What You Can Do About Donald Trump’s Bullying
Source: Motto ‘In this public dynamic where people are increasingly getting hurt, physically and psychologically, it’s important to remember that we all can choose to act—or not act’ Donald Trump […]
Video: Obama Defeating ISIL, While Tackling Islamophobia at Home
Obama: We will go after ISIS until it’s ‘finally destroyed’ By Nicole Gaouette (CNN) President Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to “defeat” those who threaten the world with terrorism. The United […]
UN envoy turns to US, Russia to give impetus to Syria talks
By Reuters – Mar 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Staffan de Mistura, United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Syria, arrives for a meeting with the delegation of the High Negotiations Committee during the Syria peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday (AP photo) […]
If Syria is to fall, others will follow
Mar 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD The apparent sudden Russian military withdrawal from Syria, starting on March 15, left political commentators puzzled. Few of the analyses offered should be taken seriously. There is little solid information as of why the Russian leader decided to end his country’s military push […]
UN refugee agency slams migrant ‘detention facilities’ in Greece
By AFP – Mar 22,2016 -JORDAN TIMES A migrant girl exits a tent in the makeshift refugee camp at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, on Tuesday (AP photo) GENEVA — The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday harshly criticised an EU-Turkey deal on curbing the influx […]
Kamal announces ‘Pak Sarzameen Party’
Courtesy: Dawn.com Former Karachi mayor Mustafa Kamal addressing a press conference –DawnNews KARACHI: Announcing the name of his ‘new party’ on Wednesday, former Karachi mayor Mustafa Kamal said the “Pak Sarzameen Party” will release its manifesto in the near future. The manifesto is being drafted by those who are […]
Where is Jesus? The Case of the Missing Messiah
Source: Alislam.org By Qasim Rashid, who is an attorney and graduate of the Richmond School of Law. He served as Executive Editor of The Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business. The […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns Belgium terrorist attacks
The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that took place earlier today in […]
America is overdosing on religion: How the presidential election got taken over by theocrats and zealots
Source: Salon Although someday I’d like to run for my local school board, I doubt I ever will. The single biggest factor holding me back (in my own mind) is […]
The Gender Gap in Religion Around the World
Source: Pew Research Center Women are generally more religious than men, particularly among Christians Standard lists of history’s most influential religious leaders – among them Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) – tend to be predominantly, if not exclusively, male. Many religious groups, including Roman Catholics and Orthodox […]
Canada and the Aboriginal mental health crisis
Source: AlJazeera Toronto, Canada – Donnie McKay keeps his phone close. A band councillor in Pimicikamak Cree Nation (Cross Lake) in northern Manitoba, McKay never knows when there will be a […]
Why there might be many more universes besides our own
Source: BBC Is our Universe one of many? The idea of parallel universes, once consigned to science fiction, is now becoming respectable among scientists – at least, among physicists, who […]
Migrant crisis: There’s a deal, but implementing it won’t be easy
Source: BBC The migrant crisis has put the EU – with its talk of continental unity and humanitarian ideals – to shame. Refugee misery. Asylum seekers’ agony. Chaos, friction and […]
Bill Nye: My question for the GOP candidates
Source: CNN By Bill Nye An Emmy-winning TV host as well as a scientist, engineer, comedian, author and inventor. He is best known to television audiences as “Bill Nye the Science […]
A desperate call for help for Iraq’s Yazidis and other religious minorites
Source: The Washington Post On Aug. 15, 2014, Islamic State fighters who had surrounded her small Iraqi town for days ordered Nadia Murad and other Yazidis to walk to the […]
Pope Francis Forces Divisions Over Divorce Into the Open
Source: The Wall Street Journal By FRANCIS X. ROCCA and ELLEN EMMERENTZE JERVELL Updated March 21, 2016 3:14 p.m. ET With his disregard for protocol, outspoken news conferences and denunciations of global […]
Pakistan illegal alcohol leaves 24 dead from poisoning
Source: BBC At least 24 people in southern Pakistan have died from poisoning after drinking illegally-made alcohol, police say. A number of others are in hospital after Monday’s incident in […]
President Obama Declares a ‘New Day’ in U.S.-Cuba Relations After Castro Meeting
Source: Time President Barack Obama hailed “a new day” in the relations between the U.S. and Cuba on Monday as he spoke alongside Cuban President Raúl Castro following a historic bilateral meeting. “For more than half a century, the sight of a U.S. President in Havana would have been unimaginable, […]
What To Know About the Brussels Terrorist Attacks
Source: Time At least 31 people were killed and 190 wounded when three explosions hit Brussels on Tuesday morning, the first two at Zaventem airport and the third on a subway train near European Union headquarters. Belgian federal prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw called all three explosions terrorist attacks, and ISIS […]
5 facts about Israeli Druze, a unique religious and ethnic group
Source: Pew Research Center Like a number of other ethnic groups in the Middle East, such as the Kurds, the Druze live in several different countries, separated by borders drawn […]