Migrant crisis needs generosity, not fear — Angelina Jolie Pitt
By AFP – May 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo taken on March 16, shows UNHCR’s Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie Pitt greeting (centre) refugees and migrants during her […]
Bloodshed blurs Middle East borders set 100 years ago by UK-French pact
By Reuters – May 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — A century after Britain and France secretly mapped out a Middle East they would control upon defeating the Ottomans in World War I, its borders have been blurred by sectarian bloodshed — and some in the region see […]
Resentment over Sykes-Picot deal still drives Turkey foreign policy
By AFP – May 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — Resentment over the Sykes-Picot Agreement between Britain and France that carved up the Middle East from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire remains, 100 years later, a major factor in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s foreign policy. The May […]
West’s double standard in defending Christians
May 16,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Christians in the Levant, especially those in Syria, Iraq and Palestine, are facing grave challenges that are either misunderstood or ignored in the West. In recent years, protecting them, or even acknowledging their existence, has only been a concern of policymakers or advocacy groups […]
Iran arrests eight for ‘un-Islamic’ Instagram modelling
Source: BBC Iran has arrested eight people working for online modelling agencies deemed to be “un-Islamic”, the prosecutor of Tehran’s cybercrimes court has said. The arrests are part of […]
Elderly Buddhist monk hacked to death in Bangladesh
Source: Aljazeera A 75-year-old Buddhist monk has been hacked to death inside a temple in Bangladesh, police said. The body of Mongsowe U Chak was found on Saturday at the […]
With Interfaith Sunday Schools, Parents Don’t Have To Choose One Religion
Source: NPR By Rami Ayyub Interfaith marriage is on the rise, putting parents in a tough spot to choose one religion to pass to their kids. Rami Ayyub reports on a Maryland Sunday school that says it’s possible to have both. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: If you have a parent who […]
19 Most Guarded Places on Earth
Vatican Secret Archives Despite the church’s attempt at openness, critics say the contents aren’t accessible enough since only qualified clergy and academics are allowed inside the facility, and even those granted entry cannot view items without advanced approval. Thus, the skeptics remain, with theories ranging from the cavern hiding gospels […]
The longest train journey in India
Source: BBC By Rowena Henley The Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express train number 15906 crosses India from the northeastern state of Assam to the southernmost town of Kanyakumari. The 85-hour journey along […]
The hidden world of the Knights Templar
Source: BBC By Amanda Ruggeri It was rush hour on a weekday and I was weaving my way down the Strand, one of central London’s most famous thoroughfares. The street […]
India to ‘divert rivers’ to tackle drought
Source: BBC By Navin Singh Khadka Environment reporter, BBC World Service India is set to divert water from its rivers to deal with a severe drought, a senior minister has […]
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman: Chance or Providence?
Season one, the sixth episode My Commentary on the documentary Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There used to be a “holy man” […]
BBC is ‘too Christian,’ more room should be granted to Muslims, Hindus & Sikhs
Source: RT BBC is ‘too Christian,’ more room should be granted to Muslims, Hindus & Sikhs – internal report An internal review within the BBC has concluded that the network […]
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Suggested reading by the Muslim Times’ Chief Editor: Answering the Question of Suffering for Sir David Attenborough Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory in psychology […]
China killed thousands of Maine jobs. Now it’s eating up the state’s lobsters.
Source:The Washington Post A tiny American town is staking its future on Chinese foodies. By Ylan Q. Mui LITTLE CRANBERRY ISLAND, MAINE — The long journey from this remote island […]
RNC Chair Says Donald Trump Will Have to ‘Answer for’ Reported Treatment of Women
Source: Time By Melissa Chan The report revealed several alleged unwelcome advances from Trump in the past Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday saidDonald Trump would have to “answer […]
President Obama Targets Donald Trump in Rutgers Graduation Speech
Source: Time By Melissa Chan President Barack Obama on Sunday indirectly slammed Donald Trumpduring his commencement address at Rutgers University in New Jersey. The Commander in Chief did not specifically name the presumptive Republican nominee while speaking before the graduating class, but he did mention many of the mogul’s controversial ideas, […]
Practice of faith strengthens doctor-patient relationship
Source: Public Opinion By Amatul Khalid Amatul Khalid is a Chambersburg physician. In my 31 years of medical practice, I have felt humble and helpless at times. At other times, I have felt accomplished – or felt I could have done better. Doctors are just human beings who sometimes can provide […]
Video: Inside Story – Is Sadiq Khan the face of multicultural Britain?
Source: Aljazeera Voters in London have made history by electing the Labour party’s Sadiq Khan as their mayor, giving him the largest political mandate in British history with more than […]
What we would actually do to stop a ‘doomsday’ asteroid
Source: BBC By Jesse Emspak Lumps of rock flying through space could cause catastrophic damage to our planet. What could we do if we found one on a collision course? […]