How the teachings of Islam could help us prevent more sexual abuse scandals
Source: The Independent By Qasim Rashid Harvey Weinstein is just another case of a powerful man abusing women because we live in a society that lets him get away with […]
Britain’s first female Black Rod starts her new job in the House of Lords in a landmark moment in Parliament’s 650-year history
The first female Black Rod in the House of Lords in the 650-year history of the role has been approved by the Queen. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5383185/Britains-female-Black-Rod-starts-House-Lords.html#ixzz56ykFR5XV
Poland to vote on law limiting kosher slaughter prompting Jewish backlash
Poland‘s government has proposed a new law that would limit kosher slaughter, in a move that has provoked a global outcry from the Jewish community. Read more: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/poland-vote-law-limiting-kosher-200238108.html
Tanzania: Magufuli Supports Polygamy to End Prostitution
By Alloyce Kimbunga Dar — ES-SALAAM, (CAJ News) – THE Tanzanian President, John Magufuli, is encouraging men to practise polygamy and reduce prostitution in the East African country. Speaking […]
Study Reveals Queen Elizabeth II is A Descendant of the Prophet Muhammad?
Study Reveals Queen Elizabeth II Is A Descendant of the Prophet Muhammad Source: Observer+ ENGLAND – According to a study in 1986 by Burke Peerage, one of the top genealogical […]
Pastor in Kenya wants Christians to embrace polygamy
February 11, 2018 A faith leader wants the Church in Kenya to review teachings on monogamous marriages, claiming there is no verse in the Bible supporting it. Determined to challenge the […]
Gambia: ‘BARROW WILL LOSE POWER IF HE PRAYS WITH AHMADIS’
February 12, 2018 Imam Abdoulie Fatty, the outspoken former State House Imam, has said that any day that President Adama Barrow prays in an Ahmadi mosque, he will lose his […]
Anti-Muslim protests in PyeongChang get Winter Olympics prayer room scrapped
By and large, PyeongChang has gone out of its way to welcome the world for the 2018 Winter Olympics. But not everyone in the South Korean host city is feeling the Olympic spirit. Read more: https://sports.yahoo.com/anti-muslim-protests-pyeongchang-get-winter-olympics-prayer-room-scrapped-141802474.html
Saudi Arabia set to open embassy in Nicosia
The cabinet is set to approve in its next meeting the opening of an embassy of Saudi Arabia in Cyprus, it was reported on Monday. Read more: http://cyprus-mail.com/2018/02/12/saudi-arabia-set-open-embassy-nicosia/
Imprisoned in style: How Saudi princes coughed up billions in ‘luxury jail’
As the Ritz-Carlton reopens after Riyadh used it to detain and probe elite Saudis in an antigraft campaign, questions linger over the rule of law Benoit Faucon Summer Said & […]
Saudi women need not wear abaya: senior cleric
Riyadh – Saudi women should not have to wear the abaya in public, a senior cleric said, in the latest sign of a far-reaching liberalisation drive. Read more: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/saudi-women-need-not-wear-abaya-senior-cleric-1.2171517
Saudi Arabia change: The women who are allowed to watch football
Saudi Arabia is undergoing the most unprecedented changes in its history. Sky News was among the first foreign news media to film one major change being implemented: women being allowed to go to football matches. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/saudi-arabia-change-the-women-who-are-allowed-to-watch-football-11247105
Geopolitical Laboratory How Djibouti Became China’s Gateway To Africa
Djibouti, one of Africa’s smallest countries, has become China’s “strategic partner.” The Chinese have built a military base and a port, and is currently constructing a free trade zone, […]
Today is the Birthday of Darwin; How He Leads to Islam
Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The National Museum of Natural […]
A low-intensity world war in the Middle East
YAHYA BOSTAN @yahyabostan Since the future of the Middle East seems highly blurred, Turkey, like other actors in the region, needs to accordingly take measures for its own security The proxy wars in the Middle East slowly give way to new confrontations that pit the real parties against each other. […]
As IS shrinks in Syria, U.S.-led coalition grapples with foreign detainees
Reuters International This content was published on February 11, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Men, who the Democratic Forces of Syria fighters claimed were Islamic State fighters, […]
UN Palestinian agency faces ‘existential crisis’
By AFP – Feb 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES UNITED NATIONS, United States — One month after the Trump administration announced a drastic funding cut to the UN agency for Palestinian […]
Jordan and US: where to agree and where to disagree
Feb 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Jordan appears to be running a political strategy of opposing the US position of Jerusalem as the […]
King, Bishop Azar discuss Israel’s new taxes on Jerusalem churches
His Majesty says Jordan to keep defending status quo of holy city By JT – Feb 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with Bishop of the Evangelical […]
Fetal Alcohol Disorder May Be More Common Than Previously Thought
Source: Time By AMANDA MACMILLAN In a new JAMA study of more than 6,000 first-graders, researchers estimate that between 1.1% and 9.8% of American children have developmental or neurological problems caused by fetal alcohol spectrum […]