Blackmail will not work
Jan 25,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh It goes without saying, that we in this part of the world have been largely disappointed with the US stand regarding […]
We don’t have Plan B for Mideast peace at this stage — King Abdullah of Jordan
By JT – Jan 25,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdulah talks to CNN’s Fareed Zakaria during a WEF session in Davos on Thursday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) […]
“Audi man”,
Source: The Local Kim So-Yeon and Gerhard Schröder with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in September. Photo: DPA Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will marry a South Korean translator 26 years his junior after his fourth marriage fell apart, he said on Thursday. The 73-year-old former German leader – whose […]
‘Verbal attacks have become part of everyday Jewish life in Germany’
Source: The Local People demonstrating against anti-Semitism in Berlin in 2014. Photo: DPA The head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany argued in an interview that much more educational work needs to be done in schools to combat anti-Semitism. Dr. Josef Schuster, head of the Central Council of Jews, […]
On the front line it seems as if Syria’s war against Islamists is far from over
Exclusive: All around Sinjar and its broken villages, there is mud. Tanks and guns always turn soil into brown liquid which quickly becomes bog Robert Fisk Sinjar, Northern Syria @indyvoices […]
Why India Should Be Grateful to Alauddin Khilji
Source: Siasat There is a lot of controversy regarding Alauddin Khilji in the wake of the new Bollywood film, “Padmavati,” which purports to depict Khilji’s conquest of Chittor in 1303 […]
‘Doomsday Clock’ ticked forward 30 seconds to 2 minutes to midnight
Guardian: The risk to global civilisation is as high today as it has ever been in the face of twin threats, nuclear weapons and climate change, a group of leading scientists has announced, putting a significant share of the blame on the Trump administration. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved […]
Quebec opposition parties balk at making mosque shooting
thestar.com The National Council of Canadian Muslims is asking for the Jan. 29 anniversary of the mass shooting one year ago to become a day of action on Islamophobia. But the Parti Quebecois and the Coalition Avenir Quebec say the term Islamophobia is too controversial. MONTREAL—The head of an influential […]
First Ever Ahmadiyya Muslim couple from Balkan Region participates in Qadian Jalsa Salana-2017
By Zubair Khan Mr Sead Mulabegovic and Mrs Nasiha Mulabegovic can rightly claim to be the first ever local Ahmadi Muslim couple from European Balkan Region getting a chance to participate in Jalsa Salana Qadian. It was long flight from Zagreb to Delhi India. After aeroplane came another 8 to […]
Montreal couple cleared of terror charges now helping in fight against radicalization
One was convicted of having explosives, and they could still be convicted of jihad terror charges on appeal. This is the utter insanity that is Justin Trudeau’s Canada. cbc.ca Acquitted of terror-related charges, Djermane and Jamali now helping provincial anti-radicalization centre Elias Abboud · CBC News · Posted: January 23rd 2018, 5:29:38 PM | Last Updated: […]
Trump casts doubt on Middle East peace talks
US President Donald Trump has questioned whether peace talks with Israel will ever resume, blaming the Palestns. Mr Trump said Palestinians had “disrespected” the US in the wake of his […]
Suspect in London Mosque Attack Had Contact With Far-Right Groups
Source: The New York Times By KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURA LONDON — A British man accused of killing a worshiper and injuring several others when he rammed a van into a congregation of Muslims […]
Michigan man accused of threatening to attack CNN identified with Hitler, former classmate says
Source: The Washington Post By Trevor Bach, Mark Berman and Kyle Swenson January 23 The CNN Center in Atlanta (Christian Petersen/Getty Images) NOVI, Mich. — The man who federal authorities say threatened to kill CNN employees had declared in high school that he identified with Adolf Hitler and suggested “the Holocaust was exaggerated,” according to a former […]
Virginia Senate passes bill to allow guns in churches
Source: Associated Press By ALAN SUDERMAN RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate has passed legislation aimed at allowing guns in church in response to a deadly church shooting in […]
Jews Feast On Forbidden Foods To Remember Rabbis’ Radical Banquet
Source: NPR By ASHLEY GOLDSMITH When a journalist and chef made the decision to host a dinner party and invite members of the Illuminoshi (a not-so-secret society of San Francisco Bay […]
King Abdullah: US must get a major Israeli concession after Jerusalem recognition
Jordanian king insists that US is the only power that can broker a peace deal between the two parties By Jacob Magid Today, 2:20 Jordan’s King Abdullah (R) speaks with […]
Pope: ‘Fake news’ is evil, journalists must search for truth
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is denouncing “fake news” as evil and is urging journalists to make it their mission to search for […]
U.N. calls on Myanmar for unhindered access to Rohingya camps
Source: Reuters MAUNGDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – The United Nations on Wednesday called on Myanmar to give aid agencies unhindered access to camps it has built for tens of thousands of […]
Indian police detain dozens protesting against controversial movie
Source: Reuters By Rupam Jain, Swati Bhat NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – Right-wing Hindu groups in India stepped up protests on Wednesday against the release of a controversial Bollywood film, as several […]
India’s Sacred Cow Now Threatens an $83 Billion Dairy Industry
Source: Bloomberg By Anindya Upadhyay,Pratik Parija,Kanika Sood and P R Sanjai Violence against cattle owners—in a Hindu-majority country under a populist government—resulted in 11 deaths last year. Narendra Modi at an agricultural fair […]