Looking back to 2007: The $3,850 per second war and its victims: Bernd Debusmann
Editor’s Note: and what has changed? Bernd Debusmann WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Assuming you read at average speed, by the time you get to the bottom of this […]
Chinese authorities bulldoze megachurch
Source: CT China Aid President Bob Fu said that the demolition had occurred despite the church being registered. He called it “yet another clear example showing the escalation of religious persecution today by the Chinese Communist regime.” “The total disregard of religious freedom’s protection as enshrined in the Communist Party’s own […]
The changing shape of war and conflict strategies
Oct 22,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – There can be no talk of new transformations at the level of the world order and the international policy structure without referring to tools […]
In Lebanon, people power dictates conditions on ruling elite
Oct 22,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Lebanon’s political mosaic is crumbling, and the long-standing taboos are now fair game for millions of Lebanese of all sects who […]
Survey finds 70 per cent of Malaysian Muslim women believe polygamy is a right for men
Prominent women’s rights activist Marina Mahathir says there is a disconnect between what Muslim women expect and what happens in real life By Tashny Sukumaran A whopping 70 per cent […]
Thailand’s king strips ‘disloyal’ royal consort of titles and military ranks
Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, 34, was accused of breaching code of conduct for courtiers Agence France-Presse in Bangkok Mon 21 Oct 2019 King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand has stripped his 34-year-old consort of all titles for “disloyalty” and apparent “ambition” to match the queen’s position, a royal command said, less than […]
I don’t blame the Lebanese rioters setting Beirut alight – they are hungry, poor and furious
On the corniche seafront where I live almost every apartment block is empty. These buildings are owned as investments by Iraqis and Saudis, while the poor of the Beqaa Valley […]
Ex PM of India Manmohan Singh agreed to be at Kartarpur event as common man: FM
Source: Dawn By Shakeel Ahmed MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has announced that former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has accepted his invitation to attend the Kartarpur corridor inauguration […]
Let extremists return home, French anti-terror magistrate urges
By AFP – Oct 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES PARIS — The refusal of the French government to take back Daesh fighters from Syria could fuel a new recruitment drive […]
How fact-checking can win the fight against misinformation
Oct 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES By Peter Cunliffe-Jones, Laura Zommer, Noko Makgato and Will Moy JOHANNESBURG — According to fact-checkers at the Washington Post, US President Donald Trump has […]
Introduction to Jamia Ahmadiyya at Al-Wahid High School, Indonesia
18th October 2019 Hafizurahman, Indonesia Correspondent On 3 October 2019, there was a special program in Al-Wahid Senior High School, Indonesia to encourage students to attend Jamia Ahmadiyya. About […]
Iraq prudent ovr taking Islamic State foreign nationals
Oct 17, 2019 – swissinfo.ch BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi officials appeared cautious on Thursday after holding talks with European powers this week aimed at accelerating efforts to create a […]
This is what Britain should do with Isis detainees fleeing Turkey’s assault on Kurds in Syria
Britain must show those who supported Isis that justice will be served, while rehabilitating lower risk individuals Fiyaz Mughal @FaithMattersUK By now it is clear that a phone call between […]
Pakistan: The government joins religious bigots against Ahmadis
Rana Tanveer October 17, 2019 Like any other part of the world, religion holds great importance in Pakistan, particularly for “Muslims.” To Muslims, not only their own religion but […]
Trump claims Kurds ‘no angels’ as he boasts of his own ‘brilliant’ strategy
President’s assertion undercuts US mission to Turkey aimed at urging Erdoğan to halt offensive Julian Borger in Washington and Michael Safi in Amman Trump calls decision to withdraw US […]
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Developers of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Source: Wall Street Journal By Brianna Abbott, Peter Landers and Joanna Sugden The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists for their work developing lithium-ion batteries—power sources that touched […]
The Climate Crisis Is Global, but These 6 Places Face the Most Severe Consequences
Source: Time BY TARA LAW Climate change is expected to affect every country in the world, but its impact will not be felt equally across all regions and some will be worse […]
Op-Ed : Don’t trust Maulana Fazlur Rahman
Yasser Latif Hamdani@theRealYLH October 14, 2019 As Maulana Fazlur Rahman’s so called Azadi March fast approaches, it is important for both PMLN and PPP to recall the historical antecedents […]
3 Million Pilgrims Cross Iran’s Border with Iraq for Arbaeen: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s deputy interior minister for security affairs said so far, three million pilgrims have crossed the country’s four borders with Iraq during the Arbaeen season, which marks […]
Science and religion: A bittersweet relationship
By Ataul Fatir Tahir, London Source: Al Hakam Earlier this week, in Paris, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V most eloquently panned out before UNESCO how Muslim scientists, scholars and philosophers shaped […]