11:30 am People wave opposition flags and gather around in the center of Aleppo to celebrate the collapse of the 61-year-long Baath regime in Syria and […]
Remembering the 1919 Faisal-Weizmann Agreement
January 3, 2025 The Faisal Weizmann Agreement, signed by Emir Faisal (R) (son of the King of Hejaz), and Chaim Weizmann (L)(later President of Israel) as part of the Paris […]
Three New York Times stories focused on Gaza
Dec 30,2024 – JORDAN TIMES The US news media flits from story to story, seemingly incapable of sustaining attention on events that require it. The nightmare of Gaza which received in-depth treatment for over a year has now faded from view, eclipsed by other dramatic developments in the Arab East. […]
Heartbroken father pays tribute to Kareem Badawi, the Palestinian-American university student killed in New Orleans attack
Special Kareem Badawi, 18, was killed in the New Orleans New Year terror attack. (Facebook) Updated 8 min 2 sec ago Ray Hanania and Jonathan Lessware January 02, 2025 CHICAGO/LONDON: […]
How Zionism’s obsession with ‘total victory’ will destroy Israel
Abed Abou Shhadeh 1 January 2025 While Zionist elites used to mask their crimes with diplomatic finesse, today’s leadership, glorifying death and sacrifice to protect Israel’s growing fragility, is tearing […]
Gaza Live: Israeli strikes kill at least 90 Palestinians on Thursday
This comes as Israeli negotiators head to Doha for ceasefire talks Key Points Gaza civil defense says it no longer has capacity to respond to emergencies Gaza sees 6% population […]
Arab Linguistic Impact on Medieval Switzerland
30 July 2023|Arab In the 19th century, many scholars and writers started suggesting possible Arabic origins for the names of some places in Switzerland. This was because Medieval Arabs occupied […]
When burning hospitals are no longer news
OPINIONOPINION, Opinions|Israel-Palestine conflict The silence over the demise of Kamal Adwan Hospital is deafening. The world has fully accepted Israel’s genocide. Published On 28 Dec 2024 This morning, I opened […]
The year Israel became a pariah state
Osama Al-Sharif January 01, 2025 There is a famous quote that states: “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” This, I believe, best describes […]
Tackling anti-Muslim hate should be a priority
Chris Doyle January 01, 2025 One of the most disheartening trends of this century is showing no signs of diminishing. Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred courses through much of European and […]
King Faisal, the last Arab leader with courage?
Oil Embargo, 1973–1974 During the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) imposed an embargo against the United States in retaliation for the U.S. […]