UAE’s new stance on Yemeni war
Jul 11,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The announcement of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that it has changed its “military first” posture in the war-torn Yemen to a “peace first” […]
UN: Unprecedented Joint Call for China to End Xinjiang Abuses
22 Countries Decry Mass Detention, Seek Monitoring Twenty-two countries at the United Nations’ top human rights body issued a joint statement this week, urging China to end its mass arbitrary […]
Rationalizing halal tourism: A neuroeconomic view
Wahyu Jatmiko and Azizon – Durham, UK/Coventry, UK / Wed, July 3, 2019 When the National Committee for Sharia Finance (KNKS) was formally established by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo […]
Halal tourism is not Islamic tourism
Hendy Mustiko Aji Conceptually, halal tourism is different from Islamic tourism. I distinguish among four terms that might possibly confuse many people: Islam, sharia, halal and Islamic. In […]
As Head of the Muslim World League, I See Islamic Leaders Calling for Tolerance More Than Ever | Opinion
Mohammad al-Issa On 7/10/19 As tensions mount in the Middle East, it might be easy from the West to imagine the Islamic world locked in an internecine political […]
Afghan rivals resume talks for peace
Source: AT ozens of powerful Afghans resumed talks with the Taliban on Monday in Doha, where a possible ceasefire is on the table along with key issues such as women’s rights.Stakes are high for the talks which follow a week of US-Taliban negotiations with both sides eyeing a resolution to […]
Ahmadiyya Continue to suffer in Pakistan
Source: AT “At the time of partition in 1947, almost 23% of Pakistan’s population was [composed] of non-Muslim citizens. Today, the proportion of non-Muslims has declined to approximately 3%. The distinctions among Muslim denominations have also become far more accentuated over the years. Muslim groups such as the Shias who […]
The book of Palestine: National liberation vs endless negotiations
Jul 09,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Those who are still hoping that the new American agenda on Palestine and Israel is temporary, or reversible, should abandon this false hope. Washington’s complete adoption of Israel’s messianic, extremist policies regarding occupied Palestine has been a long time in the making. And […]
The elusive saga of ‘Peace to Prosperity’
Jul 09,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah The “Peace to Prosperity” conference that convened during the last week of June in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain, ended without […]
Opinion from Iran: UAE evil plots against neighboring countries and the Arab world
By Mohammad Ghaderi July 8, 2019 TEHRAN – United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the name of a country that didn’t exist before 1971 when the area was called Emirates […]
Living as an Ahmadi in Pakistan: ‘Our home became an environment of fear’
Source: The Independent When they’re found out, shops refuse to serve them, estate agents won’t rent to them, and their neighbours stage a ‘social boycott’. Raza Hamdani talks to Shafiq […]
India Jains: Why are these youngsters renouncing the world?
Source: BBC Hundreds of young people belonging to India’s Jain community have begun renouncing the material world to become monks who always walk barefoot, eat only what they receive as alms and never bathe or use modern technology. The BBC’s Priyanka Pathak explores why. “I will never be able to […]
‘Jordan will not accept any compromise or deal that neglects Palestinians’ rights’
Shtayyeh meets with Razzaz, says visit step towards ‘breaking ties with occupation’ By JT – Jul 08,2019 -JORDAN TIMES Prime Minister Omar Razzaz meets with his Palestinian counterpart, Mohammad Shtayyeh, […]
Hunt is wrong about sanctions. I’ve seen for myself how they hurt the poor yet leave leaders untouched
Sanctions will fail against Assad, just as they failed against Saddam Hussein 20 years ago, but they will do terrible damage to ordinary people Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The Independent […]
How honest are we?
Jul 06,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Peter Singer MELBOURNE — You have lost your wallet. Inside are your business cards with your e-mail address. How likely is it that you […]
Internet addiction: Jordan bans PUBG video game, Players groan, parents rejoice
By Johanna Montanari – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Since Thursday, the popular online multiplayer battle royale PlayerUnknown’s BattleGround (PUBG) has been down in Jordan after the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) […]
‘Under siege’ – Fear and defiance mark life for Pakistan’s minority Hazaras
This content was published on July 5, 2019 By Gul Yousufzai HAZARA TOWN, Pakistan (Reuters) – High walls around the neighbourhoods of Pakistan’s embattled Hazara community in the southwestern city of Quetta are designed to protect them from extremist militants, but also serve as a constant reminder of the threat […]
Wahhabism confronted: Sri Lanka curbs Saudi influence after bombings
This content was published on July 5, 2019 By Alexandra Ulmer and Omar Rajarathnam KATTANKUDY, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Sri Lanka is moving to curtail Saudi Arabian influence, after some […]
British empire : Britain’s story of empire is based on myth. We need to know the truth
Priyamvada Gopal If we were taught just how much the UK was shaped by its colonies, the shared history would unite rather than divide us Sat 6 Jul 2019 […]
65 Reasons to Believe Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross
This post was originally made by Ghulam Ahmed Rabbi Author: Imam I. H. Kauser, National President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Australia 1. Why crucifixion? Jews wanted him to be killed through crucifixion, […]