US shakes up Yemen policy, but long road to peace
By AFP – Feb 07,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Supporters of Yemen’s Houthi movement gesture as they chant slogans during a demonstration against the outgoing US administration’s decision to designate the […]
Democrat Lawmaker: Antisemitism Can’t Be Beat Unless Palestinian Rights Are Respected
Home | U.S. News Rep. Andy Levin from Michigan also wants the Biden administration to appoint a special envoy to combat antisemitism, someone who recognizes the broader far-right threat Rep. […]
White Privilege: where’s Kyle?
Wednesday, February 03, 2021 byAbby Zimet, Further columnist new_big_kyle_state_exhibit_at_bar_5fff8d Good times. Photo is state’s exhibit. It seems the courts have lost track of Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old punk charged with […]
A Quest for the Origin of Life: From the Primordial Soup to Goldilocks Chemistry – Sign of a Grand Designer?
ISLAM • SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY https://www.reviewofreligions.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/origin-of-life-1-small-shutterstock_1817799851-768×543.jpeg 30th January 2021 Dr Amtul Razzaq Carmichael, UK As our understanding of the universe increases and the vastness of this great universe becomes progressively more fathomable, our quest to seek the origin of life also intensifies. It is natural to seek out how […]
Afghan Taliban warns US-led troops to leave country as scheduled
The Afghan Taliban warned that it will not tolerate the presence of US-led foreign troops in the country beyond the May deadline previously set for their withdrawal. (AP/File) Short Url […]
Anti-racist boycott of Israel widely misunderstood in US
Author RAMZY BAROUD February 02, 2021 Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/rzmam Claims made by Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang in […]
When no news is good news
Feb 01,2021 – JORDAN TIES – JAMES J ZOGBY There are times when no news is, in fact, big news. This is an article about a recent example that proves […]
USA: Columbus chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community hold’s its annual Seeratun-Nabi Day – A Report
Subject: Columbus Ohio Jalsa Seeratun-Report by Rafi Malik, Sadr Columbus Chapter The Columbus chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community held its annual Seeratun-Nabi Day program on Sunday, January 24 at 12pm via Zoom — commemorating the true character of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be on […]
Yemenis seek justice for ‘unlawful’ US drone strike killings
By AFP – Jan 29,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Opposers of Yemen’s Huthi rebels take part in a rally in support of the United States and the outgoing Trump administration’s decision […]
Russia says Biden must lift sanctions to save Iran nuclear deal
By AFP – Jan 26,2021 – JORDAN TIMES This undated photo shows Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran (AFP file photo) MOSCOW — Russia said on Tuesday it was […]
President Signs 4 Executive Orders to Fight Systemic Racism
This afternoon, I’ll be taking action to advance racial equity for Americans who have been underserved and left behind for far too long. Tune in. https://t.co/1W3cHLeBMf — President Biden (@POTUS) […]
The True Story of Indonesia’s US-Backed Anti-Communist Bloodbath
BY MICHAEL G. VANN The massacre of the Indonesian left in 1965–66, backed by Washington, was one of the great crimes of the twentieth century. A new generation of scholars […]
Noam Chomsky: Three major threats to life on earth that we must address in 2021
By COUNTER PUNCH | On 10 January 2021 Large parts of the world—outside of China and a few other countries—face a runaway virus, which has not been stopped because of […]
Gulf war 30th anniversary: Non-stop consequences
Jan 24,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh On January 16, we marked 30 years since the outbreak of the first Gulf War, in which the international coalition attacked […]
Triple challenge facing Biden in this region
Author HAFED AL-GHWELL January 23, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/72bjp The US has played an active role in the Middle East for the past 70 years, with significant investments of military, […]
Grab the Popcorn: Free Speech Foe Gets Threatened with Prison for ‘Blasphemy’
BY ROBERT SPENCER JAN 23, 2021 (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File) Amid the Left’s headlong rush to embrace the fascist suppression of all dissent, few of those who are calling for […]
PTA blocks website over blasphemy charges
Says ‘trueislam.com’ was given opportunity to explain its position before the authority, which it did not avail News Desk January 22, 2021 The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday blocked […]
‘Agony’ ends as Michigan Muslims cheer end of travel ban
Niraj Warikoo Detroit Free Press Muslims and Arab Americans in metro Detroit cheered the repeal of the Muslim travel ban Wednesday by the administration of President Joe Biden, a move they hope will signal a change in how the U.S. government deals with their communities. “It’s long overdue,” said Abdulhakem […]
Letters from readers: Quran urges respectful discourse
Letters from readers Florida Times-Union As we approach the inauguration of a new president and look at the challenges we face as a nation, it is necessary that American citizens re-learn the art of respectful discourse. As a Muslim American, I can testify that this is something emphasized repeatedly in […]