Francis to become first Pope to visit Arabian Peninsula
By Reuters – Dec 06,2018 -JORDAN TIMES VATICAN CITY — The first visit by a Pope to the Arabian Peninsula will take place in February when Francis travels to Abu […]
Hypocrites and the culture of hypocrisy
Dec 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Marwan M. Obeidat Whether plural or individual, hypocrisy — the contraption of a fake facade of righteousness or virtuousness, hiding real personality, including, among other things, concealment, deceit or fraud, a practice of being involved in the same behaviour or activity for which an individual […]
Spare me America’s tears for Jamal Khashoggi – this excuse for Trump-bashing ignores the CIA’s past crimes
A generation ago, the CIA’s ‘Operation Phoenix’ torture and assassination programme in Vietnam went way beyond the imaginations of the Saudi intelligence service. And have we forgotten about the thousands […]
Mueller investigation: No jail time sought for Trump ex-adviser Michael Flynn
Source: BBC News The special counsel investigating alleged Russian collusion in the 2016 US election will not be pursuing a jail sentence for former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Mr […]
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Source: Youtube Recovering Hope is an intimate and evocative video about the mothers and families of children who are affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). The video, created for […]
Bernie Sanders Stakes Out Forceful Climate Stance, Leapfrogging The 2020 Field
Source: Huffington Post By Alexander C. Kaufman WASHINGTON ― Two years can be a split second in geological time and an eternity in politics, but it may also be just […]
Surrogate mothers: ‘I gave birth but it’s not my baby’
Source: BBC News By Valeria Perasso Social Affairs correspondent, BBC World Service Canada has become a hot destination for parents-to-be looking for “altruistic surrogates” – women who give birth to babies […]
A car-unfriendly Pakistan? Yes, that’s how you make livable cities
Source: Dawn BY Faizaan Qayyum A recent piece I wrote on the transactions ban on non-filers and its impact on car buyers, as well as on the housing market, generated a series […]
Hanukkah-Holocaust story
Source: Associated Press By DAVID RISING BERLIN (AP) — In a story Dec. 4 about Holocaust survivors marking the third night of Hanukkah, The Associated Press misidentified the vice president […]
In ‘new Malaysia’, race continues to cast a long shadow
Source: Reuters BY Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Just months after a stunning election victory, Malaysia’s prime minister has had to step in to mollify the country’s majority Malay […]
Shi’ite rivalry paralyzes Iraq’s government
Source: Reuters By John Davison, Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A growing rivalry between two powerful Shi’ite Muslim factions has paralyzed efforts to form a government in Iraq six months after […]
Ukrainian police search homes of Russian Orthodox priests
Source: Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian police searched the homes of Russian Orthodox priests and Russian Orthodox churches in several cities Monday, stepping up pressure as Kiev pushes […]
A Big Cathedral, a Big Bill, and a Big Debate in Romania
Source: The New York Times By Kit Gillet BUCHAREST, Romania — Long past midnight, lines of worshipers snake through the central hall of the People’s Salvation Cathedral, in the heart […]
Bulandshahr violence: Arrests over India policeman killing
Source: BBC News Four men have been held over the killing of an Indian police officer in mob violence that erupted after rumours spread that cows had been slaughtered. Subodh […]
Officials say boat carrying Rohingya Muslims lands in Indonesia
Source: Reuters BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities said a boat carrying 20 men believed to be Rohingya Muslims landed on the northeastern shore of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on […]
Albert Einstein’s ‘God letter’ reflecting on religion auctioned for $3m
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood A handwritten missive by Albert Einstein known as the “God letter” fetched almost $3m at auction on Tuesday. Christie’s auction house in New York stated on Tuesday afternoon that […]
Zaytuna College Commencement 2018: Keynote Address by Dr. Garry Wills
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Mohammed bin Salman’s comeback tour
By Sarah Yerkes December 6, 2018 As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) wraps up his two-week tour of the Middle East and North Africa (with a weekend […]
‘We can’t go anywhere’ – Myanmar closes Rohingya camps but ‘entrenches segregation’
Dec 6, 2018 http://www.swissinfo.ch By Thu Thu Aung and Simon Lewis YANGON (Reuters) – As the world was focused on abortive efforts to begin repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya […]
Garry Wills’ Video: Christianity without Priests
Garry Wills (born May 22, 1934) is an American author, journalist, and historian, specializing in American history, politics, and religion, especially the history of the Catholic Church. He won a Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1993. Wills has written nearly forty books and, since 1973, has been a frequent reviewer for The New York […]