Book Review: Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration, and Identity
Source: Dawn The book is written by Akbar Ahmed Book Reviewed by Touqir Hussain The Islamic world has many outstanding scholars but arguably no one has studied these issues more […]
Brushes with history: Saudi artist Hend Al-Mansour’s quest to reframe the story of women’s roles in the Arab world
ELIZABETH MACBRIDE | Published — Friday 23 March 2018 Hend Al-Mansour came to the US 21 years ago as a physician, then gave up medicine for art. Her work […]
Will new US security chief take the world to war?
Baria Alamuddin | Published — Sunday 25 March 2018 I have spoken to seasoned diplomats who are extremely worried at the prospect of John Bolton’s appointment as US National Security […]
Mother Courage: Iraqi widow saved recruits from slaughter
By AFP – Mar 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES US First Lady Melania Trump laughs alongside winners of the 2018 International Women of Courage Award, including Godelieve Mukasarasi (left) of Rwanda, […]
Happiness is in the eye of the beholder
Mar 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi The international effort to judge which country is the “happiest” to live in, and which one is the least is like a […]
Jordan: A nation of minorities?
Mar 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Nermeen Murad You only have to be slightly more sociable talking to people that are not usually situated in your private and professional […]
Jordan: Landmark summit to address impact of forced migration on children
Monday’s Second Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit 2018 will be held under Royal patronage By Rana Husseini – Mar 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES HRH Prince Ali holds a joint press […]
Hadhrat Khalifa-tul-Masih V re-launches AL HAKAM
Al Hakam Al Hakam, in its first phase, was launched in 1897 by the Promised Messiah in Qadian, India. Relaunched now in the era of his fifth successor, Hazrat Mirza […]
Amnesty denounces Western arms sales to Saudi Arabia and allies in Yemen war
Reuters International This content was published on March 23, 2018 DUBAI (Reuters) – Amnesty International on Friday denounced Western arms sales to Saudi Arabia and its allies in a […]
India: Air India flight crosses Saudi airspace to Israel
Air India on Thursday launched the first scheduled service to Israel to be allowed to cross Saudi airspace, a sign of a behind-the-scenes improvement in ties between the Arab kingdom and the Jewish state. Flight AI 139 landed at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport about 30 minutes after its scheduled […]
Prince Alwaleed Reveals Secret Deal Struck to Exit Ritz After 83 Days
One of the world’s richest men opens up about his confinement by the Saudi government. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal in his penthouse office suite in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photographer: Guy […]
The $3,850 per second war and its victims: Bernd Debusmann
Editor’s Note. This article is from 2007. In ‘commemoration’ of the 15 years anniversary of the Iraq war – and in view of renewed warmongering – I thought I should bring you this article. The International Organization for Migration, Iraq, is mentioned in the article. I was its Chief of […]
Lessons from the Iraq War After 15 Years
Mar 22, 2018 Javier Solana In the 15 years since former US President George Bush launched the Iraq War, the Middle East has been wracked by turmoil, and America’s standing as the post-Cold War era’s benevolent hegemon has been irreversibly eroded. Are US policymakers about to repeat this tragedy of […]
One Morning in Baghdad
Fifteen years after the U.S. invasion, there’s no satisfying answer to the question: What were we doing in Iraq anyway? Maya Alleruzzo / AP / Katie Martin / The Atlantic […]
As we look back on the horror of Iraq 15 years later, I wonder – would this have happened if Trump was president?
Those crossed swords in Baghdad, the rockets swooping heavenwards in the giant wall painting in his palace conference room, the military parades – they would surely have tickled the interest of […]
Turkey lifts ban on flights to KRG, resumes flights to Irbil
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL Prime Minister Yıldırım confirmed on Friday the resumption of international flights to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Friday and the lifting of the […]
The relationship between money, oil and weapons
Relations between states are based on interests; this sentence is frequently repeated and remains valid in understanding politics. Saudi Arabia’s relationship with the United States, the region’s most established and longest lasting relationship with Washington, is no exception. The Americans discovered oil in Saudi Arabia about 80 years ago, […]
Special Report – This man is trying to rebuild Mosul. He needs help – lots of it Politics
Reuters International This content was published on March 21, 2018 Abdelsattar al-Hibbu, municipality chief of Mosul, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Mosul, Iraq, January 9, 2018. Picture […]
The Iraq War, 15 years later: Lies, deaths and lessons we still haven’t learned
A decade and a half later, it’s clear there are no winners Rachel Leah 03.20.2018 Fifteen years ago, American troops invaded Iraq in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist […]
Fifteen Years Ago, America Destroyed My Country
By SINAN ANTOON MARCH 19, 2018 A statue of Saddam Hussein in front of the burning National Olympic Committee in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2003. Credit Tyler Hicks/The New York Times […]