Source: Associated Press By NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslim clerics called for a boycott of American products Sunday in Indonesia’s largest protest against President Donald Trump’s recognition of […]
Source: Reuters BY Gul Yousafzai, Asif Shahzad QUETTA, Pakistan/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers stormed a packed Christian church in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least nine people and wounding up […]
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Source: Dawn FOR three decades Pakistan’s military establishment has stoutly denied supporting violent religious groups irrespective of whether a group’s target lay across national borders or, instead, its goal was to achieve specific political objectives within Pakistan. But today the military’s attitude is more ambivalent. Both serving and retired senior […]
Source: BBC News A suicide bomb and gun attack on a Methodist church in Pakistan has killed at least eight people, officials say. Militants stormed the church, which was packed […]
by Asad Hashim Gunmen attacked the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in Quetta on Sunday [Naseer Ahmed/Reuters] Islamabad – A suicide attack on a church in the western Pakistani city of […]
By AFP – Dec 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo taken on February 8 shows members of the Syrian Democratic Forces , made up of US-backed Kurdish and Arab […]
Dec 16,2017 -JORDAN TIMES – Adnan Abu-Odeh Editor’s note: The following article was written by Adnan Abu-Odeh in 1991 and published by Foreign Affairs in its issue of Spring 1992 […]
By Reuters – Dec 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES By Suleiman Al Khalidi AMMAN — Sabih Al Masri, one of Jordan’s most influential businessmen and the chairmen of its largest lender […]
December 12, 2017 Endy Bayuni The late Soeharto has become something of a poster boy for leadership as the nation searches for a president who can effectively deliver the […]
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 8:56 am Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission Human Rights Merely Acknowledged, Not Yet Protected in Indonesia On the occasion of international human rights day, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) observes the major human rights issues of concern in Indonesia. Impunity and a fragile criminal […]
Source: The Washington Post By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE Refugees from Myanmar crossed the Naf River as they headed into Bangladesh in September, part of an exodus of nearly 650,000 Rohingya Muslims who […]
Source: Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A Hindu man in India tried to raise money for a campaign against minority Muslims by issuing an appeal for donations with a video […]
Source: BBC News At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed in the month after violence broke out in Myanmar in August, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says. Based on surveys of refugees […]
Other states in the Middle East are coming to recognise that there are winners and losers, and have no wish to be on the losing side Patrick Cockburn @indyworld 16th […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s Note: Yes, this is an old article. We bring it for the benefit of our readers who do not know this history. Israel’s creation of Hamas served two purposes (and still serves the same): (1) make sure that the Palestinian vote is divided (2) always have […]
Source: Dawn WASHINGTON: Shifting between soft persuasions and tough advice, the United States is now saying that Pakistan could lose control of its territory if it does not sever ties with the Haqqanis and other terrorists. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson — who issued the advice at a Washington […]
Source: Asia Times The second case involves the popular Israeli daily Yediot Ahronoth, well-known for being anti-Netanyahu. The Israeli premier reportedly tried to reach a deal with its owner, Arnon Mozes, to offer him more favorable coverage. This is a crime in Israel. Other cases are piling up in Israeli courts, […]
Source: BBC There have been plenty of detailed reports by journalists and researchers, based on interviews conducted with refugees, which make it hard to dispute that terrible human rights abuses took place at the hands of the security forces. But many of these reports focussed on the worst cases; there […]
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP JERUSALEM FILE PHOTO: Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a graduation ceremony and air show marking the 50th anniversary of the […]