Israel deliberately denies Palestinians control over their water sources and sets the ground for water domination. Camilla Corradin Since Israel took over the West Bank in 1967, Israel has remained in near full control over Palestinian water resources in the West Bank [Ibrahim Khatib/Getty Images] Occupied West Bank – As […]
OPINION Catch up world, India has changed By Prateek Khare, swissnex India, Bengaluru JUN 15, 2016 – 11:01 Stereotypes of India as a backward country are still prevalent, according to Prateek Khare whose job involves promoting the country as a destination for Swiss start-ups. In this article he explains what […]
Jun 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Every day, the new tactics of Daesh prove more efficient in achieving two major goals — conducting terrorist attacks and piling pressure on the security apparatuses of many countries. Since the declaration of “the caliphate”, security challenges around the world have taken […]
A week after the worst mass shooting in modern US history investigators are still searching for clues Andrew Buncombe Orlando @AndrewBuncombe Plenty of people have an opinion as to what drove the gunman to act Omar Mateen never visited Hank’s, one of the oldest gay bars in central Florida. At least, […]
Donald Trump’s Beatitudes Source: Huffington Post By Michael Stark, Christian philosopher, writer, and speaker. Earlier this week, Hillary Clinton secured her position as the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party […]
Hartford: Conn watch the video http://www.today.com/video/mosque-leaders-opens-their-arms-to-ted-hakey-jr-after-2015-shooting-708495939956?icid=rm_mhs3 Mosque leaders opens their arms to Ted Hakey Jr. after 2015 shooting On the night of the Paris terror attacks last year, Ted Hakey Jr. was enraged by the scenes he watched unfold on television so he grabbed his gun and fired shots […]
Source: CNN By Euan McKirdy, CNN (CNN)An Egyptian court handed down death sentences to six people, including two Al Jazeera journalists, for alleged spying. The six, along with former President […]
Source: BBC In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene considers the importance of teaching science. I went to the Nigerian capital, Abuja, earlier this month […]
AP Does development aid help this child? Development aid isn’t as helpful as it is reputed to be. Benjamin Maack learned that lesson while researching where his help could be most helpful. Simply donating money isn’t enough. Every evening, when I leave work and head over to the train station, […]
Jun 18,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – Mahmoud N. Zidan On June 14, I was watching the CNN coverage of the atrocious mass shooting that left 49 Americans dead and more than 50 injured. As part of that coverage, Andrew Cuomo, a CNN anchor, was hosting Rudy Giuliani, the mayor of New York […]
Jun 18,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL In the 2002, the Arab world made a peace offer to Israel the Arab countries thought it could not refuse: normalisation of relations between the Arab region and Israel in exchange for a complete Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories, including East Jerusalem, and […]
By Suzanna Goussous – Jun 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Family Kitchen volunteers deliver food to areas around the Kingdom, such as Madaba, Um Al Rassas, Salt, Hitteen camp and Zarqa (Photo courtesy of Family Kitchen) AMMAN — Aiming to promote Ramadan values, a group of 120 volunteers is collecting […]
Report by: Kashif Qadri We have to build our relationship with understanding and respect to each other. – Imam Syed Shamshad Nasir. Locally, we have built a great friendship with […]
New Haven Register 2016/06/17 Anna Bisaro HARTFORD >> A man who fired rifle shots towards a Meriden mosque in the hours following the terror attacks in Paris last year, was sentenced Friday to six months in federal prison, with credit for time served, followed by a period of three years of supervised release. […]
Epigraph: Thy Lord has commanded, “Worship none but Him, and show kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with thee, never say unto […]
Source: Huffington Post By Rev. Susan Russell; Episcopal priest and activist from Pasadena, Calif. It has become so predictable that you can practically set your clock by it. I’m talking about the point after a national trauma when actual Christianity gets hijacked by someone spewing the kind of hateful, harmful […]
Source: The Express Tribune The BBC has announced plans to launch a reality TV show which will follow a group of Muslims living together. Produced by the makers of The Great […]
mcclatchydc.com: WASHINGTON: Hours after Mohammad Abdulazeez fired 100 rounds into Chattanooga military offices, gunning down four Marines and a sailor before being killed by police, the emerging story was one of a “lone wolf” jihadist with possible ties to extremist groups abroad. But Abdulazeez’s family made a decision that would […]
Epigraph: Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? (Matthew 7:3) Source: Huffington Post […]
Source: Time By Ian Bremmer The historic concord between the U.S. and Europe made the West safe and rich. Now it’s in danger of collapse For decades, the transatlantic partnership has been crucial tointernational security and the stability of the global economy. Through organizations like NATO, U.S. and European leaders have […]