Gaza now the centre of Trump’s peace plan
Jun 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif All eyes will be on Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, and Jason Greenblatt, the White House special […]
Attacking Hodeidah is a deliberate act of cruelty by the Trump administration
Pretensions of humanitarian concern from Yemen by the US, Britain and France reek of hypocrisy, shedding copious tears for the victims of war while supplying the arms and advisers with which […]
During Eid, it’s important to reflect on what it really means to be a British Muslim
Ramadan is an important time for Muslims and I have early memories of taking part in it when I was a child and it was always viewed as a […]
This is what the Bible’s Romans 13 actually says about asylum and what Jeff Sessions omitted
The Catholic Church has been one of the most vocal opponents of the crackdown on asylum cases Casey Strine The Independent Voices Sessions argued that the current zero-tolerance approach ‘protects the […]
Trump Administration Withdraws U.S. From U.N. Human Rights Council
ImageNikki R. Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, speaking to the General Assembly last week in New York.CreditDon Emmert/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Gardiner Harris June […]
Bollywood actor: Irrfan Khan battle with cancer
images.dawn.com IMAGES STAFF DESK REPORT The Indian actor was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour in March this year Irrfan Khan’s fans were shocked when they learned that the Indian actor […]
Tolerance in Islam | Quranic Verses and Ahadith on Tolerance
The literal meaning of Tolerance is “to bear.” Tolerance is a basic principle of Islam. It is a religious and moral duty. It does not mean compromise. It does […]
Windrush scandal ‘tip of iceberg’ as other Commonwealth citizens targeted by hostile policies
Exclusive: Dozens of cases of alleged discrimination have seen Commonwealth citizens who have lived in the UK for decades left stranded abroad or threatened with deportation May Bulman Social Affairs […]
IMAGINING THE ARABS: ARAB IDENTITY AND THE RISE OF ISLAM BY PETER WEBB
Imagining the Arabs Arab Identity and the Rise of Islam by Peter Webb Who are the Arabs? When did people begin calling themselves Arabs? And what was the Arabs’ role in the rise of Islam? Investigating these core questions about Arab identity and history through close interpretation of pre-Islamic evidence […]
Berlin’s liberal mosque marks 1-year anniversary
Source: DW In the year since its foundation, Berlin’s liberal mosque has established itself and is attracting ever greater interest. But lawyer Seyran Ates, who opened the mosque, lives with […]
Cyclists Retrace Jewish Child Refugees’ Journey to Britain
Source: US News By MIRIAM KAROUT, Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Almost 80 years after the first “Kindertransport” evacuations of Jewish children to safety in Britain, 42 people set […]
Philippine lawyer finds unlikely ally in Duterte in fight to legalise gay marriage
Source: The Guardian BY Carmela Fonbuena in Manila In the Philippines, where Catholicism is dominant and divorce is still illegal, a young atheist, openly gay lawyer is leading a historic […]
Erdogan’s Plan to Raise a ‘Pious Generation’ Divides Parents in Turkey
Source: The New York Times By Carlotta Gall June 18, 2018 ISTANBUL — Public schools are closing, on little or no notice, and being replaced by religious schools. Exams are […]
Papal envoy asks forgiveness in divided Chilean diocese
Source: Associated Press OSORNO, Chile (AP) — A papal emissary asked forgiveness Sunday from Roman Catholics in a region of Chile where people bitterly protested a now-resigned bishop who had […]
Jewish artifacts disappear from Damascus in fog of Syria war
Source: Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Jewish artifacts, including ancient parchment torahs from one of the world’s oldest synagogues, have gone missing from the Syrian capital amid the tumult of […]
Afghan Sikh leader holds out hope for dwindling minority
Source: Associated Press By RAHIM FAIEZ KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Avtar Singh Khalsa will represent Afghanistan’s tiny Sikh and Hindu minority in the next parliament, where he says he hopes […]
Far from home, Rohingya Muslim refugees count their blessings at Eid
Source: Religion News Service BY Priyadarshini Sen KOLKATA (RNS) — Last year, Hasan Sharif, a 27-year-old Rohingya, observed Eid al-fitr while hiding from Myanmar soldiers in a stranger’s home. His […]
Pope Francis says abortion to avoid birth defects is similar to Nazi crimes
Source: CNN By Hilary Clarke, Valentina DiDonato and Carol Jordan (CNN)Pope Francis compared having an abortion to avoid birth defects to the Nazi era idea of trying to create a […]
Deadly explosions rock Nigerian community amid Eid celebrations
Source: CNN By Bukola Adebayo, CNN Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Twin bomb blasts at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 20 people and wounded scores more, local police told CNN. […]
Macedonia name change deal with Greece leads to violent protests
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL A police officer tries to grab a protester waving former Macedonian and Russian flags atop an armored police vehicle during protests in front of Parliament, […]