Syrian rebels build an army with Turkish help, face challenges
By Reuters – Aug 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Members of National Army, backed by Turkey, take part during a graduation ceremony in the city of Al Bab, Syria, on August […]
Trump and Erdogan: Soul Brothers … and the future of America
Turkey’s economic crisis is a glimpse into the future of Trump’s America Turkey’s situation is what happens when you undermine independent institutions, trample over norms of good governance, ignore expert […]
Jordan’s foreign policy: The need for revision
Aug 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Jordan faces challenges at the international, regional and domestic levels. There is a significant shift under way in the conduct of […]
Charity ambassador removed over burqa row
Christine Hamilton axed from charity over burka tweet Source: BBC News Christine Hamilton has been removed as a charity ambassador after comparing burkas to the hoods of the Ku Klux […]
Parker Solar launched aims to dip directly into our star’s outer atmosphere
The Parker Solar Probe spacecraft takes off on its mission to the Sun Source: BBC News US space agency Nasa has launched its mission to send a satellite closer to […]
The child welfare crisis is not only limited to border separation
I Was in Foster Care. Family Separation Isn’t Just a Problem at the Border Source: Time By SHERRY LACHMAN Lachman, who was a domestic policy adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, […]
This photographer spent the year since Charlottesville documenting white supremacists
Source: Time Charlottesville, Va., blew up a year ago, the tiki torch march illuminating the night skies of Aug. 11, 2017 and street confrontations ending in death the next day. […]
Alienating Immigrants Is Germany Lurching To the Right?
Right-wing agitators are heating up the discussion about immigration in Germany and filling it with hate. Last week’s resignation of national football player Mesut Özil over concerns about racism is […]
How the media helps increase terrorist groups membership
Stelter: How to report on racists without fanning the flames Source: CNN By Brian Stelter As journalists fan out to cover a hate group gathering on the one-year anniversary of the […]
IBM has a Watson Dilemma
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Daniela Hernandez and Ted Greenwald Can Watson cure cancer? That’s what International Business Machines Corp. IBM -1.23% asked soon after its artificial-intelligence system beat humans at the quiz show “Jeopardy!” in 2011. […]
Eid-ul-Adha: Sacrifice and its Symbolic Relevance
By Maryam Hedayat The Muslims around the world are preparing themselves for the festival of Eid-ul- Adha. Unlike the Eid-ul-Fitr, we do not focus much on buying new clothes, shoes […]
Arab philanthropy moves from charity to development, new reports finds
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Boris Johnson must apologize !
Boris Johnson must apologise for veil remarks, says Stevenage Muslim leader JP Asher jp.asher@archant.co.uk @journo_JP PUBLISHED: 15:10 10 August 2018 | UPDATED: 17:49 10 August 2018 Conservative MP and former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, in 2014. Picture: Danny Loo Boris Johnson should apologise for his comments about women’s veils, and […]
Pakistan dynasties unite against triumphant Imran Khan
Sharif and Bhutto families form unlikely alliance against cricketer-turned-PM Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad and Kiran Stacey in New Delhi The two dynasties that have battled for control of Pakistan for […]
Jordan’s role over holy sites in East Jerusalem legal and sovereignty-related
Aug 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi Jordan’s custodianship over the Islamic and Christian holy sites in East Jerusalem is resting on several pillars, including the 1994 Jordanian-Israeli Wadi Araba Peace Treaty. Not enough […]
Jews and Muslim can of course be friends
As Jewish and Muslim friends, we have worked out what we have in common and how we can set a positive example Source: Independent We have learned that the will of […]
Egypt: Defrocked monk charged with killing Coptic bishop
Prosecutors in Egypt have charged a defrocked monk with the murder of a Coptic Christian Bishop at a desert monastery. Bishop Epiphanius, 64, was found dead in a pool […]
Erdogan warns of ‘economic war’ as Turkish lira carnage spooks global markets
The Turkish lira crash is threatening to turn into a debt and liquidity crisis with no end in sight. Instead of acting, the Turkish leadership has warned of an “economic […]
Face veil bans: The obsession in Europe over female bodies
Published August 10, 2018 Foundations earlier this year established that 22 out of the 28 EU states have been affected by at least an attempt to implement legislation for […]
Israel and Saudi Arabia working on new Middle East plan with Trump’s blessings: report
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AP Photo The Trump administration has been heavily invested in a new Middle East plan that involves Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and Mohammed Bin Zayed, […]