Dalai Lama lets slip how India vetoed his meeting with China’s leader in 2014
President Xi appeared open to discussing Tibet but the Dalai Lama’s hosts in Delhi were not so keen, a book reveals Michael Safi and Lily Kuo Sun 19 May 2019 […]
India’s Muslims fear for their future under Narendra Modi
Source: BBC News With an increase in hate crimes against Muslims in India in recent years, some fear the world’s largest democracy is becoming dangerously intolerant under the Hindu nationalist […]
Sri Lanka vows ‘maximum force’ against anti-Muslim rioters
Source: BBC News Sri Lanka has partially lifted an overnight curfew imposed nationwide after the worst bout of anti-Muslim violence since the deadly Easter Sunday bombings. Mosques and Muslim-owned shops […]
What makes political achievement elusive for Gazans
ALI ABO REZEG Published 17.05.2019 The Arab regimes fear the Palestinian resistance, as it may inspire their own people and eventually threaten their thrones At least 27 Palestinians were killed […]
Is war with Iran the next step?
BURHANETTIN DURAN @burhanduran Published 17.05.2019 Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated dangerously over the past week. Although both sides deny that war is imminent, a violent confrontation […]
John Bolton: the man driving the US towards war … any war
Donald Trump’s national security adviser is stoking tensions with North Korea, Iran and Venezuela, in line with decades of taking the most hawkish position on any given issue Julian Borger […]
Ignore the Propaganda: A US War Against Iran Would Be a Costly Mistake
Democrats must make this an election issue to ensure the Trump administration keeps the country out of another war of choice by Richard Silverstein Last Sunday, four oil tankers at […]
In Bangladesh, Reimagining What a Mosque Might Be
Source: The New York Times By Michael Snyder THE AMBER DENIM mosque sits at the back of a factory compound deep in the industrial sprawl north of Dhaka, Bangladesh’s frenetic capital […]
Asia Bibi happy to be in Canada but ‘very tired’ after blasphemy ordeal, says friend
Source: Religion News Service BY John Longhurst WINNIPEG, Canada (RNS) — When he heard that Asia Bibi — the Pakistani Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy — was on her way to […]
How similar is intermittent fasting to fasting in Ramadan?
Dubai medical experts compare benefits of fasting and voluntary intermittent fasting Published: May 17, 2019 15:03 Jumana Khamis, Staff Reporter Dubai: Many people are riding the latest wave in […]
Abolish the Priesthood
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Defeating calls for terrorism, extremism online
May 16,2019 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah attended a timely meeting on Wednesday on the Christchurch Call to Action to Eliminate Terrorism and Violent Extremist Content Online, hosted […]
From the Middle East to Northern Ireland, western states are all too happy to avoid culpability for war crimes
There are parallels between the sudden growth of the warped mindset which proposes to exonerate murderers before they commit their crime and historically murderous military regimes Robert Fisk @indyvoices The […]
Experiencing Ramadan from dawn to dusk in Jakarta
Sophia Huber Media management student and traveler Jakarta / Thu, May 16, 2019 The sound of drums beating and people “singing” awoke me at 2 a.m. I got up, […]
Iftar, a festive evening meal during holy month of Ramadan
The holy Muslim month of Ramadan started for millions of believers across the globe on May 5. During the month Muslims fast from dawn to dusk each day for the […]
Istanbul public transport to be free of charge on May 19, during Ramadan holiday
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published 15.05.2019 Public transportation will be free of charge in Istanbul during the upcoming Ramadan Bayram (also known as Eid al-Fitr in Arabic) holiday, the General Assembly […]
Manchester United star Pogba travels to Mecca to perform umrah pilgrimage
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL Published 16.05.2019 Manchester United’s star midfielder Paul Pogba traveled to Saudi Arabia to perform minor Muslim pilgrimage known as umrah. Pogba on Thursday posted a […]
Facebook busts Israel-based network aimed at disrupting elections in multiple countries
ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM Published 16.05.2019 Facebook says it has identified a private Israel-based influence campaign aimed at disrupting elections in various countries and has canceled dozens of accounts that engaged […]
UAE seeks Gulf ‘de-escalation’ after sabotage attacks on ships
By AFP – May 16,2019 – JORDAN TIMES UAE navy boats are seen next to Al Marzoqah, Saudi Arabian tanker, off the Port of Fujairah, UAE, on Monday (Reuters photo) […]
Containing the raging fire in the Gulf
May 16,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Jordan was among the first countries that condemned the terrorist attacks on four ships off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the […]