Climate change migrations
Oct 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES -Ayoub Abu Dayyeh Learning from environmental exoduses in history is an important contemporary education in order to understand the long-term expected impact of today’s global […]
Riyadh slams ‘baseless lies’ ahead of talks in Turkey
By AFP – Oct 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Human rights activists and friends of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hold his pictures during a protest outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, […]
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: HOW SWIMMING REGULARLY CAN REDUCE SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION
Getty Images/iStockphoto Exercising can have a positive effect on both your mental and physical wellbeing Sabrina Barr @fabsab5 Swimming regularly can help reduce symptoms of anxiety or depression, a new […]
Technology and education
Oct 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – AHMAD Y. MAJDHOUBEH It goes without saying that embedding technology in education is a must these days, for various reasons. One reason is that […]
The Saudi targeting of food supplies in Yemen is a worse story than the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi
At first, the targets were largely military, but this changed when the coalition failed to win the quick military success its members had expected Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The plot to […]
There is nothing medieval about a hijab – Marks and Spencer is right to sell them for children
Source: Independent Letters Maajid Nawaz’s tweet that Marks and Spencer “facilitates medievalism” by selling children’s hijabs in the schoolwear category is deplorable. Comments like Nawaz’s fuel the flames of antagonism […]
UK drawing up list of potential Saudi sanctions targets after disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Exclusive: List could be used if UK decides to invoke ‘Magnitsky amendment’, which allows Britain to impose sanctions on foreign officials accused of human rights violations Borzou DaragahiIstanbul, Kim Sengupta UK officials […]
Mohammad bin Salman Is Scared of Saudi Expats
The crown prince will stop at nothing to silence his growing number of critics, regardless of where they live. BY OLA SALEM | OCTOBER 9, 2018 A week after he […]
Recordings prove Jamal Khashoggi was killed, Turkish investigators claim
Sources say audio and video evidence show journalist died at Saudi consulate in Istanbul Bethan McKernan, Middle East and Turkey correspondent Fri 12 Oct 2018 Jamal Khashoggi has not […]
When norms clash with concerns of a supreme power
Oct 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – MARWAN M. OBEIDAT I have recently read Kelly J. Shannon’s US Foreign Policy and Muslim Women’s Human Rights, a book which comprises 7 chapters: Chapter […]
If the worst is proved in the Jamal Khashoggi affair, the US and the UK will have a case to answer too
Even as Yemen has become the scene of the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe Washington and London have given rock solid backing to the Saudis David Wearing @davidwearing At around 1.30pm last […]
No place for minorities in Pakistan
Monday, 08 October 2018 | Prafull Goradia Anyone who is not a Muslim is looked down upon as a non-believer or a kafir and state structures are geared to support […]
Why Jamal Khashoggi’s ruthless killing is a global issue
Saudi crown prince turned from a US opportunity into a Western liability Taha Ozhan Wednesday 10 October 2018 17:36 UTC I wasn’t planning to write about the barbaric murder of […]
Jamal Khashoggi: Saudis block Turkish consulate probe after leak on 15 suspects
Investigators were poised to re-enter the building before Riyadh rescinded its invitation to explore the scene of journalist’s disappearance Saudi security members in front of the Saudi consulate’s door on […]
EXCLUSIVE: Jamal Khashoggi dragged from consulate office, killed and dismembered
MEE reveals details of the murder of the prominent Saudi journalist CCTV footage shows Khashoggi arriving at the consulate on 2 October (AFP) David Hearst Wednesday 10 October 2018 Jamal […]
As Jamal Khashoggi’s friend and one of the last people to see him before he disappeared, these are my thoughts
As we sat for dinner after the conference, Jamal pointed out to me some of the negative tweets that were posted by his Saudi critics. He, like many compatriots, had […]
Jamal Khashoggi: Turkish media says video shows disappearance plot
Image copyrightREUTERS Turkish media outlets have published CCTV footage which they say shows evidence of a plot linked to missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. It shows purported Saudi intelligence officers […]
Author shines light on women of colour’s role in shaping Islam in US
Ahead of Ahmadiyya community leader’s US visit, author Sylvia Chan-Malik says Islam has rich history in the country Sylvia Chan-Malik’s book weaves personal stories from the early 20th Century until […]
Syria issues pardon for army deserters, draft dodgers
By AFP – Oct 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian rebel-fighters with the National Liberation Front tow an artillery in northwestern countryside of Aleppo province on Tuesday (AFP photo) DAMASCUS — […]
Trump undoing his own plan by emboldening Israel
Oct 09,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF East Jerusalem Palestinians are facing a vicious onslaught as Israel begins to implement a series of measures aimed primarily at limiting […]