‘Mistakes’ of all UN envoys to Syria
Nov 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura has resigned effective at the end of this month, after four years on the job. So […]
What good is America’s constitution if Guantanamo Bay still exists?
On a human level, it is a place of misery and despair. And on a larger level, it is a monument to the death of the rule of law Eric […]
Mid-term elections: Democrats win House in setback for Trump
Media caption The BBC’s Anthony Zurcher explains what losing the House means for Donald Trump’s presidency. The Democrats have taken control of the US House of Representatives in the […]
Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar first Muslim women elected to US Congress
Source: Al Jazeerah The Palestinian-American and Somali-American make history as the first two women headed to US Congress. Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib and Somali-American Ilhan Omar have become the first Muslim […]
A Ray of Hope for the Uighurs of China
West calls on China to close Uighur detention camps Source: Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Western countries including France, Germany and the United States called on China on […]
Modern day polygamy in Africa: first wife feeding second wife goes viral
First wife feeding second wife at her wedding reception. Photocredit: Khalifa Photography When Yakaka Mandara tweeted a picture of a first wife feeding her husband’s second wife at a wedding […]
Video: Cat Stevens’ Path to Islam
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.[1] His 1967 debut album reached […]
Are Mosques Essential for India’s Muslims?
The empirical analysis offered by Lokniti–CSDS’s surveys shows the centrality of mosques for India’s Muslims. In October 2018, the Supreme Court declined to set up a larger bench to […]
Ted Talk: A message of peace, hope and inclusion | Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.[1] His 1967 debut album reached the top 10 in the UK, and the album’s title […]
New discovery throws light on mystery of pyramids’ construction
Egyptologists stumble across ramp that helps explain how huge blocks of stones were hauled into place Kevin Rawlinson Tue 6 Nov 2018 The ramp appears to date from about the […]
Indian student blog: Stereotypes, cultural diffusion and prejudices!
By Devendra Shintre, swissinfo.ch student blogger Nov 6, 2018 – 11:05 A common stereotype is that Indian food is always spicy. Unfortunately, I couldn’t refute this one, because […]
‘Isolating Iran is dangerous, unwise’: FM Çavuşoğlu
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL 6th November 2018 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu speaks in a joint press conference with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 05, […]
Crown Prince launches project to build Saudi Arabia’s first nuclear research reactor
Arab News November 05, 2018 Seven projects were announced during his visit to King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Cutting edge ventures are in the fields of renewable […]
Why is Israel so afraid of Khalida Jarrar?
Ramzy Baroud November 05, 2018 802 (AP) When Israeli troops stormed the house of Palestinian parliamentarian and lawyer, Khalida Jarrar, on April 2, 2015, she was engrossed in her research. […]
Normalisation does not advance Israeli-Palestinian peace
Nov 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby For as long as I can recall, Israelis have sought recognition and acceptance from the Arab world without reciprocity. At times, […]
Israel does not seek a deal
Nov 05,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Hassan A. Barari For more than a decade, successive Israeli governments have kept blockading Gaza hoping this would trigger a civil revolt against Hamas. Even the American administrations have subscribed to this idea. During the Bush administration, America used to make the case that Hamas […]
King of Jordan discusses war on terror at Hague’s ‘Aqaba meetings’
His Majesty holds meetings with several heads of state, delegations on meeting’s sidelines By JT – Nov 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with Dutch Prime Minister […]
Democrats think the migrant caravan can’t possibly allow Trump a win in the midterms. They’re wrong
The spectacle of this column of humanity moving north gives the Republicans a nightly party political broadcast as its advance is followed in real time on television Mary Dejevsky @IndyVoices […]
Commentary of Surah Al Balad: The City of Makkah
Source: TheQuran.Love Introduction This is an early Makkan surah when the Muslims were being severely persecuted there, yet it has a grand prophecy that Islam will prevail in the very same city […]
Video: Inauguration of Masroor Mosque in Virginia
Inauguration of Masroor Mosque in South Virginia, USA, including an address delivered by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his Helper), on November 3, 2018.