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 […]
The greatest dangers in the Middle East today are Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Salman
The sort of Neo-con and right-wing think tankers, who in 2003 were saying that a war with Iraq would be a doddle, are back in business in Washington, pushing for […]
The Family Behind a $500 Million Bible Museum Hopes to Change Washington
Source: Time By Elizabeth Dias The new Museum of the Bible three blocks from the Capitol has a political ambition. The Bible, says the museum’s chairman and the president of […]
The Family Behind a $500 Million Bible Museum Hopes to Change Washington
Source: Time By Elizabeth Dias November 17, 2017 The new Museum of the Bible three blocks from the Capitol has a political ambition. The Bible, says the museum’s chairman and the […]
‘Everyone Needs Someone Else’
Source: Time BY JEFFREY KLUGER There’s not a lot to do in Syracuse, N.Y. when you’re living alone and a winter storm system dumps 3 feet of snow on […]
Finding God on a Mars Colony
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Lewis Andrews Nov. 16, 2017 6:48 p.m. ET The prospect of colonizing Mars used to be no more than a distant fantasy, but today […]
Christian Support for Roy Moore ‘Looks Like Hypocrisy to the Outside World’
Source: The Atlantic Recent allegations against the aspiring Alabama senator fit a long and complicated history of religious debates about sex. Aspiring Alabama Senator Roy Moore and his wife, KaylaMarvin […]
Pakistan issues ‘last warning’ to Islamists blocking route into capital
Source: Reuters BY Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani authorities issued a final warning on Friday to members of an Islamist party blocking a main road into the capital, raising […]
Kuwait Airways ‘within its rights’ to ban Israeli – German court
Source: BBC News A German court has ruled that a Kuwaiti airline was within its rights to refuse to carry an Israeli citizen. The ruling angered Jewish groups and others, […]
Fairfax teacher suspended after complaint that a student’s hijab was yanked off
Source: The Washington Post By Susan Svrluga November 16 A Fairfax County Public Schools teacher was placed on leave this week while the district investigates a complaint that he pulled the hijab […]
Farrakhan rekindles controversies about race, Jews, 9/11 in speech at Watergate Hotel
Source: Religion News Service By Adelle M. Banks | November 16, 2017 WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before a crowded ballroom at the Watergate Hotel, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan called on President Trump to repent for what Farrakhan called America’s mistreatment of black people over the centuries. “America is a great nation but […]
For some evangelicals, a choice between Moore and morality
Source: The Washington Post By Marc Fisher November 16 Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks during a campaign event at the Walker Springs Road Baptist Church on Nov. 14 in Jackson, […]
Muslims Are Converting to Christianity in Record Numbers (apparently…)
Source: National Catholic Register By Patti Armstrong, who is an award-winning author and was the managing editor and co-author of Ascension Press’ bestselling Amazing Grace series. How are so many […]