By Holly Yan and Nadeem Muaddi, CNN (CNN)Of all the battles in the fight against ISIS, the operation to retake Mosulcould prove the most significant. Iraqi-led forces have started what will likely be a messy and prolonged offensive to seize Iraq’s second-largest city. Having already lost key cities — such […]
Source: THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE By News DeskPublished: October 17, 2016 United Arab Emirates’ Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. PHOTO: REUTERS United […]
Source: Dawn BY AFIYA S. ZIA THE 2016 Amendment to Offences in the Name/ Pretext of Honour Act has had mixed reactions. Some celebrate the reforms while others consider these to be a mere ‘smokescreen’. For decades, legal and rights activists have campaigned against this specialised form of murder of women […]
Source: BBC By Jonathan Marcus Diplomatic correspondent It is hard to imagine a period since the end of the Cold War when relations between Russia and the United States have been […]
Source: RNS By Jeffrey Salkin (RNS) It happened in West Palm Beach, Fla. — in the shadow of condo developments and gated communities that are as demographically Jewish asWarsaw was […]
17 October 2016 The long-planned, US-directed offensive to recapture the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has begun. On Monday morning, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared on national television: “Today, I declare the start of these victorious operations.” The assault on Mosul starkly […]
Source: Aljazeera Muslim and Arab Americans, despite being only slivers of US electorate, could hurt Republican candidate’s chances. Worshippers outside Masjid-al-Aman mosque in NYC register to vote [James Reinl/Al Jazeera] […]
By Chris Marsden 28 September 2005 The September 19 arrest of two undercover Special Air Service officers in Basra, traveling in an unmarked car containing weapons and explosives, has led to numerous accusations that they were acting as agents provocateurs. The BBC reported that the SAS men’s car contained “weapons, […]
The economist exposes the flaws of the common currency, but his solutions for reform don’t convince A protester burns a euro note during a demonstration in Athens, June 2015. Photograph: Reuters John Kampfner Monday 22 August 2016 It’s two months since Britain’s worst foreign policy blunder of the modern era […]
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad to address Parliamentarians in Canada’s capital city. On 15 October 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad arrived in Canada’s capital city Ottawa. His Holiness arrived at the Baitul Naseer Mosque at 7.50pm where […]
Source: Aljazeera Analysis of Arab societies through sectarianism does not grasp the complex dynamics of identity politics in the region. Rima Majed Most analysts writing about the Arab world are […]
Source: Dawn In 2015, Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan was criticised in the US for carrying the Quran while walking the streets of New York. This year she donned a headscarf […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor When women of faith get together, powerful things can happen. This week, more than 700 Christian women clergy and lay leaders signed […]
Excelling programmer has had to fight social restrictions, stereotypes before winning recognition By Dana Al Emam – Oct 15,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Ayat Amer, a NASA internship winner, poses for a group photo at the UN headquarters in September with other young people representing their countries at the meetings […]
Oct 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh More than six years into the Syrian crisis, it appears that neither a political nor a military solution is unattainable. Still, the military situation is not completely against the Syrian army and its Russian ally. Strategically, the real change on the ground […]
Oct 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Simplice A. Asongu Development economists often differ with one another, but they agree on this: the knowledge economy will be the foundation of every nation’s progress in the 21st century. Yet, while East Asia and other regions have been making substantial gains in building a […]
His Majesty receives 2015 human rights report By JT – Oct 16,2016 -JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah receives the 2015 human rights report from NCHR President Mohammad Al Bakhit (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday received a copy of the […]
Religious leaders highlight site’s spiritual, historical significance By Suzanna Goussous – Oct 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Religious leaders and visitors tour the site of the Moses Memorial on Mount Nebo on Saturday (Photo by Suzanna Goussous) MADABA — Officials, church representatives, tourists and pilgrims on Saturday attended the […]
October 14, 2016 SHAFAQNA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WORLD SHIA FORUM – The following is the transcript of an interview which was conducted with al-Azhar’s most senior authority: Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib with Al Neel Egyptian TV channel. In the interview Dr al-Tayyib rejects the notion of takfir in reference to Shia […]
Source:ET First, when all of America becomes Muslim, it would be their prerogative right to elect one of their own. Second, when all of the values, principles, beliefs and rights America stands for can only be found in someone who is a Muslim, then a Muslim should be the President […]