Venezuela: ‘Let Trump be Trump’
Jan 29,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Gwynne Dyer The decision to promote Juan Guaidó as a rival president to Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela was clearly made in Washington, not in Caracas. […]
Chicago Cubs’ Muslim Fans Want Action After Team Patriarch’s Islamophobic Emails
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla American Muslim fans of the Chicago Cubs want strong action after revelations this week that the patriarch of the family that owns the team for years emailed […]
Selling Africa’s good news stories
Feb 07,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Shayera Dark LAGOS — Anywhere in the world, freelance journalism is an extreme career choice. The job requires withstanding pitch rejections, ignored queries, stolen story […]
Ex-Turkish prisoner Andrew Brunson calls for release of detained Americans
Source: Politico By Eli Okun Andrew Brunson, the American pastor whose two-year detention in Turkey became a diplomatic flashpoint, on Wednesday called on the international community not to forget the […]
India’s Congress to scrap law punishing Muslim men for instant divorce if voted back to power
Source: Reuters By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s main opposition Congress party said on Thursday it would scrap a decree passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]
We call anti-migrant hostility ‘right-wing extremism’ on the streets, but what about when it comes from the state?
Recent deportations to Jamaica are proving that it’s still open season on immigrant communities, or anyone perceived to be from one Richard Sudan @richardsudan The Independent Voices The hostile atmosphere […]
Australia: Woolworths becomes first supermarket to make own-brand halal food due to growing Muslim population
Brand is called Al-Sadiq, meaning truthful, and will start selling in May or June It will appear in 20 stores in communities with high Muslim populations The brand has been […]
Thailand’s king condemns bid by sister to become PM
8 February 2019 Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn has denounced as “inappropriate” his sister’s unprecedented bid to run for prime minister in March’s election. In a palace statement, he said such […]
Muslim Inmate’s Execution Is Blocked Over Denial of Request for Imam
Source: The New York Times By Julia Jacobs Domineque Ray’s execution has been delayed because of a court battle over whether he has a right to have an imam present […]
Church clerical abuse: Former nuns share their experiences
Source: BBC News A day after Pope Francis publicly admitted for the first time that clerics had sexually abused nuns, promising to tackle the issue that was “still going on” […]
There are no real evangelicals. Only imagined ones.
Source: Religion News Service BY Kristin Kobes Du Mez (RNS) — Not long ago, Baylor historian Thomas Kidd published a short post at The Gospel Coalition blog on the anniversary of Phillis […]
‘Duck Dynasty’ Star Makes Bonkers Claim: You Don’t Need Health Care, Just Jesus
Source: Huffington Post By Ed Mazza “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson resurfaced on Fox Business on Tuesday to slam calls for universal health care. Instead of medicine, he said, people just need […]
Pope Francis Publicly Acknowledges Nuns Are Also Victims of Sexual Abuse by Priests
Source: Time By NICOLE WINFIELD / AP (ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE) — Pope Francis has for the first time publicly acknowledged the scandal of priests and bishops sexually abusing nuns and […]
Bees can be taught to add and subtract
A team of researchers used colors as visual representations to teach honeybees basic mathematics. Watch the video in CNN Suggested reading Ten Raised to Five Hundred Reasons for Our Gracious God […]
‘Political earthquake’ as Thai princess runs for PM against military junta
Surprise move pits Princess against leader of 2014 coup Leonie Kijewski Fri 8 Feb 2019 Thai princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Varnavadi has broken the tradition of the royal family […]
As a former UN special rapporteur, the coup in Venezuela reminds me of the rush to war in Iraq
Oil rich states such as Iraq and Libya were devastated after concerted campaigns of misinformation. US attempts to provoke conflict in the Latin American country have marked similiarities Alfred de […]
We’ve seen the west’s approach to Venezuela before – in Syria, Egypt, Afghanistan, need I go on?
Instead of pleading with those who will not support him, the self-proclaimed interim president of Venezuela might want to take a closer look at who his foreign friends are Robert […]
‘Muslim women are stuck between Islamophobes and Islamic fundamentalists’
Source: Open Democracy By Nandini Archer 7 From France to Malaysia, Muslim women’s rights activists are challenging those who ask them to ‘choose between being a Muslim and a feminist’. […]
Lawyers back Muslim community after controversial comments from bench
By Michaela Whitbourn February 8, 2019 The peak body for the legal profession in Australia has called for better “communication and understanding of the Islamic faith” by […]
Jordan Ranked 58th globally on Corruption Perception Index for 2018
Jordan Published: 2019-01-29 The Jordanian chapter of Transparency International, Rasheed for Integrity and Transparency has announced the launch of the Corruption Perceptions Index for the year 2018. Since its inception […]