Michigan school board won’t remove three wise men display
Source: Associated Press NEWAYGO, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan school board has decided to keep a display of the three wise men at a public elementary school, despite complaints that […]
Fires at Jehovah’s Witness halls in Washington state puzzle authorities
Source: Associated Press By Tracy Simmons (RNS) — A pre-dawn fire engulfed a Jehovah’s Witnesses worship center near Olympia, Wash., last week, the fifth deliberately set blaze targeting the denomination […]
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 […]