‘We Must Protect Our Girls.’ Will Pakistan Finally Vote to End Child Marriage?
Source: Time By SABRINA TOPPA / LAHORE December 8, 2017 Aisha was 14 years old when she married a man almost a decade older in a match arranged by her parents. […]
69-Year-Old Man Accused Of Plotting Mass Shooting At Florida Islamic Center
Source: Huffington Post By David Lohr Authorities have arrested a 69-year-old man who they say was planning a mass shooting at an Islamic center in Jacksonville, Florida. Bernandino Gawala “Nandie” […]
Archdiocese Of New York Pays $40 Million To Sexual Abuse Victims
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg The seat of the Roman Catholic Church in New York says it has paid roughly $40 million in compensation to victims of sexual abuse. […]
On Gender Differences, No Consensus on Nature vs. Nurture
Source: Pew Research Center Americans say society places a higher premium on masculinity than on femininity BY KIM PARKER, JULIANA MENASCE HOROWITZ AND RENEE STEPLER Twenty-five years after the release of the bestseller “Men […]
Women and men in both parties say sexual harassment allegations reflect ‘widespread problems in society’
Source: Pew Research Center BY BAXTER OLIPHANT By a wide margin, the U.S. public views recent reports of sexual harassment and assault as more reflective of widespread problems in society rather […]
Head of Egypt’s Al-Azhar cancels meeting with US vice president over Jerusalem decision
Saturday, 09 December 2017 Friday 8 Dec 2017 File Photo: Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayeb (Photo: Al-Ahram) The head of Egypt’s Al-Azhar, Ahmed El-Tayyeb, has cancelled a planned meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence after this week’s decision by the US to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of […]
Trump, Jerusalem and a dispensable Arab region
Today, December 9, 2017 Dec 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Home » Opinion » Rami G. Khouri Rami G. Khouri For all its drama, controversy, and importance, the expected American government decision this week to formally recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and perhaps move its embassy must […]
Israeli minister sees Trump ‘hint’ at Jerusalem partition with Palestinians
Reuters International This content was published on December 8, 2017 FILE PHOTO: Israeli Minister of Environmental Protection Zeev Elkin attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem October 15, 2017. […]
After stinging Athens, Turkey’s Erdogan woos crowds in northern Greece
Reuters International This content was published on December 8, 2017 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waves as he exits a mosque folowing Friday prayers in the city of Komotini, Greece, […]
Women and men in both parties say sexual harassment allegations reflect ‘widespread problems in society’
Epigraph Say to the believing men that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Surely, Allah is well aware of what they do. […]
Rise in U.S. Immigrants From El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras Outpaces Growth From Elsewhere
Source: Pew Research Center Lawful and unauthorized immigrants increase since recession BY D’VERA COHN, JEFFREY S. PASSEL AND ANA GONZALEZ-BARRERA The number of immigrants in the United States from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras […]
Worldwide, People Divided on Whether Life Today Is Better Than in the Past
Source: Pew Research Center Current economic conditions a key factor in assessing progress BY JACOB POUSHTER Fifty years ago, the world was a very different place. The United States and its […]
Supreme Court same-sex wedding cake case reflects split among American public
Source: Pew Research Center BY MICHAEL LIPKA The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on a question that divided the American people in a 2016 Pew Research Center survey: whether […]
Despite concerns about global democracy, nearly six-in-ten countries are now democratic
Source: Pew Research Center BY DREW DESILVER In spite of widespread concerns across the globe about the future of democracy, public support for it remains strong, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted […]
How people in India see Pakistan, 70 years after partition
Source: Pew Research Center BY HANYU CHWE Indian soldiers take up position at an outpost on the India-Pakistan border in R.S. Pora, southwest of Jammu, on Oct. 2, 2016. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty […]
How Americans and Germans view their countries’ relationship
Source: Pew Research Center BY JACOB POUSHTER The relationship between the United States and Germany has been a cornerstone of the liberal international order for decades. From the Marshall Plan to […]
Europe’s Muslim population will continue to grow – but how much depends on migration
Source: Pew Research Center BY MICHAEL LIPKA The recent surge in refugees from Syria and other Muslim-majority nations to Europe has prompted a backlash among segments of Europe’s population, including the […]
First-time internet users: Who they are and what they do when they get online
Source: Pew Research Center BY ANDREW PERRIN AND NICK BERTONI (Artur Debat/Getty Images) Decades after internet access became widely available, Pew Research Center surveys show […]
Stark Partisan Divisions Over Russia Probe, Including Its Importance to the Nation
Source: pew Research Center Trump’s style, Twitter use top ‘disappointments’ among supporters A majority of Americans say they think senior members of Donald Trump’s administration definitely or probably had improper […]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Identified as Buyer of Record-Breaking da Vinci
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Shane Harris in Washington, Kelly Crow in Miami and Summer Said in Dubai Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is leading an austerity drive at […]