By Reuters – Nov 14,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu speak as they stand on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, on Saturday (AP photo) BELEK, Turkey — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged world leaders on Saturday to prioritise the fight against […]
Calendar agreed for Syria polls; Assad’s fate undecided By Agencies – Nov 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Fighters from the Democratic Forces of Syria move in a convoy in Al Khatoniyah lake area after they took control of it from the Daesh terror group, near Al Houl town in Hasaka province, […]
Nov 14,2015 – Last updated at Nov 14,2015 JORDAN TIMES – Philippe Legrain If a clear signal was needed that the European Union is falling apart at an alarming rate, Hungary’s construction of razor-wire fences along the border with its fellow EU member Croatia is it. The crisis in the eurozone […]
Posted 15 hours ago by i100 Staff UPVOTE When Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket in Paris were attacked at the beginning of this year by al-Qaeda, the world mourned for the dead – but many were quick to assign blame in the wrong places. Every time a jihadist terror group […]
The black Isis flag can be seen in Tripoli and Sidon, but the attack on its old antagonists suggests it is under pressure Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices Friday 13 November 2015 3 comments Mourners carry the coffin of the Shia Amal Movement party’s Hussein Hojeij, who died in […]
Source: Huffington Post By Daniel Marans; Reporter, The Huffington Post Champions of religious pluralism around the world used #MuslimsAreNotTerrorist to refute the idea that Friday’s attacks in Paris reflect the views of most Muslims or mainstream interpretations of the Islamic faith. The hashtag was trending on Twitter on Saturday, with more than 267,000 […]
The West should do everything in its power to make those fleeing ISIS and extremism feel welcome and wanted BY JESSE BERNEY November 14, 2015 One World Trade Center in New York City was lit in the colors of the French flag Friday evening. Daniel Pierce Wright/Getty The anti-Muslim ugliness […]
Chancellor Angel Merkel has been under intensifying fire for opening Germany’s doors to refugees A girl carries her doll as she and other migrants and refugees walk after crossing the Greek-Macedonian border near Gevgelija on Saturday. The attacks in Paris quickly galvanized opponents of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door policy. PHOTO: […]
645. Commandment – Do not be a false witness [25:73] And those who bear not false witness, and when they pass by anything vain, they pass on with dignity;
Source: Time The Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria claimed responsibility on Saturday for a series of explosions, shootings, and a mass hostage-taking in Paris that left more than […]
Source: Time Terror returned to Paris for the second time in a year Friday night when at least 127 people died in a series of brutal terrorist attacks at various […]
Source: Time Greater Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility Saturday for the six coordinated terror attacks that rocked the French capital on Friday night, killing at least 127 people and wounding hundreds. […]
Source: The New York Times THIS week the European Commission announced guidelinessuggesting that Israeli products from areas that came under its control in 1967 be labeled “Israeli Settlement” products and […]
Source: Reuters A controversial Noah’s Ark-themed amusement park in Kentucky will open on July 7, 2016 and should attract 1.4 million people annually, the park’s founder said on Thursday. Currently […]
Source: Religious News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Editors and reporters from North American Jewish newspapers gathered in the U.S. capital this week to try to come up with solutions to the crisis facing their struggling industry. The meeting, which took place at the annual American Jewish Press Association conference Tuesday and […]
PressAhmadiyya: SATURDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2015 The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has condemned last night’s terrorist attacks in […]
Guardian: More than two-thirds of British Jews have a “sense of despair” every time an expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is approved, and three-quarters think that Israel’s approach to making peace with the Palestinians is damaging its standing in the world, according to a […]
Huff Post: A Muslim woman is turning the hostility of Internet trolls into a “force for good” — one hate-filled tweet at a time. Dr. Susan Carland, an Australian academic and well-known figure in the country’s Muslim community, said she’s become all too accustomed to the “stream of toxicity” that […]
Weeks from the Charter for Compassion launch, Karen Armstrong looks at religion’s role in the 21st century: Will its dogmas divide us? Or will it unite us for common good? […]
“What to Expect After the Nov. 13 Paris Attacks is republished with permission of Stratfor.” Analysis Update (6:00 CST): According to French media reports, French security forces have stormed and […]