By Khetam Malkawi – Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Although Jordan is historically known for its ability to maintain balance in its ties with the rest of the world and a moderate foreign policy, especially at times of regional crises, local observers differed on how far Jordan […]
Katie Dreyer Become a fanWriter, traveler, researcher Posted: 01/07/2016 Joan Didion said grief is never how you expect it will be. When I used to think of my mother dying, in the abstract, vague way people do, I imagined myself collapsing in a heap, burying myself in my bed for […]
Posted: 01/07/2016 Susan M. Shaw Become a fanProfessor of Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies and Director of the School of Language, Culture, & Society at Oregon State University How narrowly should a Christian college set the parameters for theological fidelity for its faculty? While this question is one that often […]
Source: Huffington Post By Paul Wallace; Minister, physics professor The Internet is a killer: Adam Conover from Adam Ruins Everything *** It is true. The Internet is killing religion not because it exposes people to new ideas, and not because it tends to draw out everyone’s inner troll, and not because […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carla Gardina Pestana; historian, author, and college professor The idea that all Muslims should be blocked from entering the U.S. plays well with people who think adherents […]
LAS VEGAS: Streaming pioneer Netflix said Wednesday it had significantly expanded its global footprint to 190 countries, making its Internet TV service available in 130 new markets including Pakistan and India — but not China. The Netflix Pakistan website says users can watch TV shows and movies for $7.99 a month, with a free […]
Source: Huffington Post We all want serenity, that elusive state of calm that seems to belong solely to Tibetan monks and yoga instructors. People with serenity are better equipped to […]
Source: BBC Koko the gorilla is again making headlines. She appears in a video calling on world leaders to take action on climate change. “Time hurry. Fix Earth! Help Earth! Hurry!” […]
Source: Hartford Courant U.S Rep. Joe Courtney has invited Dr. Mohammed Qureshi of Marlborough, a Norwich primary care physician and the president of a mosque that was the target of an anti-Islamic attack, to be his guest for President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address to Congress. “Dr. […]
Source: Time By Jay Newton-Small ‘There still is a double standard, there’s no doubt about that.’ I sat down with Hillary Clinton in October for an exclusive interview for my book, […]
Source: Time What Roosevelt got wrong 75 years ago It was 75 years ago, on Jan. 6, 1941, that President Franklin Roosevelt stood to deliver the State of the Union […]
Source: BBC Ancient, tightly packed clumps of stars found at the fringe of the Milky Way are a good bet in the search for extra terrestrial intelligence (Seti), research suggests. […]
Source: The Guardian Bangladesh’s highest court has upheld the death sentence for the leader of the country’s largest Islamist party for crimes during its 1971 independence struggle, paving the way […]
Source: Reuters Gambia on Tuesday ordered female government employees to wear headscarves at work in a sign that the West African country is embracing a Muslim identity one month after […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the Biblical Mount Sinai, and a discussion of its possible locations, see Biblical Mount Sinai. Mount Sinai (Ṭūr Sīnāʼ) Summit of Mount Sinai Highest […]
Source: Reuters The Vatican newspaper has criticized French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo for depicting God as a Kalashnikov-carrying killer, saying it was “woeful” and disrespectful to true believers of all […]
By Reuters – Jan 05,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A US flag covers a sign at the entrance of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, on Sunday (Reuters photo) PRINCETON, Oregon — Federal law enforcement officials on Monday sought to bring a peaceful end to the weekend occupation of […]
By Reuters – Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES BAGHDAD — Iraq dispatched its foreign minister to Tehran on Wednesday with an offer to mediate in an escalating feud between Saudi Arabia and Iran, reflecting Baghdad’s fears that new sectarian conflict could unravel its campaign against Daesh. Sunni Saudi Arabia’s […]
By Reuters – Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A man carries a child as they try to reach a shore after falling into the sea while disembarking from a dinghy on which they crossed a part of the Aegean Sea with other refugees and migrants, from Turkey to the Greek […]
Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab If the Obama administration’s prediction that 2016 will fail to witness the birth of the Palestinian state proves true, then this year should be dedicated to leadership transition. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 81, needs to hand in his long-awaited resignation and Palestinians at […]