Global warming: Drought hits Iraq’s agriculture
Cultivated areas halve in Iraq as drought tightens grip By AFP – Aug 04,2018 – JORDAN TIMES An Iraqi man uses a shovel on a dry field in an […]
How Israel influences US elections – and gets away with it
Israel also weighs on US elections Aug 04,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi While Russia continues to dominate the news within and outside the US about its alleged […]
Russia confirms it sent Syrian refugee proposal to US
By AFP – Aug 04,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Syrian refugees sit on a bench at the Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan on Thursday (AFP photo by Khalil Mazraawi) MOSCOW — Russia’s army on […]
Pakistan’s New Leader Is A Democratically Elected Populist-Visionary
Hybrid Wars, Pakistan Written by Andrew KORYBKO on 03/08/2018 Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which translates to the Pakistan Movement For Justice and is commonly known by its abbreviation as the […]
Swiss migrants have greater faith in state institutions than native born citizens
Figures contradict belief that migrants keep their distance from Switzerland Damien McElroy August 1, 2018 The view over Lake Geneva and the Jet d’Eau. Courtesy Beau-Rivage A survey of Swiss attitudes to […]
Tom Waddell: Do you value your religious freedom?
The Trump administration doesn’t. By Tom Waddell Do you value your religious freedom? Whatever happened to the separation of church and state? File photo: Donald Trump points to the audience […]
Malala Yousafzai, Imran Khan condemn burning of schools in Pakistan
Aug 04, 2018, The schools were burnt down late Friday by unidentified assailants in coordinated attacks in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan, triggering protest by local residents who sought safety for educational institutions […]
What Indians say: ‘Imran Khan’s Pakistan’
Sunday, 05 August 2018 | Ashok Behuria | in Agenda The cricketer-turned politician’s charisma has finally worked in Pakistan. What remains to be seen is how he will address the […]
The Turin Shroud : renewed controversy !
Turin Shroud: Believers hit back in almighty row over whether famous piece of cloth really did contain Jesus’ body This, it has to be said, was not your normal […]
More than 30,000 Muslims ‘seek to make a difference’ at UK’s largest Islamic conference
Source: The Sunday Express By Ciaran McGrath Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Caliph to tens of millions of Muslims, will address the crowds in attendance at a three-day international gathering, known […]
Ahmadiyya Holds Annual Convention In UK
GNA Alton (United Kingdom), Aug 3, GNA – The 52nd Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community also known as Jalsa Salana, is scheduled from August 3 to August 5, […]
Ahmadiyya conference opens in Hampshire, UK
Date: Aug 04 , 2018 , BY: Sebastian Syme Thousands of Ahmadi Muslims from across the world have gathered at the British county of Hampshire to attend the 52nd annual Ahmadiyya Muslim convention known as Jalsa Salana. The three day convention which opened today (Friday) has assembled about 35,000 Ahmadis […]
Hampshire village welcomes global Ahmadiyya Muslim convention
More than 30,000 Ahmadiyya Muslims from more than 100 countries are gathering on a farm near a small Hampshire village for a three-day religious festival. The event – the biggest […]
BRICS, the 85 World and the future of the Middle East
Afshin Molavi August 03, 2018 When British economist Jim O’Neill dubbed the fast-growing, large, emerging market economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China as “BRICs” in 2001, few could have […]
Investigation report of sexual abuse by Priests to be made public
Source: NPR In Pennsylvania, Shadow Of Secrecy Lifting From Decades Of Abuse By Priests BY CAMILA DOMONOSKE For decades, the Catholic Church has grappled with sexual abuse of children by priests— through […]
What you’re getting wrong about mindfulness
Source: BBC News By Jessica Brown Meditation has long shed its Buddhist roots to become a secular answer to all of our ills in the West, with numerous studies finding […]
Retired Pope Benedict accused of anti-Semitism after article on Christians and Jews
Source: USA Today BY Tom Heneghan (Photo: Filippo Monteforte, AFP/Getty Images) PARIS – Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, head of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013, is being accused of fostering […]
The role of fake news in spreading Islamophobia
American Islamophobia’s Fake Facts Source :Huffington Post This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. By Arnold R. Isaacs […]
The play “Tomorrow Inshallah” aims at dispelling misconceptions about Muslims in America
HuffPost’s Islamophobia Reporting Adapted Into Play In Kansas City Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz and Christopher Mathias KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― It was just after 8 p.m. last Friday […]
Religious Americans less likely to support gene editing
Science may one day guarantee smarter kids. Here’s why many Americans think that’s a problem Source: Deseret News By Kelsey Dallas SALT LAKE CITY — Strong religious commitments lead to less […]