By AFP – Jul 09,2015 – JORDAN TIMES TEHRAN — Hope among Iranians for a lasting deal over their country’s nuclear programme gave way to frustration Wednesday, as negotiations with world powers overran yet another deadline to seal a final accord. The deal, which has been under negotiation for over […]
By AFP – Jul 09,2015 – JORDAN TIMES GAZA CITY — Israel and Palestinians marked one year since last summer’s war in Gaza on Wednesday, with a UN official calling […]
By JEFFREY COLLINS Banner Could Come Down Within Days COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House approved taking down the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds, a stunning reversal […]
Source: Patheos By Saliha Malik I am a woman, a westerner, and a convert to Islam. But—as I’m often asked nowadays—to which version of Islam? This is an important question as news media floods our timelines with reports of Muslim women in the west joining the terrorist group known as ISIS. […]
(CNN) Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts has been removed from his position as top cop, the city’s mayor announced Wednesday. Batts drew widespread criticism for his response to riots that erupted […]
The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla; Posted: 07/07/2015 6:34 pm EDT Muslims are bringing hope to Christian communities in the South after a recent spate of fires devastated black church […]
Source: Newsweek By Conor Gaffey 7/8/15 at 3:12 PM Islam is the most popular religion in China among young people despite a government crackdown on Ramadan and historic persecution of […]
Syria conflict: Belgium rescues 200 Aleppo Christians Before the war, Aleppo had one of the biggest Christian communities in the Middle East Syria’s war Some 240 people, mainly Christians, have been brought out of Syria’s second city of Aleppo and taken to Belgium, the government in Brussels says. All the […]
Source: BBC Your face can be your fortune or your downfall – and it’s not just a question of beauty. Others may be unconsciously judging your features in ways you don’t realise, says David Robson. By David Robson 8 July 2015 Imagine you grew up with a non-identical twin. You […]
Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — […]
By Ariane Gigon, Kilchberg swissinfo.ch JUL 6, 2015 – 11:00 While the debate on language learning continues to provoke strong reactions in Switzerland, linguistic exchanges are on the rise, although […]
By JT – Jul 07,2015 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The UK has announced additional £100 million in aid for Syrian refugees and the countries hosting them, a statement by the British embassy in Amman said Tuesday. The embassy said the announcement was made by International Development Secretary Justine Greening […]
Jul 07,2015 – On the “BBC This Week” programme, historian Tom Holland laboured to counter the argument that Daesh, self-called Islamic State, should not be labelled as such. Holland’s logic seemed more philosophical, concerned with dialectic and logic of language, and hardly situated in any proper historical context. His comments […]
Patheos.com: I am a woman, a westerner, and a convert to Islam. But—as I’m often asked nowadays—to which version of Islam? This is an important question as news media floods […]
Source: RT.com The Pirate Party, which has just three MPs in the Icelandic parliament but is leading in opinion polls, has had its first bill signed into law, decriminalizing “blasphemy.” […]
BY CHRIS SEIPLE, RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (RNS) A well-intentioned argument is developing among some Westerners, urging the evacuation of Christians from the Middle East. These Westerners reason that because no […]
Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — […]
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla — Muslims are bringing hope to Christian communities in the South after a recent spate of fires devastated black church buildings. Three Muslim organizations have teamed up to raise money to rebuild worship centers in Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina that were destroyed […]
theguardian: by Mustafa Kurtuldo — When I was caught up in the London bombings I was expected to explain them because of my religion. Not much has changed. If a traumatic event happens, ignore the rolling news and listen to the victims I play back that morning in my head […]
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=556f435dfe34447c590000a8&autoPlay=false Man of the Decade: President Jimmy Carter in the Light of His Books