Kuwait emir warns against Gulf crisis escalating
By AFP – Oct 24,2017 – JORDAN TIMES KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait, the main mediator in a near-five- month political crisis between Qatar and its Gulf rivals led by Saudi […]
I will return Saudi Arabia to moderate Islam, says crown prince
Mohammed bin Salman tells the Guardian that ultra-conservative state has been ‘not normal’ for past 30 years The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, told the Guardian the rigid doctrines […]
Iraq’s Abadi — ‘hero’ who tackled mission impossible
Born in 1952, Abadi lived in exile for much of Saddam Hussein’s rule By AFP – Oct 24,2017 – Last updated at Oct 24,2017 1 0 googleplus0 0 0 This […]
How international development institutions are becoming hubs for addressing violent extremism
Eric Rosand Thursday, October 19, 2017 Observing recent developments in the United States, one might assume that countering/preventing violent extremism (CVE or PVE) is a quickly disappearing policy fad of the Obama administration. These efforts encompass a range of law enforcement and non-law enforcement means to prevent individuals from […]
Here Are All the Public Figures Who’ve Been Accused of Sexual Misconduct After Harvey Weinstein
Source: Time By Samantha Cooney After dozens of women came forward with accounts of sexual harassment and assault against producer Harvey Weinstein (who denies some, but not all, of the claims), more women are speaking out about their own […]
How Martin Luther Changed the World
Source: The New Yorker By Joan Acocella Luther’s reforms succeeded because of his energetic, charismatic personality. Illustration by Nick Little Clang! Clang! Down the corridors of religious history we hear this sound: […]
Justin Trudeau Tried To Honor Diwali. Instead He Offended Twitter.
Source: Huffington Post By Doha Madani Justin Trudeau might be admired around the world, but that doesn’t make him immune to mistakes. People are upset with the Canadian prime minister […]
Can Evangelicals and Academics Talk to Each Other?
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Alan Jacobs Oct. 20, 2017 10:41 a.m. ET Last year, as the fire and fury of the presidential election were intensifying and people all […]
Buddhists protest to urge Myanmar not to repatriate Rohingya
Source: Associated Press SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — Hundreds of hard-line Buddhists protested Sunday to urge Myanmar’s government not to repatriate the nearly 600,000 minority Rohingya Muslims who have fled to […]
A Toronto imam was accused of hate-preaching against Jews. But that wasn’t the whole story
Source: The Star By JENNIFER YANG Identity and Inequality Reporter Sun., Oct. 22, 2017 Ayman Elkasrawy got the phone call late on a Sunday night in February. An incredulous friend was on […]
‘Every attack is a massacre’: Afghanistan’s Shiite minority increasingly targeted in their places of worship
Source: Los Angeles Times By Shashank Bengali Contact Reporter Dozens of men gathered in a dust-blown graveyard Saturday to pay their last respects to 83-year-old Karbalai Mohammad Anwar Noori, one of […]
A woman is never incapable, says 91-year-old doll-maker
By Naghmeh Mizanian October 23, 2017 TEHRAN – Every morning I wake up with my heart full of love. I have an enthusiasm to make new dolls, says Bibi Hazer […]
7,000 prisoners freed with support of Al Faraj Fund
Faraj Fund thanks donors for their support Published: 18:09 October 23, 2017 Staff Report Abu Dhabi: A charity has secured the release of 7,000 inmates from various jails in the UAE since its inception in 2009. In a press release issued on Monday, Dr Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, […]
Pakistan, Land of the Intolerant
Mohammed Hanif OCT. 19, 2017 KARACHI, Pakistan — This country has a poor record of protecting its religious minorities, but we outdo ourselves when it comes to Ahmadis. Members of the sect insist on calling themselves Muslims, and we mainstream Muslims insist on treating them like the worst kind of […]
EU and Turkey: A long-gone dream?
EMRE GÖNEN The best advice for both the EU and Turkey is that threatening each other with punitive measures has never been a good idea in international relations in […]
Jordan’s ‘West Bank’
Oct 23,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Jawad Anani Some Israeli likudniks and ultra-right-wingers are asking for a conference to create a Palestinian state on the East Bank of the River Jordan (or Jordan); that calls for a revision of Jordan’s stand on the Palestinian issue as a whole. In 1967, […]
Bangladesh-Myanmar: Switzerland pledges extra funds to Rohingya crisis
By Simon Bradley This content was published on October 23, 2017 Rohingya Muslim children, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait for food handouts at Thaingkhali refugee camp, Bangladesh on October 21, 2017 (Keystone) Switzerland has announced additional money to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, taking its total contribution […]
Fragmented history : Swiss help to illuminate the Middle Ages
October 17, 2017 11:00 AMOct 17, 2017 – //tp.srgssr.ch/p/swi/embed?urn=urn:swi:video:43582180 Researchers at the University of Fribourg hope to reveal more about the Middle Ages by piecing together fragments of manuscripts. (RTS/swissinfo.chexternal link) In medieval times, the vellum of discarded manuscripts was not thrown away, but reused as bookbinding material to strengthen or decorate new […]
Police failing to tackle modern slavery as trafficking continues, report finds
HM Inspector of Constabulary Wendy Williams, who led the inspection, said many of the shortcomings reflect ‘deficiencies in basic policing practice’ May Bulman Social Affairs Correspondent @maybulman Tuesday 24 October 2017 Police are failing to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK, leaving perpetrators free to continue to exploit vulnerable people, […]
Tariq Ramadan denies rape allegations, to file counter-complaint: Report
A complaint by the Swiss Islamic scholar and theologian ‘alleging a false allegation will be lodged with the procurator in Rouen on Monday’ Tariq Ramadan (AFP/file photo) MEE staff Saturday […]