Source: Washington Examiner by Noah Garfinke The Chinese capital is beginning to clamp down on Muslim and Arabic symbols. Beijing has ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to begin removing […]
The split between the two main sects within Islam goes back some 1,400 years. By Sarah Pruitt Though the two main sects within Islam, Sunni and Shia, agree on […]
Source: The Guardian Minister says women now have justice but Muslim groups accuse Hindu-led government of community interference India’s parliament has approved a bill outlawing the centuries-old right of a […]
Source: Voice of America When Boris Johnson became Britain’s prime minister, the Turkish village of Kalfat held a celebration in his honor. Johnson has studied members of his family over […]
Source: OZY By Sophia Akram The Ahmadiyya movement is growing faster than any other strand of Islam. Half a mile from South London’s busy Morden station is the vast complex […]
Jul 29,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby When Americans express concern about religious extremism and violence, they almost always are thinking about Islam. The problems posed by the politicisation […]
Investigation launched into UNRWA over alleged nepotism and discrimination Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem and agencies, 29.7.2019 Senior figures at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees have been accused […]
Jul 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh While tensions in the region are reaching alarming levels, and the increasing pressure on Iran is having wider impacts, there is […]
Lives put at risk as thousands face forcible return to warzones under air attack Martin Chulov in Beirut, Shawn Carrie and Asmaa Al Omar in Istanbul Mon 29 Jul 2019 […]
Source: The New Yorker By Eliza Griswold Last week on Instagram, Sharath Jois, a grandson of Pattabhi Jois, the hugely influential founder of Ashtanga yoga, which has millions of followers worldwide, finally responded to several years’ worth of claims of sexual misconduct against his grandfather, who died in 2009, at the age of […]
Source: CNN By Ben Westcott and Yong Xiong, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) China has delved back centuries in an attempt to justify its controversial policies in the far-western region of Xinjiang, where […]
Source: Associated Press By MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said that China was responsible for the “stain of the century” of human rights […]
Source: Reuters BY Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Thursday defended signing a letter along with 36 other countries in support of China’s policies in its western region […]
Brave Israeli Jewish journalist Gideon Levy speaking at #palexpo this past weekend about the need for a One State Solution with Equal Rights for all"Backers of a Two-State solution now […]
published : 28 Jul 2019 JAKARTA: Indonesia’s president said in an interview that he wants to see the speedy construction of a giant sea wall around Jakarta to prevent the […]
By Anna Coren, Jane Sit and Helen Regan, CNN Jakarta (CNN)In his first international television interview since being re-elected in May, Indonesian President Joko Widodo denied being concerned […]
PublishedJul 25, 2019, Programme aims to help them contextualise what they have learnt overseas to local setting Lee Qing Ping A new postgraduate Islamic studies programme will soon be […]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman plans to build a futuristic city complete with technology yet to be invented By Zeinab Edah-Tally Published date: 26 July 2019 If Saudi […]
King Salman will host 2,000 family members of Yemeni army and Popular Resistance soldiers who died fighting to restore the legitimate government in Yemen during this year’s Hajj. (SPA) Arab […]
Jul 27, 2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is, of course, right in suspending all agreements signed with Israel after realising that enforcement of these agreements is […]