Source: Huffington Post Mollie Reilly Deputy Politics Editor, The Huffington Post As President Barack Obama approaches the end of his second term, there’s been much discussion of what his legacy […]
Source: Straits Times SYDNEY (AFP) – A British Muslim cleric who once preached that gays should be put to death has had his Australian visa cancelled and has left the […]
Source: Motto By Melissa Chan Women on social media are using the hashtag #NoWomanEver to share stories of harassment they experienced with male strangers who approach them in public places […]
Source: The Telegraph Jeremy Corbyn has faults almost too numerous to count, but, in one regard at least, dishonesty is not among them. Interviewed about Britain’s place in the European […]
Flare-up of Afghanistan-Pakistan border tensions signals a shift of dynamics in their historically thorny relationship. A woman coming from Afghanistan enters the information centre at the border post in Torkham, Pakistan [Reuters] by Helena Malikyar @HelenaMalikyar Helena Malikyar is an Afghan political analyst and historian. Julian Huxley once wrote that […]
The stories of the British aristocrats who converted to Islam. Lady Evelyn Cobbold converted to Islam In 1933, at the age of 65 [Archives] by Josef O’Shea London, UK – When Londoners elected Sadiq Khan as mayor of their city, it sparked fresh debate about the place of Islam and Muslims […]
In the run-up to the Chilcot report, Tony Blair still thinks Iraq would have been worse off without the invasion. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair [Reuters] by Rachel Shabi @rachshabi Rachel Shabi is a journalist and author of Not the Enemy: Israel’s Jews from Arab Lands. It is an […]
Israel deliberately denies Palestinians control over their water sources and sets the ground for water domination. Camilla Corradin Since Israel took over the West Bank in 1967, Israel has remained in near full control over Palestinian water resources in the West Bank [Ibrahim Khatib/Getty Images] Occupied West Bank – As […]
OPINION Catch up world, India has changed By Prateek Khare, swissnex India, Bengaluru JUN 15, 2016 – 11:01 Stereotypes of India as a backward country are still prevalent, according to Prateek Khare whose job involves promoting the country as a destination for Swiss start-ups. In this article he explains what […]
Jun 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Every day, the new tactics of Daesh prove more efficient in achieving two major goals — conducting terrorist attacks and piling pressure on the security apparatuses of many countries. Since the declaration of “the caliphate”, security challenges around the world have taken […]
A week after the worst mass shooting in modern US history investigators are still searching for clues Andrew Buncombe Orlando @AndrewBuncombe Plenty of people have an opinion as to what drove the gunman to act Omar Mateen never visited Hank’s, one of the oldest gay bars in central Florida. At least, […]
Donald Trump’s Beatitudes Source: Huffington Post By Michael Stark, Christian philosopher, writer, and speaker. Earlier this week, Hillary Clinton secured her position as the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party […]
Hartford: Conn watch the video http://www.today.com/video/mosque-leaders-opens-their-arms-to-ted-hakey-jr-after-2015-shooting-708495939956?icid=rm_mhs3 Mosque leaders opens their arms to Ted Hakey Jr. after 2015 shooting On the night of the Paris terror attacks last year, Ted Hakey Jr. was enraged by the scenes he watched unfold on television so he grabbed his gun and fired shots […]
Source: CNN By Euan McKirdy, CNN (CNN)An Egyptian court handed down death sentences to six people, including two Al Jazeera journalists, for alleged spying. The six, along with former President […]
Source: BBC In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene considers the importance of teaching science. I went to the Nigerian capital, Abuja, earlier this month […]
Source. Balkan Insight Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic announcing her decision after consultations. Photo: BETAPHOTO/HINA/Lana SLIVAR DOMINIC/MO After consultations with MPs, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic confirmed that Croatia will go into early elections, most likely in September. After MPs axed Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic and the government fell, 82 […]
AP Does development aid help this child? Development aid isn’t as helpful as it is reputed to be. Benjamin Maack learned that lesson while researching where his help could be most helpful. Simply donating money isn’t enough. Every evening, when I leave work and head over to the train station, […]
Jun 18,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – Mahmoud N. Zidan On June 14, I was watching the CNN coverage of the atrocious mass shooting that left 49 Americans dead and more than 50 injured. As part of that coverage, Andrew Cuomo, a CNN anchor, was hosting Rudy Giuliani, the mayor of New York […]
Jun 18,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL In the 2002, the Arab world made a peace offer to Israel the Arab countries thought it could not refuse: normalisation of relations between the Arab region and Israel in exchange for a complete Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories, including East Jerusalem, and […]
By Suzanna Goussous – Jun 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Family Kitchen volunteers deliver food to areas around the Kingdom, such as Madaba, Um Al Rassas, Salt, Hitteen camp and Zarqa (Photo courtesy of Family Kitchen) AMMAN — Aiming to promote Ramadan values, a group of 120 volunteers is collecting […]