The Origins of Intolerance in America
Source: Huffington Post By John Tirman Executive Director, MIT Center for International Studies In the last few weeks, the alarming rise of vitriolic anti-immigrant, xenophobic rhetoric from the right wing […]
15 Religious Moments In 2015 That Give Us Hope For The New Year
Source: Huffington Post The world is a difficult and scary place to be, but we are continually floored by the way human beings to come together despite their differences to […]
200-year-old fossil mystery resolved
Source: BBC Scientists have reconstructed how an ancient reptile swam in the oceans at the time of the dinosaurs. Computer simulations suggest the plesiosaur moved through the water like a penguin, using its front limbs as paddles and back limbs for steering. The creature’s swimming gait has been a mystery […]
US Democratic debate: Sanders apologises to Clinton over data breach
Source: BBC Bernie Sanders has apologised to fellow US Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton after his staff stole valuable voting data from her campaign. “This is not the type of […]
China landslide: 22 buildings collapse in Shenzhen industrial park
Source: BBC Some 22 buildings have collapsed in a landslide at an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. About 900 people have been evacuated, with four people […]
Is the Red-Dead correct?
Dec 19,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – The Disi Water Conveyance Project was set to be the dream saviour for Jordanians until the middle of the next decade. Before 2011, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation had announced several times that with the Disi project there would be a complete shutdown […]
Keeping Jordan safe
Dec 19,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI Not too long ago, Republican candidate for the White House Marco Rubio prophesied that terrorist attacks in Jordan are imminent. The leading Democratic candidate in the race for the White House, Hillary Clinton, made a similar forecast about the security and […]
What awaits Syria?
Dec 19,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI No amount of Vienna meetings or Geneva communiqués can stop the war in Syria unless the root causes of the conflict are addressed. A new round of negotiations took place in New York this week, but it did not tackle the conundrum of […]
Refugees constitute third of Jordan population — World Bank official
By Khetam Malkawi – Dec 19,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Refugees are seen at the Zaatari camp in this photo taken earlier this year. The camp, some 90km northeast of Amman, is currently home to 79,253 (File photo) AMMAN — Although the number of refugees from different nationalities in the […]
Aggressive secularisation” not the answer
BBC World Service: A blurred division between religion and state in some parts of the Middle East and North Africa is often alluded to. Terrorist attacks on western targets in the name of Islam have amplified calls for a ‘Muslim enlightenment’ and movement towards secularisation. But Karen Armstrong, author of […]
Confronting religious persecution of anyone should be a global human rights priority
NY Times: For Many, Faith Comes at a High Price AS we celebrate the holidays, let’s remember that this is one of those savage epochs when some families must choose between their faith and their lives. It is an echo of when Nero burned Christians alive, or when self-described Christians […]
Is Secularism Sacred? A Response to Matt Ridley
Source: End of Atheism By Ayesha Malik. Reposted with permission from An Eternity of Discourse. In his recent piece in The Times, Matt Ridley speaks of how Muslims are “turning […]
Doubts About Saudi Arabia’s Antiterrorism Coalition while it keeps financing Wahhabi schools & clerics
NY Times: One of the greatest weaknesses in the American-led fight against the Islamic State is the lack of competent regional forces to join in defeating the militants, especially on the ground. Saudi Arabia’s plans to organize a military coalition of 34 Islamic nations against terrorism could be a breakthrough, […]
Promised Messiah: The exalted status of The Holy Prophet (saw)
Alislam.org: By Khalifa of Islam; After greeting everyone with “Assalamo-Alaikum wa Rahmatullah” – peace be upon you and the Mercy of Allah – and bearing witness to the absolute Unity of Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger and Servant, and seeking the protection of Allah against Satan, Huzur Aqdas […]
Is Islam Peace-Loving Or A Warrior Cult? A Bit of Both, Just Like Other Religions
Is Islam Peace-Loving Or A Warrior Cult? A Bit of Both, Just Like Other Religions By Ahmer Anwer, December 17, 2015 http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-edit-page/is-islam-peace-loving-or-a-warrior-cult-a-bit-of-both-just-like-other-religions/ Islamo-xenophobes claim a fundamental warp in Islam. Quranic injunction requires that the faithful wage holy war against heretics, polytheists, idolaters, adulterers, homosexuals, dipsomaniacs, smokers, singers, visual artists – […]
Is Indonesia winning its fight against Islamic extremism?
Source: BBC Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim nation, but are its local Islamic traditions in danger of being overtaken by fundamentalism? As I thread my way through crowds […]
China accuses US of B-52 ‘provocation’ over Spratly Islands
Source: BBC China has accused the US of “serious provocation” after it flew B-52 bombers near one of the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Chinese military personnel […]
U.N. Agrees on Road Map for Peace in Syria
Source: Time (UNITED NATIONS) — U.N. Security Council members agreed Friday on a resolution on a peace process for Syria involving talks by representatives of the Damascus government and the […]
Video: Here’s What Happens When People Think Bible Passages Are From The Quran
Source: Huffington Post How do people perceive Bible verses if they think they’re coming from the Quran? Dutch YouTube duo Dit Is Normaal decided to conducted a social experiment following […]
Muslim Brotherhood are possible extremists, David Cameron says
Source: The Guardian David Cameron has described members of the Muslim Brotherhood as possible extremists but stopped short of banning the group after a long-delayed official inquiry into its activities […]