Change in Israel has proved impossible over the decades
Feb 27,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN A leftist Israeli singer warned during a performance last weekend that the next Israeli leader could be Yigal Amir, the man serving a life […]
Address root causes of refugee problem
Feb 27,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The Warsaw meeting on the refugee crisis in the Middle East and, indeed, elsewhere in the world ended on a positive note, calling for […]
After ‘caliphate’ debacle, wives of militants cling to children
By AFP – Feb 27,2019 – JORDAN TIMES Civilians evacuated from the Daesh group’s embattled holdout of Baghouz wait at a screening area held by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces during […]
Chagos Islanders remind us that Britain is a shameful coloniser, not a colony
Afua Hirsch A court victory by dispossessed people strikes at the heart of British delusions of grandeur Wed 27 Feb 2019 ‘Wrongs stretching back centuries.’ Chagos islanders protest outside […]
Who will pull India and Pakistan back from the edge this time?
The US has usually been the decisive voice of calm, but its influence has waned under Trump Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Wed 27 Feb 2019 Pakistani protesters burn an […]
Urdu Video: PM Imran Khan Extending an Olive Branch to India
Suggested reading The Prophet’s Greatest Victory According to the Quran: A Peace Treaty What Can We Learn From the Treaty of Hudaibiyya: Flexibility of Thought? 9 reasons why India is one of […]
India and Pakistan Flying Together
By Dr. Mike Ghouse, who is an India American and is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. His new book, the “American […]
Revealing Dreams of Scientists
Source: The Longest Running Muslim publication of North America Since 1920s. By Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Radiation Oncologist Imagine a world in which medicine lacks the sophistication of advanced chemical structures, […]
United Methodist Church Splinters Over Some Members’ Refusal To Accept LGBTQ Christians
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla UMC delegates at a special meeting voted to affirm the church’s doctrine prohibiting same-sex marriage — a move that will likely trigger a schism. […]
How convicted pedophile Cardinal George Pell was brought to justice
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Bringing the Hindus and the Muslims Closer in Universal Brotherhood
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Indian as well as Western scholars have now accepted the period between 3200 and 3100 BC as the […]
If Catholic Church Allows Women Priests and Marriage, It Could Decrease, if Not Cure Child Abuse
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed in the hearts of those who accepted him compassion and mercy. But monasticism which they invented for themselves — We […]
Ukraine’s crisis of faith: Another proof that religion should be individual and not organized
Ukraine’s crisis of faith Source: Politico By Christopher Miller, who is a Kiev-based journalist The Kiev-Kremlin conflict catalyzes a religious schism centuries in the making. VORSIVKA, Ukraine — For years, […]
Balakot: Indian air strikes, targeting militants in Pakistan
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing an innocent one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: BBC India says it launched air strikes against militants […]
Rakbar Khan: Did cow vigilantes lynch a Muslim farmer?
Source: BBC News A Muslim dairy farmer was stopped late one night last July as he led two cows down a track in rural Rajasthan, south of the Indian capital, […]
The Military Is Cracking Down on Immigrant Recruits. But Advocates Say It’s Ignoring a White Nationalism Problem
Source: Time By ABIGAIL ABRAMS February 21, 2019 Civil rights advocates say the arrest of a Coast Guard lieutenant charged with planning a massive domestic terrorist attack show the military has allowed a […]
Pakistan govt takes control of JeM HQ in Bahawalpur
Source: The Tribune Succumbing to intense international pressure to rein in militant groups operating from its soil, the Pakistan government on Friday took over the administrative control of the headquarters […]
Why Food Could Be the Best Medicine of All
Source: Time By ALICE PARK February 23, 2019 When Tom Shicowich’s toe started feeling numb in 2010, he brushed it off as a temporary ache. At the time, he didn’t have […]
Fewer Americans view deficit reduction as a top priority as the nation’s red ink increases
Source: Pew Research Center BY BAXTER OLIPHANT The nation’s growing budget deficit has prompted little alarm among the U.S. public. In fact, the share of Americans who say reducing the budget deficit should be a top policy priority is […]
The way U.S. teens spend their time is changing, but differences between boys and girls persist
Source: Pew Research Center BY GRETCHEN LIVINGSTON Teens today are spending their time differently than they did a decade ago. They’re devoting more time to sleep and homework, and less time […]