Syrians with temporary US protection brace for Trump decision
By Reuters – Jan 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Temporary Protected Status holders Mohammad Alala and his wife Dania, both from Syria, and their two US born children Taim and Amr […]
Jolie hails Jordan’s continued support to Syrian refugees
UNHCR special envoy tours Zaatari refugee camp By Andrea López-Tomàs – Jan 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie speaks during a visit to the Zaatari refugee camp […]
Inside Afrin, the true victims of Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria are revealed – refugees, babies, women and children
Exclusive: In part three of his Inside Syria series, and the first Western media report from Afrin since the start of the Turkish offensive, Robert Fisk shows just how ‘surgical’ is the […]
Female Pakistani Activist Pushes Back Against Blasphemy Charges
January 27, 2018 9:14 PMhttps://www.voanews.com/a/pakistani-activist-gulalai-ismail-pushes-back-blasphemy-charges/4228239.html Nazrana Ghaffar Pakistan’s Gulalai Ismail delivers an acceptance speech after being awarded the Prize for Conflict Prevention for the work of her organization Aware Girls promoting women’s issues and equality in Pakistan, during the award ceremony of the Jacques Chirac Foundation in Paris, Nov. 24 […]
One Year After Quebec mosque shooting
Remember their names As we recall the horror of the shooting at a Quebec City mosque, it is important to remember the victims. ALLISON HANES, MONTREAL GAZETTE Published on: January 29, 2018 | Last Updated: January 29, 2018 6:32 AM EST The six victims of a shooting at a Quebec […]
Pakistani Nobel Laureate Dr Abdus Salam – today is his 92 birthday
Dr. Abdus Salam, 29 January 1926- 21 November 1996 Listen to short audio clip of Dr Salam when he was talking to AMJ members in Ottawa 1982. NayaDaur Happy birthday to Dr Abdus Salam, Pakistani physicist and Nobel prize winner. Here is a rare recording of Dr Salam from a […]
India: Kerala: Woman Imam leads Friday prayer, triggers debate
January 27, 2018, 9:24 PM IST Malappuram (Kerala): A 34-year-old woman has led Jumu’ah, a Friday prayer service of Muslims, here in Kerala, claimed to be the first in the history of the country. Jamitha, the general secretary of Quran Sunnat Society, took the role of the ‘imam’ of the prayers […]
We cannot win in Afghanistan because we do not know why we are there
Source: NY Times By Steve Coll is the author of the forthcoming “Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” “The United States is not losing […]
Quebec community rallies for mosque attack hero: ‘He sacrificed his legs for us’
Source: The Guardian BY Ashifa Kassam in Toronto When gunfire erupted in his mosque in Quebec City, Aymen Derbali’s instincts took over. The 41-year-old locked eyes with the shooter, inching slowly towards him through […]
Dead Sea scroll deciphered to reveal ancient calendar
Source: The Guardian BY Alison Flood One of the last remaining Dead Sea scrolls has been deciphered by researchers at the University of Haifa, with the ancient fragment revealing that its […]
‘Praise the lord and pass the rattlesnakes’: the pastor killed by the viper he preached with
Source: The Guardian By Sean O’Hagan Pastor Mack Wolford had many ways of getting the faithful all fired up. He would drive from town to town, preaching, singing, speaking in tongues […]
‘My Worst Nightmare.’ 8-Year-Old Boy Dies From Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Falling From Bike
Source: Time By LISA MARIE SEGARRA An 8-year-old boy died after a fall off his bicycle led him to contract a flesh eating disease. Doctors said they believe Liam contracted the case […]
One cigarette a day ‘increases heart disease and stroke risk’
Source: BBC News By Alex Therrien Health reporter, BBC News Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Smokers need to quit cigarettes rather than cut back on them to significantly lower their risk of […]
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal released
Source: BBC News Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has been released after months at Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton hotel, his family say. He, and several other billionaires and princes, were originally detained as part of the kingdom’s crackdown on corruption. Just hours before he was freed, Prince Alwaleed gave reporters a tour of […]
‘Gluten-free water’ and other absurd labelling trends
Source: BBC News By Brandon McFadden, University of Florida From The Conversation27 January 2018 The food labelling craze coupled with banner headlines about the dangers of gluten, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and hormones are leading to increasingly […]
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad dies in Sweden at 91
Source: BBC News The Swedish founder of the Ikea furniture chain, Ingvar Kamprad, has died at the age of 91, the company has announced. Mr Kamprad – who pioneered flat-pack […]
IFSB to develop detailed guidance on safety nets in Islamic finance
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) plans to develop more detailed guidance on financial safety nets to help harmonize Islamic principles with existing legal systems, as the industry body strengthens ties with financial regulators. The Malaysia-based IFSB, one of the main standard-setting bodies in Islamic finance, is […]
Islam’s Historical Contribution to Commerce and Finance
By: John M. Hobson Under the reign of Eurocentrism, the Western mind imagines that even if Islam came up with all manner of new ideas and technologies – ideas in […]
77% of American converts to Islam were previously Christian. Why did they make the change?
Source: Pew Research Center BY BESHEER MOHAMED AND ELIZABETH PODREBARAC SCIUPAC Among those who have converted to Islam, a majority come from a Christian background. In fact, about half of […]
Germany: Fact-Check Is There Truth To Refugee Rape Reports?
Right-wing websites claim that Germany is facing an alleged epidemic of rape cases committed by refugees, fueling panic about the recent influx of foreigners and the safety of women in the country. We investigated one site’s reports and found many problems with them. By DER SPIEGEL Staff Photos Sven […]