The late Thai king’s youth in Switzerland
BHUMIBOL OBITUARY The late Thai king’s youth in Switzerland By Luigi Jorio OCT 13, 2016 King Bhumibol of Thailand, who reigned for seven decades, died in hospital aged 88(Keystone) Thailand’s […]
Exploring new responses to war crimes
Oct 13,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The military campaigns in Syria and Yemen have been characterised by non-stop brutality and indiscriminate attacks from the air that killed and injured huge numbers of civilians. Not only have we witnessed the deaths of hundreds of thousands in Syria and thousands […]
UNESCO fully backs Jordan’s pro-Jerusalem moves
UN agency’s latest decision condemns Israeli unilateral policies, violations anew By JT – Oct 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES This photo taken on October 2, 2007 shows an aerial view of the Dome of the Rock in Al Haram Al Sharif in Jerusalem’s Old City (AFP photo) AMMAN — […]
Iraq is invaded… and the first casualty of war is truth
Mark Steel @mrmarksteel Thursday 6 October 2016 3 April 2003 You expect lies, but usually they’re found out once a war is over. But in this war the lying is so inept that it gets rumbled the next day. So the news starts “Oh, apparently that uprising we yelled about […]
A quarter century after I was arrested by Turkish police, things have only got worse for Kurdistan
When I was hauled into the local police station 25 years ago, a lonely copper stood outside. Today the place is ringed by barbed wire, armed guards and iron anti-rocket screens Robert Fisk in Diyabarkir @indyvoices ‘The Kurds are Turkey’s enemy – just as they always were’ The fine black stone […]
27 Times Trump has been insulting to women
By Michael Sebastian, Oct 13, 2016 Donald Trump has insulted women for decades. Trump reminded us of this when he unleashed a war of words on Fox News host Megyn Kelly, questioning her professionalism and suggesting she treated him unfairly at a Republican debate last year because she was menstruating. (Trump later denied that […]
Supreme Court adjourns hearing of Asia Bibi case
Source: Dawn News AFP | NASIR IQBAL The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned a hearing of the final appeal against the execution of Asia Bibi, accused for blasphemy. Police and troops had been stationed across Islamabad as the apex court readied to hear the appeal of Bibi who has been […]
US Election 2016: #repealthe19th tweets urge US women to be denied vote
Source: BBC Calls for women to be denied their right to vote have trended on Twitter as polls suggested Donald Trump would win if only men could cast ballots in […]
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej dead at 88
Source: BBC Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has died after 70 years as head of state. The 88-year-old king was widely revered but had been in poor […]
Israel’s Religiously Divided Society
Source: Pew Research Center Nearly 70 years after the establishment of the modern State of Israel, its Jewish population remains united behind the idea that Israel is a homeland for […]
Pope to canonize ‘gaucho priest,’ earlier version of himself
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD FILE- In this Sunday, May 17, 2015 file photo, Pope Francis arrives to celebrate a canonization. VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis this […]
They survived Islamist terrorists. Now, millions in Nigeria face a new threat: starvation.
Source: The Washington Post By Kevin Sieff BANKI, Nigeria — They survived Boko Haram. Now many of them are on the brink of starvation. Across the northeastern corner of this […]
Louis Smith: I’ve had death threats for mocking Islam
Source: BBC Olympic medal-winning gymnast Louis Smith has told BBC 5 livethat he’s had death threats “every day” since a video was leaked showing him mocking Islamic prayers. Talking to Emma Barnett, he admitted that he and fellow gymnast Luke Carson were drunk when they filmed the late-night video, which […]
5 Reasons Why I Am A Secular Jesus Follower
Source: Huffington Post BY Tom Krattenmaker Author, ‘Confessions of a Secular Jesus Follower’ Despite the fact I am a secular person, I find that there is something compelling and transformative about […]
Full Video: Michelle Obama Explains Exactly Why Trump’s Comments About Women Are So Horrific
Michelle Obama Tears Into Trump on Sexual Assault: This Is Not ‘Locker Room’ Talk! Watch Michelle Obama’s Powerful Speech On Donald Trump’s Treatment Of Women Source: Huffington Post By Ashley […]
Maldives Quits Commonwealth Over Human Rights Row
World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: October 13, 2016 21:28 IST by Taboola Maldives quit the Commonwealth after years of wrangling over its human rights record. MALE, MALDIVES: The Maldives angrily quit the Commonwealth on Thursday after years of wrangling over its human rights record since the toppling of its […]
Islamophobia Just Drove This Boy And His Family Out Of America
Huff Post: by Christopher Mathias — Oh and by the way, his dad fights terrorism for a living. “I’m done with the U.S.,” Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani’s wife told him on Friday. Seeing her youngest son, just 7 years old, walk off the school bus bruised and battered that afternoon outside their […]
CHOOSING BETWEEN SHADOWS, Part 1
The plight of Pakistan’s religious minorities RICHARD POTTER Editor’s Note: This is part one in our series on Pakistan’s persecuted religious minorities. Click here to read part two, focused on the Ahmadi Muslim population. Credit: Pakistani Christian News Nestled in the outskirts of Bangkok, hidden from the tremendous flow […]
CHOOSING BETWEEN SHADOWS: PART II
BORDER CROSSINGS JUNE 9, 2016 CHOOSING BETWEEN SHADOWS: PART II RICHARD POTTER Editor’s Note: This essay is the second in a two-part series on persecuted religious minorities fleeing Pakistan and seeking […]
Prayut: Prince asks for time
13 Oct 2016 at 18:20 WRITER: AEKARACH SATTABURUTH Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he had been granted an audience with the crown prince, who told him he would like to take some time to grieve with the nation before accepting the invitation to become the new king. “His Royal Highness would […]