6 takeaways from the first presidential debate
Source: CNN Hempstead, New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton stepped onto the debate stage Monday night determined to show that only one candidate is ready to be president. Clinton poked, prodded and […]
Do Ahmadi Muslims have Fun? Meet Yousef Lateef beacon of inspiration to the music world
http://yuseflateef.com; “Yusef Lateef has been a beacon of inspiration to the music world for many years. A devout (Ahmadi) Muslim, Yusef is beloved by Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, and people of every stripe all over the world. He has had an enormous spiritual impact on all of us and has […]
Jordan signs deal to buy gas from Israel
By Raed Omari – Sep 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The government-owned National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) on Monday signed an agreement with Noble Energy under which the latter will provide 40 per cent of the Kingdom’s electricity-generating needs. In remarks to The Jordan Times on Monday, NEPCO […]
Different protagonists, and objectives, in Syria
Sep 25,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh A new phase in the Syrian crisis was triggered by the Turkish intervention in the north of the country. While there are many reasons for this Turkish move, it very quickly ended the dream of a Kurdish state, which has been floated recently. […]
‘Do not play politics with Syrian Christians’
Sep 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY Elliott Abrams, a former Reagan and Bush administration official and a former colleague on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), wrote the article “The United States bars Christian, not Muslim, refugees from Syria”, provocative, as its title suggests, but […]
Misunderstanding of region, Islam mars global anti-terror fight — King of Jordan
By JT – Sep 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah speaks to Scott Pelley of CBS’ ’60 Minutes’ during a recent interview (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah has said that “misunderstanding” of Islam and the region among Western allies and […]
Who’s WHO? Six candidates named for next World Health Organisation chief
theguardian: by Kate Hodal — Ministers and academics from France, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Italy, Hungary and UK will vie to succeed Margaret Chan as director general in July 2017 Margaret Chan will step down next summer after a decade at the helm of the World Health Organisation. Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Six […]
No scrubs: how women had to fight to become doctors
theguardian: by Farrah Jarral — Margaret Ann Bulkley spent much of her life dressed as a man so that she could practice medicine – she was not the only one to go to such lengths. As the Medical Women’s Federation prepares to celebrate its centenary, one GP examines how much […]
Thousands of Saudis sign petition to end male guardianship of women
theguardian: by Mazin Sidahmad — Protest movement seeks to end Saudi Arabia law requiring women have permission of a male guardian to travel, marry or do other fundamental tasks Saudi women hold national flags during Saudi National Day in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Friday. Photograph: Faisal Al Nasser/Reuters Thousands of Saudis […]
Homa Hoodfar, Concordia professor, released from Tehran jail
Colleagues at university make statement on her release and return to Canada By Melissa Fundira, Kamila Hinkson, CBC News Posted: Sep 26, 2016 10:17 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 26, 2016 3:23 PM ET Montreal university professor Homa Hoodfar, who had been detained in Tehran’s infamous Evin prison since June 6, has been released, Prime Minister Justin […]
Controversial Texts, Mystery Funds: On The Trail Of Saudi-Style Islam In India
All India | Sreenivasan Jain (with inputs from Sonal Matharu and Manas Singh) | Updated: September 25, 2016 by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Much is made of funds pouring in to promote Saudi-style Islam in India (known as Salafism or Wahhabism), and of its influence, but what is the ground […]
The beauty of prayer in Islam
JINAN BASTAKI | Published — Friday 23 September 2016 GOING deeper into our spiritual state during prayers (salah) requires that we have a presence of heart and are mindful of the words being said during the prayers. Our prayer will feel shorter, yet when we look at how much time […]
The accepted Haj has signs
| Published — Friday 23 September 2016 ALLAH the Almighty decreed acts of worship and obedience for great wisdom and sublime objectives. No wonder, as they strengthen the faith, purify the soul, correct the attitude and refine the morals. If acts of worship did not achieve these objectives, then the […]
In battle for Iraq’s Mosul, many forces with many motives
By AP – Sep 25,2016 – JORDAN TIMES In this August 13, 2016 file photo, soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces are stacked against a building during a training exercise to prepare for the operation to re-take Mosul from Daesh militants in Baghdad, Iraq […]
Keeping data safe in a mountain
CLOUD STORAGE Keeping data safe in a mountain By Carlo Pisani http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/swi/embed?urn=urn:swi:video:42424898 SEP 23, 2016 – 11:00 If every byte of information on the internet needs a physical location where it’s stored, one of the safest places to keep this data might be inside a Swiss mountain. (Carlo Pisani, swissinfo.ch) […]
Saudi women file petition to end male guardianship system
Source: BBC A petition signed by more than 14,000 Saudi women calling for an end to the country’s male guardianship system is being handed to the government. Women must have […]
Vatican makes new rules for miracles in saint-making
Source: Associated Press By FRANCES D’EMILIO VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican issued new rules Friday for the process to determine if healings qualify as miracles for sainthood, including safeguards against possible financial abuses. The rules deal with how a panel of medical experts scrutinizes potential miracles. Pope Francis has […]
Defying prejudice, Islam’s mystical, musical strain appeals to New Yorkers
Source: Economist Every Thursday night, the music of a tanbour, a long-necked stringed instrument, resounds across the wooden floors of a Manhattan room, wrapped with warm Persian rugs. Barefoot men […]
On Communion debate, Pope Francis opts for decentralization
Source: Crux BY John L. Allen Jr. September 25, 2016 EDITOR Towards the end of Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis’s document on the family, the pontiff writes that when priests have to make […]
The genius who grows tiny brains in a lab
Source: BBC Our brains are complex organic computers – some believe the most complicated in the Universe. Yet one scientist has managed to create mini brains that mimic how our minds work. Deep in a lab in Cambridge, England, you will find see an extraordinary thing: tiny, exact replicas of […]