Undue interference

ZUHAIR AL-HARTHY Published — Thursday 3 December 2015 In her book titled “Islam: A Short History,” renowned British author and commentator Karen Armstrong writes, “Islam is the most misunderstood religion…The Qur’an gave Muslims a historical mission. Their chief duty was to create a just community in which all members, even […]

UN demands occupation annul Golan annexation decision…al-Jaafari stresses right to fully restore occupied Golan

Created on Wednesday, 18 November 2015 12:01 | Published Date 3 New York – The UN demanded that Israel comply with the international legitimacy’s resolutions on the occupied Syrian Golan, particularly the Security Council resolution no. 497 of 1981 that declared Israel’s decision to impose its laws and jurisdiction on the […]

Intolerance debate in India

The idea of India: Why the choice is clear in intolerance debate By Naseeruddin Shah, Dec 01, 2015 It is worth pondering whether the heat generated by Shah Rukh Khan’s or Aamir Khan’s statements was the result of genuine outrage by offended parties or a bid to grab headlines or […]

Abandoning Libya is a mistake

LINDA S. HEARD Published — Wednesday 2 December 2015 The self-assigned capital of Daesh, Raqqa, is being pounded from the air, forcing fighters to send their families across the border to Mosul for safety. For the West, the Paris attacks have been a game changer. Now that Daesh commanders have […]

How Israeli media misread the Intifada

Dec 01,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Israeli commentators Yaron Friedman, of Ynet News, and Haviv Rettig Gur, of The Times of Israel, are clueless about the driving force behind the Palestinian mobilisation and collective struggle. In two recent articles, and with unmistakable conceit, they attempted to highlight what they […]