Riyadh slams ‘baseless lies’ ahead of talks in Turkey
By AFP – Oct 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Human rights activists and friends of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hold his pictures during a protest outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, […]
Trump’s secret for survival
Oct 13,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI President Donald Trump has been called all sorts of names and charged with a variety of offences, most of them grave enough […]
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: HOW SWIMMING REGULARLY CAN REDUCE SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION
Getty Images/iStockphoto Exercising can have a positive effect on both your mental and physical wellbeing Sabrina Barr @fabsab5 Swimming regularly can help reduce symptoms of anxiety or depression, a new […]
Women may no longer sacrifice their careers for their husbands, but they are still expected to for their children
We live in a society which insists that women deserve equal opportunities to realise their talents in all spheres of life, while simultaneously inundating us with messages about women’s crucial […]
The niqab debate is really about gender equality, and allowing women to make their own choices
Source: Letter to Independent The disconnect between understanding faith and understanding culture is bizarre in this country. Many seem to be under the impression that this is still a “Christian country” despite […]
MIDDLE EAST DIVIDED ON NIKKI HALEY’S LEGACY
“Rest assured, Iran’s regime is terrified about who Trump/Pompeo will appoint next,” noted human rights activist and commentator Heshmat Alavi. BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN OCTOBER 10, 2018 05:59 U.N. Ambassador […]
Anniversary: Sultana Raziya. 13th October 1240
Sultana Raziya Full name: Raziyya al-Din Arabic name: رضیہ سلطانہ Date of birth: 1205 Date of death: 13 Oct, 1240 On the other extremity of the Muslim world and almost […]
China has just made it legal to isolate its Uighur Muslim minority from society for ‘re-education’
Source: News.com.au BY Gavin Fernando THE CHINESE government has dropped a bombshell. The country’s far-west Xinjiang has just revised its legislation to allow local governments to detain those it believes to […]
Scientists See a Treatment for Vision Loss in Lab-Grown Retinas
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are exploring new treatments for vision loss after growing human retinas from scratch, according to a new paper published in the […]
Abuse survivors angry over Pope’s praise for fallen cardinal
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke (CNN) Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the embattled archbishop of Washington and one of the church’s most powerful Americans. But the Pope’s high […]
In rural Madagascar, women face the ripple effects of U.S. abortion politics
Source: The Washington Post By Max Bearak and Africa bureau chief based in Nairobi BETSINGILO, Madagascar — Nana thought for a second, and then shook her head. Donald Trump? No, never heard […]
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine spill over to Byzantine world of Orthodox church
Source: The Washington Post By David Stern and Amie Ferris-Rotman KIEV, Ukraine — For centuries, the golden cupolas of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery and catacombs have been a refuge of tranquility and […]
Defying China, Malaysia releases Uighur detainees
‘ Source: Reuters BY A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia has freed from detention 11 ethnic Uighur Muslims who fled to the southeast Asian nation after a Thai jailbreak […]
Malaysia to abolish death penalty
Source: Al Jazeera Malaysia’s cabinet has agreed to abolish the death penalty and halt pending executions, a move that has been hailed by international human rights groups and foreign diplomats. A proposed […]
Kosovo stages second Gay Pride parade under heavy security
Source: Reuters PRISTINA (Reuters) – Hundreds of people turned out on Wednesday for Kosovo’s second Gay Pride parade under heavy police escort after a party that espouses Islamic values urged […]
Gay couple can register child in conservative Poland: court
Source: Reuters WARSAW (Reuters) – The lesbian parents of a Polish boy have been given the right to register him in Poland as their child, a high court has decided, […]
In Kenya, locals debate a boom in witch doctor tourism
Source: Religion News Service By Tonny Onyulo MOMBASA, Kenya (RNS) – Recently, after tossing some shells, animal bones and skulls on the ground, witch doctor Sidi Baya told Elizabeth Luciary, a […]
In Germany a Charity Run of the Ahmadiyya Muslims Community becomes political
‘Free Voters’ raise questions about women’s understanding 05.10.2018 Roedermark – The recent charity run of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is becoming a political issue. In a Press release, the Free […]
PAKISTAN: Govt withdraws Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill from Senate
by Imran Mukhtar. October 13, 2018. THE NATION ISLAMABAD – The PTI government on Friday withdrew the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill 2018 from the Senate a proposed law that recommended severe punishments for those who desecrate the Holy Quran, commit blasphemy or level false accusations […]