Jun 02,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI What is the value of law? What are the consequences of applying some laws selectively, by punishing some law-breakers and ignoring others? How does or should respect for law play a role in how countries deal with each other? Several cases these […]
Jun 02,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – GEORGE S. HISHMEH The upcoming international conference to relaunch Palestinian-Israeli peace efforts, sponsored by French President Francois Hollande and to be held in Paris on June 3, is rife with serious damaging problems precipitated by Israel’s right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who expanded his […]
l 18:52, 02 Jun 2016 Siranush Ghazanchyan The only German lawmaker who voted “no” to a resolution recognizing the World War I-era killings of Ottoman Armenians as “genocide” has said it is not the duty of the Bundestag to vote on historical events that took place in other countries, the Hurriyet […]
Notably Angela Merkel – who still prays that Erdogan will keep back the refugees from the EU – chose to stay absent from the vote Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 2 June 2016 29 comments Genocide commemorations in Yerevan, Armenia in 2012 Getty The Turks always shout and threaten when someone […]
Source:Arabnews.Com JEDDAH: Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has slammed Iran for what he described as attempts to create mischief at Haj and divide Muslims. Speaking on the Makkah radio show “Fatwa Fountains,” and reported by a local publication here, he said that “any policy to derail the holy Haj […]
Source:CNN (CNN)Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has been hospitalized, his family spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday. According to Ali’s spokesperson, Bob Gunnell, Ali is being treated by his team of doctors for a respiratory issue and is in fair condition. More:
Source: Dawn A BRITISH politician, Enoch Powell, once remarked that all political careers end in failure. Richard Nixon may have reached the White House but later, as he looked back on his life, his reputation lay in ruins. Margaret Thatcher may have vanquished all her opponents but eventually they forced […]
By Waqar Ahmedi June 3, 2016 07:00 BST It’s been called “the biggest act of mass-religious observance of its kind”. US president Barack Obama referred to it as a time of “gratitude for the gifts that God bestows”. And the Vatican hasdescribed it as an opportunity for “human and spiritual growth”. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/why-my-children-wont-be-fasting-this-ramadan-1563350 Next week (6 June 2016) […]
Source: Yahoo News BY Hunter Walker National Correspondent CRANFORD, N.J. — President Bill Clinton dismissed presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump’s policies as “divisive” and ineffective at a Wednesday campaign event for […]
Source: The New York Times By SUHASINI RAJ NEW DELHI — Eight months after a mob beat to death a Muslim man rumored to have slaughtered a cow and eaten […]
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The Church of England is facing a growing crisis of ageing clergy, with a quarter of its ministers aged over 60. Although the […]
Source: The New York Times By CAROL POGASH OAKLAND, Calif. — After Friday Prayer at the Oakland Islamic Center, Mamoun Kund, a 51-year-old Sudanese-American, sat at a table and did […]
Source: Associated Press By GERRY SHIH BEIJING (AP) — China’s government won’t interfere with fasting and other standard religious activities in the traditionally Muslim region of Xinjiang during the Islamic […]
Source: USA Today By Nick Penzenstadler and Susan Page, USA TODAY Donald Trump is a fighter, famous for legal skirmishes over everything from his golf courses to his tax bills to Trump […]
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amsa.org.uk: This series, entitled ‘Islam and Slavery’ will examine the practice of the Prophet Muhammadsa with regards to the institution of slavery. It will compare the success of his policies and […]
Source: BBC A court in India has found 24 people guilty of involvement in one of the most notorious massacres during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat. The special court […]
Source: BBC The German parliament has approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was a “genocide”. Armenians say up to […]
Source: BBC The Council of Islamic Ideology has recently advised the Pakistani government that husbands should be allowed to ‘lightly beat’ their wives. In response, Pakistani women have been rallying behind the hashtag #TryBeatingMeLightly, with strong messages saying how they would respond if someone tried to ‘lightly beat’ them. Trending […]
Source: Time By Zeke J Miller The two historically unpopular likely major party nominees have some frustrated voters daydreaming about a third party. But as in most election years, the prospects […]