Introducing a New Focus on Archaeology and Ancient Religion
November 2018 Rizwan Safir – UK The Review of Religions is proud to announce the formation of a new section focusing on our ancient past. This section will explore the […]
The Saudi doctrine of quashing dissent
SHAKIR HUSAIN December 4, 2018 It is obvious that those responsible for taking Khashoggi’s life had not thought through the consequences of the crime otherwise planned with extreme wickedness. […]
Top 7 most mouthwatering dishes of Turkish cuisine
Published December 07,2018 You may wonder which typical Turkish foods to try. In Turkey, authentic meals surround you, here are the best 7 of foods you have to try on […]
Imran Khan: Pakistan will no longer be America’s hired gun
Source: Telegraph Fighting America’s war on terror has cost Pakistan its dignity, Imran Khan said By Ben Farmer, Islamabad Pakistan will no longer be America’s “hired gun” to fights its […]
Early History of Islam needs fresh appraisal — IX
Jinnah, within days of Pakistan’s creation, asked Muhammad Asad to establish the Department of Islamic Reconstruction M Aamer Sarfraz December 7, 2018 Allama Iqbal had lost faith in the […]
The Pope of Hope: Egypt’s Tawadros II on status of Copts, regional politics and Saudi reforms
Faisal J. Abbas December 04, 2018 Tawadros spoke about the damage inflicted on the Copts in Egypt during the Muslim Brotherhood’s rule from 2012 to 2013 Tawadros is looking […]
Francis to become first Pope to visit Arabian Peninsula
By Reuters – Dec 06,2018 -JORDAN TIMES VATICAN CITY — The first visit by a Pope to the Arabian Peninsula will take place in February when Francis travels to Abu […]
Hypocrites and the culture of hypocrisy
Dec 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Marwan M. Obeidat Whether plural or individual, hypocrisy — the contraption of a fake facade of righteousness or virtuousness, hiding real personality, including, among other things, concealment, deceit or fraud, a practice of being involved in the same behaviour or activity for which an individual […]
Spare me America’s tears for Jamal Khashoggi – this excuse for Trump-bashing ignores the CIA’s past crimes
A generation ago, the CIA’s ‘Operation Phoenix’ torture and assassination programme in Vietnam went way beyond the imaginations of the Saudi intelligence service. And have we forgotten about the thousands […]
A car-unfriendly Pakistan? Yes, that’s how you make livable cities
Source: Dawn BY Faizaan Qayyum A recent piece I wrote on the transactions ban on non-filers and its impact on car buyers, as well as on the housing market, generated a series […]
In ‘new Malaysia’, race continues to cast a long shadow
Source: Reuters BY Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Just months after a stunning election victory, Malaysia’s prime minister has had to step in to mollify the country’s majority Malay […]
Bulandshahr violence: Arrests over India policeman killing
Source: BBC News Four men have been held over the killing of an Indian police officer in mob violence that erupted after rumours spread that cows had been slaughtered. Subodh […]
Officials say boat carrying Rohingya Muslims lands in Indonesia
Source: Reuters BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities said a boat carrying 20 men believed to be Rohingya Muslims landed on the northeastern shore of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on […]
‘We can’t go anywhere’ – Myanmar closes Rohingya camps but ‘entrenches segregation’
Dec 6, 2018 http://www.swissinfo.ch By Thu Thu Aung and Simon Lewis YANGON (Reuters) – As the world was focused on abortive efforts to begin repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya […]
Garry Wills’ Video: Christianity without Priests
Garry Wills (born May 22, 1934) is an American author, journalist, and historian, specializing in American history, politics, and religion, especially the history of the Catholic Church. He won a Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1993. Wills has written nearly forty books and, since 1973, has been a frequent reviewer for The New York […]
Turkey seeks arrest of Saudi crown prince aides over Khashoggi
By AFP – Dec 06,2018 -JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — A Turkish court issued arrest warrants Wednesday for two suspects close to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman over the murder […]
Blowback from unintended consequences of Bush’s 1991 war continues
Dec 05,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN George H.W. Bush, who died last Saturday at the age of 94, has been lauded as a great US president, a humble patrician […]
These are the cities that will dominate the global economy in the next 15 years
Despite the west’s experience of managing the process of urbanisation, it doesn’t have all the answers Hamish McRae @TheIndyBusiness The Independent Voices New York will continue to be the world’s largest urban economy in 2035, but Jakarta will have passed Tokyo to become the most populous city. However, […]
The Ignored Legacy of George H.W. Bush: War Crimes, Racism, and Obstruction of Justice
Mehdi Hasan December 1 2018, The tributes to former President George H.W. Bush, who died on Friday aged 94, have been pouring in from all sides of the political […]
‘Sound of Humanity’ seeks to put Lombok tourism back on track … but then: another earthquake!
Panca Nugraha The Jakarta Post Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara | Wed, December 5, 2018 Editor’s Note: Oho! It seems that this music festival is a bit […]