The story that highlights an ugly American tribalism
Source: BBC News By Katty Kay Presenter, BBC World News Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES There’ve been a lot of sex stories recently. Or rather a lot of sexual harassment stories. Not […]
Roy Moore Is Guilty Of Abusing Girls And Religion
Source: Huffington Post By James Zogby, Contributor President, Arab American Institute; Author, “Arab Voices” In the philosophy of language, we learn the simple truth that the meaning of a word is […]
President Jimmy Carter: Why I believe the mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse
Source: Ted Talk Speaker : Jimmy Carter The president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, Jimmy Carter has used his post-presidency years to work for peace, teach, write […]
D.C.’S MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE TO OPEN IN NOVEMBER
Source: Our Community Now BY VILLE ISO-AHOLA When the enormous new Museum of the Bible opens in November, DC area residents and visitors will have lots to see and explore. Washington […]
How Saad Hariri’s resignation could backfire on Saudi Arabia
Source: CNN If Saudis are indeed behind the machinations, they may find they have waded a bit too deep into Lebanese politics this time. There’s an old saying about this country, that it’s easy to swallow, but hard to digest. Saudi Arabia, led by impetuous 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed Bin […]
Top general says he’d push back against ‘illegal’ nuclear strike order
Source: CNN Washington (CNN)The top US nuclear commander said Saturday he would push back against an order from President Donald Trump for a nuclear strike if it were “illegal.” Speaking at the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada, Gen. John Hyten, who is the commander of US Strategic […]
Zimbabwe’s ruling party fires Mugabe, sets deadline for President to end rule
Source: CNN Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN)Zimbabwe’s ruling party has expelled Robert Mugabe as its chief and set a Monday deadline for the leader to end his presidency after nearly four decades of rule. Members of Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party, which he co-founded to usher his country into independence, voted the 93-year-old President […]
Our collective failure
Source: ET Belated it may be, but the Islamabad High Court’s direction to the local administration to evict protesters from Faizabad Interchange needs to be applauded. Despite the court orders, the stalemate, however, continues by the time this article goes into print. The sit-in by two religious groups begs some […]
Saudi King Salman to step down next week: Report
Source: The Express Tribune Saudi monarch King Salman is set to step down and announce his son Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman as his successor next week, sources said. The […]
Video: Olympic Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad Just Got Her Very Own Barbie
Olympic Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad Just Got Her Very Own Barbie Source: Huffington Post By Alanna Vagianos; Women’s Editor, HuffPost The doll will be available in stores in 2018. Ibtihaj Muhammad […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses Hold International Convention in Indonesia
By : Dames Alexander Sinaga | on 1:33 PM November 18, 2017 Category : News, Religion Bogor. At least 8,000 people attended the start of the 2017 Special […]
Indonesia Unveils Plan to Roll out 1,000 Eco-Mosques by 2020
Worshippers in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, are set to go green with a new initiative that aims to establish 1,000 eco-mosques by 2020. (Antara Photo/Rahmad) By : […]
Pakistani court orders anti-blasphemy sit-in be cleared
by Asad Hashim 17 Nov 2017 The Islamabad protest has been ordered to clear out by courts [Al Jazeera/Asad Hashim] Islamabad, Pakistan – A Pakistani court has ordered authorities to clear […]
Big setback for Pakistan: US Congress clears tough conditions for military aid
Updated: Nov 17, 2017 | File image Washington: The US Congress Friday passed a nearly USD 700 billion defence budget for 2018 which imposes tougher conditions on Pakistan for military […]
Feeding Myanmar’s refugees
Nov 18,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Dunford The Rohingya refugee camp in the Bangladeshi port city of Cox’s Bazar is a sea of metal roofs as far as the […]
Saudi Arabia recalls its ambassador to Germany for consultation
By Reuters – Nov 18,2017 – JORDAN TIMES JO Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir speaks during a joint press conference with his Spanish counterpart in Madrid during an official […]
Faith-based initiatives: Helping families to escape the cycle of poverty
15/11/2017 – by Alphonce Shiundu In depth © picture-alliance/Grigoriy Sisoev/Sputnik His Highness the Aga Khan IV. The list of countries where Aga Khan institutions operate features countries where life […]
After Macron meeting, Hariri says will clarify position in Lebanon
Reuters International This content was published on November 19, 2017 3:08 AMNov 19, 2017 – 03:08 French President Emmanuel Macron and Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon’s […]
U.S. nuclear general says would resist ‘illegal’ Trump strike order
Reuters International This content was published on November 19, 2017 12:03 AMNov 19, 2017 – 00:03 FILE PHOTO – U.S. Air Force General John Hyten, Commander of U.S. Strategic […]
Palestinians say they won’t be blackmailed by U.S. move to close PLO office
Reuters International This content was published on November 18, 2017 8:03 PMNov 18, 2017 – 20:03 By Ali Sawafta and David Brunnstrom RAMALLAH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Palestinian officials expressed surprise on […]