The US and Iran are playing a dangerous game
Oct 03,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Volker Perthes BERLIN — As the United States and Iran face off in the Gulf, their asymmetric conflict risks spiralling out of control. […]
Yemen’s ‘forgotten war’
Oct 02,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHEL JANSEN The Arabs must press the main combatants to end the war in Yemen, the region’s poorest country. Opportunities for peacemakers have […]
In Beirut, I can no longer get American dollars out of the ATM. This is what it tells me about Lebanon’s economy
The US is still trying to destroy the Assad regime in Syria and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Is this what underlays the frightening economic undertow? Robert Fisk in Beirut […]
These Charts Show How High Sea Levels Will Rise if Antarctica’s Ice Continues to Melt
Source: Time BY JEFFREY KLUGER Humans were not around to see Antarctica in the good times, tens of millions of years ago, when it was home to palms and baobab trees, […]
‘Afraid We Will Become The Next Xinjiang’: China’s Hui Muslims Face Crackdown
Source: NPR By Emily Feng Gold-domed mosques and gleaming minarets once broke the monotony of the Ningxia region’s vast scrubland every few miles. This countryside here is home to some […]
Assisting a suicide is not always a crime, rules Italian court
Source: The Guardian Italy’s constitutional court has ruled it was not always a crime to help someone in “intolerable suffering” kill themselves, opening the way for a change of law […]
French education minister reignites row over Muslim headscarf
Source: The Guardian By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris A fresh political row has erupted over the Muslim headscarf in France after the education minister said he wanted to avoid having mothers in hijab […]
Afghan women fear mandatory poll photos could stop them from voting
Source: Reuters By Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Storay Karimi KABUL/HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan women’s rights activists have demanded the authorities lift a requirement that all voters be photographed at polling stations in […]
The Rohingya’s right of no return
Source: The New York Times By David Scott Mathieson YANGON, Myanmar — Late last month, some 200,000 Rohingya living in refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh gathered to mark the anniversary of the brutal […]
Trump Stands Up for Religious Freedom
Source: Wall Street Journal President Trump isn’t known as a champion of human rights, but on Monday he became the first American president to convene a meeting at the United […]
China Wants the World to Stay Silent on Muslim Camps. It’s Succeeding.
Source: The New York Times By Jane Perlez BEIJING — When Turkey’s leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, visited Beijing this summer, he hailed a new Silk Road bridging Asia and Europe. […]
Big Oxford University Debate: “Does Islam explain reality better than Atheism?”
The debate was hosted by Oxford University on 6th May 2019. The topic debated was “Does Islam explain reality better than Atheism?” and the arguments made were powerful, passionate […]
Mitt Romney Calls Trump’s Ukraine Call, China Comments ‘Brazen And Unprecedented’
Source: Huffington Post By Ryan Grenoble The Republican senator from Utah doubled down on his criticisms of Trump in a series of tweets Friday morning. While many in the GOP […]
A British Convert to Islam: ‘I found Qur’an mother of all philosophies’
Source: Arab News By Myriam Francois-Cerrah, who became popular when she was a child for acting in the 90s hit film ‘Sense and Sensibility.’ Now she is gaining more popularity […]
Saudi Arabia’s ruling family begin to turn on Mohammed bin Salman, as oil refinery strike sparks fears the crown prince cannot defend the kingdom
Friday, Oct 4th 2019 7PM 27°C Prominent family members have expressed concern, diplomatic sources said Crown prince is accused of attempting to take too tight a grip on […]
Pakistan SC seeks report on framework for protection of minorities
Oct 04, 2019 | Source: PTI The court also proposed to form a bench to implement its 2014 judgement. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has sought a report within a month […]
A hero to the world, Gandhi is increasingly controversial in India
Source: Washington Post By Joanna Slater NEW DELHI — India is marking the 150th birthday of Mohandas Gandhi, the man known as the father of the nation, and across the country […]
Vatican defends married priest proposal on Amazon agenda
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed in the hearts of those who accepted him compassion and mercy. But monasticism which they invented for themselves — We […]