Top Ten Reasons East Jerusalem does not belong to Jewish-Israelis
By Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan and an adjunct professor, Gulf […]
How not to leave Afghanistan
NEW YORK — After nearly two decades, 2,400 soldiers killed, another 20,000 wounded and as much as $2 trillion spent, the United States is understandably eager to withdraw from Afghanistan. […]
Wherever they are, takfiris are menace to world peace, stability
Mar 04,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s offensive in Syria’s Idlib province could determine whether or not there will be a long-term base for Al […]
Pakistan court gives green light to women’s march – with conditions
Mar 3, 2020 – swissinfo.ch By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE (Reuters) – A Pakistani court on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to the country’s largest women’s rights event but told organisers […]
Crypto spying scandal: The countries that trusted bugged Swiss encryption devices
Mar 4, 2020 – 15:00 This cipher machine was on the market from 1952. The export licences for Swiss encryption technology analysed by the NZZ cover 1997-2019. (Keystone / Ennio […]
Youngest Muslim to learn Qur’an by heart
Alhaj Hassiem Abdullah Babatu March 2 at 7:57 AM CAIRO: A three-year-old girl is amazing Nigeria after memorizing the whole Qur’an, becoming one of the youngest Muslims in the world to learn the Noble Book by heart. “Honestly, I can’t say much but I am very grateful to Allah for […]
In our country, minorities are equal: Imran Khan on Delhi violence
“Today in India we are seeing the Nazi-inspired RSS ideology take over a nuclear-armed state of over a billion people. Whenever a racist ideology based on hatred takes over, it […]
Time to die – until November 2020
Bond movie No Time to Die pushed back to November After ‘thorough evaluation of the global theatrical marketplace’, next 007 outing will delay April release amid coronavirus fears Benjamin Lee Wed 4 Mar 2020 THE GUARDIAN The next James Bond film No Time to Die has been pushed […]
Is Isaac Newton a Part of the Muslim Heritage: His Religious Views?
Alexander Pope‘s couplet: “Nature and nature’s laws lay hid in Night. God said, ‘Let Newton be!’ and all was light!” Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
For Palestinians, Israel’s third round of elections only reinforced what we already knew
The entire Israeli political class is hell-bent on keeping Palestinians imprisoned. All that distinguishes their members is how willing they are to show their disdain for our existence Nooran […]
Italy closes all schools, universities, theaters as coronavirus death toll rises
Source: New York Post By Amanda Woods Italy announced Wednesday it will temporarily close all its schools, universities, cinemas and theaters amid a coronavirus outbreak — as the death toll […]
Plans to build mosque in Baltimore area draw outcry, threats on social media
Plans to build mosque in Creswell area of Harford County draw outcry, threats on social media Source: The Baltimore Sun By David Anderson Plans to build a mosque on a […]
Our Favorite Christian Prayer by Saint Francis
Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d’Assisi); nicknamed Francesco; 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226)[1][3] was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Order of Friars Minor and the women’s Order […]
Joe Biden wins Texas primary, topping off remarkable Super Tuesday surge – live
Source: The Guardian Biden wins Texas, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Minnesota, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia primaries Sanders wins California, Utah, Colorado and Vermont primaries Full story: Biden surges with […]
The Gambia: Lasso Wharf imam signals Ahmadis are threat to Islam
Source: The Point Monday, March 2, 2020 Imam Ebrima Sillah of Lasso Wharf mosque in Banjul South has said that the Ahmadiyya Jamaatul Muslim sect is a threat to Islam […]
Ghana: Focus on your books rather than telenovelas – Otumfuo tells students
Emmanuel Ayamga Last Monday at 11:11 AM King and overlord of the Ashanti kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has advised students to focus more on their books, rather […]
Is Ankara afraid of being invaded?
Source: Arab News By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed The Syrian war, which began nine years ago, marks the first time that Turkey’s air force and artillery has targeted Syrian regime forces and Iranian militias. Turkish F-16 fighter jets or drones would not have entered Syrian airspace — where Syrian, Iranian and Russian […]
Saudi Arabia wants Israeli forces to be held accountable
Source: Arab News Riyadh reiterates support to UN initiatives for peace RIYADH: The Cabinet on Tuesday called on the international community to ensure the protection of the Palestinian people against […]
Refugee aid groups attacked as tensions rock Greek island
By AFP – Mar 03,2020 -JORDAN TIMES LESBOS ISLAND, Greece — Several aid groups on Greece’s Lesbos said they were suspending work with refugees and evacuating staff on Tuesday in […]
Erdogan finds himself without allies in beleaguered Idlib
Mar 03,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Turkey is now officially at war with the Syrian government in Damascus for the first time since 2011. It is something that […]