The ‘Brexpat’ dilemma in Hong Kong
Source: BBC By Kate Whitehead 25 June 2016 There’s a sharp divide among expats in Asia between those who see Hong Kong flourishing after the UK vote to leave the […]
Osborne: UK economy in a position of strength
Source: BBC George Osborne has said the UK is ready to face the future “from a position of strength” and indicated there will be no immediate emergency Budget. The chancellor […]
Full text of ex-president Bill Clinton’s eulogy for Muhammad Ali
Source: Sports Illustrated BY BILL CLINTON (Editor’s note: Former president Bill Clinton was one of several dignitaries and notable figures to honor Muhammad Ali at Ali’s public memorial service in […]
COAS directs to leave no stone unturned in search for Sabri murder, Awais Shah kidnapping
By Shahid Farooq Published: Jun 26 2016 6:12 PM ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif in a high-level meeting at Corps Headquarters Karachi directed all commanders to […]
Amjad Sabri murder: Political party backed suspect arrested
A suspect has been detained from Surjani Town area of Karachi in an alleged connection with renowned qawwal Amjad Sabri’s murder. Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) raided in Surjani Town on an intelligence information and detained the suspect, who is said to be involved in killing of 48-year-old qawwal. The sources […]
Video: Humanizing the Muslims: Eulogy of Muhammad Ali by President Bill Clinton
The best thing that happened in recent months to humanize the Muslims, at least one of them, the greatest, Muhammad Ali, was his eulogy by President Bill Clinton in June […]
Book Review: The fear of Islam: An introduction to Islamophobia in the West
Book written by Todd H Green; Associate Professor of Religion at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa Reviewed by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The best thing that […]
Jordan’s open confrontation with terrorism
Jun 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh After the terrorist attack on the Jordanian access point for Syrian refugees in Rakban, Jordan has found itself in an open and unstoppable confrontation with terrorist groups. Therefore, it stands to reason that any forthcoming confrontation could take on a bigger dimension, […]
Ramadan soup kitchen offers brief respite to Gaza’s hungry
By AFP – Jun 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian girl receives food from the tekiyya, Arabic name for the soup kitchen, during the holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City on June 13 (AFP photo) Gaza, Palestine — In her modest home in the Gaza Strip, Sahar Sherif’s […]
What does the Middle East think of Brexit? A lot more than you’d assume
One Saudi businessman noted that the kingdom’s imports would be cheaper; so would purchases in London’s property market, the super-wealthy Arab bolt-hole for immensely rich Gulfies Robert Fisk @indyvoices It’s […]
Should You Eat Or Skip Breakfast? The Surprising Truth
Huff Post: by Anne Ricci – Founder of AnnesHealthyKitchen.com, helping women solve their health and weight puzzle. You may have heard that you should never skip breakfast. “Eat breakfast like a King, Lunch Like a Prince, and Dinner Like a Pauper,” as the saying goes. But what if you aren’t hungry? […]
EU referendum: Jeremy Corbyn vows to fight for leadership and reshape cabinet
Source: BBC Jeremy Corbyn will stand in any new leadership election, and reshape his shadow cabinet over the next 24 hours, the Labour leader has said. He urged people “to come together to heal the divisions” after the EU vote. A string of Labour shadow cabinet members have quit, with […]
Aziz Ansari Takes On Trump’s Xenophobia In Moving New York Times Op-Ed
Source: Huffington Post By Ryan Grenoble Reporter, The Huffington Post He may be a comedian by trade, but Aziz Ansari has something very serious to say about Donald Trump and the […]
DC’s Catholic archbishop: People ask me why religion matters today. I tell them we’d be a mess without it.
Source: The Washington Post By Cardinal Donald Wuerl A number of years ago I was invited to speak at a conference at Harvard University. At the conclusion of my presentation […]
The US Has Screwed Up in the Muslim World for 36 Years
AP JAMES A. WARREN Beginning with the Carter Doctrine, the US has aggressively injected itself into the Muslim world but with little to show for it besides a record of […]
Harrisburg mosque welcomes outspoken critic to Ramadan open house
Spring Grove school board member and an elected delegate to the Republican National Convention as a Donald Trump supporter Matthew Jansen attended a prayer service and meal at the Hadee Mosque in Harrisburg Friday evening, June 24, 2016. James Robinson, PennLive.com James Robinson | jrobinson@pennlive.com By Charles Thompson | cthompson@pennlive.com […]
Be a good wife in Ramadan
Be a good wife in Ramadan Asma Anjum Khan | Published — Sunday 26 June 2016 Women members of Saaed group prepare food to be given out as iftar meals for the poor and internally displaced Syrians during the month of Ramadan in Damascus, Syria, on June 18, 2016. (REUTERS/Omar […]
Rohingya refugees in Myanmar receive OIC Ramadan aid
Rohingya families get their share of the food aid the Organization of Islamic Cooperation distributed through the group HUMANiTi Malaysia recently. (OIC photo via Arab News) JEDDAH: More than 1,100 Rohingya families displaced from their homes in Myanmar received food aid from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) during […]
Jo Cox: A worldly inspiration
Jun 25,2016 -JORDAN TIMES = Mahmoud N. Zidan Perhaps the assassination of Jo Cox, the British MP, outside a library is symbolic after all. The purpose of Cox’s suspected murder, Thomas Mair, behind killing her after a surgery session with her constituents cannot be missed: silencing her v oice […]
Fallujah, the ‘resistance’ city, is liberated yet again – for the fourth time in a decade
As history tells us, there are reasons to be cautious about the claims that the Iraqi city of Fallujah is freed from Isis control Robert Fisk @indyvoices There’s a truism […]