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By rabyam on May 18, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

India’s Hindu nationalists defeat Congress in state election

Source: Associated Press By ASHOK SHARMA NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party ended Congress party rule in a key southern state on Thursday, but […]

By Dr. Abdul Alim on May 18, 2018 • ( 9 Comments )

Anti-Islam Movement Has New Rallying Cry — Let’s Delete Verses of the Quran

Source: The Intercept By Mehdi Hasan, who is a Columnist, The Intercept. Contributing Editor, New Statesman. Host, Al Jazeera English. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University.  YOU THINK LIFE is bad for […]

By Dr. Abdul Alim on May 18, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Is Islam exceptional? And what does it mean for the future of Western democracy?

brookings.edu: In his book “Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle over Islam is Reshaping the World”,  Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Shadi Hamid argues that Islam is exceptional in how it relates to law, governance and politics, and plays an outsized role in public life in the Arab world. He also posits that […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 18, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Saudi Prince Salman’s monthlong absence fuels speculation

DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL It has been almost a month since Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman made a public appearance, triggering questions whether the April 21 incidents at the Royal […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 18, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to set up a scientific committee to study a dam Ethiopia is building on a tributary of the Nile

By AFP – May 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi speaks during ‘5th National Youth Congress’ in a session ‘Ask the President’ in Cairo, Egypt, on […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 18, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Syrian entrepreneurs thrive in Turkey, boost economy

By AFP – May 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Syrian coffee seller makes a coffee, in Gaziantep, in the southwest province of Turkey on May 1 (AFP photo by Ozan Kose) […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 18, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

A Blueprint to save the Iran deal

May 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Guy Verhofstadt BRUSSELS — There can no longer be any doubt that “America First” means precisely that. In abandoning the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 18, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Arab League calls for int’l probe into Israeli crimes

Jordan renews call for recognising East Jerusalem as Palestine’s capital By Agencies – May 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This photo taken on Thursday shows a general view of the Arab League Foreign Ministers […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 18, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

How long after this week’s Gaza massacre are we going to continue pretending that the Palestinians are non-people?

Remember how they were to blame for their own exodus seven decades ago, because they followed the instructions of radio stations to leave their homes until the Jews of Israel […]

By rabyam on May 17, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

India calls ceasefire in Kashmir for holy month of Ramadan

Source: Aljazeera India will suspend all military operations against rebels in Kashmir during the holy month of Ramadan for the first time in nearly two decades. The move, which comes after months of intense fighting […]

By rabyam on May 17, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Local Muslims say retailers can help bring Ramadan into the mainstream

Source: Houston Chronicle By Ileana Najarro Photo: Marie D. De Jesus, Houston Chronicle / Houston Chronicle Eid decorative plates sold at Party City, purchased by Asma Malik. Thursday, May 10, 2018, in Houston. Children’s Ramadan books were stacked on Asma Malik’s dining table, soon to be wrapped and placed in a […]

By rabyam on May 17, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Trump’s surprising Ramadan message to Muslims

Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein Offering warm greetings on Ramadan and hosting an iftar meal have been standard White House behavior for decades during the major Muslim holiday — […]

By Zia H Shah on May 17, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

Most U.S. Muslims observe Ramadan by fasting during daylight hours

Source: Pew Research Center By Besheer Mohamed, who is a senior researcher focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. Eight-in-ten Muslims in America say they fast during Ramadan. In fact, […]

By rabyam on May 17, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

About 60 Rohingya Babies Are Born Every Day in Refugee Camps, the U.N. Says

Source: Time By FELIZ SOLOMON Updated: May 16, 2018 10:13 PM ET | Originally published: May 17, 2018 Nine months since military violence in western Myanmar forced hundreds of thousands of […]

By rabyam on May 17, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

‘I hated myself for Abu Ghraib abuse’

Source: BBC News By Tara McKelvey Martinsburg, Pennsylvania Gina Haspel has paved the way for her confirmation as new CIA director, after repudiating torture tactics used in the past. But the […]

By rabyam on May 17, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Trump ramps up rhetoric on undocumented immigrants: ‘These aren’t people. These are animals.’

Source: USA Today WASHINGTON — President Trump used extraordinarily harsh rhetoric to renew his call for stronger immigration laws Wednesday, calling undocumented immigrants “animals” and venting frustration at Mexican officials who […]

By rabyam on May 17, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Jury finds Christian missionary from Oregon guilty of abusing Cambodian orphans

Source: USA Today BY Gillian Flaccus, The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — A U.S. jury found a Christian missionary from Oregon guilty Wednesday of multiple sex abuse charges for molesting children […]

By rabyam on May 17, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

How the Church of England has shifted on divorce, from Henry VIII to Meghan Markle

Source: The Washington Post By William Booth and Karla Adam Britain’s Prince Harry is set to marry Meghan Markle on Saturday. (Matt Dunham/AP) LONDON — When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stand before the […]

By rabyam on May 17, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Prosecutor wants jail time for two men in B.C. polygamy case

Source: The Globe and Mail GEMMA KARSTENS-SMITH Two men convicted of practising polygamy in British Columbia were motivated by “sincerely held religious beliefs,” but their sentences should include jail time […]

By rabyam on May 17, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Embassy move, Gaza crisis make for somber start to Palestinians’ Ramadan

Source: Religion News Service By Michele Chabin JERUSALEM (RNS) – Most years, the eve of Ramadan brings a flood of shoppers to Abdallah Sarendah’s candy and food shop, located on a […]

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