Czech court jails man for train attacks staged to blame Muslims
Jan 14, 2019 PRAGUE (Reuters) – A Czech court jailed a 71-year-old man for causing two passenger trains to derail in 2017 and attempting to blame Muslim immigrants, local media […]
German hacker spread right-wing, anti-Muslim views on Internet
This content was published on January 11, 2019 BERLIN (Reuters) – A 20-year-old student who disclosed the private data of nearly 1,000 politicians and others in one of Germany’s biggest […]
Switzerland: Health Insurance: Authorities seek collective health insurance for asylum seekers
By Sibilla Bondolfi Jan 9, 2019 The Swiss government has put out a public tender for a collective health insurance to cover all asylum seekers in its federal asylum centres. […]
How does corruption flourish?
By Henry J. Schumacher – January 15, 2019 Corruption flourishes when someone has quasi monopoly power over a product or service and has discretion to decide how much to receive, and where accountability and transparency are weak. So, to fight corruption we—and that includes all of us—must reduce market dominance, […]
The moral travesty of Israel seeking Arab, Iranian compensation
Ramzy Baroud January 14, 2019 The game is afoot. Israel, believe it or not, is demanding that seven Arab countries and Iran pay $250 billion in compensation for what it […]
Damascus seeks ‘intensified’ talks with Kurds — official
By Reuters – Jan 13,2019 -JORDAN TIMES DAMASCUS — The Syrian government hopes dialogue with Syrian Kurdish groups will intensify, a minister said on Sunday, signalling support for talks the […]
Arriving in Riyadh, Pompeo urges Gulf states to heal rift
By Reuters – Jan 13,2019 – JORDAN TIMES DOHA/RIYADH — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that a rift between Qatar and its Gulf Arab neighbours […]
Urdu Video: ‘Muhammad A Mercy for All People’ Conference and PM Imran Khan
Suggested reading Muhammad: the Light for the Dark Ages of Europe! Video and Book Review: The Leadership of Muhammad by Prof. John Adair A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing […]
Democratic autocracy ?
Jan 13,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – ALI KASSAY As an avid watcher of the History Channel, I was fascinated by the programme: “The Making of a Dictator”, particularly that hate […]
Jordan: Egypt to supply Kingdom with half of its gas needs this year
‘Resumption of export to alleviate budget strain’ By JT – Jan 13,2019 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL AMMAN — Jordan and Egypt on Sunday signed agreements under which the Kingdom will be […]
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun’s refugee status is great news, but we’re in danger of settling for one happy ending
There are no doubt countless women with similar stories in Saudi Arabia, and they need an effective global feminist foreign policy that protects them Dahaba Ali Hussen @DahabaH The Independent […]
Trump Threatens to ‘Devastate Turkey Economically’ if It Attacks Kurds
By THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF Mr. Trump’s tweets threatened to upend negotiations between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Turkish counterpart, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. WASHINGTON — President Trump threatened […]
How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
‘A Prophet’ creator takes on France’s war in Algeria
AFP news.france@thelocal.com @thelocalfrance 13 January 2019 One of France’s most celebrated screenwriters is taking on its biggest taboo, the bloody conflict in Algeria, in a new war film. Abdel […]
Man fined 210 Swiss francs for saying ‘Allahu akbar’
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 10 January 2019 Police in the Swiss city of Schaffhausen have defended their decision to fine a man who used the words “Allahu akbar” in public. […]
You Belong to God
Epigraph: I (Allah) have created men high and low, only to worship Me. (Al Quran 51:56/57) The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles for interfaith tolerance among the […]
Commentary of Al-Dhariyyat: The Scatterers
Source: TheQuran.Love Introduction After attesting to the reality of the Day of Judgment (vv. 1-6) in the Islamic understanding, the surah discusses the intellectual fallacies that lie at the heart […]
How Islamic inventors changed the world
Epigraph: You are the best people raised for the good of mankind; you enjoin what is good and forbid evil and believe in Allah. And if the People of the […]
Two new beginnings
Jan 12,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – FARES BRAIZAT Recent shuttle diplomacy by American envoys in the region aims at solidifying a new regional order to confront Iran’s influence and expansionist […]