Saudi Arabia intensifies moves to end war in Yemen
US special envoy to Iran, Elliot Abrams, met in Riyadh with Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi and Saudi Deputy Defence Minister, responsible for the Yemeni file, Prince Khaled bin […]
Baghdad, Irbil begin implementation of Sinjar deal in major blow to PKK
BY ANADOLU AGENCY IRBIL, IRAQ W NOV 17, 2020 PKK terrorists in Iraq’s Sinjar (IHA File Photo) The Iraqi central government and Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) announced Tuesday that […]
Extremist siege: Pakistan’s self-destructive journey
Source: AT It is very uncommon to find a country where a few hundred or even a few thousand religious extremists can besiege the capital for two days and paralyze life there. However, it is a common thing in Pakistan, at least for the extremist religious cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who heads […]
US military buys location data of popular Muslim apps: Report
An investigation by the online magazine Motherboard found the US military was procuring location data from several popular apps, including Muslim Pro. One of the companies involved in selling location data says it tracks 25 million devices inside the US every month and 40 million elsewhere [Getty Images] 17 Nov […]
French politician Marine Le Pen calls for ban on immigration from Pakistan
Thousands of protestors in Bangladesh even burned effigies of Macron October 31, 2020 File photo of Marine Le Pen French leader Marine Le Pen, in light of protests in Pakistan […]
Front-page ‘NY Times’ story on Iran-Al Qaeda links is dishonest — and could help justify a U.S./Israeli attack
BY JAMES NORTH NOVEMBER 14, 2020 NEW YORK TIMES HEADQUARTERS The New York Times is publishing a misleading report on its front page that further raises the risk that Donald […]
Millenia-old gold coins from the Islamic period discovered in Jerusalem
Archaeologist at the Israel Antiquities Authority Evgeniya Rabinovich shows a small pottery jug with four pure gold coins found inside it, at the archaeological rescue excavation site in the Old […]
Could Turkey’s Kurdish peace process be back on track?
Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, take part in a military parade marking the graduation of a new batch of cadets and attended by officials […]
Arab American attitudes towards their heritage and the Middle East
Nov 16,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Any discussion of Arab Americans must consider, at the outset, both the deep diversity as well as the shared attitudes and […]
Religious intolerance is ‘bigger cause of prejudice than race’, says report
Source: The Guardian Attitudes to faith said to drive negative perceptions more than ethnicity or nationality The survey found more tolerance for those from different ethnic backgrounds than religious groups. […]
Cultural Understanding and Racial Harmony
by Dr. Ijaz Ahmad Qamar Review of Religions February 1993 This address was delivered at a multifaith symposium held in Winnepeg. The edifice and the whole superstructure of Islamic faith […]
Conversion: With targets & incentives, new breed of evangelical groups are like start-ups
December 27, 2014 By TV Mohandas Pai The Rajya Sabha has been paralysed by the Opposition on the “Ghar Vapasi” programe of a few organisations from the right. However, if you follow the debate, it is clear that this is a political battle by the left and the left of […]
One world, many battles
13th November 2020 A year that started off with the uncertainties of a pandemic is nearing its end with uncertainties of many kinds. The battle of Brexit – having lurked […]
A new approach to tolerance from all sides
Nov 01,2020 – JORDAN TIMES .Amer Al Sabaileh For many years, I have dedicated part of my studies to the issues of intercultural conflict management, as it has always been […]
What changes Biden would make in foreign policy in the Middle East?
Nov 15,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh There are great expectations for a shift in US policy in the Middle East with a new Democrat administration under President-Elect […]
UAE approves 10-year ‘golden’ visa scheme
Some individuals will now be eligible for 10-year residency visas. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/gjwb7 Families of top highschool students will also be eligible to obtain the golden visa The program […]
Robert Fisk had true independence of mind – which is why he angered governments and parts of the media
Patrick Cockburn Robert Fisk and I often used to discuss the merits and demerits of responding in print to personal attacks on us filled with provable falsehoods. The temptation to […]
Rage against the Raj: Revisiting Jihad in British India
20th March 20201 Ahmadiyya ARC That it moves on is seen to be both the worst and the best quality of time; the best when we want it to pass […]
Jokowi wants ASEAN travel corridor by 2021
Ardila Syakriah Jakarta Jakarta / Fri, November 13 2020 / President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on ASEAN countries to swiftly implement a so-called travel corridor as part of the region’s efforts to restore an economy battered badly by the COVID-19 outbreak. At the 37th ASEAN Summit hosted by Vietnam […]
Last call?: Indonesia resumes deliberation of alcohol ban
The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Fri, November 13, 2020 / The House of Representatives resumed its deliberation of a controversial alcohol prohibition bill on Tuesday, after the bill had spent […]