Jordan, Saudi Arabia in talks over $500b NEOM project
By Mohammad Ghazal – Mar 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Discussions are under way between Jordan and Saudi Arabia to identify projects that will be implemented in Aqaba, […]
Debt lands hundreds in jail as Gaza economy tanks
By AFP – Mar 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians, who are unable to pay off their debts, sit in a cell in a Hamas jail in Gaza City on February 20 (AFP photo) GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — Sameh Al Madhoun’s eyes fill with tears as he recalls his fall […]
Kapoor sisters meet Hillary Clinton, discuss ups-downs of Bollywood life
Published: March 11, 2018 9SHARES PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/KARISMA KAPOOR MUMBAI: The Kapoor sisters came together for the 17th India Today Conclave 2o18. Kareena Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor spoke about almost everything, right from film to family and from nepotism to feminism. One of the most unforgettable moments of the night was when […]
Canada: Malala Yusufzai to speak at event supporting girls education
Event to feature Nobel Peace Laureate Malala Yousafzai Call for Canadians to support Girls’ Education around the world TORONTO, March 8, 2018 /CNW/ – Canada’s largest Muslim charity, Islamic Relief Canada, will host Malala Yousafzai for the first time at a fundraising gala in April. The Nobel Peace Prize recipient […]
Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History – Premiering Today on CNN
Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History Premieres Sunday, March 11 at 10 p.m. ET in CNN Go inside the Vatican to reveal how popes have used their power to […]
Mosques should be Nationalized in Pakistan
By Saeed Qureshi, who is a senior journalist, former editor of Diplomatic Times and a former diplomat.This and other articles by the writer can also be read at his blog […]
Will Malaysia’s Islamisation change course?
Mar 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Chin-Huat Wong PENANG — Malaysia is just a few months or even weeks away from its most contentious election in decades. Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s […]
Buddhist mobs sweep through Sri Lanka’s Muslim neighborhoods
Source: Religion News Service By Bharatha Mallawarachi | March 8, 2018 Mohamed Ramzeen makes a call from his mobile standing in his vandalized small restaurant in Pilimathalawa, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 8, 2018. […]
Nursing home forced employee to get a flu shot despite her religious objections, Justice Department suit says
Source: The Washington Post By Marwa Eltagouri March 8 Email the author A nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta on Feb. 7. (AP) Barnell Williams didn’t want a […]
Muslim group calls for probe of video reportedly showing North Dakota militia shooting at fake mosque
Source: WEST FARGO PIONEER By Ryan Johnson MINNEAPOLIS – A Muslim civil rights group is calling for an investigation into a video that it says showed North Dakota militia members shooting at […]
Anti-Muslim Extremists Retweeted by Trump Are Convicted of Hate Crimes
Source: The New York Times By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA LONDON — The leaders of an anti-Muslim extremist group in Britain have been found guilty of hate crimes and sentenced to prison, months […]
Suicide bomb kills at least seven at Shi’ite gathering in Kabul
Source: Reuters BY Hamid Shalizi, Mohammad Aziz 3 MIN READ KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing at least seven people in […]
Calm returning to Muslim neighborhoods in Sri Lanka
Source: Associated Press By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI KANDY, Sri Lanka (AP) — Calm was beginning to return to violence-hit Muslim neighborhoods in Sri Lanka’s Kandy region on Friday, with many shops […]
In Sri Lanka, Facebook Contends With Shutdown After Mob Violence
Source: The New York Times By VINDU GOEL, HARI KUMAR and SHEERA FRENKEL MUMBAI — In many countries, Facebook is contending with a darkening reputation as a vehicle for disinformation and false news. The most recent […]
Pakistani court allows Islamist party to enter elections
Source: Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has ordered the country’s elections oversight body to register an Islamist party backed by a radical cleric who carries a U.S. […]
Women in Iran are pulling off their headscarves — and hoping for a ‘turning point’
Source: The Washington Post By Erin Cunningham March 8 ISTANBUL — Iranian women have been raising a new challenge to their Islamic government, breaking one of its most fundamental rules by pulling off […]
Ultra-Orthodox Jews block Jerusalem road in draft protest
Source: Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked the main entrance to Jerusalem on Thursday, bringing traffic to a grinding halt during the evening commute to protest […]
The Women’s March Has a Farrakhan Problem
Source: The Atlantic BY JOHN-PAUL PAGANO A year ago, the Women’s March punctuated Trump’s inauguration with what was likely the largest single-day mass demonstration in American history. Today, it finds itself embroiled in an […]
How exercise in old age prevents the immune system from declining
Source: BBC News By Fergus Walsh Medical correspondent Doing lots of exercise in older age can prevent the immune system from declining and protect people against infections, scientists say. They followed 125 […]
120 Women Who Changed Our World
Source: MSN News BY Kara Lad MALALA YOUSAFZAI 1997-ACTIVIST Malala is a fearless humans rights activist and proponent of female education. She was shot by a Taliban gunman at just […]