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 […]
What It’s Like To Live Through Cape Town’s Massive Water Crisis
Source: Time By ARYN BAKER Photographs by MIKHAEL SUBOTZKY and JOHNNY MILLER for TIME I knew we were in trouble when I found myself Googling dry composting toilets. That was on Feb. 1, just after […]
Food may influence cancer spread
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent, BBC News Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES There is mounting evidence the food on your plate can alter cancer’s growth and spread, say […]
Love is in the air, but not on airwaves as Pakistan bans Valentine’s Day
Source: The Reuters ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has banned events marking Valentine’s Day, and media coverage of them, for the second year in a row after a court ruled the […]
From holograms to Justin Bieber, Anne Frank’s stepsister is using any means to keep the Holocaust’s lessons alive
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein February 8 Email the author Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank and a Holocaust survivor herself, sits for an interview at George Mason University on Feb. […]
The complicated history of ‘In God We Trust’ and other examples Trump gives of American religion
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer President Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) In his address to the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday […]
Can this ancient Chinese philosophy save us from global chaos?
By Zhao Tingyang February 7 2018 A scroll shows court members of the Zhou dynasty, which brought the tianxia system to prominence. (Yan Liben/Wikimedia Commons) Zhao Tingyang is one […]
‘A lottery’: asylum system is unjust, say Home Office whistleblowers
The new arrivals ‘A lottery’: asylum system is unjust, say Home Office whistleblowers Three former staffers describe ‘cut and paste’ decisions and rushed, biased interviews with asylum seekers by Kate Lyons and Kirstie Brewer Supported by About this content Sun 11 Feb 2018 The British asylum process is a lottery […]
Asylum interview: 10 examples of absurdity from the Home Office
Applying is no joke, but some of the questioning and the grounds for refusal appear farcical Supported by Kate Lyons Sun 11 Feb 2018 The Home Office immigration building in Croydon. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian For asylum seekers, their interview with the Home Office is no laughing matter. […]
Essentials in Macy’s new fashion line aimed at Muslim women
By Tracy Jan | The Washington Post PUBLISHED: February 10, 2018 Macy’s is launching a “modest” fashion line this month geared toward Muslim women that will feature maxi dresses, […]
Astronomy in Medieval Jerusalem
By: David A King There can be no comparison with the established sophisticated astronomical traditions in Mamlûk Cairo and Damascus and Aleppo, with substantial numbers of capable astronomers, […]
Sweden: A Pakistani Muslim Will Be The Next Head Of Sweden’s National Heritage Board
Qaisar Mahmood, a Muslim born in Pakistan who admits he has no background in “cultural heritage,” was recently selected to lead Sweden’s National Heritage Board, Samhällsnytt reports.Qaisar Mahmood, a Muslim born in Pakistan, is the new head of the Swedish National Heritage Board. This is an extremely anomalous appointment, since he readily admits that […]
Malala: Heartbroken that We Lost Asma Jahangir – a Savior of Democracy and Human Rights
Heartbroken that we lost Asma Jahangir – a saviour of democracy and human rights. I met her a week ago in Oxford. I cannot believe she is no more among […]
Human Rights icon Asma Jahangir passed away due to cardiac arrest
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1632167/1-asma-jahangir-passes-away-lahore/ Renowned lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir passed away in Lahore on Sunday due to a cardiac arrest. Jahangir, 66, was a human rights lawyer based in Pakistan and was Pakistan’s first woman to serve as the President of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan. Family sources have confirmed […]
Ahmadi Caliph Has A Message For Humanity, But Especially Trump: ‘Every Nation Should Respect Other Nations’
By Ludovica Iaccino AND Video by Chiara Brambilla On 02/ Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the fifth Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, is calling on the whole world to rediscover the […]
A Secret History of Israeli Assassinations
In the Magazine SpyTalk A Secret History of Israeli Assassinations By Jeff Stein On 2/2/18 An Israeli air force drone is seen flying over Gaza as seen from the northern Gaza strip border April 9, 2011. Reuters/Darren Whiteside Share SpyTalk Israel Mossad Modern espionage literature is rife with authors […]