How Zionism helped create the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
November 3, 2017 The covert alliance between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Zionist entity of Israel should be no surprise to any student of British imperialism. The […]
Free to offer namaz in India, say Pakistani Ahmadiyya Muslim ..
Editor’s Note: Sorry, this Indian newspaper is too […]
Lok Sabha clears Triple Talaq bill: All you need to know
The Bill seeks to make Triple Talaq a criminal offence, with a jail term of up to three years for the husband. Under the Bill passed in Lok Sabha yesterday, […]
The A-Z of Believing: S is for Sex
Ed Kessler, head of the Woolf Institute, presents the 19th part in a series on belief and skepticism Indy/Life S is for… Sex May the wine go straight […]
Syrian surprise: How Trump’s phone call changed the war
Dec 28, 2018 By Orhan Coskun and Lesley Wroughton ANKARA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s declaration in a phone call with Tayyip Erdogan that he was pulling U.S. troops from […]
Red-Dead project to still go on despite Israeli procrastination — Razzaz
By JT – Dec 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project is still on the agenda, despite Israeli procrastination, Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said […]
Why the hostility to a US exit from Syria?
Syria is at a point where the western powers must choose whether to cooperate in its future or turn their backs out of resentment for Russia Mary Dejevsky @IndyVoices The […]
Can Muhammad’s Ancient Promise Inspire Muslim-Christian Peace Today?
Source: CT “Blasphemy is a serious offense,” wrote judge Asif Khosa, “but the insult of the appellant’s religion … was also not short of being blasphemous.” He referenced a 2013 book by John Morrow, a Canadian convert to Islam. The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the […]
Battle of the bulge: Thailand strives to bring monk obesity crisis under control
Source: The Guardian BY Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Bangkok Every morning at dawn, the food is dished out to Thailand’s monks in abundance: donations of sticky rice, cakes, noodles, sweet pudding, dumplings, […]
Curbing the mullah
Source: Dawn In his 2003 book Uncensored, former general manager of PTV, Burhanuddin Hasan wrote that after coming to power in July 1977, one ‘advice’ which Gen Zia issued to PTV was that TV plays (and films) should always depict clerics in a positive light. The advice had been triggered […]
Yes, there is a war between science and religion
Source: The Conversation By Jerry Coyne; Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago As the West becomes more and more secular, and the discoveries of evolutionary biology and cosmology […]
After difficult year, Palestinians pessimistic about future prospects for peace
Daoud Kuttab December 24, 2018 Trump’s proposal, though not yet made public, is being met with skepticism due to his pro-Israel bias “There’s nothing on the horizon to suggest […]
Iraqi lawmakers demand US withdrawal after Trump visit
After visiting American troops in Iraq, Trump left the country without meeting any Iraqi officials. (AFP) AP December 27, 2018 Politicians from both sides of Iraq’s political divide are […]
For the US, the region is no longer a politico-military playground
Dec 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The latest US misadventure in Syria appears to be coming to an end. When, last week, Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of […]
Menstruating Women Are Blocked From Temple In Video Game — And In Real Life
Source: NPR BY SUSHMITA PATHAK Two years ago, Padmini Ray Murray created a controversial video game at a hackathon contest. But it’s not just a game. It a microcosm of […]
Crisis of faith: Tibetan Catholics face modernity in China village
Source: Reuters BY Joyce Zhou, Christian Shepherd CIZHONG, China (Reuters) – Ruanna, a 77-year-old Tibetan woman living in a remote Chinese village overlooking the Mekong river, says her Catholic faith has […]
Love The Holidays? The Philippines Celebrates 4 Months Of Christmas Mania
Source: NPR BY Julie Mccarthy Sleigh bells, snowy skies and a glowing fire evoke an idyllic Christmas. But the tropics can be just as festive as any wintry holiday this […]
Pakistani politician Syed Ali Raza Abidi shot dead
A senior member of a major Pakistani political party has been shot dead. Syed Ali Raza Abidi, 46, was targeted by attackers outside his home in Karachi on Christmas […]
India says: Pakistan is trying to stoke unrest in Punjab by reviving Khalistani militancy, reveals arrested terrorist
Intelligence agencies suspect that ISI is pumping huge money in Punjab to set up terror modules and stir unrest in the state. OpIndia Staff December 26, 2018 The interrogation […]
Pakistan: JUI-F announces long march against govt
Our Staff Reporter December 26, 2018 PESHAWAR – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) announced holding a protest long march against wrong policies and alleged anti-Islam activities of the government from January 27. The announcement was made by JUI-F Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa deputy chief Mufti Kifayatullah while speaking at a news conference at Peshawar […]