Human values

Life After Sexual Slavery Inside ISIS

Source: The Daily Beast When Elham Salah first began her training to be a psychological counselor, she thought that she would be helping local women cope with the effects of domestic and other gender-based violence. However, after almost three years of working at the Jiyan Foundation—a small group in Iraqi […]

The richest poor man

Source: ET PHOTO: HASSAAN KHAN/ EXPRESS For over 60 years, Abdul Sattar Edhi has shown us the power of one individual’s unwavering commitment and sincerity to the cause of humanity. As I write this, it pains me to say that Edhi has been robbed of just that. When we first […]

Generous gesture

Feb 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah recently issued directives to concerned Royal Palace officials to continue implementing Royal initiatives extending help to underprivileged families, charity societies, orphanages, the elderly and people with disabilities. These most vulnerable groups of people will benefit from the Royal directives, which […]

Timely counsel

Feb 03,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL HH Prince Zeid, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, has just issued a warning to all parties involved in the peace talks on the Syrian conflict, to not even think of granting amnesty to any person implicated in the commission of […]

Islam’s path to modernity

Jan 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Mohammad Fazlhashemi Many in the Muslim community have long taken issue with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The declaration, these critics attest, was created by colonial powers with a long history of gross human rights violations and amounts to yet another […]

President stresses religious tolerance

DHANGADHI: President Bidya Devi Bhandari said religious tolerance among people should promote peace and unity in the nation. Inaugurating the Godavari Amrit Mahasnan Divya Sahashra Kumbha Darshan Mela, a religious festival, in Godavari of Kailali today, Bhandari said religious tolerance should be promoted among people.   Meanwhile, the Head of […]