China’s Uighurs told to share beds, meals with party members
Source: Associated Press By DAKE KANG and YANAN WANG ISTANBUL (AP) — The two women in the photograph were smiling, but Halmurat Idris knew something was terribly wrong. One was […]
Holy See renews appeal to ban killer robots
Geneva, Switzerland, Nov 28, 2018 / 12:18 pm (CNA).- A Vatican representative to the United Nations called on the international community to ban killer robots – known as Lethal […]
This Is The Future Of AI According To 23 World-Leading AI Experts
William Falcon Contributor Science I write about AI, its business use and ethical use. Getty This post has been updated since it was originally published. The AI-hype would have you […]
Buddhist monks to consider whether Dalai Lama should reincarnate
Source: Religion News Service By Meagan Clark and Vishal Arora DHARAMSHALA, India (RNS) — Tibetan Buddhist monks from around the world are gearing up to discuss whether the aging Dalai […]
Why The Abortion Rate In Pakistan Is One Of The World’s Highest
Source: NPR BY Diaa Hadid When at 19 Mehnaz became pregnant for the fifth time, she panicked. She already had four daughters, and her husband was threatening to throw her […]
India outrage as mall shames woman for breastfeeding
Source: BBC News There has been outrage in India after the management of a shopping centre in the eastern city of Kolkata told a mum wanting to breastfeed her baby […]
Exclusive: China will retaliate ‘in proportion’ to any U.S. sanction over Muslim Uighurs – ambassador
Reuters International Nov 28, 2018 By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China will retaliate “in proportion” if the United States sanctions its top official in the restive region of […]
‘Pilgrim of Petra’ visits site for 62nd time in 25 years
By Ahmed Bani Mustafa – Nov 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES In this undated photo, John Nawafleh surveys the ancient city of Petra. He has made more than 60 visits to […]
Ethical themes
Source: Dawn OVER the centuries, Quranic concepts of an egalitarian human society have either been forgotten, or diluted through simple-mindedness, narrowness of thought and need for political mileage. Scholarship and discourse have centred on rituals and questionable ahadith. Culture and traditions have replaced religion. Today, much of what is practised […]
Middle East dictators always end up bringing their western allies down – and now they’ve got their coils in the White House
Crystal balls are dangerous objects in the Middle East. Mine have been broken several times. But there’s no reason why Donald Trump should be immune from the fate of so […]
Indonesia’s Widodo plays the Islamic card
29 November 2018 Author: John McBeth, Jakarta Indonesian President Joko Widodo is the favourite to win a second and mandated final term in the legislative and presidential elections on 27 […]
The Saudi Crown Prince Gets a Pass on Khashoggi at the G20
Mohammed bin Salman’s presence at the meeting signals a desire to put the Khashoggi affair behind him. Global leaders will probably let him. Krishnadev Calamur When leaders of the […]
The US and China relationship is in shambles. It could get worse at G20.
. Trump and Xi Jinping could fix parts of the US-China relationship in Argentina. They won’t. By Alex Ward@AlexWardVoxalex.ward@vox.com Nov 29, 2018 President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President […]
Will Kartarpur Corridor Encourage Religious Pilgrimages Between India & Pakistan?
The Kartarpur Gurudwara in many ways evades the issues of border conflict. But whether it sets a precedent for other religious places, remains to be seen. Mohit Marwah | News18.comUpdated:November […]
Pakistanis ‘on one page’ in seeking friendship with India – PM Khan
Reuters International Nov 28, 2018 – By Saad Sayeed ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday his government and the military want to mend ties […]
‘No hard evidence Saudi prince ordered Khashoggi killing’ — Pompeo
By Reuters – Nov 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the media after a closed briefing for senators about the latest developments related to […]
Pompeo, Mattis urge maintaining Saudi military support – What’s a few hundred thousand civilians starving to death?
Pompeo, Mattis urge maintaining Saudi military support By AFP – Nov 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES WASHINGTON — Two top officials from the administration of President Donald Trump sought on […]
Pakistanis ‘on one page’ in seeking friendship with India: PM Imran Khan
Source: Reuters By Saad Sayeed ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday his government and the military want to mend ties with arch-foe India, in the […]
Tunisian citizens’ backlash against the Saudi crown prince shows it’s possible to choose morality over economic benefits
Citizens seemed aware of the difference Saudi aid might make to them, yet they took to the streets in droves anyway Simon Speakman Cordall The Independent Voices Against rumours of […]
Exclusive: China will retaliate ‘in proportion’ to any U.S. sanction over Muslim Uighurs – ambassador
Source: Reuters By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China will retaliate “in proportion” if the United States sanctions its top official in the restive region of Xinjiang over alleged human […]