Inside Geneva: Aid agencies in the eye of the storm
By Imogen Foulkes This content was published on February 19, 2018 In Geneva, many UN aid agencies use UK-based Oxfam – recently embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal – as […]
View from Turkey: Washington’s $5 billion gift to Iran
THE EDITORIAL BOARD ISTANBUL DAILY SABAH, ISTANBUL On Tuesday, a group of pro-Assad militias backed by Iran attempted to enter the Afrin town center just hours after Syrian state media announced the imminent deployment of regime forces to the area. Afrin has been under the control of […]
US envoy visits Beirut, mediating in Lebanon-Israel dispute Lebanon signs its first offshore energy exp
Lebanon signs its first offshore energy exploration agreements for block containing waters claimed by Israel By Reuters – Feb 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT — A senior US diplomat met Lebanese officials on Wednesday in Beirut as part of a US shuttle diplomacy effort to resolve tensions between Israel and […]
Let Us Celebrate President George Washington’s Birthday Today: A Collection of Articles
Epigraph: “Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.” — George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731][Note 1][Note 2] – December […]
New phase in the struggle for Syria
Feb 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen The deadly and destructive war in Syria did not end with the fall of Daesh’s capital at Raqqa, in the […]
Nikki Haley living in another world
Feb 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a strong intervention regarding what Palestinians want, and the genuine desire for peace through negotiations. In his […]
Two priceless photographs from UK and Germany
Bollywood mega star, Amitabh Bachchan meeting with UK minister Lord Tariq Mahmood Ahmad. ============================ Ahmadi delegation in Germany with Pakistan Army Chief of Staff Mr Qamar Bajwa Mr Irfan Khan is in the middle.
Delhi gets first-of-its-kind 90-acre heritage park
Prakash Kumar, DH News Service, New Delhi, Feb 21 2018, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday inaugurated Delhi’s first-of-its-kind arboretum and a city heritage park developed by the Aga Khan […]
Taiwan adapts traditional tourist draws to woo Muslim visitors
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP TAIPEI This photo taken on January 19, 2018 shows a chef preparing a Halal meal at the Gaia Hotel, which caters to tourists from […]
Tombi ‘the classroom cat’ returns to Turkish school after brief leave on parent complaint
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DHA Photo Tombi, an orange tabby cat who became known as the classroom cat in a primary school in Turkey’s Izmir province will return to his […]
Six radical ways to tackle US school shootings
By Owen Amos BBC News, Washington DC 20 February 2018 After 17 people were killed in Florida, could these measures stop US school shootings? 1. Don’t name the shooter In […]
South Korea’s efforts to build mobile prayer rooms for Olympics tourists thwarted by anti-Muslim group
Source: The Washington Post By Dara Elasfar February 16 The Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea were supposed to include two mobile prayer rooms, but threats of protests scuttled those plans. (Jean […]
In long-secular Turkey, sharia is gradually taking over
Source: The Washington Post By Soner Cagaptay February 16 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey speaks with supporters in Ankara on Feb. 2. (Murat Cetinmuhurdar/AP) Soner Cagaptay, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute […]
Polish Jews stunned, scared by eruption of anti-Semitism
Source: Associated Press By VANESSA GERA WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Matylda Jonas-Kowalik has spent most of her 22 years secure in the belief that she would never know the discrimination, […]
Pope revives lapsed sex abuse commission amid skepticism
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis revived his lapsed sex abuse advisory commission by naming new members Saturday, after coming under fire for his […]
Macy’s decision to sell hijabs sparks debate among Muslim women
Source: CNN By Katy Scott, CNN Clothes from the Verona Collection which is being stocked at department store Macy’s. (CNN)American department store Macy’s sparked a fierce debate on Thursday, when […]
Texas city council members censure colleague over anti-Islam Facebook post
Source: Religion News Service By Bobby Ross Jr. | February 18, 2018 Demonstrators in Plano, Texas, on Feb. 18, 2018, outside a city council meeting called to address council member Tom Harrison’s anti-Islam […]
The Peculiar Position of India’s Third Gender
Source: The New York Times Hijras occupy a special place in Hinduism. But their relationship to modern Mumbai, where transgender people are legally recognized, remains fraught. Photographs by Sara Hylton Text […]
India is paying the price for its obsession with billionaires
Barkhat Dutthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/ Indians are furious over a $1.8 billion bank fraud case involving Nirav Modi, a billionaire and the man whom Vanity Fair called (in an astonishingly poor sense of timing) “the atelier of India’s most ambitious luxury jewelry brand.” The diamond merchant, who boasts showrooms from Mumbai to Macau, and whose ornaments […]
‘Manuscripts’ Encourages Readers To Approach The Bible Like A Novel
Source: NPR BY JUAN VIDAL The first Bible I ever purchased was a New International Version Student Life Bible; it was black with neon pink and green lettering. I picked it […]