Book Review: Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration, and Identity
Source: Dawn The book is written by Akbar Ahmed Book Reviewed by Touqir Hussain The Islamic world has many outstanding scholars but arguably no one has studied these issues more […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses accused of silencing victims of child abuse
Source: The Guardian BY Sarah Marsh Scores of alleged victims come forward and describe culture of cover-up in religious group in UK More than 100 people have made allegations of mistreatment. […]
Europe’s last pagan nation
Source: BBC News By Will Mawhood 20 March 2018 In mid-January, the snow made the little coastal town of Šventoji in north-west Lithuania feel like a film set. Restaurants, shops […]
Brushes with history: Saudi artist Hend Al-Mansour’s quest to reframe the story of women’s roles in the Arab world
ELIZABETH MACBRIDE | Published — Friday 23 March 2018 Hend Al-Mansour came to the US 21 years ago as a physician, then gave up medicine for art. Her work […]
Russia and Taliban deny US claims of working together
Source: BBC News Russia and the Taliban have separately rejected comments made by the head of US forces in Afghanistan that Moscow has been supporting, and even supplying weapons to, […]
Trump trade war: China tells US it will defend national interests
Source: BBC News China warned the US it will defend its interests on trade, Chinese state media says, after US President Donald Trump backed tariffs on Chinese goods. The comments […]
Will new US security chief take the world to war?
Baria Alamuddin | Published — Sunday 25 March 2018 I have spoken to seasoned diplomats who are extremely worried at the prospect of John Bolton’s appointment as US National Security […]
Can you predict if you will be happy?
Source: BBC News By Nina Cromeyer Dieke 23 March 2018 Are you happy? How do you think you will feel a month or two from now? Predicting whether we will […]
Mother Courage: Iraqi widow saved recruits from slaughter
By AFP – Mar 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES US First Lady Melania Trump laughs alongside winners of the 2018 International Women of Courage Award, including Godelieve Mukasarasi (left) of Rwanda, […]
A 6-year-old girl goes digging in the dirt at her sister’s soccer game — and finds a 65 million-year-old fossil
Source: CNN CNN)Naomi was bored. A 6-year-old can stay riveted by her older sister’s soccer game for only so long. So she went over to some sagebrush by the soccer […]
Happiness is in the eye of the beholder
Mar 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi The international effort to judge which country is the “happiest” to live in, and which one is the least is like a […]
What legacy do Muslims, all of us want to leave for future generations? We must choose peace | Opinion
Source: Penn Live By Guest Editorial Editor’s Note: The op-Ed below is a condensed version of the keynote address delivered by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, during a March 17 […]
HIJAB ( khimar ) for THE ARABIAN SAND STORM & VEIL (JILBAB) FOR THE PRIVACY OF TOILET TIME
Source: Academia.edu By T.O. SHANAVAS According to the current perception in Muslim society a head-cover (Hijab) for women is one of the Islamic obligations. Many Muslims believe that the head-cover is not enough to […]
Jordan: A nation of minorities?
Mar 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Nermeen Murad You only have to be slightly more sociable talking to people that are not usually situated in your private and professional […]
Jordan: Landmark summit to address impact of forced migration on children
Monday’s Second Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit 2018 will be held under Royal patronage By Rana Husseini – Mar 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES HRH Prince Ali holds a joint press […]
A Muslim Celebrating Palm Sunday, Today
Epigraph: And We made the son of Mary and his mother a Sign, and gave them refuge on an elevated land of green valleys and springs of running water. (Al […]
Toronto man is home after travelling 12,000 km in Africa
He may have contracted malaria and dodged bullets with government soldiers, but the incredible warmth and compassion from so many people he met left the biggest impression on Mario Rigby MARIO RIGBY HANDOUT Mario Rigby says his journey took him to some breathtaking sites in Africa. Here he is in […]
Hadhrat Khalifa-tul-Masih V re-launches AL HAKAM
Al Hakam Al Hakam, in its first phase, was launched in 1897 by the Promised Messiah in Qadian, India. Relaunched now in the era of his fifth successor, Hazrat Mirza […]
‘My crew saved 218 migrants from drowning – so why are we the enemy?’
Captain Marc Reig’s ship is stuck in a Sicilian port, and a hostage to Italy’s resurgent right, as charities become a target for their role in rescuing refugees Lorenzo Tondo […]
Australian migrants among the happiest in the world
By Matt Wade 23 March 2018 — Malcolm Turnbull likes to say Australia is the world’s most successful multicultural country and he might be right. Photo: Andrew Meares People are […]