In a ‘dangerous’ land: Tourists trickle back to Iraq
By AFP – Mar 27,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Foreign tourists visit the ancient city of Babylon, some 100km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on March 7, 2022 (AFP photo) HILLA, Iraq […]
UNRWA school teacher wins Earth Prize Educator of the Year
By JT – Mar 30,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Safa’ Obeid, a teacher at the UNRWA Sweileh Preparatory Girls’ School in Jordan (Photo courtesy of UNRWA) AMMAN — The United Nations Relief and […]
Nutritionists share tips for an enriching, balanced diet in Ramadan
By Maria Weldali – Mar 31,2022 – JORDAN TIMES ‘The holy month of Ramadan can be a great time to build new healthy dietary habits,’ says Alaa Omar, a nutritionist (Photo courtesy […]
Carl Sagan: “The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.”
Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The National Museum of Natural […]
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia: Clashing visions of ‘moderate Islam’
Written By: James M Dorsey Washington, United States Published: Mar 04, 2022 In this combination of images, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Yahya Cholil Staquf, the newly elected chairman of […]
Tipu Sultan: Painting of British defeat in India sold at auction
By Aparna AlluriBBC News, Delhi Published22 hours ago A painting capturing the momentous victory in battle of Indian rulers over British East India Company troops in 1780 has sold at […]
A Model to Unite the Muslims: A Non-Sectarian Vision
The World Council of Churches must act with courage and expel Kirill, Russian Orthodox Church Supporters of the effort to oust Kirill from the WCC believe he has disqualified the […]
French intelligence chief Vidaud fired over Russian war failings
Source: BBC The head of French military intelligence, Gen Eric Vidaud, is losing his job after failing to predict Russia’s war in Ukraine, reports say. Seven months after he took […]
Betrayed in Afghanistan
Betrayed in Afghanistan Rafia Zakaria Published March 30, 2022 IT turns out, to the surprise of no one, that the Afghan Taliban haven’t changed after all. Last week, they announced that […]
Oil and the dollar’s hegemony
Oil and the dollar’s hegemony Shahid Mehmood Published March 31, 2022 – Updated about 3 hours ago WHEN the Covid-19 pandemic struck a few years ago, it caused tremendous upheaval in the workings […]
Fait accompli
Fait accompli Editorial Published March 31, 2022 – Updated 17 minutes ago THE prime minister is as good as gone. With the MQM’s departure, the coalition government has lost the sliver of a margin […]
Pakistan’s Imran Khan is fighting for his political life
By Abid HussainBBC Urdu, Islamabad Published3 hours Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing arguably the biggest challenge of his political career, as the opposition seeks to remove him from […]
Plight of Women in the Muslim World
Source: Daily Times By Dr Khadija Bari, who is an Associate Professor and Director Population Research Center at Institute of Business Administration Karachi. MARCH 23, 2022 Examining the disenfranchisement of […]
Misreading the Two Nation Theory?
ARTS, CULTURE & BOOKS, PERSPECTIVES Yasser Latif Hamdani criticizes mala fide intentions of Ishtiaq Ahmed in his writings Yasser Latif Hamdani @theRealYLH MARCH 30, 2022 The problem with Ishtiaq Ahmed’s book […]
Analysis: Why US experiment with prohibition holds a cautionary tale for Saudi Arabia
Previous 1 / 4 A New York restaurant makes its view on alcohol clear during the 1930s prohibition era, which holds a cautionary tale for Saudi Arabia. (Getty Images) 2 / 4 […]
Time for OIC to become more active in international politics
AJMAL SHAMS March 30, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/2me3n The Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Council of Foreign Ministers held its 48th session in Islamabad last week. It was another significant opportunity […]
Biden’s gaffs could cause World War III
Mar 30,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Joe Biden is well known for gaffes. He admits that he is a “gaffe machine”. He has a 47-year history of making […]
The new art of economic warfare
Mar 30,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Kaushik Basu NEW YORK — The use of economic weapons during war has a long history. But the rise of globalisation and cross-border supply […]
King receives Israeli president, reaffirms need to work to achieve peace
His Majesty reaffirms need to avoid any measures that could obstruct Muslim worshippers access to Al Aqsa Mosque By JT – Mar 30,2022 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with […]
Chick-fil-A, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Burger King among restaurants whose food packaging found to contain cancer-causing ‘forever’ chemicals in new report
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32) By Brian Linder | blinder@pennlive.com Chick-fil-A fan? How about McDonald’s? […]