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 […]
The real danger of John Bolton
Mar 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Most politicians and pundits have already spoken out about the dangers that the appointment of John Bolton as the national security advisor […]
The West’s unilateral Cold War
Mar 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Sergei Karaganov MOSCOW — Rising tensions between the United Kingdom and Russia are but further proof that Russia and the West, according to no […]
Uzbekistan offers to host talks between Afghan government and Taliban
Reuters International This content was published on March 27, 2018 8:50 AMMar 27, 2018 – 08:50 TASHKENT (Reuters) – Uzbekistan offered on Tuesday to host peace talks between the […]
U.N. chief ‘shocked’ by top Myanmar general’s comments on Rohingya
Reuters International This content was published on March 27, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugees build shelter with bamboo at the Jamtoli camp in the morning in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, […]
Trump’s travel ban imperils U.S. citizen with cancer
Reuters International This content was published on March 27, 2018 7:42 PMMar 27, 2018 – 19:42 Patient Maziar Hashemi (R), who has the cancer Myelodysplastic syndrome, and his wife Fereshteh leave after meeting with his transplant doctor at a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., March 26, 2018. Hashemi’s brother […]
Saudis likely to show restraint as Yemen crisis escalates
Reuters International This content was published on March 28, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A guard walks in the yard of a house destroyed by air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen, March […]
Blowback: A Critique of American Foreign Policy- Six part series by Mehdi Hasan
The Intercept; For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Sir Isaac Newton called it his Third Law of Motion. The CIA calls it “blowback.” Watch:
Christians, Jews and the dubious history of the Passion play
Source: Religion News Service By A. James Rudin (RNS) — Passover and Easter once again coincide this year. The first seder (Passover meal) of the eight-day Jewish festival is on March […]
With a new president and new apostles, Mormon General Conference is sure to make history, but will speakers touch on timely topics?
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Peggy Fletcher Stack No doubt, this weekend’s LDS General Conference will be historic. In a ritual known as a “solemn assembly,” reserved for sacred […]
This doctor was raised to believe abortion was wrong. He’s now an advocate for reproductive rights.
Source: The Washington Post By Courtland Milloy Columnist March 27 Email the author Raised as a religious evangelical in the Deep South, Willie Parker had a straightforward view of abortion. He thought it was […]
How John Bolton and Mike Pompeo mainstreamed Islamophobia
Source: Vox By Zack Beauchamp John Bolton, President Trump’s pick for his next national security adviser, and Mike Pompeo, Trump’s pick to be the next secretary of state, are well-known hawks. […]
Coroner who refuses to let Jewish or Muslim burials skip the queue accused of breaching human rights
Source: Telegraph BY Olivia Rudgard, religious affairs correspondent A coroner who refuses to allow Jews or Muslims to skip the burial queue has been accused of breaching human rights laws at the High […]
Teacher who tried to build ‘army of children’ jailed
Source: BBC News A “dangerous liar” who trained an “army of children” for terrorist attacks in London has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years. Umar […]
Saudi women strive to bring male guardians to a Twitter end
Source: The Guardian By Liz Ford Millions of women embrace social network to push for social reforms including abolition of system of male dominion Supported by Saudi Arabia has more than […]
Far-right, hard-left leaders forced out of French march to honor Jewish murder victim
Source: Reuters PARIS (Reuters) – Leaders of the far-right National Front and hard-left France Unbowed movement met booes on Wednesday when they joined a march in honor of a Holocaust […]