Briton dies from rabies after cat bite in Morocco
Source: BBC News A Briton has died after contracting rabies while on holiday in Morocco, health officials have said. Public Health England said the victim became infected after being bitten […]
Fat-clogged cells explain why obesity can cause cancer
Source: BBC News A new discovery could explain why obese people are more likely to develop cancer, scientists say. A type of cell the body uses to destroy cancerous tissue […]
President Trump Leaves Out Hindus in Diwali Tweets
Source: Time By MAHITA GAJANAN November 13, 2018 It took President Donald Trump three tries before he recognized Hindus in a White House celebration of Diwali on Tuesday. Earlier in the […]
Amazon Created Excitement in Middle America With the HQ2 Contest. Then It Picked New York and Washington
Source: Time By KATY STEINMETZ November 13, 2018 If the mayor of a city is its best representative, then Dallas has a broken heart. “We don’t like to lose. This does […]
14 key political trends from the 2018 exit polls
Source: CNN Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large (CNN)It’s been a week since the 2018 election. And while there are 10 House races — and a Senate race (hello, Florida?) — still […]
The Monkey Trial Movie — Antidote to Trumpism
Inherit the Wind is a 1960 Hollywood film adaptation of the 1955 play of the same name, written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, directed by Stanley Kramer. It stars Spencer Tracy as lawyer Henry Drummond and Fredric […]
The hypocrisy of world leaders at WWI’s 100th anniversary
Nov 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN During the solemn commemoration in Paris of the end of World War I, French President Emmanuel Macron urged the 71 other world […]
This Year Templeton Prize Goes to King of Jordan
Templeton Prize: ‘Deep, enduring significance of religion’ Source: – Nov 15,2018 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — As a pioneer in both financial investment and philanthropy, the late Sir John Templeton spent […]
Islam is religion of holistic vision, not cherry-picking to suit political agenda — King of Jordan
‘Greater jihad’ is personal, internal struggle to defeat ego, share a world of peace, harmony, love — King By JT – Nov 15,2018 -JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah receives […]
It pains me to say it – but Boris Johnson is right about Asia Bibi
Sadly, offering Bibi refuge would prove controversial within a segment of the Muslim population in the UK, and around the world – but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t follow through […]
After a woman was killed with a crossbow in London this week, we need to talk about domestic violence in South Asian communities
Cultural differences can limit access to services and subsequent intervention – the community has to realise this Rabina Khan The Independent Voices Sana Muhammad was eight months pregnant with her […]
Dignity of Human Life, Aasia Bibi, Imran Khan and European Union
I spoke to the Prime Minister of Pakistan @ImranKhanPTI. He assured me that Asia Bibi and her family are safe and well. We fully agreed on the need to respect […]
A Tribute By a Son: Happy Hundredth! Abbaji
By Dr. Nasir Gondal, New York My father, Chaudhry Mohammad Aslam, would have been hundred years old today. Born on the day after Armistice, he grew up in British India, got married on the first anniversary of Pakistan’s independence, lived almost all his life in Punjab and died in New […]
Heroic Nurse Drives Truck Through California Wildfire to Help Save Lives, Goes Viral
Epigraph: Whoever saves a life; it would be as if he or she has saved the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: MSN By Diana Bruk California is currently […]
The Americas ; Splintered migrant caravan groups arrive at US border
By Maria Verza | AP November 14 at 1:21 PM ESCUINAPA, Mexico — Migrants in a caravan of Central Americans scrambled to reach the U.S. border, catching rides on buses […]
Opinion > What if India and Pakistan were one country like Nigeria?
Published November 13, 2018 Azuka Onwuka While watching last week’s three-day violent protests in Pakistan over the acquittal of a Christian lady, Aasiya Noreen (commonly known as Asia Bibi), by the Supreme Court over accusation of blasphemy against Islam, some things were going through my mind. I wondered if Pakistan […]
The ruthless campaign to save Mohammed bin Salman
Opinion With every passing day, the Saudi prince looks more likely to survive the Khashoggi scandal Roula Khala The once flamboyant Saudi billionaire, Alwaleed bin Talal, looked visibly uncomfortable in […]
Israel Defence Minister Lieberman resigns over Gaza ceasefire
Reuters Avigdor Lieberman said Israel was doing “serious damage to national security in the long term” Israel’s defence minister has resigned over the cabinet’s decision to accept a ceasefire […]
Is India waging a ‘war’ on Islamic names?
Soutik Biswas India correspondent 13 November 2018 The northern Indian city of Allahabad has been renamed Prayagraj What’s in a name? For India’s cities and villages, seemingly plenty. More […]
Blasphemy case: Fake images show Aasia Bibi leaving Pakistan
AP Filed on November 12, 2018 Pakistan’s government struggling with a crisis surrounding Aasia Bibi – a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy charges after eight years on death row […]