Russia: Christianity, Atheism or Islam?
Russia’s Journey from Orthodoxy to Atheism, and Back Again Source: Religion & Politics — Fit For Polite Company By Gene Zubovich | October 16, 2018 Based on a book, A […]
POINT OF VIEW: The Big Blockchain Lie
By Nouriel Roubini THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 18, 2018 “Crypto scoundrels” have taken refuge in blockchain since the collapse of cryptocurrency values. (Keystone) With the value of Bitcoin having […]
France says planned EU mechanism to enable Iran trade may have wider use
By Reuters – Oct 18,2018 -JORDAN TIMES A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Arab Gulf, […]
The other shoe
Oct 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – GWYNNE DYER They still have not dropped the other shoe. The “Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC” contains terrifying forecasts about what will […]
The story of the Armenian Legion is finally being told – and it is a dark tale of anger and revenge
One Armenian woman was discovered on a train by soldiers, but refused to be separated from her companions. She was removed from the carriage and ‘married to the legionnaire who had rescued her’ Robert […]
Excavation Of Lithuania’s Great Synagogue Highlights A ‘Painful Page’ From History
Source: NPR For decades, the principals at a boxy, two-story kindergarten in downtown Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital, unwittingly pored over their lesson plans just a few feet above one of the […]
Jailed preacher Anjem Choudary faces strict controls after release
Source: The Guardian BY Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Convicted Isis supporter Anjem Choudary will be in effect banned from any public statements after his release from prison this week, as […]
Bishops calls for urgent action on UK welfare program
Source: Associated Press By DANICA KIRKA LONDON (AP) — Church of England bishops on Tuesday called for urgent action to improve Britain’s new comprehensive welfare program, known as universal credit, […]
‘There is no God,’ says Stephen Hawking in final book
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Khashoggi was beaten to death in front of Saudi consul general, then dismembered: sources
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL PublishedOctober 16, 2018 Reuters Photo Washington Post journalist and Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi was drugged, murdered and his body was cut into pieces, several news outlets reported […]
Jamal Khashoggi’s killing took seven minutes, Turkish source tells MEE
#Khashoggi Middle East Eye publishes first details of audio tape acquired by Turkish investigators probing what happened to Saudi journalist The residence of the Saudi consul-general in Istanbul remains cordoned […]
Third of British people wrongly believe there are Muslim ‘no-go areas’ in UK governed by sharia law
Research warns economic inequality has created ‘two Britains’ and is driving hostility towards Muslims, immigration and multiculturalism Almost a third of British people now believe the myth that there are “no-go zones” […]
Saudi prince exiled in Germany says he avoided kidnapping days before Khashoggi
Source: The Daily Sabah Saudi dissidents in exile have unexpectedly vanished long before journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared two weeks ago in Turkey. Now, a Saudi prince living in Germany tells […]
UN Syria envoy to step down in November
By AFP – Oct 17,2018 -JORDAN TIMES UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arriving to a press conference closing a round of Intra Syria peace talks at the […]
Top Bankers Quietly Prep for Saudi While Their Bosses Skip Forum
Bloomberg THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 17, 2018 The Kingdom Tower, operated by Kingdom Holding Co., centre, stands on the skyline above the King Fahd highway in Riyadh, […]
Pressure building on Vatican to give women vote at synod
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pressure is building on the Vatican to give women the right to vote during its big meetings of bishops, with […]
Religious hate crimes: Rise in offences recorded by police
Source: BBC News Police have recorded a surge in hate crime directed at people in England and Wales because of their religious beliefs. It rose by 40%, from 5,949 in […]
Jewish lobby in far-right German party denounced for anti-Muslim views
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan PARIS (RNS) — A small group of German Jews has launched a lobby group within the far-right Alternative for Germany party, prompting a swift […]
Russian Orthodox Church breaks with Constantinople in row over Ukraine
Source: Reuters By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) – The Russian Orthodox Church said on Monday it had decided to sever all relations with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in protest […]
Religious Hate Crimes In England And Wales Mostly Target People Thought To Be Muslim
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla New U.K. data show that nearly two-thirds of the targets were perceived to be either Muslim or Jewish. Religious hate crimes have spiked dramatically […]