Reversing Netanyahu’s designs on West Bank
Sep 03,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will say and do anything to win the upcoming Israeli general elections. For starters, Netanyahu has deliberately heated up […]
Netanyahu enlarges the circle of enemies
Sep 03,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH “I am doing everything to defend our nation’s security from all directions: in the north facing Lebanon and Hizbollah, in Syria […]
Explainer: Saudi Arabia struggles to hold Yemen coalition together as allies face off
Sep 2, 2019 – By Stephen Kalin and Ghaida Ghantous RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is struggling to hold together a military coalition fighting Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen after […]
Iraq suspends U.S.-funded broadcaster Al Hurra over graft investigation
Sep 2, 2019 – 17:55 BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq has suspended the licence of a U.S.-government funded broadcaster after it ran an investigation alleging corruption within the country’s religious institutions. […]
Arab-European relations
Sep 02,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – by JAVAD ANANI Last week, I travelled to Berlin upon an invitation from the Euro-Mediterranean Association for Cooperation and Development to give a keynote […]
‘I’m like a mouse in a trap’: trauma of Europe’s refugees – in pictures
Refugees living in Serbia, Belgium, Sweden and Greece speak about their experiences Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian Mental health is a critical issue for those who have fled their homes […]
Cracks are appearing in the Mideast’s most important alliance. That’s bad news for Trump
Analysis by Tim Lister, CNN August 22, 2019 (CNN)The partnership of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is the closest anywhere in the Middle East. It goes back […]
From migrants and refugees to successful entrepreneurs
Arab News Friday . August 30, 2019 Startups without borders helps refugee and migrant entrepreneurs. (Supplied) Mostafa Adel August 30, 2019 Argentinian journalist Valentina Primo started Startups Without Borders in Egypt six years ago Migrants and refugees often lack connections and awareness of the startup ecosystem CAIRO: What does it […]
Makkah’s Grand Mosque courtyard extension project nears completion
Arab News August 22, 2019 The project, which is due to be completed at the end of this month, aims to increase the capacity of the Ground Mosque and its […]
Islam cannot be reduced to political goals, says Muslim World League chief
Arab News August 26, 2019 22:37 MWL highlights the humanitarian values of the religion in helping those in need JEDDAH: The secretary-general of the Muslim World League (MWL), Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa inaugurated the MWL’s pavilion at an exhibition held on the sidelines of 40th edition of the […]
5 Places Where World War III Could Start in 2019
December 22, 2018 by Robert Farley The world has avoided war between major power war since 1945, even if the United States and the Soviet Union came quite close on […]
Is Sufism an alternative to political Islam?
Source: The Arab Weekly By Hisham al-Najjar Is Sufism an alternative to political Islam? The Sufi current should not have political wings that would represent it, as was the case with […]
Islam doesn’t have to be a religion of men
Jerusalem Post Opinion Islam doesn’t have to be a religion of men By IMAM MOHAMMAD TAWHIDI August 21, 2019 The masculinization of Muslim societies stems from the masculinization of […]
Do members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat perform Hajj?
Source: alhakam.org Global media continues to cover the Hajj season in the Holy house of Ka‘bah, located in Mecca. The weekly Al Hakam has already published a series of brief articles on this subject in its recent issue. In the coming lines, we will discuss a widespread misconception by the opponents of […]
Jewish settlers rule the roost in Israel, but at what price?
Ramzy Baroud – JORDAN TIMES Aug 20,2019 – The previous elections, on April 9, failed to bring about political stability. Although Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu is now the longest-serving […]
The ‘Green Pound’ of Muslim spending could save the British economy after Brexit
Source: The Independent Voices Global Muslim spending on clothing is forecast to reach $361 billion by 2023 – and Britain could be the base for a large slice of that […]
More than 200 children have died in Idlib since April yet we are forgetting about the Syrian conflict
Idlib has been the subject of a military campaign since 30 April this year. There have been over 800 deaths and the UN said it could become the ‘worst […]
The history of religious conflict in the Middle East carefully leaves out periods of coexistence
Source: The Independent The exodus of Christians from the Middle East is real and tragic. So are attempts by the Saudis to reheat divisions between Sunnis and Shia. Are we […]
Islamic Empires by Justin Marozzi review — an outstanding history of Islam
An anecdote-filled study of the Islamic world and its global impact told through 15 of its greatest cities. Review by Peter Frankopan Source: The Times I am embarrassed to […]
Recalling the surprisingly modern story of a medieval Muslim
Source: patheos.com by Dan Peterson Bill Hamblin and I wrote this column for the 19 October 2013 issue of the Deseret News: In late 1997, Brigham Young University Press published a new translation (with the original Arabic text on the facing page) of a volume by the 11th-12th century Islamic […]