Canada: We’ll resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Saving a life is like saving all humanity. (Derived from Al Quran 5:32/33) Ottawa (CNN) Justin Trudeau’s newly elected government has confirmed it […]
President Obama Met With Young Muslim Refugees And It Was Absolutely Heartwarming
They represent “the opposite of terror,” he said. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Pushing back against efforts to bar Syrian refugees from resettling in the U.S., President Barack Obama vowed […]
‘We have gone temporarily mad, again’
Nov 23,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby It has been frightening to listen to the intolerant and near hysterical tone of the debate over admitting Syrian refugees into America. Despite the fact that conflating refugees with terrorism is irrational and bigoted, this notion has spread quickly, with most of […]
Syrian troops advancing thanks to Russian air strikes — Assad
By AP – Nov 22,2015 – JORDAN TIMES French navy soldiers work on missiles aboard the French Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, on Sunday, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (AFP photo) DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian President Bashar Assad says his forces are advancing on “almost” all fronts thanks to Russian air […]
After the UN security council vote, the west must heed the lessons of Iraq
Source: The Guardian By Rosemary Hollis; A professor of Middle East policy studies at City University The UN security council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2249 signals a new level of international resolve to […]
Russian strikes blamed for 400 Syrian civilian deaths
Source: Al Jazeera Russian air strikes in Syria have killed over 400 civilians since September this year, monitoring groups say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the […]
‘Punching in the Dark’: Why Islamic State Is Winning the Online War
Islamistisches Propagandavideo In the wake of the Paris attacks, authorities are becoming increasingly concerned about Islamic State’s skillful use of the Internet. So far, however, European countermeasures have been frustratingly ineffective.By SPIEGEL Staff It sounded like jihadi megalomania. “We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses, and enslave your women.” Every Muslim […]
Rational Monster: How Terror Fits into Islamic State’s Plan
By Christoph Reuter spiegel.de AFP/ WELAYAT TARABLOS Analysts falsely believed Islamic State was too weak to carry out terror attacks abroad. But IS views terror as a means to an end — and will launch attacks as long as they continue to serve its broader strategy. “It was a terrible night. […]
Cameron edges closer to Syria airstrikes as support grows on both sides of Commons
PM will not set date until he is sure he can win vote, but UN’s Isis declaration has swayed influential MPs Children in Douma, a rebel-held town near Damascus. Photograph: Bassam Khabieh/Reuters Toby Helm Sunday 22 November 2015 After the Iraq conflict and British intervention in Afghanistan, it was never […]
Why the question of Christian vs. Muslim refugees has become so incredibly divisive
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein, is the Post’s religion reporter, where she reports on the busy marketplace of American religion. Christians make up a tiny percentage of the Syrian refugees […]
Don’t ‘scapegoat’ Syrian refugees, Catholic bishops and evangelicals say
Source: CNN CNN)Two of the country’s largest and most influential religious groups, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals, are urging the United States not […]
War and death are the only options, when no one has the courage to speak
Source: Belfast Telegraph By Adam Walker Over the past two weeks the world has been witness to a series of terrorist attacks. Lebanese army and civilians gather near the site […]
Jesus would welcome Syrian refugees
http://lauraturner.religionnews.com/: In light of Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris, a number of US governors have chosen to close their doors to Syrian refugees. The logical inconsistency of this decision baffles the mind; consider, for instance, that the two masterminds of the attacks were a French national and a Belgian national. […]
What I Discovered From Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters : They’re drawn to the movement for reasons that have little to do with belief in extremist Islam.
By Lydia Wilson OCTOBER 21, 2015 No sooner am I settled in an interviewing room in the police station of Kirkuk, Iraq, than the first prisoner I am there to […]
Putin Plan: The Russian President’s Strategy for Syria
By Matthias Schepp in Moscow DPA President Vladimir Putin has been oddly quiet about the recent crash of a Russian jet in Egypt. A secret strategy paper suggests the Kremlin wants to find a political solution with the West on the issue of Syria. Pressure is mounting on Vladimir Putin […]
World should not take Jordan’s generosity for granted — officials, relief workers
World should not take Jordan’s generosity for granted — officials, relief workers By Khetam Malkawi – Nov 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Economists and UN officials feel that the international community is taking Jordan’s generosity for granted and not supporting the Kingdom enough in sharing the unprecedented burden of […]
World leaders convene to condemn Paris terror, narrow Syria divide
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in Antalya, Turkey, Saturday, for the G-20 summit. (Okan Ozer/Anadolu Agency via AP, Pool) STUART WILLIAMS | AFP Published — Sunday 15 November 2015 | | A A ANTALYA, Turkey: World leaders converged Sunday for a summit in Turkey to send a message of […]
Robert Fisk: ‘We remain blindfolded about Isis’ says the man who should know
Voices Robert Fisk: ‘We remain blindfolded about Isis’ says the man who should know Brian Keenan was held by Shia Muslims loyal to Hezbollah in Lebanon Robert Fisk @indyvoices 1K Brian Keenan was held by Shia Muslims loyal to Hezbollah in Lebanon for four and a half years REX With […]
Putin Plan: The Russian President’s Strategy for Syria
By Matthias Schepp in Moscow SPIEGEL.DE DPA President Vladimir Putin has been oddly quiet about the recent crash of a Russian jet in Egypt. A secret strategy paper suggests the Kremlin wants to find a political solution with the West on the issue of Syria. Pressure […]
G-20 host Turkey says fight against terrorism should be at forefront
By Reuters – Nov 14,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu speak as they stand on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, on Saturday (AP photo) BELEK, Turkey — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged world leaders on Saturday to prioritise the fight against […]