Israel’s annexation of the West Bank has begun
Aug 25,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Najla M. Shahwan Israel ‘s devastating air and ground operations against Hamas in Gaza, contributed to escalating violence, destruction and related humanitarian needs in […]
Israel’s escalating fronts: The case for international intervention
Aug 26,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Amer Al Sabaileh As ceasefire negotiations falter in Doha and Cairo, the focus in Gaza has shifted to border issues, with the most critical point being the control and supervision of the Philadelphi Corridor. Despite immense pressure on Israel to show flexibility on this […]
Why Imran Khan must become Oxford University’s next chancellor
Peter Oborne 21 August 2024 The former Pakistani prime minister is a beacon of decency and raw courage. His appointment could send a powerful message to the world about UK […]
Political Islam: Why the religious conservatism wave is rising in Malaysia but ebbing in Indonesia
In the first of a five-part series on political Islam in Southeast Asia, CNA examines the rise of religious conservatism in Malaysia, why neighbouring Indonesia is seeing a contrasting picture, […]
Pakistan Supreme Court verdict on Ahmadiyyas ‘victory for Islamophobes, judiciary arm twisted’
Critics, including human rights activists, lawyers, and journalists, are outraged, accusing the court of succumbing to religious extremism instead of ensuring equal justice. Debdutta Chakraborty 23 August, 2024 New Delhi: Pakistan’s […]
US must fix broken promises to abandoned Afghans
Luke Coffey August 23, 2024 The Taliban displayed their newly found military strength in a dazzling parade last week at Bagram airfield, where hundreds of Taliban soldiers operated US-built armored […]
Because Democrats will not discuss Palestinian rights in Chicago, we will
Aug 19,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby Democrats are approaching their 2024 convention aware of the many critical issues at stake in this election. There is deep concern […]
Prolonging genocide as a smokescreen: On Israel’s other war in the West Bank
Aug 20,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud Promises of “absolute victory” in Gaza are nothing but “gibberish”, according to Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Gallant’s comments were not meant […]
Israel’s aggression in Gaza, West Bank demands two-state solution to end conflict
Aug 21,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Israel’s devastating Gaza war and brutal crackdown on Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem have shown that there can be […]
Ahmadi man held, three booked on blasphemy charge in Narowal, Pakistan.
Updated 21 Aug, 2024 A Correspondent NAROWAL: Narowal police arrested an Ahmadi man and registered a case against three other members of his community on the charge of burning pages of […]
Sudan’s tragedy echoes those of Libya and Syria
Christopher Phillips August 21, 2024 Sudan’s grim war continues with few hopes of resolution. In mid-August, US-sponsored peace talks began in Geneva but, with the army, a key protagonist, refusing […]
Time to recognize that few Israelis want a two-state solution
Kerry Boyd Anderson August 21, 20242 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his ninth trip to the Middle East since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. While […]
Mustafa Barghouti, former Palestinian minister: ‘We can live together in one democratic state’
The co-founder of the Palestinian National Initiative calls for military and economic sanctions against Israel and for the EU to end its association agreement with the country Óscar Gutiérrez Madrid – MAY 30, 2024 – When Mustafa Barghouti, 70, a Palestinian doctor and politician, thinks of his land back in 1967, what […]
Ceasefire elusive as Blinken leaves Middle East, with future Israeli presence in Gaza key sticking point
The US secretary of state’s ninth visit to the region since the start of the conflict has ended without truce agreement Guardian staff and agencies Wed 21 Aug 2024 US […]
“What Motivated You To Go To Gaza To Help People?”
Mansoor DahriContemporary and Social Issues 14th August 2024 reviewofreligions.org Dr. Khaled Dawas is a British surgeon who graduated from Cambridge and is currently working at University College London. He spent two […]
War on Gaza: European leaders are stoking the flames of a Middle East inferno
Marco Carnelos 19 August 2024 Their wilful blindness to Israel’s atrocities in Gaza, and their refusal to hold Netanyahu to account, could sharply escalate the conflict Smoke billows from a […]
Netanyahu tries to sabotage Gaza deal with Hamas: Israeli sources
by Anadolu Agency JERUSALEM Aug 20, 2024 DAILY SABAH Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a memorial ceremony for killed Israeli soldiers, in Jerusalem, July 16, 2024. (EPA File Photo) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accused of attempting to disrupt the ongoing Gaza cease-fire negotiations […]
Pakistan, Council of Islamic Ideology Asks for Even Harsher Persecution of the Ahmadis
08/20/2024Massimo IntrovigneA+ | A- While the legal saga of Mubarak Ahmed Sani remains subject to conflicting interpretations, what is clear is that Sunni authorities want the repression to continue. Massimo Introvigne The […]
Time for the EU to push back on religious freedoms in Pakistan
euobserver Opinion EU & the WorldHealth & SocietyOpinion by Jessica Schwarz and Abe Moedt, The Hague, August 19, 2024 Last week (14 August) 2024, marked the 77th anniversary of Pakistan’s independence following the termination of the British Raj. Politician and founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, demanded a homeland for Muslims, which […]
Turkish Embassy to renovate Seoul Capital Area’s main mosque
by Anadolu Agency ANKARA Aug 19, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Visitors coming out of the Seoul Central Mosque, in Seoul, June 15, 2015. (Getty Images, File Photo) Türkiye’s Embassy in Seoul […]