Jordan sees UNESCO Jerusalem decision as ‘big gain’
Momani says resolution crowns Amman’s efforts to preserve holy city By JT – Jul 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Tuesday’s UNESCO decision on the old town of Jerusalem has been […]
What are they so afraid of? I’m just a young brown Muslim woman speaking my mind
Guardian: Given that I am now the most publicly hated Muslim in Australia, people have been asking me how I am. What do I say? That life has been great and I can’t wait to start my new adventure in London? That I’ve been overwhelmed with messages of support? Or […]
The Prophet’s Greatest Victory According to the Quran: A Peace Treaty
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The prophet Muhammad had participated in several battles in the larger defensive war after his migration to Madinah […]
How one man built a global hospitality empire
Source: BBC News By Monica Miller BBC News, Singapore Image copyrightJOEL BARBITTAImage captionChoe Peng Sum launched Frasers Hospitality from scratch On the first day in his new job, Choe Peng […]
At large Muslim American convention, a mix of frustration, hope
Source: Religion News Service ROSEMONT, Ill. (RNS) It had been a difficult Ramadan for many Muslims, ending the week before the Islamic Society of North America Convention started. In Portland, […]
A university in Oklahoma considers removing its Bibles and crosses from its chapel
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey June 30 (iStock) A university in Oklahoma said it will consider removing religious icons from its campus chapel after receiving a letter from a group […]
Iranians to take part in hajj despite tensions with Saudis
Source: Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will allow its citizens to take part in this year’s hajj pilgrimage despite soaring tensions with arch rival Saudi Arabia. Iran’s semi-official […]
Israel Faces Uproar Abroad as Netanyahu Yields to Ultra-Orthodox Jews
Source: The New York Times By ISABEL KERSHNER Photo Protesters, mainly American Jews belonging to the Reform movement, demonstrated last week outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem. He has […]
Saudi Arabia has ‘clear link’ to UK extremism, report says
Source: BBC News Saudi Arabia is the chief foreign promoter of Islamist extremism in the UK, a new report has claimed. The Henry Jackson Society said there was a “clear […]
July 4th: Muslims have been an integral part of the United States of America since her birth
Source: Huffington Post By Mike Ghouse Contributor Mike Ghouse is committed to build a cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. Did you know that the Muslim […]
10 Things the Most Successful People Do Every Day
Source: Time By Eric Barker Jul 03, 2017 IDEAS Barker is the author of Barking Up The Wrong Tree What habits, tactics and routines do the most successful people use to […]
What Would Happen to Seniors in Nursing Homes Under the Republican Health Care Bill?
Source: Time By Elizabeth O’Brien Jun 29, 2017 Dawn Burnfin’s 94-year-old grandmother recently had a massive stroke in a Missouri nursing home. She quickly recovered well enough to tell the end-of-life […]
How North Korea’s ICBM Test Could Bring Negotiators Back to the Table
Source: Time By Charlie Campbell / Beijing During his New Year speech, Kim Jong Un declared that North Korea had “entered the final stage of preparation for the test launch of […]
Why Are These Iranians ‘Really, Really Happy With Trump’?
TEHRAN — Mocking presidents of the Great Satan, the United States, has long been standard practice during state-backed rallies in Iran, where anti-Americanism is ingrained in state ideology. For decades, Iranian revolutionary families would work late into the night to make sock puppets, cartoons and effigies of every American president since […]
Qatar slams ‘unrealistic’ demands as deadline looms
Riyadh, Cairo, Abu Dhabi and Manama cut diplomatic links with Qatar month ago By AFP – Jul 04,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al Thani holds a joint press conference with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (not seen) following their meeting […]
Denied U.S. visas, all-girl Afghan robotics team to watch their creation compete via Skype
Reuters International JULY 4, 2017 Members of Afghan robotics girls team which was denied entry into the United States for a competition, work on their robots in Herat […]
U.S. Image Suffers as Publics Around World Question Trump’s Leadership
America still wins praise for its people, culture and civil liberties BY RICHARD WIKE, BRUCE STOKES, JACOB POUSHTER AND JANELL FETTEROLF Although he has only been in office a few months, Donald Trump’s presidency has had a major impact on how the world sees the United States. Trump and many […]
Intermarriage in the U.S. 50 Years After Loving v. Virginia
One-in-six newlyweds are married to someone of a different race or ethnicity BY GRETCHEN LIVINGSTON AND ANNA BROWN (Beowulf Sheehan/iStock) Terminology In 2015, 17% of all U.S. newlyweds had a spouse of a different race or ethnicity, marking more than a fivefold increase since 1967, when 3% of newlyweds were […]
Donald Trump is kicking off his second foreign tour as President today – he better prepare himself for the reception
Global research last week found that three quarters of the world has little or no confidence in Donald Trump and his policies. So it’s no surprise that he’s chosen to start his trip in Poland Andrew Hammond @IndyVoices 2 hours ago 0 comments Donald Trump begins his second foreign foray as […]
The destruction of the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul is another example of the ‘culturecide’ we’ve become so used to
While lives are lost every day, it is destruction of cities and monuments that drives home the vicious nature of conflict throughout history Robert Fisk @indyvoices The al-Nuri mosque was blown up by Isis last week AP Over the years, I’ve almost lost count of the priceless treasures of art […]