Danger facing Syria and Iraq

Oct 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Faced with similar threats from a common enemy, Daesh, Iraq and Syria are being drawn closer at rapid speed. Daesh occupies large swathes of territory in both Iraq and Syria, and continue to pose grave dangers to both countries. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi […]

America’s Crisis of Interfaith

Huff Post: by Paul Brandeis Raushenbush — “We know that no religion is immune from forms of individual delusion or ideological extremism. This means that we must be especially attentive to every type of fundamentalism, whether religious or of any other kind.” Two weeks ago I was privileged to report […]

Canada: Federal court rejects Ottawa’s bid to suspend niqab ruling

Federal court rejects Ottawa’s bid to suspend niqab ruling SEAN FINE – JUSTICE WRITER OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail Published Monday, Oct. 05, 2015 5:32PM EDT Last updated Tuesday, Oct. 06, 2015 7:09AM EDT https://apis.google.com/u/0/se/0/_/+1/fastbutton?usegapi=1&size=medium&annotation=bubble&width=&hl=en&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theglobeandmail.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theglobeandmail.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ffederal-court-rejects-governments-bid-to-put-niqab-ruling-on-hold%2Farticle26670106%2F&gsrc=3p&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Doz.gapi.en.u_d_RDDKHus.O%2Fm%3D__features__%2Fam%3DAQ%2Frt%3Dj%2Fd%3D1%2Ft%3Dzcms%2Frs%3DAGLTcCOeT4rZ6zm_SePtvWqiOhnN-d5mzQ#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Cdrefresh%2Cerefresh%2Conload&id=I0_1444131251951&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theglobeandmail.com&pfname=&rpctoken=38646473   Print / License   AA The Conservative government’s bid to stop a Muslim woman from wearing a face veil […]

Who caused the refugee crisis?

Oct 05,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – CHRISTOPHER R. HILL The scenes of desperate refugees making their way through a gauntlet of impediments — including hastily unfurled barbed-wire fences, ill-tempered border guards and angry residents — have been horrific, reminiscent of Europe’s darkest decades. They are a stark reminder that Europe can never […]

Oslo: 1993-2015, RIP

Oct 05,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby The Oslo Accords and the attendant peace process came into the world with a bang 22 years ago. This past week they exited with a sad whimper. Once the focus of the world’s concern, at this year’s United Nations’ General Assembly opening […]

Here’s how Syria became hell on earth

Here’s how Syria became hell on earth Business Insider Armin Rosen © Provided by Business Insider Children walk on the debris of a damaged building at al-Myassar neighborhood of Aleppo. (Thomson Reuters)In 2010, Syria was ranked 111 out of 169 countries on the Human Development Index, just behind South Africa. […]