Saudi Arabia to enforce ‘decency’ amid tourism push
Men, women must avoid ‘tight fitting clothing’ By AFP – Sep 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Saturday said it would impose fines for violations of “public […]
Far-right ‘terror’ group in dock in Germany over attack plot
By AFP – Sep 30,2019 – JORDAN TIMES BERLIN/DRESDEN, Germany — The trial of a neo-Nazi “terrorist” cell accused of plotting a violent political uprising in Germany opened on Monday […]
The refugee chronicles: what Hibbah did next
Adam Dudding 05:00, Sep 28 2019 CHRIS McKEEN/STUFF A couple of years ago, photographer Chris McKeen and I spent a few months following Hibbah Al Hayee, her husband Salman […]
Malaysia: Academics warn of rise of religious extremism
By Mustafa K. Anuar THERE is a troubling trend towards religious extremism in Malaysia, what with brazen acts of intolerance emerging in recent times, said academics. Echoing the concern of […]
Tristan Jones, the sailor – the author – from Alcoholism to being a Muslim
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [wikipedia page] He settled in Phuket, Thailand, converted to Islam, and took the name ‘Ali’. Though he seems not to have informed all his older […]
Interview Richard Thompson at 70: on love, loss and being a Muslim in Trump’s US
Editor’s Note: We give you here the paragraph dealing with Richard Thompson and his being a Muslim. For the full interview please go to source: Source: The Guardian The […]
Yemen: Aden’s changing alliances erupt into four-year conflict’s newest front
Tue 1 Oct 2019 Every soldier in the Yemeni city of Aden is on edge. The main checkpoint on the coastal road has two large holes in […]
Challenging Mainstream Thought About Beauty’s Big Hand in Evolution
Epigraph He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Indian prime minister claims genetic science existed in ancient times
Source: The Guardian Maseeh Rahman in Delhi, Tuesday 28 October 2014 Narendra Modi gives examples of Karna and Ganesha to support view that cosmetic surgery and reproductive genetics used thousands […]
Video: We Should NOT Have Confidence in Modi’s Government (7/8) | Oxford Union
Suggested reading The Prophet’s Greatest Victory According to the Quran: A Peace Treaty Eating Beef in India; Another Reason Why World Needs Secularism in Our Global Village In Defense of the Secular […]
How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
The Archives Thomas Cook – The travel agent of a Muslim Caliph
25th September 2019 Asif Basit The 178-year-old travel service provider, Thomas Cook collapsed on 23 September 2019. All of its flights were grounded and travellers were left stranded on […]
Iran has a plan B thanks to China and Russia – and it just might thwart the Trump administration
The US’s withdrawal from the deal and its belligerence on global matters actually provides an incentive for Moscow, Beijing and others to band together with Tehran Source: Independent By Borzou […]
A year on from Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, and Saudi Arabia is lurching towards hysterical chaos
This whole wretched saga is beginning to look less like ‘War in the Middle East’ and more like ‘Carry On Up the Gulf’ Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Saudis are […]
PM Imran Khan’s Complete Speech at 74th United Nations General Assembly Session
Suggested reading US steps up pressure on China over treatment of Muslims Islamic contributions to Medieval Europe Senator Bernie Sanders: An Outstanding Jewish Champion of the Muslim Human Rights Obama: What Muhammad Ali […]
Mohammed bin Salman’s Special Style of Denial
The fact that politics across the globe is now dominated by politicians expertly performing the art of denial should be seen as a sign of the degree of radical […]
Saudi Crown Prince Says Iran War Would Bring Down Global Economy
By Hailey Waller September 30, 2019, Oil to hit ‘unimaginably high numbers’ if countries go to war Denies ordering Khashoggi’s murder, but takes responsibility Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman […]
Jordan’s ‘only’ Early Islamic copper smelting site located south of Dead Sea — scholar
By Saeb Rawashdeh – Sep 29,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The first and only Early Islamic period copper smelting site found in Jordan is located in Wadi Araba, […]
Yemen rebels say 2,000 pro-gov’t forces taken prisoner
By AFP – Sep 29,2019 -JORDAN TIMES SANAA — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Sunday they had killed some 200 pro-government fighters and took 2,000 others prisoner in an August offensive near the southern Saudi region of Najran. On Saturday, the Houthis had said that officers from Saudi Arabia […]
Equatorial Guinea: Swiss to auction 25 supercars seized from son of Equatorial Guinea dictator
Luxury cars seized from vice president Teodorin Obiang Nguema are expected to fetch $18m at Geneva auction Agence France-Presse Sun 29 Sep 2019 A collection of luxury cars […]