The future of South Sudan lies with the Arabs
Abdellatif El-Menawy | Published — Friday 16 March 2018 When it emerged last week that the Arab League had refused a membership request by South Sudan — followed by a […]
Saudi crown prince says will develop nuclear bomb if Iran does – CBS TV
Reuters International This content was published on March 15, 2018 2:50 PMMar 15, 2018 – 14:50 The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman arrives at Lambeth Palace, […]
Facing far-right challenge, minister says Islam ‘doesn’t belong’ to Germany
Reuters International This content was published on March 16, 2018 A woman wears an Islamic headdress while visiting Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (reuters_tickers) By Michelle Martin […]
UNHCR chief pessimistic on deal for Rohingya returns to Myanmar
Reuters International This content was published on March 16, 2018 U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, attends a meeting of Latin America and Caribbean for the global pact […]
Belgium takes back Brussels’ Grand Mosque from Saudi government
Reuters International This content was published on March 16, 2018 View of the Grand Mosque in Brussels, Belgium, October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (reuters_tickers) By Alissa de Carbonnel BRUSSELS […]
Safe but not free: A life in limbo for Switzerland’s F permit holders
This content was published on March 16, 2018 Danial Nurzei is doing everything to avoid claiming welfare. (SRF) “Living in Switzerland with an F permit is like living in […]
Amber Tamblyn Criticized For Complaint About Hasidic Jews
Source: Huffington Post By Ron Dicker Actress Amber Tamblyn faces backlash after Tweeting that Hasidic Jews in New York City are targeting her. The former “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” […]
Democrats’ Surrender On Torture Is Nearly Complete
Source: Huffington Post By Marcy Wheeler Guest Writer REUTERS/YURI GRIPAS/JOSHUA ROBERTS Former CIA Director John Brennan, Senator Dianne Feinstein, CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel and President Barack Obama. In […]
Staging Muslims: Identity Angst In American Theater
Source: NPR BY BILAL QURESHI In the great cultural ‘awokening‘ that has followed the rise of Donald Trump, the stories of Muslim-Americans wrestling with questions of selfhood, belonging, and bigotry have […]
Top Court Starts Hearings on India’s Contentious Ayodhya Dispute
Source: Bloomberg By Archana Chaudhary and Upmanyu Trivedi India’s Supreme Court today started hearing final arguments by religious groups over ownership of land in the northern […]
Father testifies in Australian court cardinal abused son
Source: Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A father testified in an Australian court Thursday that his son said he was sexually abused by Vatican Cardinal George Pell during a […]
China tells Vatican it’s fighting illegal organ transplants
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — Chinese health authorities told a Vatican trafficking conference that Beijing’s efforts to crack down on illegal “underground” organ transplants have resulted […]
Williams: church’s old views on gay clergy led to desire not to judge sexual activities
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Former archbishop tells child sexual abuse inquiry ‘there was perhaps overcompensation’ for repressive views Rowan Williams: ‘I think there has been a sea change […]
Rwanda bans Kigali mosques from using loudspeakers
Source: BBC News Rwanda has banned mosques in the capital, Kigali, from using loudspeakers during the call to prayer. They say the calls, made five times a day, have been […]
Jagmeet Singh attended 2016 seminar with Sikh youth leader who advocated political violence
Source: The Globe and Mail NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh participated in a pro-sovereignty seminar in 2016 with the co-founder of the British-based National Sikh Youth Federation who endorsed the use […]
Sri Lanka lifts Facebook ban after anti-Muslim violence ends
Source: Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government on Thursday ended a weeklong ban on social media that was imposed because of concerns that it was being […]
Al Jazeera did a hard-hitting investigation into US and Israeli lobbying – so why won’t they air it?
According to Swisher, if his documentary on the American lobby doesn’t air soon, ‘it might prove to be ammunition sought by a group of zealous US politicians who wish to declare Al Jazeera a foreign entity, and label us journalists as ‘spies’’ Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 15 March 2018 13:45 […]
The UN’s crimes of omission
Mar 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Nabil Fahmy CAIRO — When the United Nations was founded, its primary goals, as stated in its Charter’s preamble, included saving future generations from […]
Socio-cultural politics, the Middle East and the academy
Mar 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Marwan M. Obeidat Men of letters in the field of socio-cultural politics dealing with the American legacy in the academy of the Middle East, are in a dire need today, more than any other time, to respond to two crucial issues for intellectuals in […]
UNRWA receives new cash pledges, yet insufficient for survival
World’s action or inaction determines fate of millions of Palestinians — Safadi By Agencies – Mar 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi chairs a ministerial conference to garner […]