Nobel Prize for a noble woman
Mar 31,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – BY ALI KASSAY, alikassay@ace-house.com One of the marvels of the Internet age is that rarely a week goes by without someone inviting you to […]
Germany’s AfD disappointed after database reveals no Arab, Muslim names in top 10 knife criminals
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published30.03.2019 AFP File Photo Recent research conducted by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on the first names and backgrounds of perpetrators of knife attacks did […]
Article 50 petition to cancel Brexit passes 6m signatures
Milestone hit a day and a half after Britain was originally meant to have left EU Guardian staff Sun 31 Mar 2019 Anti-Brexit activists wave EU flags in Parliament […]
Everybody is Getting Burnout these days; here is what to do
From moms to medical doctors, burnout is everywhere these days Source: Washington Post By Jenny Rough A common ailment is going around, and you probably know someone plagued by it. […]
On what should have been Brexit weekend, churches and cathedrals open their doors for prayer and dialogue
Source: CT The first weekend after the UK was supposed to leave the European Union, churches and cathedrals are offering spaces for conversation and prayer on Brexit. Many churches across the country are holding prayer vigils this weekend on what should have marked the start of a new post-Brexit era […]
Science and God are somehow viewed as enemies but this is just wrong
Source: Christian Today By Jerry Newcombe An award-winning scientist recently told the world that science and religion are not incompatible. The Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports (3/19/19), “The annual Templeton Prize, […]
Ukraine election: Comedian is front-runner ahead of first round
Source: BBC Polls have opened in Ukraine as the country votes in the first round of presidential elections. Current leader Petro Poroshenko is seeking re-election but the surprise front-runner is comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Both candidates, along with former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, have expressed largely pro-European views during campaigning. None […]
Mandatory Reporting of Sex Abuse in Vatican City
Pope requires sex abuse claims be reported in Vatican City By Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for the Vatican City State and Vatican diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of allegations to Vatican prosecutors, as he seeks to create a […]
CONTROVERSIAL WEAPONS: Killer robots: ‘do something’ or ‘do nothing’?
By Simon Bradley THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 29, 2019 The US X-47B unmanned autonomous aircraft being tested in 2015 (U.S. Navy Photo by Liz Wolter) Countries […]
Christian terrorism has an old tradition: Austrian Empress assassinated in Geneva in 1898
ANARCHISTS IN SWITZERLAND: ‘Empress stabbed in the heart’ Source: Swiss Info By Regula Bochsler In 1898, the Empress Elisabeth of Austria was murdered in Geneva. The popular “Sisi” was stabbed […]
The Growing Threat of Online-Bred Right-Wing Extremism
Source: Spiegel The gunman who killed 50 people in Christchurch, New Zealand is being celebrated by right-wing extremists around the world, including in Germany. It is a sign of how the internet has forged a new kind of terrorist threat, and an increasingly emboldened network of radicals. At around 1:30 […]
ELECTROMAGNETIC SMOG: Swiss fear effects of 5G antennas
By Olivier Pauchard https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:44854648&locale=en EMBED CODE THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 28, 2019 11:00 AMMAR 28, 2019 – 11:00 Fifth-generation (5G) mobile communications antennas are starting to go […]
Pope to broaden Muslim dialogue with Morocco visit
By AFP – Mar 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES African Christian migrants pray in a church ahead of the Pope’s visit, in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday (Reuters photo) VATICANCITY — Pope Francis […]
The EU’s decision to stop rescuing drowning refugees shames us all
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Operation Sophia represented European solidarity at its best. But […]
As leaders of the UK opposition parties, we call on the government to stop fuelling the war in Yemen
The UK has awarded at least £4.6bn of arms export licences to Saudi Arabia. Now Yemen stands on the brink of catastrophe Jeremy CorbynIan Blackford, Liz Saville Robert @jeremycorbyn, Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas, Vince […]
‘Serious’ questions over SAS involvement in Yemen war
Minister promises to investigate report of firefight involving British personnel as claims swirl about child soldiers in Saudi-led force Patrick Wintour, diplomatic editor Wed 27 Mar 2019 Soldiers with a […]
BAME groups are dying over religious falsehoods about organ donation. Why aren’t faith leaders helping?
Voices Religion and culture overwhelmingly hold black and Asian people back from donating organs. Without guidance from religious leaders, they’ll continue to suffer disproportionately low donor rates Danielle Manning @decrmanning […]
Halal, health and healing: Will halalopathy bring hope to patients?
Halalopathy is based on medicine, nutrition and faith – but some are wary of its religious connotations The pharmaceutical market is worth billions of dollars worldwide – but many are […]
The Jewish News reports: Minister: PA terrorist payments is ‘no justification’ for Israel to withhold tax
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon made his remarks while speaking in the House of Lords, after being asked by anti-Zionist peer Baroness Tonge By JEWISH NEWS REPORTERMarch 19, 2019, Lord Ahmad A Foreign Office minister has said that Palestinian Authority payments made to convicted terrorists is “no justification” for Israel withholding […]
Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says
Source: Scientific American By Lee Billings, who is an associate editor for Scientific American. He covers space and physics. In conversation, the 2019 Templeton Prize winner does not pull punches on the […]