EU mission ‘failing’ to disrupt people-smuggling from Libya
Source: BBC he EU naval mission to tackle people smuggling in the central Mediterranean is failing to achieve its aims, a British parliamentary committee says. In a report, the House […]
Pakistan Doesn’t Owe You a Free Mansion
Source: The New York Times By MOHAMMED HANIF Mohammed Hanif is the author of the novels “A Case of Exploding Mangoes” and “Our Lady of Alice Bhatti,” and the librettist for the opera “Bhutto.” KARACHI, Pakistan — I once knew a building contractor who worked for the government of Pakistan. […]
Religion Declining, Secularism Surging
Source: Huffington Post By Phil Zuckerman Professor of Sociology and Secular Studies, Pitzer College in Claremont, CA. An ongoing spate of recent studies – looking at various countries around the world – all show the same thing: religion is in decline. From Scandinavia to South America, and from Vancouver to Seoul, […]
Netherlands sees sharp increase in people choosing euthanasia due to ‘mental health problems’
Source: Telegraph By Senay Boztas, amsterdam The Netherlands has seen a sharp increase in the number of people choosing to end their own lives due to mental health problems such as trauma […]
Sadiq Khan, London’s Muslim Mayor, Calls Trump ‘Ignorant About Islam’
Source: The New York Times By STEVEN ERLANGER and STEPHEN CASTLE LONDON — The new mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said on Wednesday that his election in the face of a […]
Virginia congressman’s bill would make it illegal for Donald Trump to ban Muslim immigrants
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer A Virginia congressman announced a bill Wednesday that would make it illegal for the United States to block an immigrant based on his or […]
For Haredi Jews secular Zionism remains a religious heresy
Source: The Guardian By Giles Fraser The walled neighbourhood of Mea Shearim is just a few minutes’ walk from the old city of Jerusalem. Built in 1874, it is home to […]
Video: Is justice served when religious arbitration replaces courts of law?
Epigraph: O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice, and be witnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or against parents and kindred. Whether he be rich […]
Copenhagen bar owners call for government to tackle Muslim ‘Sharia patrols’
Source: International Business Times By Tom Porter A group of bar owners from a Copenhagen suburb claim they are being harassed by local Muslim youth activists from immigrant backgrounds attempting to impose a ‘Sharia zone’, and have appealed to the government for help. Bar owners in the Nørrebro suburb claim they […]
Book review: The Mirage
The Mirage by Jamal Sanad Dr. Al-Suwaidi The Mirage is an expression of His Excellency Dr. Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi’s perspective that the struggle in which many Arab and Muslim countries are currently engaged against extremist groups and organizations is not limited to the realm of military and security operations; it […]
I’m not a Muslim leader, says London mayor
Source: ET Sadiq Khan attends the signing ceremony for the newly elected Mayor of London, in Southwark Cathedral, London, Britain, May 7, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS LONDON: New London mayor Sadiq Khan said Wednesday he was not a Muslim leader but represented everyone in the city, after making history by becoming the […]
“If We Want Peace We Should Value And Prioritise Giving Rights To Other People”– Head Of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad makes remarks during interview with Sydsvenskan newspaper in Sweden. On 11 May 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad was interviewed by the Sydsvenskan newspaper at the Mahmood Mosque in Malmo, Sweden. Upon being […]
Germany: First Muslim Woman elected Speaker of state parliament
Source: Independent The first Muslim woman has been elected as the speaker of a state parliament in Germany in what she hailed as a “historic” step for the country. Muhterem […]
Contributions of Islamic Theology to Modern Day Public Health
Huff Post: Exploring Islam’s contribution to public health has been an astounding journey for me. Working across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia in Muslim majority countries, I’m amazed at […]
US cool on France Mideast peace push, may not attend
By AFP – May 12,2016 -JORDAN TIMES Palestinians stand atop a damaged building as they wait for their relatives to return to Gaza from Egypt through the Rafah border crossing, after it was opened by Egyptian authorities on Wednesday for two days for the first time in three months, […]
Iranian Muslims to miss Hajj amid rift with Saudi Arabia
WEATHER, AMMAN Today, May 13, 2016 By Reuters – May 12,2016 -JORDAN TIMES ANKARA — Iranian Muslims will miss the annual Hajj (the greater Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca) in September, media reported on Thursday, as Tehran and Riyadh traded blame over a failure to agree organisational details. The […]
Europe sells out
May 12,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Guy Verhofstadt Europe’s refugee crisis is far from solved, but there are signs that the agreement finalised by the European Union and Turkey on March 18 is reducing the flow of refugees and migrants from Turkey to Greece. According to Frontex, the European border-management agency, […]
Assessing Sykes-Picot’s ugly century
May 12,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI We are into the season when you will be flooded with articles and analyses on the 100-year anniversary of the Sykes-Picot agreement that was signed on May 18, 1916. That agreement between Great Britain and France, with Russian acquiescence, defined how […]
Time to recognise the state of Palestine
May 12,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – George S. Hishmeh This time around, presidential candidates from both parties in the US seem to attach as much importance to foreign policy as to local. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees respectively, have demonstrated their discredited positions on the […]
Europe’s Catholic leaders are undoing the good work of Pope Francis over the migrant crisis
Cardinal Dominik Jaruslav Duka, the Archbishop of Prague, demeans Muslims and claims the Pope’s efforts are ‘just a gesture’ Robert Fisk @indyvoices 46 comments Being a Merseyide Anglican, my Dad […]