Amid Nile dam tensions, Egypt recalls Aswan 50 years on
By AFP – Jan 13,2021 – JORDAN TIMES A photo taken on January 3, 2021 shows a general view of Egypt’s High Dam in Aswan, some 920km south of the […]
Pope Francis Changes Canon Law: What It Means For Women In The Catholic Mass
By Clemente Lisi, who is a senior editor and regular contributor to Religion Unplugged. He is the formeVr deputy head of news at the New York Daily News and teaches journalism at The King’s College in New York City. Follow him on Twitter @ClementeLisi. (ANALYSIS) It’s not every day that […]
The Best Ted Talk to understand Democratic & Republican divide in USA
The moral roots of liberals and conservatives Source: Ted Talks Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we’re left, right […]
The GOP’s carnival of hypocrisy
By Frida Ghitis (CNN) History will record that the second impeachment of President Donald Trump branded him forever as a catastrophically immoral and divisive leader. It will also mark most […]
Covid-19 infection grants immunity for five months, UK study suggests
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page By Zamira Rahim, CNN London (CNN) People who have been infected with Covid-19 are likely […]
Denmark to Hold Impeachment Trial Vote on Ex-Minister
Denmark’s ruling party says it will back a vote in parliament on whether a former immigration minister in the previous government can be tried before the rarely used Court of Impeachment for a 2016 order to separate asylum-seeking couples when one of the pair was a minor. By Associated Press, […]
Amnesty Indonesia: Enforcing Vaccination is Against Human Rights
Translator: Ricky Mohammad Nugraha Editor: Mahinda Arkyasa 14 January 2021 TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia strongly criticized the controversial statement issued by deputy minister of law and human rights […]
World War 3 fears ERUPT as Australian Senator predicts US vs China conflict within decade
A SENIOR Australian politician has predicted open war between the United States and China within a decade, and “likely in the next three to five years”. By JAMES BICKERTON PUBLISHED: 02:07, Thu, Jan 14, 2021 | The incendiary warning came from Australian Liberal Senator Jim Molan, who predicted Australia would […]
Pakistan Stepped Up Crackdown On Media, Failed To Stem Violence Against Women, Minorities In 2020: Report
13 January, 2021 by ANI New York [US], January 13 (ANI): Human Rights Watch in its World Report 2021 said that Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan government intensified its crackdown on the media, political opponents and civil society in 2020, while failing to stem violence against women and minorities. The […]
Indonesia: Road To Harmony Means Removing Radical Potholes – OpEd
Members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) hold a protest in Jakarta in 2017. (Photo: Konradus Epa/UCA News) January 13, 2021 UCAN By Siktus Harson Indonesia’s most notorious hardline group, […]
Gulf state religious moderation falls by the wayside in Pakistan
January 8, 2021By Dr. James M. Dorsey Silent about rising sectarian violence in Pakistan, Gulf states vying for religious soft power risk exposing the limitations of their concepts of an […]
Pakistan attempts to prosecute Ahmadi US citizens for digital blasphemy
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page In 2016, Pakistan enacted digital regulations that allow authorities to block online content in the […]
Deadliest Israeli raids on Syria in years kill 57
Syrian air defences respond to Israeli missiles. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/wn4d6 At least 57 people died in the heaviest Israeli airstrikes for at least three years ARAB NEWS January 13, […]
MBS’ Multi-Billion Dollar ‘New Dubai’ Giveaway Is a Bust as Jamal Khashoggi’s Ghost Scares Investors
MIDDLE EAST MBS wants the business world to see Saudi Arabia as a good place to do business. But even 50-year tax breaks can’t mask the country’s murderous and repressive […]
Crown prince: $6 trillion of investment opportunities available in Saudi Arabia over next decade
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was speaking at a strategic dialogue virtual event held by the World Economic Forum. (SPA) Short Url https://arab.news/rbnsa The crown prince said $3 trillion of those investments would be in new projects as part of opportunities offered by the Vision 2030 ARAB NEWS January 14, […]
Donald Trump’s costly legacy
Jan 13,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – RICHARD HAASS NEW YORK — We can finally state with confidence that US President Donald Trump will leave the White House, however reluctantly, on […]
Trump’s surviving administration members continue measures to sabotage Biden’s foreign relations
Jan 13,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN While unelected Donald Trump skulks in the White House speaking to few loyalists and barred from tweeting, surviving members of his administration […]
House moves to impeach Trump after deadly Capitol riot
Source: Huffington Post WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A week after President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. House of Representatives gathered on Wednesday to impeach the president for […]
Proposal for community center, Islamic seminary in Brownsburg draws support, ire
Holly V. Hays Indianapolis Star The proposed development of a residential neighborhood, community center, Islamic seminary and religious center in Hendricks County has garnered both staunch opposition and strong support from residents. An application to rezone a patch of agricultural land, which was formerly a golf course located at 4705 […]
Indonesia could be Asia’s next Islamic Finance Hub
Fauziah Rizki Yuniarti – Jakarta / Tue, January 12, 2021 A Bank Mandiri Syariah employee serves a customer on Sept. 3, 2020 at the Islamic lender’s Central Jakarta office. (JP/Wendra […]