Xinjiang Seethes Under Chinese Crackdown
Source: The New York Times KASHGAR, China — Families sundered by a wave of detentions. Mosques barred from broadcasting the call to prayer. Restrictions on the movements of laborers that […]
Trump Calls His Al Qaeda Recruitment Video Highest-Rated Terror Video Ever
Source: The New Yorker NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—Just minutes after the Somali-based Al Qaeda affiliate Shabaab group released a propaganda video featuring a clip of Donald Trump, the Republican […]
Scalia dismisses concept of religious neutrality in speech
Source: Associated Press METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Saturday the idea of religious neutrality is not grounded in the country’s constitutional traditions and that God […]
India: Pathankot attack, intelligence failure
Pathankot, Jan 4: Even as security forces continue to engage with terrorists in Pathankot, there are various questions being raised about the response. Preliminary investigations show that the terrorists had infiltrated into India in two groups. There is clear evidence to show that two vehicles, a Pajero and a Land […]
The Muslim Times Leading the Way as Regards Relationship Between Science and Religion
The lead post is by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The key to enlightenment may lie in avoiding dogmatism and a totalitarian philosophy in favor […]
Millions may face hunger, water shortages in 2016 due to possibly most destructive El Niño to hit world
Source: Christian Today Millions of Americans experienced an unusually warm Christmas this year, with temperature even reaching 70 degrees Fahrenheit along the East Coast, due to the El Niño phenomenon. […]
Mark Zuckerberg to build AI to help at home and work
Source: BBC Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said he plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) to help him around the house and with his work. In a post on the […]
US set for year of fear
Source: BBC The romanticised view of US presidential elections is that they present quadrennial opportunities for national renewal; that they are expressions of hope and optimism that reflect this country’s […]
Is connected and cloud technology the key to improving the health of the nation?
Source: New Statesman A woman gets up in the morning and brushes her teeth using her smart toothbrush that charts her brushing activity and shares it with her dentist. She […]
Saudi Arabia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran after execution of cleric
Source: The Guardian Saudi Arabia has cut diplomatic relations with Iran in a sharp escalation of tensions between the two regional foes following the execution of the Saudi Shia cleric […]
Majority of Americans say freedom of religion should be protected; Christianity gets highest mark at 82%
Source: Christian Today Majority of Americans said it’s important to protect freedom of religion for different religious groups, with Christianity getting the highest mark. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public […]
Benevolent Iranian builds 236 schools, eying 1,000
Tehran Times Social Desk TEHRAN — An 80-year old Iranian philanthropist from Khomeyni Shahr, Isfahan province, who has already built 236 schools, is wishing to build up to 1,000 schools. Mohammad Taqi Davarpanah, who could never go to school himself, has built 236 schools in poor districts of 10 provinces […]
Iran’s side of the story: Leader urges global response to execution of Sheikh Nimr
Leader urges global response to execution of Sheikh Nimr Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has strongly condemned the Saudi execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, saying the entire world, including Muslim nations, should react to this “crime”. Ayatollah Khamenei made the […]
SAUDI ARABIA’s side of the story: Crimes that led to Al-Nimr’s execution
Saudi Arabia’s state television channel displays an image of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, on Jan. 2, 2016, Dubai. (AP) SULTAN AL-SUGHAIR Published — Monday 4 January 2016 DAMMAM: The Kingdom announced Saturday it had executed 47 prisoners convicted of terrorism charges, including Al-Qaida detainees and a prominent Shiite cleric who rallied […]
Weird weather brings warm welcome to 2016
By AFP – Jan 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A producer from the Perigord region checks her ripe strawberries, due to the unusual warm temperatures, on December 29, in Cendrieux, southwestern […]
Shiite cleric’s execution in S. Arabia exposes Mideast divisions
By AP – Jan 04,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – TEHRAN, Iran — The execution of a Shiite cleric in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia has laid bare the divisions now gripping the Middle East, as protesters set fire Sunday to the kingdom’s embassy in Tehran and demonstrators took to the streets […]
Reconising the symptoms
Jan 04,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The 31-year-old Arab Israeli suspected of having killed two people and injured eight others outside a pub in Tel Aviv on Friday might be yet another Palestinian fed up with the treatment of his people by Israelis. If that is the case, his act […]
Step towards a political solution in Syria
Jan 04,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution that outlines a peace process for Syria, and puts aside the dispute over the fate of Bashar Assad. The resolution aims at destroying Daesh’s and other terrorist groups’ sources of income. There is […]
Sweden begins border ID controls to halt refugee influx
Sweden has begun ID controls as part of the government’s efforts to limit the number of refugees entering the country. Everyone entering Sweden from midnight on Sunday by bus, train or ferry from Denmark will be checked and those lacking valid ID documents will be turned back. Sweden, which until […]
The ‘road to righteousness’ at Qadian
Tribune India: You wouldn’t know where Qadian is unless you know what it stands for. For the record, the town’s streetlights are switched off because the Municipal Committee owes Rs 26 lakh to the power utility. It has irregular water supply for its over 40,000 residents. And its lone government […]