Five ways that nuclear weapons could still be used
Guardian: On 6 August 1945, the first atomic bomb to be used in anger detonated over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, it was Nagasaki’s turn. That was […]
548. Commandment – Be on your guard and fear Allah that you may prosper
548. Commandment – Be on your guard and fear Allah that you may prosper [3:201] O ye who believe! be steadfast and strive to excel in steadfastness and be on your guard and fear Allah that you may prosper.
US-led airstrikes in Syria: Only two civilian deaths have been admitted to – that would be extraordinary, if it were true
Up to 600 civilians may have been killed by the coalition’s bombs in Iraq and Syria The first year of the international Coalition’s air war against Isis has already seen more than 17,000 bombs and missiles dropped on Iraq and Syria, as part of 5,700 air strikes. This is a […]
The Geopolitics of the Syrian Civil War
Geopolitical Weekly AUGUST 4, 2015 | 11:11 GMT By Reva Bhalla Editor’s Note: With the war in Syria showing no signs of abating, we republish our Jan. 21, 2014, weekly explaining the complex geopolitics of the conflict. International diplomats will gather Jan. 22 in the Swiss town of Montreux to […]
The bigger crime is settlement existence
Aug 04,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMA The latest settler crime against a Palestinian family in the village of Duma near Nablus, is neither quantitatively nor qualitatively rare. Jewish settler extremists have been routinely committing crimes against the Palestinians, indiscriminately and with similar callousness and brutality. Over […]
Jordan’s foreign policy has proved most effective region-wise — Momani
By Khetam Malkawi – Aug 04,2015 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Despite regional turmoil and uncertainty, Jordan has consistently maintained a prudent foreign policy that guaranteed the Kingdom a “prominent place on the table, becoming centre for strategic decision making”, a senior official has said. “We have proved to be the […]
JORDAN: King Abdullah’s message on what it means to be a Muslim
King Abdullah’s message on what it means to be a Muslim Aug 03,2015 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah’s speech to the European Parliament earlier this year was a historical statement that should not go unnoticed, either by European and Western audiences or education planners and leaders in […]
Iraqi Kurdish leader vows to avenge Yazidis
By AFP – Aug 03,2015 – Last updated at Aug 03,2015 0 0 googleplus0 0 0 A file picture taken on August 13, 2014, shows displaced Iraqi families from the Yazidi community crossing the Iraqi-Syrian border at the Fishkhabur crossing, in northern Iraq. One year since the brutal onslaught of […]
In Turkish villages facing Islamic State, doubt hangs over U.S. strategy
By Nick Tattersall KARKAMIS, Turkey (Reuters) – Packets of cigarettes and tea gathering dust in his one-room store, Mustafa Karatas doubts a joint U.S.-Turkish plan to flush Islamic State militants from the Syrian border will make much difference to his business any time soon. This main commercial street in Karkamis, […]
546. Commandment – And make ready for them whatever you can of armed force and of mounted pickets at the frontier, …
546. Commandment – And make ready for them whatever you can of armed force and of mounted pickets at the frontier, whereby you may frighten the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you know not, but Allah knows them. And whatever you spend in the way of Allah, it […]
Schools teaching ‘pro-Palestinian extremist agenda’
The National Union of Teachers is accused of ‘spreading political propaganda’ in classrooms to children as young as three Telegraph: An “extremist agenda” is being taught to children […]
545. Commandment – No blame lies on the weak, nor on the sick, nor on those who find naught to spend, if they are sincere to Allah and His Messenger
545. Commandment – No blame lies on the weak, nor on the sick, nor on those who find naught to spend, if they are sincere to Allah and His Messenger [9:91] No blame lies on the weak, nor on the sick, nor on those who find naught to spend, if they […]
Turkish military intervention in Syria — why now?
Aug 02,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The Turkish military intervention against the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) and Daesh marks a new turning point in the Syrian crisis. Undeniably, many questions could be raised regarding the timing and the real objectives of this move. Turkey has played a major […]
Jordan: Public schools working full capacity, no room for additional refugees — minister
By Jordan Times – Aug 02,2015 – Last updated at Aug 02,2015 AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minster and Education Minister Mohammad Thneibat said on Sunday public schools cannot absorb any new students whether from UNRWA schools or Syrian students not yet enrolled. In remarks to the Jordan News Agency, Petra, […]
The Dreadful Saviors: Feared Shiite Militias Battle Islamic State in Iraq
By Christoph Reuter spiegel.de Ali Arkady/VII/DER SPIEGEL Earlier, fighters with the League of Righteous Shiite militia tortured and murdered. But now they intend to save Iraq from the Islamic State. Can it work? A trip to the front in the city of Baiji explains much about the current […]
26m visited Grand Mosque in Ramadan
A view inside the Grand Mosque in Makkah. (AN photo by Ahmad Hashad) ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 2 August 2015 JEDDAH: More than 26 million Umrah pilgrims and worshippers visited the Grand Mosque during the month of Ramadan and in the first few days after Eid Al-Fitr, thanks […]
Israel PM approves 300 settler units in occupied West Bank
By AFP – Jul 30,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians from the Jalazoun refugee camp hold their national flag as they watch at bulldozers demolishing the so-called Dreinoff buildings under an Israeli high court ruling in the settlement of Beit El, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on Wednesday […]
Tarabband presents Arab music from Sweden, gives voice to victims of war
Tarabband presents Arab music from Sweden, gives voice to victims of war By Muath Freij – Jul 31,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Members of the Tarabband group seek to present a mixture of Arab and Western music to a Western audience (Photo courtesy of Tarabband) AMMAN –– After stopping briefly in Jordan […]
Muslim Women Superheroes… Know them
Source: huffingtonpost.com Growing up as a minority in America (Lebanese — Muslim — Woman), there were so many shining examples of authentic, strong and powerful Muslim women around (both local and […]
EU rightly separates Israel’s security from its colonial abuses
Jul 31,2015 – JORDAN TIMES RAMI G. KHOURI Events related to the Iran nuclear technology/sanctions agreement, the war in Yemen, and the battle against Daesh tend to dominate the headlines from the Middle East these days, but behind the scenes significant developments related to the Arab-Israeli conflict continue to take […]