Pope, in Morocco, hopes to boost King’s moderate Islam vision
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 28, 2019 African Christian migrants pray in a church ahead of the Pope’s visit, in Rabat, Morocco March 24, 2019. Picture taken March […]
Turkey’s Erdogan says he plans to change Hagia Sophia’s title from museum to mosque
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 29, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya, the Byzantine-era monument which is now a museum, is seen during a sunset in Istanbul, […]
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: China steps up diplomatic efforts in Geneva to deflect censure
By Frédéric Burnand in Geneva THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 22, 2019 Chinese Vice-Foreign Affairs Minister Le Yucheng arrives for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of China at […]
CONTROVERSIAL WEAPONS: Killer robots: ‘do something’ or ‘do nothing’?
By Simon Bradley THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 29, 2019 The US X-47B unmanned autonomous aircraft being tested in 2015 (U.S. Navy Photo by Liz Wolter) Countries […]
Christian terrorism has an old tradition: Austrian Empress assassinated in Geneva in 1898
ANARCHISTS IN SWITZERLAND: ‘Empress stabbed in the heart’ Source: Swiss Info By Regula Bochsler In 1898, the Empress Elisabeth of Austria was murdered in Geneva. The popular “Sisi” was stabbed […]
Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture before his Death
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The Growing Threat of Online-Bred Right-Wing Extremism
Source: Spiegel The gunman who killed 50 people in Christchurch, New Zealand is being celebrated by right-wing extremists around the world, including in Germany. It is a sign of how the internet has forged a new kind of terrorist threat, and an increasingly emboldened network of radicals. At around 1:30 […]
Pope seeks to build on Muslim outreach with Morocco trip
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is forging ahead with promoting moderate Islam during a weekend trip to Morocco, seeking to build on warming ties with the Sunni world while […]
Quebec’s bill to ban religious symbols sparks condemnation in province and Ottawa
Source: Globe and Mail Courtesy: Hamid Rehman, Canada Waves of condemnation washed over Quebec’s move Thursday to ban some public-sector workers from wearing religiously symbolic articles, despite Premier François Legault’s […]
ELECTROMAGNETIC SMOG: Swiss fear effects of 5G antennas
By Olivier Pauchard https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:44854648&locale=en EMBED CODE THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 28, 2019 11:00 AMMAR 28, 2019 – 11:00 Fifth-generation (5G) mobile communications antennas are starting to go […]
US-Arab relations at stake
Mar 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL At a time when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted by Israel’s attorney general on corruption charges only few weeks before the upcoming Israeli elections take place, […]
Pope to broaden Muslim dialogue with Morocco visit
By AFP – Mar 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES African Christian migrants pray in a church ahead of the Pope’s visit, in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday (Reuters photo) VATICANCITY — Pope Francis […]
Wrong on all counts, and in the interest of no one!
Mar 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES -Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh Those of us in this part of the world who believe in justice and peace for all, in accordance with international legitimacy […]
The EU’s decision to stop rescuing drowning refugees shames us all
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Operation Sophia represented European solidarity at its best. But […]
Egypt’s brutal crackdown on workers’ rights runs far deeper than the fate of two actors
In case anyone should underestimate the regime’s fear of union power, let us remember the story of murdered student Giulio Regeni Robert Fiskin Beirut @indyvoices The Independent Voices Khaled Abol Naga […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim community Meriden host Interfaith Peace Conference at Hartford
Source: wfsb.com | Rachel Yonkunas, Rob Polansky, Susan Raff HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – A call for peace among all faiths happened at the state capitol on Wednesday. “Islam teaches us that we need to get along, and of course now there’s even more hatred, even more violence and horror happening, and we need […]
USA: From ESPN to DAZN zone TV Baseball Specialist
A leak investigation cost Adnan Virk his ESPN career. Now he’s starting over. By Ben Strauss Washington Post March 26 NEW YORK — On the afternoon of Feb. 1, Adnan Virk drove home from ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Conn. It was a familiar trip. Virk, 40, had worked at the network […]
The Caliphate’s Kids: Sick Children Bear the Brunt of Post-IS Chaos
The last pocket of Islamic State may have been dislodged over the weekend, but the extremist group has left behind hundreds of children. They are the group’s weakest and most […]
Women’s Rights. Trial Casts Light on Hardline Approach in Saudi Arabia
Three Saudi women are currently on trial in Riyadh, charged with espionage and conspiracy. The truth is that the women merely advocated for women’s rights. They have reportedly been tortured […]