US to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, senior administration officials have said. He is due to announce the controversial decision in a speech later. […]
Why Jerusalem matters
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump is expected to announce plans to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. The BBC’s Yolande Knell explains why the city is […]
Society’s gap between men and women still wide
Source: CNN By Kelly Wallace, CNN (CNN)The past two months have no doubt been a turning point when it comes to sexual harassment allegations in the workplace. Women, who are often […]
Effect of Abrahamic Faiths, Atheism and Agnosticism on Morality?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to a recent Pew Research Center, most U.S. adults now say it is not necessary to believe in God […]
The Value of Women
Source: US News By Susan Milligan, Senior Writer | Dec. 5, 2017, at 12:01 p.m. Women: do you get the feeling that society values you largely for your beauty and nurturing manner, while […]
Men and Women Say They’re More Different Than Similar
Source: The New York Times By Claire Cain Miller Men are tough; women are in touch with their feelings. Men are providers; women are nurturers. Men should punch back when […]
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 […]
How do your views on gender compare with those of other Americans?
Source: Pew Research Center BY KIM PARKER, JULIANA MENASCE HOROWITZ AND RENEE STEPLER Pew Research Center recently released a series of reports looking at Americans’ views on the state of gender equality, gender differences and gender identity, all […]
EXCLUSIVE: ‘American mercenaries are torturing’ Saudi elite rounded up by new crown prince – and billionaire Prince Alwaleed was hung upside down ‘just to send a message’
Source: Daily Mail UK Source in Saudi Arabia says American private security contractors are carrying out’interrogations’ on princes and billionaires arrested in crackdown Detained members of Saudi elite have […]
Saudi says most people detained in anti-corruption sweep have settled
Reuters International This content was published on December 5, 2017 (reuters_tickers) RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said on Tuesday most of the people detained in a sweeping anti-corruption campaign launched last month have agreed to settlements to avoid prosecution while the rest could be held for months. […]
News from Turkey: Former SDF spokesman spills the truth
İLNUR ÇEVIK @ilnurcevik Former spokesman of the Syrian Democratic Forces Talal Silo speaks to Anadolu Agency. To understand what is going on with U.S.-backed terrorist groups in Syria’s conflict zones, we should pay attention to what the former SDF spokesman says Articles COLUMNS Macron, Barzani playing their own game […]
Lebanon’s Hariri rescinds resignation, drawing line under crisis
Reuters International This content was published on December 5, 2017 9:49 PMDec 5, 2017 – 21:49 Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun talks to Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri during the cabinet […]
Stopping militancy spread in ASEAN a priority for Singapore – minister
Reuters International This content was published on December 5, 2017 Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan speaks at the 15th ASEAN Lecture on “ASEAN: Next 50” at the ISEAS Yusof […]
“The Ahmadis of Islam: A Mormon Encounter and Perspective” by Garth N. Jones
The Ahmadis of Islam DIALOGUE: A JOURNAL OF MORMON THOUGHT, Volume 19, Number 2 Original PDF: The Ahmadis of Islam The Ahmadis of Islam: A Mormon Encounter and Perspective Garth N. […]
Ankara overturns post-Cold War diplomacy
NAGEHAN ALÇI @Nagehanalci Ankara building ties with Russia does not mean it is moving away from the Western-bloc, but instead adopting a multiple-axis foreign policy Articles COLUMNS Washington needs […]
What are roots of anti-Islamism in the West?
MUHITTIN ATAMAN @MuhittinAtaman The Western world has been experiencing a dramatic increase of xenophobia and Islamophobia for the last several decades. The correct usage of this concept is […]
Rohingya crisis: Burma quotes Donald Trump in dismissing persecution of Muslim minority as ‘fake news’
State continues to deny genocide accusations and borrows US President’s most enduring catchphrase – despite White House condemnation of ‘ethnic cleansing’ Hannah Beech Rohingya refugees walk towards a refugee camp after […]
An Israeli dream might come true if Trump declares Jerusalem the capital – but so will an Arab nightmare
Could Trump expect another warm welcome and traditional sword dance in Riyadh? Would the Saudis choose to buy all those billions of weapons from the US if it hands Jerusalem […]
Are Trumps, Presidents, Kings, Queens, and Khalifas Above the Law?
Epigraph: Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression. He admonished you that you […]
Ventura fire: Thousands evacuated in southern California
Source: BBC News Some 27,000 residents were forced to flee their homes in the middle of the night as a fast-moving wildfire ripped through southern California. Several thousand homes are […]