Jordan on edge ahead of unveiling of Trump’s peace plan
Apr 30,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Jason Greenblatt, tweeted last week that “rumours that our peace vision includes […]
What Ramadan is all about
Apr 30,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The holy month of Ramadan is around the corner, and the government is aware of this holy occasion and is making preparations for it […]
There are 17 million mobile EU citizens. We deserve a political voice
Europe now European Union Alberto Alemanno Those of us who reside in another member state live more ‘European’ lives than anyone. Yet we feel disenfranchised Wed 1 May 2019 ‘For all the talk of a pan-European debate, elections to the EU parliament tend to be a collection of national […]
Cambridge is right: you can’t take pride in the past and ignore the horror of slavery
Gaby Hinsliff The university’s inquiry into its links to the slave trade is an admirable attempt to grapple with the whole truth of its history Tue 30 Apr 2019 ‘Unless […]
Julian Assange jailed for 50 weeks for breaching bail in 2012
WikiLeaks founder breached bail by entering Ecuadorian embassy seven years ago Press Association Wed 1 May 2019 Julian Assange arrives at court on Wednesday. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images The […]
Religious Freedom report offers grim review
By SASHA INGBER National Public Radio The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has released its annual report in the wake of attacks on mosques in New Zealand, churches in […]
Thank you to our Muslim brothers and sisters…
Thank you to our Muslim brothers and sisters… Following the horrendous bom0bings and violence in Sri Lanka many people around the world were either unable to attend their place of […]
Dundee mosque responds to vandalism by welcoming all for barbecue lunch
NEWS / DUNDEE by Reporter April 30, 2019, Trey Banks, 4, and his cousin Alice McLoughlan, 4, have fun on the climbing frame with Bilal Ahmed from the mosque When […]
Unprecedented security at New Zealand mosques for Ramadan
27 Apr, 2019 By: Lincoln Tan Lincoln Tan is the New Zealand Herald’s diversity, ethnic affairs and immigration senior reporter. lincoln.tan@nzherald.co.nz@LincolnTanNZH Mosque worshippers will be greeted by armed police officers, […]
Human Rights Watch: Sri Lanka: Refugees Threatened, Attacked
April 29, 2019 Ensure Safety of South Asians Vulnerable Since Easter Sunday Bombings Show More ServicesPrint EXPAND A Sri Lankan Muslim walks past patrolling army soldiers in Colombo, Sri Lanka […]
Distorted teachings justify killing
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES – – Monday, April 29, 2019 ANALYSIS/OPINION: This Muslim-American says shame on the Easter Day Sri Lankan suicide bombers and all who target places of worship (“US raises travel warning after Sri Lanka suicide bombings,” Web, April 26). Contrary to their twisted ideology of destroying […]
AHMED: Reform in the Muslim world must come from within
Special to Postmedia Network Published:April 26, 2019 Sri Lankan security personnel inspect the debris of a car after it exploded when police tried to defuse a bomb near St. […]
Migration is burning issue in EU election campaign
By AFP – Apr 29,2019 – JORDAN TIMES BRUSSELS — Migration is resurfacing as a hot topic in the election campaign for the new European Parliament after sowing discord […]
Please, Europe – treat the skills of refugees like me as an asset
Hasina Shirzad Being an Afghan asylum seeker in Norway showed me how difficult it is for us to fulfil our potential Wed 3 Apr 2019 An arrival centre for refugees […]
Isis leader Baghdadi appears in video for first time in five years
Video comes weeks after Islamic State was ousted from last stronghold in Syria Martin Chulov in Beirut and Dan Sabbagh in London Tue 30 Apr 2019 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears […]
Celebrities denounce proposed boycott of Eurovision in Israel
Stephen Fry, Marina Abramović and former winner Conchita among stars describing the boycott movement as ‘an affront to both Palestinians and Israelis’ Laura Snapes Tue 30 Apr 2019 Singer […]
NY rabbi: ‘Not even 1 million’ Jews killed in Holocaust
Yosef Mizrachi claims high assimilation rates inflated estimates; ‘he doesn’t know what he’s talking about,’ historian says Source: The Times of Israel A controversial ultra-Orthodox rabbi based in New York […]
U.S. and Afghan Forces Killed More Civilians Than Taliban Did, Report Finds
Mourning civilians killed in a raid last year by a C.I.A.-sponsored strike force in Khogyani, Afghanistan.CreditJim Huylebroek for The New York Times By David Zucchino April 24, 2019 KABUL, Afghanistan […]
Jokowi wants to move capital out of Java
Marguerite Afra SapiieThe Jakarta Post Jakarta / Mon, April 29, 2019 / “The President has decided in the meeting to move the capital outside Java,” […]
Six years after my dad was killed by a racist, I tried to understand how a Muslim genocide took place on Britain’s doorstep
The story of Srebrenica leaves me terrified that it would be so easy for some to ignore the kind of bigotry that has fostered hate on the streets of Britain […]