China-Vatican deal seen soon, Chinese paper says
Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – An agreement between China and the Vatican could be signed as soon as the end of this month as talks have reached the final stages, […]
Arabs give billions to charity. It might be better spent
Marketplace Middle East by Zahraa Alkhalisi @CNNMoney May 25, 2017: Arab-American business owners: We create jobs & wealth In the oil-rich Gulf, public displays of private wealth are […]
Islamic finance must be proactive to reduce poverty, says Sultan Nazrin
Perak Ruler Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah says the Maqasid al Shariah, often viewed as the foundation of Islamic finance, should form the basis for structuring a strategic roadmap for the […]
Book Review: HOSPITALITY AND ISLAM – Mona Siddiqui
View Inside Price: $38.00 December 8, 2015 288 pages, 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 ISBN: 9780300211863 Cloth Also Available in: Paper Description Reviews A groundbreaking examination of a crucial concept […]
My descent into America’s neo-Nazi movement & how I got out
Source: TED Talk Christian Picciolini At 14, Christian Picciolini went from naïve teenager to white supremacist — and soon, the leader of the first neo-Nazi skinhead gang in the United […]
How China Could Use ‘America First’ to Its Advantage
Source: Time By JUSTIN WORLAND March 28, 2018 Just days before President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Chinese President Xi Jinping told the global elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland, that China would now take […]
The secret world of babies
Source: BBC News By Sophie Hardach 28 March 2018 I am sitting in a lab in London, holding my wriggling baby son in my arms, while two scientists gently try […]
Me and my endometriosis: 12 women share their stories
Source: BBC News Endometriosis affects about 1 in 10 women. These incredible ladies are speaking out after spending years in agonising pain, fighting to get a diagnosis. Filmed by Lucy […]
Area around Jesus’ baptism site being cleared of land mines
Source: MSN News QASR EL-YAHUD, West Bank — Pilgrims seeking serenity during a visit to Jesus’ traditional baptism site may be rattled to discover they are surrounded by thousands of […]
Demographic realities
Mar 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL According to Israeli sources, the number of Jews and Arabs living between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River is now at or near […]
How many divisions has the Pope got?
Mar 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Jonathan Power This present Pope, Francis, is probably the most powerful man in the world, in the round. Stalin once asked when confronted with […]
Israel deploys 100 sharpshooters on Gaza border for Palestinian protests — Israeli army chief
Move comes ahead of six-week demonstrations calling for right of return of Palestinian refugees By Reuters – Mar 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A man hangs a Palestinian flag at an […]
Domestic worker says she experienced ‘slavery’ with her employer
By Sawsan Tabazah – Mar 29,2018 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Isolated from the world, not allowed to communicate with anyone or to leave the house, Monika, a domestic worker, said she suffered behind closed doors for months before she could escape from her “prison”. Monika is not her real name […]
Muslims, Christians hold joint celebration of Annunciation
By JT – Mar 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES The ceremony witnessed the attendance of a number of Muslim and Christian dignitaries, in addition to Jordanian and foreign officials on Wednesday […]
Resurrection did not happen, say quarter of Christians
Source: BBC April 2017 A quarter of people who describe themselves as Christians in Great Britain do not believe in the resurrection of Jesus, a survey commissioned by the BBC […]
IFES – International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Who We Are Vision: Our vision is a world in which strong democratic institutions empower citizens to have a voice in the way they are governed. Mission: The International Foundation […]
The man who discovered a ‘lost’ wonder of the world
Among the numerous treasures at Cambridge University Library are the private documents of the explorer, John Lewis Burckhardt, who rediscovered Petra 200 years ago today. I was without […]
UNESCO: The Islamic Golden Age of Science for today’s knowledge-based society
Source: The Muslim Heritage From the 14th to 15th September 2015, UNESCO representatives, worldwide researchers, academics, science historians and political decision makers gathered in Paris to explore UNESCO’s International Year of Light […]
These are the faces of those who have been affected by the siege of Eastern Ghouta
Robert Fisk discovers it would take a year, if not a decade, to understand the killing and the cynicism and the innocent suffering behind this epic battle Robert Fisk in Eastern Ghouta […]
Iraq’s war: the seminal event that polarised, destabilised the region
Mar 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen March is a month of anniversaries. Two weeks ago, I wrote about the demonstrations that set Syria on the course for seven […]