Malika V: Nur Jahan
By: Tom Verde From Bangladesh to Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan to Nigeria, Senegal to Turkey, it is not particularly rare in our own times for women in Muslim-majority countries to be […]
A hard sell? Saudi crown prince goes West to woo allies
Reuters International This content was published on March 6, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia’s then Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reacts upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace […]
New York exhibition takes trip to Fatimids Dynasty
Farah Tawfeek March 2, 2018 The Islamic era was an era of modernity, often under-apprecited by the world. While Middle Eastern countries might have experienced a glimpse of its greatness, […]
Trade wars and an arms race will give way to world disorder
Mar 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF The month of March began with a sinister sense of déjà vu at a global level. US President Donald Trump’s threat […]
Facing inevitable dead end
Mar 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah If what was published last Monday on the electronic Arabic daily, “Rai Al Youm,” about Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas […]
Hope among the ruins of Aleppo’s cultural heritage
Experts say a third of ancient Syrian city destroyed, but much can be restored Fri, Mar 17, 2017, Michael Jansen in Aleppo The ancient Aleppo Citadel was only lightly damaged. […]
Crown prince signs $10 billion deal on mega-city during Cairo visit
By Reuters – Mar 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Salman at Cairo Airport, Egypt, March 4, 2018 (Reuters photo) CAIRO/RIYADH – […]
War on terror is all faiths’ fight against ideology of hatred – King of Jordan
Source: Jordan Times – March 2, 2018 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday underlined that the global anti-terrorism war is not a fight between different religions or peoples […]
Saudi Arabia’s African roots traced to annual Hajj pilgrimage and British colonization
RUBA OBAID | Published — Thursday 1 March 2018 In this file photo, African pilgrims are seen in Mina, in the holy city of Makkah. Through the centuries, many […]
Prince William to visit Palestinian Territories, Israel this summer
AFP | Published — Thursday 1 March 2018 LONDON: Prince William will be the first senior British royal to make an official visit to the Palestinian Territories and Israel, […]
Rouhani says Iran ‘ready’ to talk to Arab neighbours
By AFP – Feb 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Tehran, Iran — President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said Iran is ready to discuss regional security issues with its Gulf Arab neighbours […]
No Peace after Islamic State: Foreign Powers Compete for a Slice of Syria
Islamic State has largely been defeated, but peace in Syria has not been achieved. On the contrary, without a common enemy, parties involved are now pursuing their own interests, […]
(old news, but still …): Clinton: Destroy Syria for Israel
March 22, 2016 A newly-released Hilary Clinton email confirmed that the Obama administration has deliberately provoked the civil war in Syria as the “best way to help Israel.” In an […]
Islam’s Historical Contribution to Commerce and Finance
Source: The Muslim Heritage By: John M. Hobson The worst thing ethically and politically is to let [Eurocentric] separatism simply go on, without understanding the opposite of separatism, which is […]
Saudi Arabia is building a $500 billion mega-city that’s 33 times the size of New York City
Source: Business insider, UK By Leanna Garfield The Saudi Arabian government says it will build a $500 billion mega-city, with the goal of diversifying its economy to focus less on […]
US escalation in the Middle East
Feb 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh It is clear that the Trump administration in the US is adopting a new strategy in the Middle East that is […]
Jordan condemns Israeli occupation’s heavy taxes on churches
Christian leaders close iconic church in protest of measure, related bills By JT – Feb 25,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III delivers a statement […]
Jerusalem Church Where Jesus Is Said to be Buried Closed After Tax Dispute With Israeli Government
Source: Newsweeklar By Tom Porter Christian leaders have closed the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, said to be built on the site of Jesus’s crucifixion and burial, in a […]
‘How I joined the jihadis by mistake’
Source: BBC More than 300 people from Kosovo went to join Islamists fighting “holy war” in Syria and Iraq – per capita the highest number in Europe. But not all […]
As Muslim women we don’t need you to speak for us, and we don’t need to be saved
Ghena Krayem We face an ongoing struggle to be heard. This denies us the very agency that is claimed we don’t have in the first place Fri 23 Feb 2018 […]