The day after: What if Israel annexes the West Bank?
Jun 25,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Calls for the annexation of the occupied West Bank are gaining momentum in both Tel Aviv and Washington. But Israel and its […]
Kushner pitches Palestinians ‘Opportunity of Century’ — if they agree to peace deal
By AFP – Jun 26,2019 – JORDAN TIMES MANAMA — Jared Kushner on Tuesday called for the Palestinians to accept the “Opportunity of the Century” that he says will […]
Trump’s toadyism to Saudi Arabia: a new moral low
Richard Wolffe The Saudis are good customers, Trump says – which evidently outweighs the fact they murdered and carved up a Washington Post journalist @richardwolffedc Tue 25 Jun 2019 […]
Phase one of US Middle East peace plan greeted with scepticism
No Israelis or Palestinians present for launch of plan that shreds decades of diplomacy Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent Tue 25 Jun 2019 The first phase of the Trump […]
The legal loophole of religious-only marriages is trapping victims of grooming and forced relationships
Voices Doing away with the practice would provide us with an alternative means of curbing abuse and exploitation, placing the onus on those who ‘marry’ couples despite being aware […]
Sri Lanka police overturn local council ban on Muslims
Sri Lanka has been under a state of emergency since the Easter Sunday suicide bombings blamed on a local jihadi group AFP/LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI 25 Jun 2019 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s […]
Ahmadiyya urges Nigerians on religious tolerance
On June 20, 2019 Urowayino Warami The National leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Group In Nigeria , Dr Mashuud has urged Nigerian to uphold the spirit of religious tolerance in […]
Why I think Pakistan was, is and will always remain a terrorist state
Editor’s Note: Yes, this is a bias view from India, but still interesting and to be considered. Just establishing terror camps and sending jihadis to India isn’t terrorism. Terrorising a section of your own people is also terrorism. And Pakistan, by its very nature, cannot stop doing that. […]
Four held for setting ablaze watchman cabin of Ahmadi Mosque
Editor’s note: The Muslim Times has the best collection to overcome sectarian differences among the Muslims Four held for setting ablaze watchman cabin of Ahmadi worship place Source: Dawn TAXILA: […]
First public inquiry into Islamophobia launched in Scotland
Researchers hope new inquiry will help identify steps that can be taken to tackle anti-Muslim bigotry Holyrood’s Cross-Party Group on Tackling Islamophobia and researchers at Newcastle University will cooperate on […]
Canada has a discrimination problem when it comes to hiring — here’s why
Source The Global News By Meghan Collie A new study has found that visible minorities in Canada are slightly more likely than those in the United States to face discrimination […]
Was Abraham Lincoln an Atheist?
As a young man, Lincoln openly admitted to his lack of faith. As a politician, he spoke about God but refused to say he was a Christian. By Becky Little Every U.S. president has been a member of a church, except for one: Abraham Lincoln. Famously opaque on the […]
U.N.’s Bachelet says 55,000 linked to IS in Syria and Iraq should be tried or freed
This content was published on June 24, 2019 GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday that 55,000 former Islamic State fighters, including foreigners, and their […]
eye on the multinationals: How do we keep companies honest on human rights?
By Jessica Davis Plüss This content was published on June 20, 2019 Our analysis of what the biggest global companies in Switzerland are up to. There was a time in […]
Iran will never pursue a nuclear weapon, says foreign minister
Jun 25, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran will never pursue a nuclear weapon, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday, according to the IRIB news agency. He […]
The Best Documentation of Muslim Heritage: Science and Islam, Jim Al-Khalili’s – BBC Documentary
Science and Islam is a three-part BBC documentary about the history of science in medieval Islamic civilization presented by Jim Al-Khalili. The series is accompanied by the book Science and […]
Jared Kushner’s economic blueprint for Palestinians faces boycott and derision
Palestinian territories Jared Kushner’s economic blueprint for Palestinians faces boycott and derision Trump son-in-law’s plan, which ignores the key political issues, is dismissed as ‘a fantasy that is completely divorced […]
Iran says ‘idiotic’ new US sanctions have closed path to diplomacy
Foreign ministry spokesman accuses Trump administration of destroying peace and security Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Tue 25 Jun 2019 Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has become the […]
‘Climate apartheid’: UN expert says human rights may not survive
Right to life is likely to be undermined alongside the rule of law, special rapporteur says Damian Carrington Environment editor @dpcarrington Tue 25 Jun 2019 International climate treaties have been […]
Unpick all the lies Trump has told about Iran and you get to the narcissistic truth
I want to believe my President — I really do. But the facts speak for themselves Eric Lewis New York The Independent Voices President Trump made the right decision […]