Turkey-US: a timeline of plummeting relations
By AFP – Aug 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan making a speech during a meeting of his ruling AK Party in Ankara and US President Donald […]
Two Koreas to hold third summit of Kim, Moon next month No date announced yet
No date announced yet By Reuters – Aug 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This photo taken on April 27, shows North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un (left) shaking hands with South Korea’s […]
The Era of the Swing Justice Is Over. Here’s How Democrats May Adapt
Source: Time By ABIGAIL SIMON August 13, 2018 When Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement in June, Avery Gardiner began saying “No, no, no” at her desk so loudly that she […]
Stephen Miller’s Uncle Calls Him An ‘Immigration Hypocrite’ in a New Column
Source: Time BY BILLY PERRIGO Stephen Miller, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, has been branded an “immigration hypocrite” by his uncle, David S. Glosser, in a column in which […]
The right way to Brag
Here’s How to Brag Without Making People Hate You Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME Think twice before you brag about your accomplishments — and if you do, you better have the […]
Great Synagogue of Vilna, destroyed by Nazis, is uncovered by archaeologists
Source: The Washington Post By Tom Metcalfe Parts of a Nazi-destroyed synagogue in Lithuania are seeing the light of day again after archaeologists unearthed the religious center’s buried bimah, or central […]
Tunisians protest giving women equal inheritance rights
Tunisian president proposes inheritance equality for women, with exceptions Source: Reuters TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s president on Monday proposed giving women equal inheritance rights despite protests from thousands of people […]
Monks are at the forefront of the obesity problem in Thailand
In Thailand, ‘Obesity in Our Monks Is a Ticking Time Bomb’ Source: The New York Times By Muktita Suhartono BANGKOK — The Buddha, in his laughing incarnation, is often depicted […]
Thousands protest in Israel against Jewish nation state law
Israel’s Arab minority rallies against Jewish nation-state law Source: The Guardian BY Agence France-Presse Tens of thousands of Arab Israelis and their supporters protested at a rally in central Tel […]
Jewish leaders question timing of the EU summit
Source: Politico By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Austria’s scheduling of an EU leaders’ summit to begin on Yom Kippur — the Jewish Day of Atonement — is raising questions of cultural […]
No religion is above the law in China
Religion must obey Chinese law, paper says of mosque protest Source: Associated Press BY SAM McNEIL and YANAN WANG WEIZHOU, China (AP) — A newspaper of the ruling Communist Party said […]
Egypt hands Muslim Brotherhood leader another life sentence
Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced five people, including the head of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, to life in prison on violence-related charges. It’s […]
Monk confesses murdering Bishop Epiphanius
Coptic monk arrested over murder of bishop in Egypt Coptic monk arrested over murder of bishop in Egypt Source: The Guardian The murder of a prominent bishop in a Coptic […]
Faith-based protesters flock to Washington to counter white supremacists
Source: Religion News By Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) — When white supremacist groups announced plans to hold a demonstration in the nation’s capital to mark the one-year anniversary of the […]
Malcolm X. Mosque No. 7. Hotel Theresa. Remembering Harlem’s Muslim History.
Source: The New York Times By Sharon Otterman Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem around 125th Street is now lined with artisanal French restaurants, wood-fired pizza joints and brunch places serving […]
Audio: Pushing People Up 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 […]
Flying while Brown and Muslim
Source: Politico By Qasim Rashid I got harassed at the airport by Customs and Border Patrol. Good thing I’m a lawyer—in the Trump era, others aren’t so lucky. After a […]
Damage above 100’000 Swiss Francs (USD) – Fire in adjacent building of Nuur Mosque in Wigoltingen, Switzerland.
The fire is in the building on the right. Nuur Mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Switzerland on the left. sda 13.8.2018 during a fire at an adjacent building […]
Five Swiss cantons to extend pilot scheme to offer jobs in agriculture to refugees
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 9 August 2018 migrationagriculture A participant in the program. Photo: Union Suisse des Paysans. The trial phase launched in 2015 saw 30 refugees or people on […]
Italy says Britain should take in Gibraltar-flagged rescue boat carrying 141 migrants
GERMAN PRESS AGENCY – DPA ROME Migrants rest after being rescued by SOS Mediterranee organisation and Doctors Without Borders during a search and rescue (SAR) operation with the MV Aquarius […]