Europe’s earliest written language
Source: BBC News By Stav Dimitropoulos 29 January 2018 Giannis Bellonias was standing on the edge of a craggy cliffside in Imerovigli, a village built on the apex of Santorini’s […]
Taliban threaten 70% of Afghanistan, BBC finds
Source: BBC News By Shoaib Sharifi and Louise Adamou Taliban fighters, whom US-led forces spent billions of dollars trying to defeat, are now openly active in 70% of Afghanistan, a […]
Tired of Their Veils, Some Iranian Women Stage Rare Protests
Source: The New York Times By THOMAS ERDBRINK Inspired perhaps by a “White Wednesday” campaign, several Iranian women have publicly taken off their head scarves and waved them on the end […]
Iranian opposition cleric accuses Khamenei of abuse of power
Source: Reuters BY Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) – Instead of blaming others Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei should take responsibility for Iran’s economic and political shortcomings, an opposition leader under house arrest said in a letter published on Tuesday. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gestures as he speaks, […]
Indian Muslim cleric says women watching soccer un-Islamic
Source: Associated Press BY BISWAJEET BANERJEE LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A senior cleric at an influential Islamic seminary in northern India has issued a religious decree saying that Muslim women should […]
Muslim woman receives death threats after leading prayers in Kerala
Source: The Guardian BY Amrit Dhillon in Delhi A Muslim woman in the southern Indian state of Kerala has received death threats after leading prayers for a mixed congregation in an act […]
Irish abortion referendum: Debate rages after vote announced
Source: BBC News The Republic of Ireland’s decision to hold a referendum in May on whether to reform the country’s near-total ban on abortion has triggered strong reaction. Voters will be asked whether they want to keep the constitutional restrictions or scrap them, allowing MPs to legislate on the sensitive […]
Vatican, Eager for China Ties, Asks ‘Underground’ Bishops to Step Aside
Source: The New York Times By IAN JOHNSON Photo Easter service at the government-sanctioned West Beijing Catholic Church. About half of the 10 to 12 million Catholics in China worship in […]
Pope sends sex crimes expert to Chile to investigate bishop
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — After coming under excoriating public criticism, Pope Francis has decided to send the Vatican’s most respected sex crimes expert to […]
Afghan war turns bloodier
Source: Dawn THE latest wave of terror attacks in Kabul that has claimed dozens of civilian lives marks the bloodiest phase of the so far 16-year war with the insurgents getting more audacious. The escalation in fighting raises questions about the new US-Afghan strategy. Not that the Afghan capital has […]
Proper movements in Muslim prayer ritual can reduce lower back pain
Research finds that pain can be remedied with proper knee, back angles Date: March 6, 2017 Source: Binghamton University Summary: Five times a day, roughly 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide, bow, […]
Holocaust Memorial Day: Coming to terms with a tarnished Swiss wartime record
By Julie Hunt https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43845042&locale=en Embed code This content was published on January 27, 2018 11:00 AMJan 27, 2018 – 11:00 January 27, 2018 marks Holocaust Memorial Day, to remember the six million Jews killed during World War II. swissinfo.chexternal link looks back at Switzerland’s questionable wartime policies towards Jews […]
In Afrin, Kurds seek Assad’s help but not at any cost
By AFP – Jan 30,2018 – Syrian Kurds mourn during a funeral of civilians and fighters from the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units who were killed in battles in Syria’s border region of Afrin on Monday (AFP photo) BEIRUT — Kurdish forces trying to fend off a deadly Turkish offensive […]
Yemen separatists surround Aden presidential palace
By AFP – Jan 31,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Fighters from the separatist Southern Transitional Council and their supporters parade around the area of the presidential palace in the government’s de […]
‘Whitewashing’ genocide in Myanmar
Jan 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Although the genocide of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar has gathered greater media attention in recent months, there […]
Palestine: Missing the point once more
Jan 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian Authority (PA), says he has terminated the role of the United States as the patron for the so-called peace process. This followed the Trump administration’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to […]
Taliban threaten 70% of Afghanistan
Source: BBC Taliban fighters, whom US-led forces spent billions of dollars trying to defeat, are now openly active in 70% of Afghanistan, a BBC study has found. Months of research across the country show how areas the Taliban threaten or control have surged since foreign combat troops left in 2014. […]
Videos: Let Joel Osteen Breathe Hope, Optimism and Success in Your Life
Joel Osteen’s audio: Forgiving So You can be Free Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, […]
Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon want to fix health care
Source: CNN by Chris Isidore Can Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon fix health care? Amazon is partnering with Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank, […]
Video: Could farming rhinos save them from extinction?
Source: BBC News Rhino horn is worth more than gold or heroin by weight, so poachers often kill the animals and cut off their horns. It’s illegal to sell the […]