Donald Trump has recently remarked “I think Islam hates us” http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-i-think-islam-hates-us/ This is not an accurate statement. Islam teaches love for entire mankind and humanity. Islam teaches respect for all […]
DR. HASEEB AHMED Published — Friday 18 March 2016 The prevailing idea of a woman’s place in Islam is that women are deprived of freedom and equality. This is the result of either ignorance about Islam or the biased propaganda of anti-Islamic ideology and a prejudiced media. The fact is […]
SHEIKH SALMAN AL-OADAH Published — Friday 18 March 2016 ALLAH says: “He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and He is the Knower of all things.” (Qur’an, 57:3) Addressing Allah in supplication, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “O Allah, Lord of the heavens, […]
By Dana Al Emam – Mar 17,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A video grab from a commercial by the Jordan Tourism Board promoting the ‘Mars-like’ landscape of Wadi Rum (Photo courtesy of JTB) AMMAN — In a bid to transform sightseeing into sight-doing, the Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) seeks to […]
By JT – Mar 18,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A view of Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem. Jordan is installing surveillance cameras in Al Haram Al Sharif to document […]
Mar 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The dread word “federalism” is back on the forked tongues of politicians and diplomats in discussions of the shape of Syria, if and when the war ends. UN mediator Staffan de Mistura should be ashamed to have put “federalism” on the agenda […]
The Farewell Sermon Source: Bhatkallys.com Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) delivered his last sermon (Khutbah) on the ninth of Dhul Hijjah (12th and last month of the Islamic year), 10 years after Hijrah (migration […]
The historic covenants the Prophet Muhammad made with Christians could lead to greater tolerance and understanding today, according to a new research paper. Craig Considine, a sociology lecturer from Rice […]
EXPLAINER By Simon Bradley, Geneva MAR 14, 2016 – 11:26 A child injured in an unidentified bombing at Douma, north-east of Damascus, Syria on 10 March 2016 (Keystone) United Nations-brokered talks aimed at ending Syria’s five-year civil war are getting underway in Geneva on Monday. Here is a short guide […]
Three Royal Brunei Airlines pilots have made history by being the company’s first all-female flight crew, making their first journey to Saudi Arabia, where women are not allowed to drive.The […]
Mar 15,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZI BAROUD Condemnations of the boycott of Israel seem to have fallen on deaf ears. Calls from Western governments, originating from the UK, the US, Canada and others, to criminalise the boycott of Israel have hardly slowed down the momentum of the pro-Palestinian boycott, […]
By Reuters – Mar 15,2016 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel has appropriated large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank near the Dead Sea and the Palestinian city of Jericho, Israeli Army Radio said on Tuesday. Israel’s Peace Now movement, which tracks and opposes Israeli settlement […]
By Hana Namrouqa – Mar 13,2016 – JORDAN TIMES MCT illustration AMMAN — Jordan’s first experiment in artificial rainmaking is scheduled to take place during spring in the Jordan Valley over the catchment area of King Talal Dam, a government official said on Sunday. The first experiment will be […]
By AP – Mar 13,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian primary school teacher Hanan Al Hroub reacts after she won the second annual Global Teacher Prize in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday (AP photo) DUBAI — A Palestinian primary school teacher who grew up in a refugee camp won […]
Five years ago, we were high on Arab revolutions, and journalists were growing used to ‘liberating’ Arab capitals Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 13 March 2016 Just before I left Syria last month, a tall and eloquent Franco-Lebanese man walked up to me in a Damascus coffee shop and introduced himself […]
Source: Arab News Dr. Laurence Brown, a medical doctor, describes the event that eventually led him to explore religion and become convinced about Islam, not by mere intelligence, but a […]
By Reuters – Mar 12,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian protester takes position during confrontations with Israeli troops, near Israel’s Ofer Prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Friday (Reuters photo) GAZA — A Palestinian boy and his sister were killed in Hamas-controlled Gaza on Saturday when […]
ABD AL-AZIZ BIN ABDALLAH Published — Friday 11 March 2016 Allah says: “Whatever of good befalls you, it is from Allah; and whatever of ill befalls you, it is from yourself.” (Qur’an, 4:79) This and other similar verses outline for us an attitude that we should adopt, and that will […]
Analysis MARCH 6, 2016 Jamal Pasha, the Ottoman governor of Syria, passes through Damascus on July 17, 1917. Under Ottoman rule, Syria existed as a collection of culturally diverse provinces. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Analysis By Toba Hellerstein The quagmire that is contemporary Syria is as infinitely complex as it was […]
King of Saudi Arabia orders food, medical aid for devastated Syrian regions Mar 7, 2016 RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will provide food and medical aid to the most devastated regions in Syria in cooperation with the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and Red Crescent Societies. An agreement to this […]