Beating the US ‘veto’: Palestinians need urgent protection from Israel
Jun 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud What is taking place in Palestine is not a “conflict”. We readily utilise the term but, in fact, the word “conflict” is misleading. […]
Mecca initiative and Jordan: the common security underlay
Jun 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif The four-way summit in Mecca on Sunday, called for by Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz and attended by His Majesty King […]
For once in the Middle East, a single Arab nation is solely responsible for the destruction of its land and heritage
The mass plundering of rock and sand to build monstrous high-rise apartment blocks and private villas, and the subsequent violation of the country’s landscape is down to the greed and hypocrisy […]
Pew Research Center: Education of Muslim women is limited by economic conditions, not religion
New today: Education of Muslim women is limited by economic conditions, not religionhttps://t.co/x05GFpHgXl pic.twitter.com/sTvq5uzo1W — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) June 12, 2018
US broadcaster loses Myanmar outlet over Rohingya name
Source: Associated Press By GRANT PECK BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. government-affiliated broadcaster that provides news to countries in Asia where freedom of information is restricted is losing its partner […]
The secret life of Thailand’s ladyboys from Muslim majority southern provinces
Source: South China Morning Post BY Tibor Krausz Whenever Ardulmalik Maskul returns from Bangkok to her hometown in Pattani province in southern Thailand, she undergoes a transformation. She removes her […]
Ramadan and the challenge of fasting for Muslim WCup players
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI GROZNY, Russia (AP) — Normally, soccer players feigning injury is nothing new. This time it is. For Tunisia players, their goalkeeper slumping to the […]
In Israel, Indonesian Muslim leader risks backlash at home
Source: Associated Press By CARON CREIGHTON JERUSALEM (AP) — A leader of Indonesia’s largest Muslim organization is visiting Israel this week, braving angry protests at home in order to spread […]
Vatican stalls German bishops’ plan to give Protestants Communion
Source: Religion News Service ROME (RNS) – Disagreements between Catholic bishops in Germany about plans to give Communion to Protestants have spilled out into the wider Roman Catholic Church. Last Monday […]
Vatican-backed family rally to have speech on welcoming gays
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — An international family rally the Catholic Church is hosting in Ireland will feature workshops on hot-button issues facing Catholic families, […]
Hungary’s first black MP aims to ‘destroy prejudice’
Source: BBC News By Tom Mulligan Hungary has a reputation for anti-immigration politics, but a young black liberal MP wants to revamp the country’s image. Olivio Kocsis-Cake, of the opposition […]
Here’s Why You Get Hangry, According to Science
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN There’s a difference between being hungry—a feeling we all get between meals—and being “hangry“. If you get hangry, you probably already know it: your hunger […]
Syphilis and gonorrhoea up by one-fifth
Source: BBC News England has continued to see a rise in cases of syphilis and gonorrhoea over the past year. New data shows a 20% increase in cases of syphilis and […]
The Question of Suffering
The Question of Suffering (click to enlarge) HEN WE EXPLORE the history of evolution in search of the causative factors which gave birth to the sensory organs as life evolved, […]
Trump-Kim summit: president says US ‘will be stopping the war games’ – live
Donald Trump offers Kim Jong-un security guarantees in document signed by the two leaders Singapore summit: Kim Jong-un says ‘world will see major change’ What have Trump and Kim signed? […]
Urdu Video: Hijab or Purdah In Modern Days — Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra) Speech of Lajna 29th July, 1995; discussing about the Hijab or Pardah in this Speech. Suggested reading Hijab: Quran is to be Understood in the […]
‘He’s Catholic, I’m atheist. How do we raise our kids?’
Source: Sydney Morning Herald By Georgina Fuller As I sat in church looking at my eldest son Charlie standing before the gold altar, clutching a candle at his Holy Communion, I […]
What will Italy’s new government mean for migrants?
AFP news@thelocal.it @thelocalitaly 21 May 2018 A woman aboard a rescue boat arrives in Messina, Sicily. Photo: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP An anti-establishment, far-right government in Italy heralds even more controversy over […]
What rules apply to migrants rescued at sea?
AFP news@thelocal.it @thelocalitaly 11 June 2018 Photo: Karpov/SOS Mediterranee/AFP In the standoff between Italy and Malta over a migrant ship stranded in the Mediterranean, both have insisted on their right […]
920,000 displaced in Syria in 2018, highest since conflict began — UN
By AFP – Jun 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Syrians check the damage in an area targeted by reported air strikes by pro-government forces in the town of Binnish in Idlib province on […]