Israel rules Palestine as land of Jews!
Jul 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Finally, the Israeli Knesset had passed a law declaring Israel as a Jewish state, in fact declaring the land on which […]
Maronite patriarch supports Jerusalem Hashemite custodianship
New Maronite church at Baptism Site further encourages religious tourism By JT – Jul 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Prime Minister Omar Razzaz stressed that Jordan is proud to […]
Fifty years on, and Catholics are still in turmoil over contraception
Source: The Guardian Papal declaration that artificial birth control is inherently wrong continues to affect lives of the most vulnerable BY Harriet Sherwood Religion Correspondent Pope Francis dismayed health educators on […]
Ibtihaj Muhammad: I felt like a social ‘pariah’ after making Team USA
Source: The Lily Ibtihaj Muhammad The following is an excerpt from “Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream,” by United States Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad. Muhammad is an American fencer who rose […]
The Ottoman caliphs: Why European Islam’s current problems might reflect a 100-year-old mistake
Europe’s move to undermine the caliphate shifted the centre of theological influence Erasmus Jul 26th 2016 by ERASMUS EVERY time a European city is shaken by an act of mass violence, the […]
The 10 Best and Worst Oils For Your Health
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN July 23, 2018 Home cooks have plenty of options when it comes to choosing which type of oil to sauté, bake and drizzle with. Some, like […]
President Trump Is Considering Revoking Security Clearances of His Critics
Source: Time By BRIAN BENNETT Updated: July 23, 2018 4:18 PM ET President Donald Trump is considering revoking the security clearances for a half-dozen former high-level intelligence and national security officials […]
Thai cave boys ordained in Buddhist ceremony
Source: BBC News Most members of the Thai youth football team rescued from a flooded cave have had their heads shaved as part of a Buddhist ceremony to ordain them […]
Greece wildfires: Dozens dead in Attica region
Source: BBC News At least 74 people have died in wildfires in the Attica region around Athens, in Greece’s worst fire disaster in more than a decade. Flames fanned by […]
Laos dam collapse: Many feared dead as floods hit villages
Source: BBC News At least 20 people have been killed and more than 100 are missing in flooding following the collapse of an under-construction dam in south-east Laos. Workers found […]
Japan heatwave declared natural disaster as death toll mounts
Source: BBC News Japan’s weather agency has declared a heatwave sweeping the country a natural disaster, with at least 65 deaths recorded in the past week. An agency spokesman warned […]
How Pregnancy May Affect the Risk of Alzheimer’s
Source: Time By ALICE PARK July 23, 2018 In the U.S., two-thirds of people with Alzheimer’s disease are women, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. For decades, experts have explained the gender divide by […]
Trinidad and Tobago’s religious leaders call on government to uphold anti-LGBT laws
Source: Religion News Service BY Melissa Williams-Sambrano PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (RNS) — When he was 18, Kerwyn Jordan came out to his family and close friends, and he’s been open […]
Israel Picks Identity Over Democracy. More Nations May Follow.
Source: The New York Times By Max Fisher Amid a moment of national euphoria, Israel’s founding prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, emerged from retirement in July 1967 to warn Israelis they […]
Seduced by Hate, Indian Politician Embraces a Lynch Mob
Source: The New York Times By Jeffrey Gettleman and Hari Kumar HAZARIBAGH, India — Jayant Sinha is a Celtics fan. He graduated from Harvard. He worked for McKinsey. Born and raised in India but […]
Mosque suicide bombing in north Nigeria kills 7, injures 7
Source: Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian officials say that seven people have been killed in a suicide attack on a mosque in Konduga town in the country’s north. […]
Islamic State ‘Beatles’ duo: UK ‘will not block death penalty’
Source: BBC News The UK would not oppose the use of the death penalty if two alleged Islamic state members were extradited to the US, the home secretary says. In […]
Iran lifts ban on non-Muslim city council member after outcry
Source: Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) – A top Iranian body on Saturday lifted a ban imposed by a hardline-led council on a politician from the minority Zoroastrian religion who had been […]
Biker nun on a mission to free Tanzania from grip of HIV
Source: The Guardian BY Rebecca Ratcliffe Sister Kate is one of a team promoting testing and treatment that could save millions of lives Sister Kate Costigan takes to the road to […]
Cuba’s draft constitution opens path to gay marriage
Source: Reuters BY Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) – The draft of Cuba’s new constitution opens the path to same-sex marriage, a government official said on Saturday, which would make the […]