Iran says decisions needed from West to seal nuclear deal
By AFP – Feb 24,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani arrives at the Coburg Palace, venue of the talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal, in […]
Afghans’ renewed grief at being told their money will go to 9/11 victims
AJMAL SHAMS February 23, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/rzjqc When the Afghan government collapsed last August and the Taliban took control of the country, the US quickly froze the Afghanistan central […]
Indonesia passes tolerance test over Holocaust museum
RABBI MARC SCHNEIER February 23, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/juatx Indonesia is more than just the beaches of Bali, skyscrapers of Jakarta or coffee and clove fields of Java. It is […]
Jerusalem should be a beacon of peace, not the heart of conflict
DAOUD KUTTAB February 23, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/z9jp4 Anyone interested in understanding the roots of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict need only visit East Jerusalem. There you can see all the major […]
Major Islamic party rejects gov’t’s new guidelines muffling mosque loudspeakers
By Coconuts Jakarta Feb 22, 2022 | 10:55am Jakarta time Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs issued new guidelines that slightly lower the volume of mosque loudspeakers, but the country’s major Islamic party has […]
CII declares violence over blasphemy allegations against principles of Islam
CII declares violence over blasphemy allegations against principles of Islam Javed Hussain Published February 23, 2022 – Updated about 2 hours ago The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has declared violence against a person […]
Karnataka: ‘Wearing hijab is my right and you can’t take it away’
By Zoya MateenBBC News, Delhi Nabeela Shaikh was 30 when she started wearing the hijab. She was the last of three sisters to take to it. The eldest, Muzna, first […]
The Origins of Wine-Drinking Culture in Pre-Islamic Arabia
MAGAZINE: EDITION DECEMBER 2021Fazal Masood Malik – CanadaHISTORY 22nd February 2022 THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Fazal Masood Malik, Prince Edward Island, Canada The works of the Promised Messiah (as) are […]
The legacy of the French mandate is a curse for Lebanon
BY FERHAT TUTKAL FEB 17, 2022 – Illustration by Shutterstock – edited by Büşra Öztürk. The French colonial record is precisely what’s behind the separation of the Arab states in […]
A new phase in the Ukrainian crisis
BY MUHITTIN ATAMAN FEB 23, 2022 – 12:05 AM GMT+3 Illustration edited by Büşra Öztürk. The moves being made amid the tensions in Ukraine are deepening the global rivalry in […]
The next step in Palestine’s anti-apartheid struggle is the most difficult
Feb 22,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / RAMZY BAROUD When Nelson Mandela was freed from his Robben Island prison on February 11, 1991, my family, friends and neighbours followed the […]
Islam and social justice
PM Imran Khan’s core ideology owes its originations and allegiance to the nomocratic state of Medina Prof Dr Tanvir AnjumFebruary 22, 2022 It is an oft-quoted opinion of Imam Ghazali that […]
Protesting for minorities and women of India but not of our own country
This should not make us lose sight of the similar issues we face in our own country. PHOTO: KAREEM GRAPHY (@kareemgraphy) Protesting for minorities and women of India but […]
Royal Court rejects inaccurate, misleading reports on King’s bank accounts abroad
By JT – Feb 21,2022 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Royal Court in a statement on Monday rejected inaccurate media reports on bank accounts for His Majesty King Abdullah abroad. Following is […]
Myanmar to contest ICJ Rohingya case, without Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the second day of hearings in a case filed by Gambia against Myanmar alleging genocide […]
Congo Nears Deal With Israeli Billionaire to Recover Assets
This content was published on February 19, 2022 – swissinfo.ch (Bloomberg) — Democratic Republic of Congo’s government announced it is nearing a deal with Dan Gertler’s Fleurette Group to take […]
Jhirk, the Aga Khan and the mystery of Jinnah’s birthplace
Jhirk, the Aga Khan and the mystery of Jinnah’s birthplace Local lore suggests Jinnah was born in Jhirk in 1876, at around the same time that the first Aga Khan […]
The Role of Independent Research Institutes to Promote Inclusive Policies
By: Tempo.co Monday, February 21, 2022 0 COMMENT Arial Roboto Times Verdana INFO NASIONAL – A production policy from the Government, or regulation, must be inclusive so that the benefits can be felt by all levels of society. This means that a policy should mainstream the perspective of gender equality, disability and […]
Vast Leak Exposes How Credit Suisse Served Strongmen and Spies
Leaked data on more than 18,000 accounts shows that the Swiss bank missed or ignored red flags. By Jesse Drucker and Ben Hubbard Feb. 20, 2022 The client rosters of Swiss banks are […]
Acquittal of Qandeel’s killer
Acquittal of Qandeel’s killer Editorial Published February 21, 2022 – WHEN the man guilty of perhaps the most high-profile ‘honour killing’ in the country walks free, what message does that send to […]