May 17, 2016 In an article in the Washington Post published on May 13 former U.S. military commander and CIA director David Petraeus has said that prejudice against Muslim will help terrorists “who wish to kill us all”. In his article headlined “Anti-Muslim bigotry aids Islamist terrorists”, Petraeus says those politicians who […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Tuesday 17 May 2016 JEDDAH: The Council of Ministers said Iran is attempting to politicize the Haj by refusing to sign an agreement mandatory for all countries seeking to send pilgrims on the holy journey. The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy […]
The (British) Government hasn’t grasped the extent to which Western governments are discredited in the Middle East Mark Steel @mrmarksteel Thursday 26 November 2015 16 comments This looks simple enough then. We’ll bomb the same people as Putin is bombing, in the same places, co-ordinated with Putin. But […]
By AFP – May 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo taken on March 16, shows UNHCR’s Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie Pitt greeting (centre) refugees and migrants during her […]
By Reuters – May 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — A century after Britain and France secretly mapped out a Middle East they would control upon defeating the Ottomans in World War I, its borders have been blurred by sectarian bloodshed — and some in the region see […]
By AFP – May 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — Resentment over the Sykes-Picot Agreement between Britain and France that carved up the Middle East from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire remains, 100 years later, a major factor in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s foreign policy. The May […]
May 16,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Christians in the Levant, especially those in Syria, Iraq and Palestine, are facing grave challenges that are either misunderstood or ignored in the West. In recent years, protecting them, or even acknowledging their existence, has only been a concern of policymakers or advocacy groups […]
Source: BBC Iran has arrested eight people working for online modelling agencies deemed to be “un-Islamic”, the prosecutor of Tehran’s cybercrimes court has said. The arrests are part of […]
Source: Aljazeera A 75-year-old Buddhist monk has been hacked to death inside a temple in Bangladesh, police said. The body of Mongsowe U Chak was found on Saturday at the […]
Source: NPR By Rami Ayyub Interfaith marriage is on the rise, putting parents in a tough spot to choose one religion to pass to their kids. Rami Ayyub reports on a Maryland Sunday school that says it’s possible to have both. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: If you have a parent who […]
Vatican Secret Archives Despite the church’s attempt at openness, critics say the contents aren’t accessible enough since only qualified clergy and academics are allowed inside the facility, and even those granted entry cannot view items without advanced approval. Thus, the skeptics remain, with theories ranging from the cavern hiding gospels […]
Source: BBC By Rowena Henley The Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express train number 15906 crosses India from the northeastern state of Assam to the southernmost town of Kanyakumari. The 85-hour journey along […]
Source: BBC By Amanda Ruggeri It was rush hour on a weekday and I was weaving my way down the Strand, one of central London’s most famous thoroughfares. The street […]
Source: BBC By Navin Singh Khadka Environment reporter, BBC World Service India is set to divert water from its rivers to deal with a severe drought, a senior minister has […]
Season one, the sixth episode My Commentary on the documentary Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There used to be a “holy man” […]
Source: RT BBC is ‘too Christian,’ more room should be granted to Muslims, Hindus & Sikhs – internal report An internal review within the BBC has concluded that the network […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Suggested reading by the Muslim Times’ Chief Editor: Answering the Question of Suffering for Sir David Attenborough Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory in psychology […]
Source:The Washington Post A tiny American town is staking its future on Chinese foodies. By Ylan Q. Mui LITTLE CRANBERRY ISLAND, MAINE — The long journey from this remote island […]
Source: Time By Melissa Chan The report revealed several alleged unwelcome advances from Trump in the past Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday saidDonald Trump would have to “answer […]
Source: Time By Melissa Chan President Barack Obama on Sunday indirectly slammed Donald Trumpduring his commencement address at Rutgers University in New Jersey. The Commander in Chief did not specifically name the presumptive Republican nominee while speaking before the graduating class, but he did mention many of the mogul’s controversial ideas, […]