A Proposal for Islam
Source: The New York Times By Mustafa Akyol Sept. 28, 2017 I am writing this column from an airplane, on my way from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to my new home, Wellesley, […]
A mean son of a bitch
Source AT My guess is that he was chosen precisely on that account. You have to be a mean son of a bitch to be a dictator in the Kim family mold. If, in fact, he’d been a secret reformer, Kim had time after his father’s 2011 death to show […]
Why India is a growing economy but an unhappy nation
Source: Hindustan Times By Udayan Mukherjee If people don’t earn enough, don’t have jobs they like, worry about their health, cannot trust others or the State, and are not free to make their choices, how can they be happy? As the world celebrated Happiness Day on March 20, we were […]
Chances of Tashkent conference leading to a consensus within Afghanistan look slim
Source: HT A high-level international conference on Afghanistan opened in Tashkent on March 26, even as Kabul is still recovering from an Islamic State (IS) led terror attack that killed 32 people in the capital on March 21. Just two days later, a car bomb in Helmand killed 14 innocents. […]
Turkey and the Middle East’s emerging geopolitical void
BURHANETTIN DURAN @burhanduran A new way of Arab nationalism based on more radical sectarian discourses is currently being promoted by Mohammed bin Salman and his partners with the help […]
Blue Bus of Kabul Brings Joys of Reading to Afghan Children
KABUL — The children of Kabul love the blue bus – they rush toward it every time it pulls into their street, eager to come on board, their young eyes brimming with excitement. https://www.voanews.com/a/afghanistan-kabul-books-on-wheels/4301484.html But it’s no ordinary bus. Its name is Charmaghz, the Dari word for Walnut, and it’s […]
Jews, Arabs nearing population parity in Holy Land, emphasizing need for 2-state solution
DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ISTANBUL In this Dec. 5, 2012 file photo, a Jewish settler looks at the West bank settlement of Maaleh Adumim, from the E-1 area on […]
A Last Holdout on Divorce, Philippines Tiptoes Toward Legalization
Source: The New York Times By AURORA ALMENDRAL MARCH 24, 2018 Lennie Visbal, 52, has not been able to cut ties to her estranged husband because divorce is illegal in the Philippines. CreditLauren […]
US religious freedom body urges S.Arabia to prioritise textbook reform
By Reuters – Mar 25,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud (right) attends the Saudi Arabia – United States Partnership Meeting in Washington, […]
Jordan secures international pro-Palestine parliamentary decision
By JT – Mar 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Inter-Parliamentary Union on Sunday, in its 138th session currently held in Geneva, voted for supporting the Palestinians’ right of Jerusalem as the capital of their state. The vote followed efforts by the Jordanian parliamentary delegation to the meeting […]
Attack on Shiite mosque in Afghanistan kills 1, wounds 7
Source: Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan’s western Herat province on Sunday, killing one person and wounding seven others in an […]
India: Din, Dharma And Quran
Din, Dharma And Quran Words in the holy book indicate Semitic contacts with other civilizations Written by Khaled Ahmed | Published: March 24, 2018 2:02 am http://www.indianexpress.com 2018/03/25 Words in the holy book indicate Semitic contacts with other civilisations.In India and Pakistan, where people speak Indo-European Hindi and Urdu, the words din and dharma […]
Book Review: Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration, and Identity
Source: Dawn The book is written by Akbar Ahmed Book Reviewed by Touqir Hussain The Islamic world has many outstanding scholars but arguably no one has studied these issues more […]
Brushes with history: Saudi artist Hend Al-Mansour’s quest to reframe the story of women’s roles in the Arab world
ELIZABETH MACBRIDE | Published — Friday 23 March 2018 Hend Al-Mansour came to the US 21 years ago as a physician, then gave up medicine for art. Her work […]
Russia and Taliban deny US claims of working together
Source: BBC News Russia and the Taliban have separately rejected comments made by the head of US forces in Afghanistan that Moscow has been supporting, and even supplying weapons to, […]
Trump trade war: China tells US it will defend national interests
Source: BBC News China warned the US it will defend its interests on trade, Chinese state media says, after US President Donald Trump backed tariffs on Chinese goods. The comments […]
Will new US security chief take the world to war?
Baria Alamuddin | Published — Sunday 25 March 2018 I have spoken to seasoned diplomats who are extremely worried at the prospect of John Bolton’s appointment as US National Security […]
Mother Courage: Iraqi widow saved recruits from slaughter
By AFP – Mar 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES US First Lady Melania Trump laughs alongside winners of the 2018 International Women of Courage Award, including Godelieve Mukasarasi (left) of Rwanda, […]
Happiness is in the eye of the beholder
Mar 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi The international effort to judge which country is the “happiest” to live in, and which one is the least is like a […]
Jordan: A nation of minorities?
Mar 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Nermeen Murad You only have to be slightly more sociable talking to people that are not usually situated in your private and professional […]