Science: The Only Present Day Arbiter Between Religions?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I have a few friends, whom I will not call my bosom friends, who in their moments of […]
Sacred and political: world’s largest religious festival to kick off in India
Dec 21, 2018 – SWISSINFO.CH Labourers work on an under-construction pontoon bridge spanning the river Ganga ahead of the “Kumbh Mela”, or the Pitcher Festival, in Allahabad, India, November 20, […]
Israel to escalate fight against Iran in Syria after US exit — Netanyahu
By Reuters – Dec 20,2018 -JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel will escalate its fight against Iranian-aligned forces in Syria after the withdrawal of US troops from the country, Israeli […]
Israel is sending me to prison for riding my bike – British companies need to cut ties with this oppressive regime
It is through the complicity of other states and international companies that the country is able to avoid accountability Abdallah Abu Rahmah The Independent Voices Companies’ profit-making from the violations […]
The Ottomans were once humiliated by Yemeni rebels – today, the Houthis have done the same to Saudi Arabia
If the Ottomans had to reform their army, what is to be done with the Saudi military? Mohammad bin Salman thinks he can reform his kingdom’s economy. But his soldiers […]
U.S. likely to end air war against Islamic State in Syria
Dec 20, 2018 By Phil Stewart and Ellen Francis WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States will likely end its air campaign against Islamic State in Syria when it pulls out […]
War and Pestilence: The Ongoing Fragmentation of Yemen
There are hopes that a cease-fire could end the fighting in Yemen’s civil war. But a visit to the front near Hodeida shows that even if the violence stops, it […]
Transgender women pray at India’s Sabarimala temple
Source: BBC News Four transgender women have been allowed to pray at an Indian temple at the centre of a bitter row over whether women should be permitted to enter. […]
Denial of human rights cause of world conflicts
Dec 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The 70th Human Rights Day has come and gone with little fanfare across the globe. The occasion for the commemoration of the day was […]
Jordan celebrates Christian-Muslim solidarity as churches rejoice Christmas at the gates
Christian, Muslim religious figures affirm unity, renew support of Hashemite Custodianship of Jerusalem’s religious shrines By JT – Dec 18,2018 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by […]
Jordan: His Majesty attends churches’ Christmas, New Year celebration
Jordan will remain steadfast in defending Jerusalem, religious leaders reiterate By JT – Dec 18,2018 JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by HRH Crown Prince Hussein, attended a celebration […]
Colonel Wilkerson on George W. Bush’s Iraq War and Trump’s Possible Iran War
December 17, 2018 This former official says the Trump admin is priming Americans for war with Iran — and he would know, since he helped George W. Bush do the same for Iraq https://nowthisnews.com/videos/politics/colonel-wilkerson-on-trumps-possible-iran-war?jwsource=cl
British Airways to resume Pakistan flights after a decade
This content was published on December 18, 2018 British Airways aircraft are seen at Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay By Drazen Jorgic ISLAMABAD (Reuters) […]
PM Khan asks Fatyana to draft bill aimed at making Pakistan welfare state
Syed Irfan Raza Updated December 18, 2018 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday asked Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) member of the National Assembly Riaz Fatyana to draft a bill […]
Israeli premier’s son blocked on Facebook for anti-Muslim posts
By AFP – Dec 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest, Yair, Tweeted on Sunday that Facebook blocked his page for 24 hours over apparent […]
Temple University owes Marc Lamont Hill an apology
Dec 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Because I have a long and complicated history with Temple University, I have closely followed the story of the backlash against Temple […]
Yemen: All bets are off
Dec 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The ceasefire that was brokered in Stockholm between the legitimate Yemeni forces and the Houthi rebels in Hodeida Port city is officially scheduled to […]
Donald Trump’s attempt to rehabilitate Bashar al-Assad is a losing battle
It must be the US president who sent the Sudanese leader to Damascus. When will the West understand that sharing a bed with a monster will give you nightmares? Ahmed […]
The Parliament of the World’s Religions Is the Closest Thing We Have to an International Interfaith Movement
Source: Religion and Politics By Gene Zubovich In 1893, during the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, thousands gathered over 17 days in September to witness a “World’s Parliament of Religions.” […]
Syrian children find friendship through football in Turkey’s southern Hatay
A young girl practices football through Turkish-Syrian program by SAR Foundation. (AA Photo) A foundation in southern Hatay province is helping Syrian children make friends and integrate into Turkish society […]