Aug 10,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby A flurry of recent bilateral and multilateral discussions involving Americans, Russians, Saudis and others have provoked speculation that there may be a renewed push for negotiations to end the conflict in Syria. I can only hope the speculation is not mere wishful thinking, […]
By Abeer Numan – Aug 10,2015 – JORDAN TIMES In this photo taken last Tuesday, a Syrian refugee boy carries his younger brother back to their tent at a makeshift settlement near the Syrian border on the outskirts of Mafraq, some 80km northeast of Amman (AP photo by Muhammed Muheisen) AMMAN […]
554. Commandment – Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites [9:73] O Prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites. And be severe to them. Their abode is Hell, and an evil destination it is. [66:10] O Prophet! strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites; and be strict against them. Their […]
August 8, 2015, 9:34 am by S Venkat Narayan Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, August 5: India is planning to grant citizenship to migrants who fled religious persecution in neighbouring Muslim countries Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, the local media reported today. There is a proposal under Prime […]
Epigraph: “So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.” Deuteronomy 10:19 Holocaust Survivors Condemn Israel for ‘Gaza Massacre,’ Call […]
US consulate in Turkey targeted as wave of attacks kills 9 Yesim DikmenSeyhmus Cakan| Reuters ISTANBUL/DIYABAKIR: Two women shot at the U.S. consulate inIstanbul Monday and at least eight people were killed in a wave of separate attacks on Turkish security forces, weeks after Ankaralaunched a crackdown on ISIS, Kurdish […]
New Dehli, Aug 10: Securing the Indo-Pak border is top priority for India today. India will deploy an additional 5,000 soldiers to man the troubled border of India and Pakistan. […]
Meet ISIS’ Cleaners; Indians are Not Good Enough to Fight Despite the Islamic State’s claim to accept all Muslims, ISIS’s Indian recruits are regarded as too frail to fight. Sun, August 9, 2015 The glamor portrayed in the Islamic State’s propaganda is not matched by the reality on the ground. […]
550. Commandment – Only defensive wars are permitted [22:40] Permission to fight is given to those against whom war is made, because they have been wronged — and Allah indeed has power to help them — [2:191] And fight in the cause of Allah against those who fight against you, but do not […]
553. Commandment – Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah and against the friends of Satan [4:77] Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve fight in the cause of the Evil One.Fight ye therefore against the friends of Satan; surely, Satan’s strategy is […]
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Swiss sense and Indian sensibility spark art exchange By Anand Chandrasekhar AUG 9, 2015 – 11:00 Indian artist Hetal Chudasama is interested in myths and local folklore (Hetal Chudasama) Switzerland and India couldn’t be more different if they tried. A Swiss-funded exchange programme allows artists from both […]
SAAD AL-DOSARI ARABNEWS.COM Published — Monday 10 August 2015 We endure shock, grief and bewilderment with every incident of explosion in our land; with every piece of news telling a story about one of our kids joining the forces of darkness to fight his own religion and […]
Daesh battles Syria rebels for key supply lifeline — monitor By AFP – Aug 09,2015 – Last updated at Aug 09,2015 0 0 googleplus0 0 0 BEIRUT — The Daesh terror group advanced Sunday against rival rebel forces, including Islamists, in a bid to capture a series of key villages […]
Iraqi Christians mark one year in Jordan after fleeing their homes By Rula Samain – Aug 09,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi Christians attend an ecumenical prayer held at the Latin Church in Fuheis, 20km northwest of Amman, on Saturday (Photo by Nader Daoud) FUHEIS — Iraqi Christians who were forced to leave […]
The Hindu: Amid the perceived and possible dangers of the terror group like the Islamic State (IS) radicalising and recruiting Muslim youths, the Barelwi sect among Muslims has decided to include a chapter against terrorism in all madrassas functioning under its fold across the country. The Dargahe-Aala-Hazrat, the headquarters of […]
Our source: Huffington Post PATNA, India (AP) — Dozens of villagers in eastern India beat to death five women Saturday, accusing them of practicing witchcraft and blaming them for a […]
Global ssues: by Thalif Deen — UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (IPS) – The United Nations has declared that 2015 is already “the deadliest year” for millions of migrants and asylum seekers fleeing war and persecution in their countries. A group of refugee women and their children await the arrival of […]
HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 31 July 2015 ARABNEWS.COM People, generally speaking, do not want to die. Even at an advanced age, they remain unconcerned about imminence of death. They live as though death is a far distant reality. Almighty God draws attention to this human instinct, saying: “And you […]
FEATURE How Saudi Arabia exports radical Islam The Week Staff AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili August 8, 2015 Saudi Arabia has spent billions promoting its extremist version of Islam. What has it wrought? Here’s everything you need to know: Why do the Saudis proselytize? To combat the spread of Shiite Islam and […]
Surely 70 years is long enough for us to put to rest the tired canard of the atomic bombings on Japan being “the lesser of the two evils”, and recognise […]