Pope to meet with Myanmar military chief, Rohingya Muslims
Source: Assoicated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has added in a private meeting with Myanmar’s military chief during his upcoming trip to the region in […]
Justice Dept. investigating Harvard over affirmative action policies
Source: CNN By Laura Jarrett, CNN Washington (CNN)The Justice Department is actively investigating Harvard University’s use of race in its admissions policies and has concluded the school is “out of compliance” […]
Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri puts resignation on hold
Source: CNN By Tamara Qiblawi and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Beirut (CNN)Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced Wednesday he was putting his resignation on hold, more than two weeks after he shocked the […]
U.S. Congress members decry ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Myanmar; Suu Kyi doubts allegations
Source: Reuters BY Antoni Slodkowski, Yimou Lee YANGON/NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Members of the U.S. Congress said on Tuesday operations carried out against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar had “all the hallmarks” […]
Almost Everything You Learned About Thanksgiving Is Wrong
Source: New York Times By Maya Salam Not to rain on our Thanksgiving Day parade, but the story of the first Thanksgiving, as most Americans have been taught it, is […]
Surah Al Rahman the Most Comprehensive Approach to Thanksgiving
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and […]
Bounty offered for beheadings of Bollywood director, actress
Source: Associated Press By MUNEEZA NAQVI NEW DELHI (AP) — A member of India’s Hindu nationalist ruling party offered 100 million rupees ($1.5 million) to anyone who beheads the lead […]
Egypt singer held for ‘inciting debauchery’ in music video
Source: BBC News Shaimaa Ahmed, a 25-year-old known professionally as Shyma, was arrested by Egyptian police on Saturday on suspicion of “inciting debauchery”. It came after the racy video for her song, I Have Issues, sparked outrage in the socially conservative country. She has apologised to people who took the […]
Nigeria mosque attack: suicide bomber kills dozens
Source: The Guardian BY Ruth Maclean West Africa correspondent and agencies Dozens of people have been killed by a suicide bomb attack during morning prayers in a mosque in north-east Nigeria. Boko […]
Islamic schools in Pakistan plagued by sex abuse of children
Source: Associated Press KEHRORE PAKKA, Pakistan (AP) — Kausar Parveen struggles through tears as she remembers the blood-soaked pants of her 9-year-old son, raped by a religious cleric. Each time […]
Atheists sue to stop blessing of shelter animals
Source: NJ.com By Sara Jerde sjerde@njadvancemedia.com, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com A New Jersey atheist group best known for its national billboard campaign against Christmas now has its hackles up over an event that it calls unconstitutional […]
Trump asks Supreme Court for full enforcement of travel ban
Source: Associated Presss By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HONOLULU (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the latest travel ban to take full effect. […]
Jordan to continue protecting Jerusalem’s holy sites — King
By JT – Nov 22,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – His Majesty King Abdullah receives a delegation from the World Council of Churches in Amman on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Royal […]
Putin hosts Iran, Turkey leaders in major new Syria diplomacy push
By Reuters – Nov 22,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Russian President Vladimir Putin (centre), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pose during a trilateral meeting on […]
Ratko Mladic has been brought to justice – but his atrocities should have been prevented in the first plac
The legacy of the vicious Bosnian war still haunts the region nearly two decades on Will Gore @willjgore Ratko Mladic has been brought to justice – but the international community could […]
‘Talk of a peace process is play acting’
Nov 22,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen The declaration by the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) that it is freezing all communication with the US, following the Trump administration’s decision to close its diplomatic mission in Washington is play acting. Although concern has been expressed that cutting communication would […]
ESPN personality Adnan Virk visits Syracuse, offers thoughts on activism, protesting in sports
Source: Auburn Pub.com Justin Ritzel justin.ritzel@lee.net SYRACUSE — What is it like to work for ESPN when the line between sports and politics has blurred? Adnan Virk, a sportscaster for […]
Pakistan: Animal Registration to start in Sindh –similar to NADRA
Pakistan: Animals Registration to start in Sindh –similar to NADRA Karachi (Urdu Times News) November 22, 2017 All Pakistanis are registered under National Database and Registration Authority. A similar database will be started soon under an agency for animals in Sindh, Pakistan. This new provincial agency will issue identity cards […]
USA: Pakistani Radical Imams discuss Jihad in Virginia
Ehsan Rehan Published on November 20, 2017 at 3:15 AM Pakistan born Islamic cleric Rafiq Khan defined America as “The land of Infidels” at a fundraiser for his Islamic charity this Saturday. The event which was held at a Holiday Inn in Springfield, Virginia attracted over 100 participants. Pakistan born […]
Breaking News: Ratko Mladic jailed for life over Bosnia war genocide
Source: BBC Former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic has been jailed for life for genocide and other atrocities in the 1990s Bosnian war. Known as the “Butcher of Bosnia”, Mladic […]