Why artificial intelligence is shaping our world
Source: BBC News We stand on the edge of a crucial moment in the history of our species – a time when a creation of our own inventiveness has the […]
Younger adults in Western Europe are more socially, politically progressive than older age groups
Source: Pew Research Center BY LAURA SILVER AND COURTNEY JOHNSON People line up to vote at Els Llorers school in Barcelona, Spain, on Oct. 1, 2017. (Nicolas Carvalho Ochoa/Picture Alliance via Getty Images). […]
Despite Rising Economic Confidence, Japanese See Best Days Behind Them and Say Children Face a Bleak Future
Source: Pew Research Center BY BRUCE STOKES AND KAT DEVLIN (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images) Japanese feel better about their economy than at any time in nearly two decades. But the overall mood in Japan […]
Why Donald Trump is sticking with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Source: Economic Times By Mark Landler WASHINGTON — As evidence piles up pointing to the Saudi crown prince’s responsibility in the brutal killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald […]
UK tables UN security council resolution calling for Yemen truce
US response to UK push for ceasefire in port city of Hodeidah remains unclear Julian Borger in Washington Bethan McKernan in Beirut First published on Mon 19 Nov 2018 […]
Season 2 of Re-Sight Islam!
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 20th, we are launching Season 2 of Re-Sight Islam! 1) Because of your support (we had close to 20,000 downloads), Season 1 was a wild success and we were consistently ranked as the #1 Podcast on Islam by iTunes. We have a ton of great ideas and compelling […]
The Smile of God by Joel Osteen
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism and success. […]
Belize’s thriving Afro-Caribbean community
When West Africans on their way to the New World’s slave markets escaped in 1635, they intermarried with Caribbean islanders to create a new and distinct culture. 19 […]
Taliban say no pact struck with U.S. over deadline to end Afghan war
Reuters International This content was published on November 19, 2018 10 By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Jibran Ahmed KABUL (Reuters) – A three-day meeting between the Taliban and the […]
No justice Del Ponte criticises UN, Swiss attorney general
November 18, 2018 Swiss prosecutor Carla del Ponte gave a scathing critique of the United Nations in an interview published on Sunday. She also took aim at Switzerland’s attorney […]
From economic crisis to World War III
Nov 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – QIAN LIU BEIJING — The next economic crisis is closer than you think. But what you should really worry about is what comes after: […]
US to make final conclusions on Saudi killing in days — Trump
Reports indicating US made final conclusions in case ‘inaccurate’, State Department says By AFP – Nov 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES People holding photo of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi attend […]
Muslim Congresswoman-Elect Ilhan Omar Began Victory Speech With Islamic Blessing
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla lhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women elected to U.S. Congress, began her acceptance speech Tuesday night in Minnesota with a universal Islamic […]
The far dream of regional peace
Nov 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh There has been much coverage in the media lately of a potential regional peace plan sponsored by the US. Promoting this idea […]
Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ Is a Book America Needs, From a Woman It Does Not Yet Deserve
Source: Time By ANGIE THOMAS Angie Thomas is the author of the award-winning young adult novel, The Hate U Give. Her next book, On the Come Up, will be published in February 2019. […]
Our First World War centenary commemorations ignored something crucial – it hasn’t quite passed yet in East Africa
The Independent Voices and more: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/armistice-centenary-first-world-war-britain-east-africa-germany-a8639766.html With the passing of the centenary of the end of the First World War, I am sure that many will have moved their […]
Macron’s vision for French Islam may present him with his biggest challenge yet
Reported plans to provide state funding for places of worship mark a radical and contentious departure from secular republican principles By Colin Randall, who is a former executive editor of The […]
What Israelis say: Is Canada’s Justin Trudeau the Great Reformer of Islam?
Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi source: and more: http://jcpa.org/is-canadas-justin-trudeau-the-great-reformer-of-islam/ Justin Trudeau speaking at a mosque in Surrey, British Columbia in 2014, before becoming Canada’s Prime Minister. Justin […]
Brazilian pilot converts to Islam MID-FLIGHT in skies over Muslim holy site Mecca
A PILOT from Brazil took a break from flying to convert to Islam while flying over Saudi Arabia. The unnamed man was filmed taking […]
‘The mission’: Riyadh’s version of Khashoggi murder
By AFP – Nov 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES http://jordantimes.com/news/region/‘-mission’-riyadhs-version-khashoggi-murder Riyadh — Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor on Thursday released its account of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s […]