Sep 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Division within Palestinian society has reached unprecedented levels, becoming a major hurdle to a unified strategy to end Israel’s violent occupation or to rally Palestinians behind a single objective. Newly appointed Israeli ultra-nationalist Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman understands this too well. His […]
Rising infant mortality rate in Gaza ‘shocking indicator of grim situation’ By AFP – Sep 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian boy sits in the living room of his family house following Israeli artillery shelling in town of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday (AP photo) GENEVA […]
Heads of 22 regional churches meet in Jordan for first time By Laila Azzeh – Sep 06,2016 -JORDAN TIMES Church leaders open the general assembly meeting of the Middle East Council of Churches in Amman on Tuesday (Photo by Abdullah Ayoub) AMMAN — Ongoing atrocities in the region […]
Those we trust to represent us will not take up the battle against injustice these days because they are now too involved in the infliction of this injustice, albeit by proxy Robert Fisk @indyvoices Friday 5 August 2016 Yemen children waving national flags at rally in support of the Houthi rebels on […]
One year on, has the world learned the lesson of the three-year-old boy washed up on a Turkish beach? Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 1 September 2016 The body of Aylan Kurdi has gone beyond the ‘iconic’. Being small and dressed like a little European boy, and being white rather than brown-skinned, […]
Source: http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/14609687.Asad_Shah_murder__Killer__laughed_and_laughed__as_Glasgow_shopkeeper_lay_dying/ Asad Shah murder: Killer ‘laughed and laughed’ as Glasgow shopkeeper lay dying The brother of murdered shopkeeper Asad Shah has described the torment of trying to rescue his sibling from sectarian killer Tanveer Ahmed. Asad Shah murder: Brother describes fight to defend him from sectarian attacker The brother of […]
Source: http://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/opinion/2016/09/06/oshkosh-mosque-sponsors-blood-drive-friday/89908890/ Oshkosh Mosque sponsors blood drive Friday Umair Ahmed Fifteen years. In a few days, it will be the 15-year anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, a painful day which has become the catalyst of so much that has transpired since then. Every day, every terrorist act, every shred of vile […]
Daily Rabwah | News Watch | US Desk Source/Credit: The Express Tribune By Staff report | September 3, 2016 LAHORE: In the Punjab Provincial Assembly where the Occupied Kashmir was the focus of the proceedings last Thursday with lawmakers from the Opposition taking the floor to condemn Indian atrocities, not […]
Source: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/margaret-ferrier-mp-speaks-annual-8772690 MP Margaret Ferrier meets His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Caliph of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Hamilton West MP Margaret Ferrier has called for communities to work together to fight radicalisation and extremism. She was speaking at an annual conference in Alton which brought together global members of […]
Source: Huffington Post By Mette Ivie Harrison; who is Mormon in Progress, mother of 5, author of ‘The Bishop’s Wife’ and ‘His Right Hand,’ Princeton PhD, All-American triathlete In church this […]
Source: The New York Times By Nicholas Kristof ONE puzzle of the world is that religions often don’t resemble their founders. Jesus never mentioned gays or abortion but focused on the […]
Source: The Guardian By Mazin Sidahmed Hundreds of people gathered at a mosque in Queens, New York, on Friday to mourn a 60-year old Bangladeshi woman murdered in what they say […]
Source: The New York Times By ROD NORDLAND MINYA, Egypt — The Egyptian government has appointed Imam Mahmoud Gomaa, a Muslim cleric, to keep the peace between Christians and Muslims […]
Source: The New York By RON NIXON ROSEMONT, Ill. — An imam of a mosque in New York City and his associate shot dead while strolling following afternoon prayers. A […]
Source: NPR At one end of Orlando’s Fashion Square mall, between a karate store and a comic book emporium, is a clothing boutique called Verona. It’s stocked with long-sleeved caftans, […]
Source: RNS By Emily McFarlan Miller NORTHBROOK, Illinois (RNS) Her whole life, Susan Vaickauski felt an internal struggle. But earlier this summer, as Vaickauski lay prostrate at the foot of […]
Source: Time By Josh Sanburn An unprecedented idea may help stabilize the city’s public schools—or signal their demise When Detroit students return to school on Sept. 6, the rodents and mold […]
Source: Time By Vijay Joshi and Jim Gomez/Associated Press VIENTIANE, Laos — A summit of Southeast Asian leaders to discuss issues ranging from terrorism to South China Sea tensions opened Tuesday, overshadowed by the Philippine president’s intemperate comments in his debut appearance at the annual meeting. The insult was made more […]
Source: Time By Ian Bremmer Say this for the summer of 2016: at least Russia didn’t invade anywhere. These are the geopolitical stories to pay attention to this fall. It’s your back-to-school edition of 5 Facts. 1. Turkey, Syria and the Middle East Aside from Brexit—more on that below—the most serious geopolitical […]
Source: BBC Tiny particles of pollution – inside samples of brain tissue – could be contributing to diseases such as Alzheimer’s, according to new research. The study, led by scientists […]