Disturbing developments in some Western countries
Dec 03,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh These developments are primarily at the political and social levels, which are more serious. Informed observers have noted, for decades, the […]
Amnesty International LUMS Chapter Told To ‘Drop The Ahmedi!’
“We were abruptly told to drop the Ahmedi representative we had called to speak last night” by News Desk December 6, 2022 in News In a series of tweets, Amnesty International LUMS Chapter told how they were ordered to ‘drop’ a guest they had invited to a talk they were hosting on […]
Palestine is more than an Arab cause
Dec 06,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud We were mistaken to think that Palestine represents the central issue for all Arabs. Such language suggests that Palestine is an external […]
Anonymous: “Our lives are inevitably moving towards our most dominant thoughts!”
15 Deep Philosophy Quotes of “Lao Tzu” | Thread pic.twitter.com/7DJ2IEPhUu — Philosophy Thoughts (@Philosophy_DQ) May 19, 2022 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human […]
Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside marriage
bbc.com By Frances Mao BBC News Indonesia’s parliament has approved a new criminal code that bans anyone in the country from having extramarital sex and restricts political freedoms. Sex outside […]
Anwar Ibrahim: Honeymoon as Malaysian PM will be brutally short
bbc.com By Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent The honeymoon – if there even is one – will be brutally short. Anwar Ibrahim became Malaysia’s 10th prime minister last week, […]
Indonesia passes legislation banning sex outside marriage
Rights groups say amended criminal code underscores shift towards fundamentalism and away from longstanding religious tolerance Human rights activists hold a demonstration against a new criminal code in Jakarta Photograph: Anadolu […]
Iran: mass strike starts amid mixed messages about abolishing morality police
Rights and freedomIran Shopkeepers and lorry drivers from almost 40 cities are participating in mass walkouts Supported by About this content Patrick Wintour and Maryam FoumaniMon 5 Dec 2022 Iranian shopkeepers and […]
‘Necessary to reestablish ground for Russia-Ukraine negotiations’
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA DEC 02, 2022 – DAILY SABAH President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Türkiye, Dec. 1, 2022. (IHA Photo) It is in the […]
Britain’s growing diversity riles the far right
CHRIS DOYLE December 05, 2022 Short Url A census provides an extraordinary snapshot of how a country is or is not changing. The 2021 version for England and Wales, whose […]
How Palestine unites the Arabs at the World Cup
RAMZY BAROUD December 05, 2022 Short Url We were mistaken to think that Palestine represents the central issue for all Arabs. Such language suggests that Palestine is an external subject, […]
How Israel, Jordan and Palestine can cooperate to slow Dead Sea’s demise
The Dead Sea bordering Jordan and Israel recedes about a meter every year, leaving vast stretches of salt and mineral plains as a result of the water’s high salinity. (AFP) […]
Wrong at the top of their voices
Dec 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby The brilliant and incisive Palestinian American professor, Dr Ibrahim Abu Lughod, was a mentor who taught me some invaluable lessons about […]
Video of Hamza Yusuf: The Prophetic Practice of Mindful Walking
Additional reading The Power of Mindfulness: What You Practice Grows Stronger | Shauna Shapiro | TED Talk Prayer and Meditation: Taming Your Mind How to Use Meditation for Anxiety and […]
Dutch wrestle with national apology for 250 years of slavery
Advocates claim it will promote equality, detractors say it will be an empty gesture Senay Boztas in Amsterdam Sun 4 Dec 2022 The Netherlands is expected to formally apologise for its role in […]
Iran to disband morality police amid ongoing protests, says attorney general
Related Topics By Siavash Ardalan & Marita Moloney BBC Persian Iran’s morality police, which is tasked with enforcing the country’s Islamic dress code, is being disbanded, the country’s attorney general […]
Iran starts reviewing mandatory headscarf law amid deadly protests
BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE – AFP TEHRAN DEC 03, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Women walk at a park in Iran’s capital Tehran, Sept. 27, 2022. (AFP File Photo) RECOMMENDED Iran abolishes morality […]
EU, UN call for probe into point-blank shooting of Palestinian
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL DEC 04, 2022 – Israeli security forces during a search in the city of Hawara, occupied West Bank, Palestine, Dec. 2, 2022. (AFP Photo) Top […]
French court fines restaurant owner for banning Muslim woman
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL NOV 30, 2022 – 6:52 PM GMT+3 AFrench court fined a restaurant owner in southwest France for prohibiting the entry of a Muslim woman for wearing the […]
Cross-cultural dialogue at heart of Riyadh Philosophy Conference
Previous 1 / 4 The second Riyadh Philosophy Conference was dedicated to the theme of ‘Knowledge and Exploration: Space, Time and Humanity.’ (Photo/Huda Bashatah) 2 / 4 The second Riyadh Philosophy Conference […]