The truth about Israel’s secret nuclear arsenal
Source: The Guardian Israel has been stealing nuclear secrets and covertly making bombs since the 1950s. And western governments, including Britain and the US, turn a blind eye. But how […]
Egypt’s national day isn’t just a public holiday – it’s a reminder of the army’s influence on the entire Middle East
A new kind of collision between regional alliances is becoming the new life-or-death matter in the Arab world. And Egypt’s military is again in the heart of the complex and […]
Trump is powering the UK’s preparations for war – it is he who needs to be deterred, not Iran
Let’s stop pretending that Middle East sanity can emerge from the current inhabitant of the White House Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices It’s about time we wised up to […]
Male circumcision: To be or not to be that is the question?
Foreskin reclaimers: the ‘intactivists’ fighting infant male circumcision Source: The Guardian By Gary Nunn Emboldened by the body-positive movement and a sense of rage, a growing chorus is pushing back […]
Whose God Is the One True God?
Source: The Huffington Post, from 2014 By Ronald Tiersky, Eastman professor of political science, Amherst College As ISIS/Islamic State takes over Mosul and other parts of Syria and Iraq it is imposing an ancient religious persecution of minorities: Christians (or any minority) face a brutal choice of conversion to Islam, paying […]
Letter to the editor: Integration vital for ending hatred of Muslims
Tribune-Review | Sunday, July 21, 2019 TribLIVE’s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. If I told you […]
The new risks of criminality, terrorism and extremism
Jul 22,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Developments in recent years across the region, especially the crises in Iraq and Syria, have facilitated a wide network of criminality. The […]
Israel: By the Jaffa Gate, final showdown looms in battle over Jerusalem’s historic hotel
Palestinian tenant of New Imperial Hotel makes plea after supreme court backs Jewish settlers’ bid to buy property Sarah Helm Sun 21 Jul 2019 The New Imperial Hotel overlooks […]
Iran is upping the ante in the Gulf. The UK must not take the bait
Sanam Vakil The seizure of a British tanker is inextricably linked to US pressure on Tehran. Negotiation, not sanctions, is the answer Sun 21 Jul 2019 It was like something […]
Spiritual experiences common for astronauts
Source: Arab News By Nidhal Guessoum, who is a professor of physics and astronomy at the American University of Sharjah, UAE. He is the author of the recently published “The Young Muslim’s Guide to Modern Science” Now that we have celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first human moon landing, […]
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 […]
Opinion Too Many Jews and Israelis See White Evangelicals as One-dimensional Messianic Caricatures
Yes, Israel and Jews figure prominently in the religious imagination of America’s 60 million white adult evangelicals. But it’s not all about the Second Coming Mark Galli and Yehiel […]
One of the Earliest Rural Mosques in the World Found in Israel (or is it Palestine?)
Built soon after the advent of Islam, the mosque in the Negev town of Rahat indicates how fast the new religion swept through the countryside Ruth Schuster Jul 18, […]
Forget new crewed missions in space; NASA should focus on saving Earth
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
92-year-old Turkish husband and wife die 26 minutes apart, as they wish
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL Published 20.07.2019 A husband and wife who set an example to those around them for 70 years of loving marriage died 26 minutes apart […]
New PM, take note: the Iran crisis could escalate into war
Alan West Britain must seek to reduce tension but its first duty is to protect ships and crews Sat 20 Jul 2019 The boarding and holding of the […]
Britain is being punished for doing Trump’s dirty work in the Gulf – something it can expect more of under Boris Johnson
The Iranians’ trigger-happy attitude aims to nudge the Europeans out of their comfort zone. They want EU states to pressure the Trump administration to scale back some of the economic […]
Criticism of ‘True Islam,’ by a Christian Apologist
William Kilpatrick: ‘Beware of Muslims Bearing Pamphlets’ By William Kilpatrick, who taught for many years at Boston College. He is the author of several books about cultural and religious issues, […]
PM Imran departs for 3-day US trip on commercial Qatar Airways flight
Source: Dawn Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday departed for his 3-day visit to the United States on a commercial Qatar Airways flight. He will arrive in Washington on Saturday […]
Former militant Tania Joya now fights to ‘reprogram’ extremists
AFP July 20, 2019 Tania Joya grew up confronted by racism and the struggles of integration ‘It’s really important to de-radicalize them, rehabilitate’ these people WASHINGTON: Tania Joya has […]