Why Vertigo is so horrifying today
Source: BBC News By Nicholas Barber 9 July 2018 Vertigo gets better with age. Alfred Hitchcock’s mind-bending mystery wasn’t a critical or commercial hit when it was released 60 years […]
Can you train people to be less biased?
Source: BBC News This story is from The Inquiry on BBC World Service. It was presented by Helen Grady and produced by Josephine Casserly and Dearbhail Starr. To listen to more episodes of The Inquiry, please click here. Adapted by Sarah Keating. In April two black men went into a Starbucks in Philadelphia. They were early for a business meeting, so they sat down to wait. Two minutes […]
A stall ‘selling peace’ wins hearts at international book fair in Shimla
The mission displayed over 200 books endorsing world peace, in English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi at the fair. punjab Updated: Jun 29, 2018 Gaurav Bisht Hindustan Times, Shimla Books on […]
Jinnah’s Pakistan is finally dead
Op-Ed Taliban Khan has now reignited the issue of Khatm-e-Nabuwat. This is a door that should have been kept closed Yasser Latif Hamdani @theRealYLH July 9, 2018 Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam was a […]
Tunisia: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon in Tunis On Two-Day Official Visit
Tunis/Tunisia — UK Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the United Nations Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon expected Thursday in Tunis for a two-day official visit. During his visit, the […]
Cave rescue: ‘Four more boys rescued’ by divers
Cave divers in northern Thailand have rescued four more boys from a vast flooded cave system, a source within the operation has told the BBC. This suggests that, in total, […]
The danger of mainstreaming militants in Pakistan
By Vinay Kaura Pakistan’s hybrid system of government oscillates between patrimonalism, semi authoritarianism and quasi-democracy. The military is Pakistan’s most powerful institution which uses both populism and democratic cover to legitimate its dominance, while the civilians are left with little option but to depend on the military to stay in […]
The tragic truth about cousin marriages: They can cause a litany of genetic illnesses and they’re a key factor in the deaths of two children a week in Britain, so why is it taboo to talk about them, asks SUE REID
Source: Daily Mail, UK The World Health Organisation insists that attempts to stop consanguineous marriage are ‘undesirable and inappropriate’ The stance of local councils in Britain, including multi-cultural Oldham in […]
Coverage of American Muslims is Bigoted and Inaccurate. This Group is Using Hard Facts to Fix it
Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz Studies have shown that 80 percent of news coverage about Muslims is overwhelmingly negative. An organization looking to use data to combat the overwhelming […]
Double trouble; Xhaka tackles Swiss football official over dual national controversy
This content was published on July 8, 2018 Granit Xhaka says he is disappointed and angry about comments by Swiss football federation general secretary Alex Miescher suggesting players should drop […]
The economic benefits of women driving in Saudi Arabia
Talat Zaki Hafiz July 08, 2018 After a prolonged debate over allowing women to drive cars in Saudi Arabia, finally the matter was put to rest on June 24 following […]
EU immigration crisis goes to extra time
Maha Akeel July 08, 2018 In a dramatic attack in the last minute of the match between Belgium and Japan at the World Cup, Nacer Chadli scored the winning goal […]
Education saved my life
Jul 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Mohamed Sidibay NEW YORK — My family was murdered before I could tie my shoes. As a young boy in Sierra Leone, years that […]
The day after the end of battles in south of Syria
Jul 08,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The fighting in the south of Syria has been expected for some time and could be the final chapter of the ongoing crisis there. Jordan continues to face multi-dimensional risks from the refugees to security, and the danger of continuous military confrontation […]
Simply shocking
Jul 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The UN General Assembly (UNGA) ended on Thursday another round of debate on how to extend protection to civilians caught in an armed conflict, whether […]
Meet the ‘first woman in history’ to be elected mayor of an Arab capital
by Narjas Zatat in new Picture: EPA The Tunisian people have elected the capital’s first female mayor. Souad Abderrahim was officially elected mayor of Tunis, winning 33.8 per cent […]
Ahmadiyya and Humanity First hand in hand in Kosovo
Source: Jinahuddin Saif, Head AMJ-Kosovo On the 8th July 2018, a program by Humanity First Germany in cooperation with AMJ Kosovo was planned . Volunteers set off at 9 o […]
UK: Trump ‘angry baby’ blimp gets green light to fly over London during president’s visit
https://news.sky.com/story/trump-angry-baby-blimp-gets-green-light-to-fly-over-london-during-presidents-visit-11426665 The six-metre balloon depicting Mr Trump as a nappy-clad orange baby will take flight from Parliament Square Gardens on 13 July. 02:54, UK,Saturday 07 July 2018 Image:The Trump baby blimp will fly over London during the president’s visit. Pic: Trump Baby UK By Bethany Minelle, news reporter A giant balloon dubbed “Trump […]
Japan floods: ‘Extreme danger’ amid record rainfall
Source: BBC News “We’ve never experienced this kind of rain before,” a weather official said. More than 60 people are dead and dozens missing after record rainfall caused rivers to […]
Religion, The Supreme Court, And Why It Matters
Source: NPR By SARAH MCCAMMO & DOMENICO MONTANARO Lots of controversial cases at the intersection of religion and the law wind up before the Supreme Court. And, for most of U.S. […]