Source: The New York Times By NINA SIEGAL DEC. 31, 2017 The Slagerij Marcus kosher butcher shop in Amsterdam. Jewish and Muslim groups have agreed to change ritual slaughter practices in […]
Source: First Things by Mary Eberstadt January 2018 Begin with a sobering fact. During the past ten years, some of the sharpest observers of our time have come to believe that […]
Mulki voices full support for Foreign Ministry’s reform plans By JT – Jan 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Prime Minister Hani Mulki chairs a meeting at the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday (Petra photo) AMMAN — Prime Minister Hani Mulki on Tuesday met with Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and a number of […]
The New Arab Jordan denies rumours of coup attempt against King Abdullah King Abdullah has ruled Jordan since 1999 [Getty] Date of publication: 31 December, 2017 Jordan has issued a […]
Anwar Iqbal | Iftikhar A. Khan Updated January 02, 2018 PRESIDENT Donald Trump fumes at Pakistan, saying it thinks US leaders are fools. ISLAMABAD / WASHINGTON: Ties between Pakistan and the United States, strained for the past several weeks, suffered a New Year setback on Monday when President Donald […]
Anwar Iqbal January 03, 2018 WASHINGTON: The White House has confirmed suspending $255 million of military aid to Pakistan, a move seen as the first step to implementing President […]
The Atlantic: Taz Ahmed is 38, single, Muslim, and Bengali. She describes herself as spiritual, but not particularly religious. When she was growing up, her immigrant parents hoped she would marry an I.T. worker they found for her in Oklahoma. “I’m like, ‘I don’t even know who this person is, […]
Saudi Gazette By Ali Al-Rubaie Okaz/Saudi Gazette BAHA — A 29-year-old Saudi man was in for the shock of his life when his wife, whom he loved so much, approached the court for a divorce. The estranged husband did not know why his wife would want divorce from him even […]
By JT – Jan 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan on Tuesday condemned the Israeli Knesset’s endorsement of a bill that requires a special two-thirds majority vote to relinquish […]
January 2, 2018 TEHRAN – Iranian government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said on Tuesday that it is the right of citizens to hold protests and the government respects it. “From […]
By Setareh Behroozi January 2, 2018 All began with a massive earthquake which hit the western province of Kermanshah on November 12, 2017. The sad news and photos of the […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and IRGC commanders in Tehran, September 18, 2016. (AP Photo) The […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Screengrabs taken from KARK 4 tv footage A Muslim community in Arkansas has paid the fine of a man who vandalized their mosque and saved him from […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY DAVID MASCI AND CONRAD HACKETT In popular culture, meditation often is associated with Eastern spirituality and its secular offshoots, such as mindfulness. But substantial shares of Americans of […]
Source: BBC News By Rachel Nuwer 18 April 2017 This story is featured in BBC Future’s “Best of 2017” collection. Discover more of our picks. The political economist Benjamin Friedman once compared modern […]
Source: BBC News A Muslim has been beaten to death in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand after reportedly asking a group to stop playing loud music on New Year’s […]
Source: Time By ALICE PARK Coffee is increasingly earning scientists’ approval. Studies continue to suggest that the beverage may have some beneficial effects on health. In the latest analysis, published in […]
Source: Time By BRIAN MELLEY, TERENCE CHEA / AP (OAKLAND, Calif.) — It wasn’t exactly reefer madness Monday as California launched the first legal retail sales of marijuana, but those who […]
Source: BBC News Iran’s supreme leader has accused the country’s enemies of stirring days of protests that have claimed at least 22 lives. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was speaking for the […]
Source: BBC News South Korea has offered high-level talks with North Korea next Tuesday to discuss its possible participation in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. The North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, […]