Morocco warns EU about ‘fortress’ mentality
By AFP – Nov 01,2018 -JORDAN TIMES African migrants build a makeshift house after their houses burned, on the outskirts of Casablanca, Morocco, on Monday (Reuters photo) PARIS — Morocco’s […]
The new tyranny of the dollar
Nov 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – MARK LEONARD BERLIN — Donald Trump may not want to launch wars in the Middle East, but that does not mean he is getting […]
Trump contends US Constitution does not cover birthright citizenship
By Reuters – Oct 31,2018 -JORDAN TIMES People protesting against US President Donald Trump wait near the Tree of Life Congregation on Tuesday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (AFP photo) WASHINGTON — […]
The Islamic fundamentalist Jeremy Corbyn should be ashamed of himself – if only he’d behaved more like Margaret Thatcher
Source: Independent Corbyn supported every gay rights campaign at a time when it was considered extremist to do so. And the way he managed to be an extremist Islamic fundamentalist […]
History books will be harsh on us for ignoring Yemen
Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk Letters The Independent Voices A woman carries her son Imran Faraj, 8 years old, who is suffering from malnutrition in Yemen ( Abdul Jabbar […]
Trudeau won’t stop $12bn of arms sales to Saudi after Khashoggi’s death because money always wins over murder
Source: Independent The Canadian prime minister may have condemned the actions of the Saudi regime, but his position over light-armoured vehicle sales to the kingdom tells us everything we need […]
If there is no proof against someone, how can we punish them: CJP
Source: Dawn By Haseeb Bhatti A day after religio-political parties criticised and threatened the judiciary following the top court’s acquittal of Asia Bibi on blasphemy charges, Chief Justice of Pakistan […]
Pakistan’s blasphemy law and Asia Bibi: Why does religion go bad?
Source: Christian Today By Rev Mark Woods, who is a Baptist minister and Managing Editor of Christian Today All the world – at least all the right-thinking part of it – […]
Eastern and Western Europeans Differ on Importance of Religion, Views of Minorities, and Key Social Issues
Source: Pew Research Center People in Central and Eastern Europe are less accepting of Muslims and Jews, same-sex marriage, and legal abortion The Iron Curtain that once divided Europe may […]
Spain and the Vatican at odds on possible reburial of Franco
Source: Associated Press By ARITZ PARRA MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government announced Tuesday it will use legal means to prevent the remains of Gen. Francisco Franco from being reburied under […]
Remains at Vatican property probed for links to 35-year-old mystery
Source: CNN By Bianca Britton and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN A demonstrator holds a poster of Emanuela Orlandi reading “Missing” during Pope Benedict XVI’s Regina Coeli noon prayer in St. Peter’s […]
Pakistan’s High Court Acquits Asia Bibi, Christian Woman On Death Row For Blasphemy
Source: NPR BY Diaa Hadid and Emily Sullivan Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday announced the acquittal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was convicted and sentenced to death in […]
In Colombia, the Avivamiento megachurch hopes former FARC rebels will get religion
Source: Religion News Service By Julia Friedmann MESETAS, Colombia (RNS) — Nearly 160 miles south of Bogotá, members of South America’s longest-running insurgency are rediscovering religion. As part of the implementation […]
Jerusalem mayoral race narrows to religious and secular Jewish candidates
Source: Reuters By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The race for mayor of Jerusalem, a role shaping Israel’s rule over the sacred city at the heart of its conflict with […]
Nigerian army fire live rounds to disperse Shiite protesters
Source: CNN By Isaac Abrak and Bukola Adebayo, for CNN Members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) wave flags and chant slogans as they take part in a demonstration to […]
UK confirms reports of Chinese mass internment camps for Uighur Muslims
Source: The Guardian By Lily Kuo British diplomats who visited Xinjiang have confirmed that reports of mass internment camps for Uighur Muslims were “broadly true”, the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has […]
Rights group says 9 Christians detained, abused in Sudan
Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A human rights group is calling on the Sudanese government to investigate reports of torture and abuse of nine Christians, including a priest, it […]
France’s Jews Look to Pittsburgh ‘Across a Narrow Bridge’
Source: The Atlantic BY RACHEL DONADIO PARIS—So many times in the past few years, as France underwent a wave of terrorist attacks that killed hundreds of people from 2012 to 2016, […]
Can artificial intelligence help stop religious violence?
Source: BBC News By Mark Easton Home editor Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Software that mimics human society is being tested to see if it can help prevent religious violence. Researchers used […]
The Muslims are coming
Source: The New York Times By Wajahat Ali Rashida Tlaib of Michigan is among many Muslim candidates on the midterm ballots.CreditCreditAnthony Lanzilote for The New York Times The Muslims are coming! […]