Video: Van Jones of CNN: What’s going on in America?
CNN’s Van Jones hosts “The Messy Truth” and discusses what is currently going on in the US. Suggested Reading The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Islam!
If Trump can threaten my rights, he can do the same for any of us
By Reza Aslan, who is the author of “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” and the host of CNN’s new original series “Believer With Reza Aslan,” which […]
Jordan: Another milestone in relations
Jan 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday was another milestone in relations between the two countries and underpinned the fact that the two leaders have a shared vision on many issues and, most importantly, on regional conflicts, […]
Trump vs America
Source: Dawn No matter how much he tries to portray himself as a champion of the white working class, US President Donald Trump is pitting himself against his country’s heritage with his latest executive orders against immigrants. Given his way, which is now a foregone conclusion that he will get, […]
Indonesia detains former finance official for suspected IS links
Reuters International JAN 27, 2017 – 10:38 JAKARTA (Reuters) – A former Indonesian finance ministry official has been detained on his return home after being deported from Turkey for trying to cross into Syria on suspicion of intending to join Islamic State, Indonesian authorities said on Friday. Police identified the […]
God’s own country: Why freedom is scarce in the Islamic republic
Source: Herald I was 12 years old at the time of Partition, living in Bombay where the earlier secular environment began to be polluted by aggressively assertive hordes of Gandhi-capped, lathi-wielding youths parading in the streets, shouting slogans of proud Hindu nationalism. What should have been a time of celebration […]
Pakistani, Afghan visa applicants to face extreme vetting: Trump
Source: Dawn WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has indicated that both Pakistan and Afghanistan will be among the countries whose citizens will have to go through an “extreme vetting” process before entering the United States. In an interview to ABC News, Mr Trump also said he was going to sign […]
Face it. Third generation immigrants are integrated
JAN 26, 2017 – Switzerland should recognise the rights of young people born and raised here and who are well integrated into Swiss life. Adrian Wüthrich, president of trade union umbrella group Travail Suisse, believes facilitated naturalisation is needed for third-generation foreigners. By Adrian Wüthrich On February 12, Swiss citizens […]
Israel approves 153 more East Jerusalem settler units
By AFP – Jan 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A picture taken on Thursday shows new apartments under construction in the Israeli settlement of Har Homa (foreground-left) situated in East Jerusalem, in front of the West Bank city of Bethlehem (background-right) (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli officials gave […]
Will Trump and Sisi perpetuate, or avert, a proven disaster?
Jan 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri Despite all the negative gestures and statements he has made in the past 18 months, my personal and journalistic instinct is to see what US President Donald Trump actually defines and implements as policies before judging him conclusively. That should take just […]
Jordan: King to begin US visit Monday
By JT – Jan 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah is scheduled to start a working visit to the US next Monday, a Royal Court statement said Thursday. During the visit, the King is slated to hold talks with key US administration officials and members […]
Cooper Hewitt to Present “Jeweled Splendors of the Art Deco Era: The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection”
Exhibition on View April 7 Through Aug. 27 January 25, 2017 “Jeweled Splendors of the Art Deco Era: The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will feature more than 100 extraordinary examples of luxury cigarette and vanity cases, compacts, clocks and other […]
Human-pig embryos created by scientists in breakthrough for organ transplants
Pig embryos with human DNA were grown inside these pigs in the US Sarah Knapton, science editor 26 JANUARY 2017 • Scientists have created the first human-pig hybrids in a breakthrough which could pave the way for doctors to grow an unlimited supply of organs for transplants. Britain is currently […]
The State Department’s entire senior management team just resigned
Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, spoke largely about accountability and honesty from the new leadership during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He said that the “utmost mission” was defeating ISIS and that the United States must be “clear eyed” about Russia. […]
WHO’s shortlist and Trump’s early actions: This week in development news
By Michael Igoe @AlterIgoe U.S. global health policies took a hard turn to the right, the World Health Organization narrowed the field in a critical leadership contest, and the AIIB sent another signal that global development’s center of gravity is shifting East. This week in development news. And then there were […]
God Is Back – in France
Source: The New York Times By Sylvie Kauffmann PARIS — Much to our surprise in Europe, religion wasn’t a big theme in the 2016 presidential election in the United States, a country that proclaims its trust in God even on its bank notes. It may therefore be puzzling to some Americans […]
Pakistan bans famed religious TV host for hurling blasphemy allegations
Source: Reuters By Saad Sayeed and Kay Johnson | ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s television regulator on Thursday banned a well-known talk show host for hate speech, after he hosted shows accusing liberal […]
Madeleine Albright and Big Bang actress ‘ready to join Muslim registry’
Source: BBC A former US Secretary of State and a Big Bang Theory actress have both vowed to register as Muslim if Donald Trump creates a database of Muslim Americans. […]
What Could Trump’s Muslim Immigration Order Do?
Source: The Atlantic By MATT FORD For all his campaign-trail bombast about Muslim immigration to the United States and bluster about its supposed mortal perils, President Trump’s draft executive order to […]
Trump says immigration block ‘not the Muslim ban’
Source: Politico By CRISTIANO LIMA President Donald Trump said his plans to temporarily halt the entry of refugees and citizens of several Muslim-majority countries into the U.S. was “not the […]