A Syrian Refugee’s Message to the European Union
Source: The New York Times By LAILA Laila is a licensed hairdresser. She asked that her surname be withheld because she fears telling her story could endanger her family in […]
How ISIS Built the Machinery of Terror Under Europe’s Gaze
Source: The New York Times By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI Reporting was contributed by David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt from Washington, Laure Fourquet and Aurelien Breeden from Paris, Katrin Bennhold from […]
A meal that spans two continents
Source: BBC By Julie Bensman 30 March 2016 No matter what language you speak or where you come from, sharing a meal with friends is the best way to spend […]
Israel backs down in Brazil diplomat stand-off
Source: BBC Israel has reassigned its nominee for ambassador to Brazil, whose appointment Brasilia refused to accept, apparently because he is a former settler leader. Dani Dayan will now become […]
James Zogby: Who can teach us a thing or two about Middle East politics
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For his most recent article in Jordan Times James Zogby James Zogby in Redmond, Washington 2010 Born James Joseph Zogby (from Arabic: زغبي, Zuġbīy) 1945 […]
New York Times’ attempted whitewash of Israel poll
Source: Jordan Times By James J. Zogby This past week, the Pew Research Centre released the results of a massive poll of Israeli public opinion — focusing on their attitude towards religion, identity, values and political issues facing their country. In the days that followed the release, a number of […]
Thomas Piketty: Social Investment Can Stop Jihad
Source: Time Part of the response to terrorism must be security-based. A strike against Daesh is needed; those who belong to it must be stopped. But we also have to […]
A desperate call for help for Iraq’s Yazidis and other religious minorites
Source: The Washington Post On Aug. 15, 2014, Islamic State fighters who had surrounded her small Iraqi town for days ordered Nadia Murad and other Yazidis to walk to the […]
5 facts about Israeli Druze, a unique religious and ethnic group
Source: Pew Research Center Like a number of other ethnic groups in the Middle East, such as the Kurds, the Druze live in several different countries, separated by borders drawn […]
Yemeni Jews brought to Israel in secret mission
Source: BBC Some of the last remaining Jews in war-torn Yemen have been brought to Israel in a secret mission. The Jewish Agency, which is responsible for Jewish immigration to […]
Islamic world had extraordinary effect on medieval philosophers: Charles Taliaferro
Source: Tehran Time TEHRAN —“Muslim world had made such extraordinary headway in mathematics, algebra, medicine, and the sciences in general, it was inevitable that its philosophical contribution needed to be taken seriously by medieval philosophers,” Charles Taliaferro tells the Tehran Times. Taliaferro, who teaches philosophy at St. Olaf College, says, […]
Saudi jails holding 2,393 Pakistanis
Source: Tribune ISLAMABAD: There are nearly 2,400 Pakistanis being held in different jails of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan’s lower house of parliament was informed on Friday. Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign […]
Ankara blast: Kurdish group TAK claims bombing
Source: BBC The Kurdish militant group TAK says it carried out Sunday’s deadly attack in the Turkish capital, Ankara. In an online statement it said the attack, which killed 37 […]
Syria conflict: Russia’s Putin orders ‘main part’ of forces out
Source: BBC In a surprise move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to start withdrawing the “main part” of its forces in Syria from Tuesday. He said the Russian intervention had largely achieved its objectives. The comments come amid fresh peace talks in Geneva aimed at resolving the […]
Egypt’s justice minister sacked after comments criticised as blasphemous
Source: Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s prime minister sacked Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend on Sunday after he was criticised for saying he would jail Islam’s Prophet Mohammad himself if he broke the law. Zend’s comments came in a televised interview on Friday. He immediately said “God forgive me”, and […]
Turkey bombing: President Erdogan vows to bring terror ‘to its knees’
Source: Ghanaweb Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to bring terrorism “to its knees” after an attack in the capital Ankara that killed at least 35 people. Mr Erdogan […]
Explosion in Turkey’s Ankara kills dozens
Source: Aljazeera At least 27 people have been killed and 125 more wounded after a strong explosion struck the Turkish capital, Ankara, officials say. A bomb-laden car exploded on Sunday […]
The West’s desire to ‘liberate’ the Middle East remains as flawed as ever
As Stalingrad-size casualties mount in civil war Syria today, it’s worth remembering how the French and British thought they could create a ‘modern’ Syria in 1941 Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 6 March 2016 36 comments As General de Gaulle set out for the Middle East in April of 1941, he famously wrote that […]
Migrant crisis: EU and Turkey hold ‘difficult’ summit
Source: BBC European Union leaders are holding a key summit with Turkey in Brussels on ways of dealing with Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War Two. The EU is pressing Turkey, through which many migrants transit, to take some back in return for $3.3bn in aid. Turkey is […]
Dubai’s illusive fog phenomenon
Source: BBC A few times per year – if you are in the right place at just the right time and luck is on your side – you might get […]