The Barbaric Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan – Opinion
Justice Markandey Katju Follow mkatju Published on December 12, 2018 L’infame Ahmadiyyas are a tiny peaceful community of about 5 million in Pakistan,( which has a total population of […]
Israel locks down Ramallah after two soldiers shot dead
Netanyahu vows to ‘legalise’ thousands of housing units considered unlawful even by Israel By AFP – Dec 14,2018 -JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — A Palestinian shot dead two Israeli […]
What Israelis say: Palestinian Settler – Colonialism
by Dr. Alex Joffe BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 577, September 3, 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The concept of “settler colonialism” has been applied with almost unique vehemence against Israel. […]
Reading the Qur’an as a Quaker Christian
Suggested reading Pulitzer Prize Winner, Garry Wills Talks About the Quran for 50 Minutes
What Israelis say: A Different Perspective on the Temple Mount Crisis
Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel, image via Wikimedia Commons BESA Center Perspectives No. 582, September 8, 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Moderate leaders warn that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict […]
America’s New Religions
nymag.com: Everyone has a religion. It is, in fact, impossible not to have a religion if you are a human being. It’s in our genes and has expressed itself in every culture, in every age, including our own secularized husk of a society. By religion, I mean something quite specific: a practice […]
Just deal,’ Muslim lawmaker Ilhan Omar says to pastor who complained about hijabs on House floor
Source: The Washington Post By Katie Mettler December 7 Conservative pastor E.W. Jackson began his radio program Wednesday with an outraged rant about a rule change that congressional Democrats are proposing […]
Hanukkah or Christmas? Interfaith families navigate how to raise their children
Source: AZ Central By Lauren Castle, Arizona Republic A priest and rabbi stood on a beach for a “party interrupted by a wedding.” A chuppah shaded the bride and groom. The […]
Americans Say Religious Aspects of Christmas Are Declining in Public Life
Source: Pew Research Center As long-simmering debates continue over how American society should commemorate the Christmas holiday, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that most U.S. adults believe the […]
US adds Pakistan to blacklist for religious freedom violations
Source: Dawn News The United States said on Tuesday it has added Pakistan to its blacklist of countries that violate religious freedom, ramping up pressure over the treatment of minorities […]
India delivery man sacked for eating food sparks sympathy
Source: BBC News The sacking of a food delivery man in India after he was filmed eating a client’s food and resealing the containers has sparked a conversation about the […]
Prophet Solomon’s Love of Horses
Epigraph: We gave David Solomon. He was an excellent servant who always turned to God. When well-bred light-footed horses were paraded before him near the close of day, he kept […]
Quakers, Rabbis, Imams Protest For Migrant Rights Because ‘Love Knows No Borders’
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Monday’s interfaith demonstration at the San Diego-Tijuana border launched a week of solidarity actions across the country. Interfaith leaders have joined forces to protest […]
Meteors: Establish the truth of the Holy Quran
Meteors: Establish the truth of the Holy Quranhttp://t.co/rFHZ1z0E88 pic.twitter.com/7QbWdLD32G — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) November 12, 2014 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim […]
S.Arabia seeks political bloc with Jordan, Red Sea countries
By JT , Reuters – Dec 13,2018 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Deputising for Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, Foreign Ministry Secretary General Zeid Lozi on Wednesday participated […]
The right not to return
Dec 12,2018 – JORDAN TIME EDITORIAL Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mary Kawar stated the obvious on Sunday, when she told the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis […]
NATO stresses Jordan’s ‘key role’ in achieving regional stability in meeting with King
His Majesty discusses boosting military cooperation with alliance members By JT – Dec 13,2018 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday met with the NATO Secretary […]
MPs cheer as May wins leadership vote
Now playing Now playing video Watch BBC coverage of May confidence vote Watch BBC coverage of May confidence vote Live Theresa May survives confidence vote | Who sent in ‘no-confidence’ […]
Muslims from Keighley dig deep to enhance environment at nature reserve
By Miran Rahman Members of Keighley Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) helped plant at least 300 trees at Ogden Water, near Halifax. They joined other association colleagues from across the […]
Americans are increasingly critical of Israel
Shibley Telhami Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Editor’s Note: New polling shows that the U.S. public’s views on Israel’s policies are shifting, writes Shibley Telhami. This piece originally appeared on […]