Blasphemy Laws are a tool to surprise minorities in Pakistan
Blasphemy laws are a tool to suppress minorities in Pakistan
One Way the Kurdish Insurgency Could Lead to the Collapse of Turkey
Once other countries even covertly begin supporting the Kurdish insurgency in Turkey, there will be no turning back. by Michael Rubin Modern Turkey arose nearly one hundred years ago against the […]
When Europeans Were Slaves: Research Suggests White Slavery Was Much More Common Than Previously Believed
Jeff Grabmeier Ohio State News grabmeier.1@osu.edu Editor’s note (3/21/20): For an update on this story, visit: Why is a 16-year-old book on slavery so popular now? A new […]
Refugee protection at risk
Posted on 8 September 2020 by Jeff Crisp Two of the words that we should try to avoid when writing about refugees are “unprecedented” and “crisis.” They are used far too often and […]
Danes tap migration envoy as EU eyes asylum system reforms
By JAN M. OLSEN, Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Danish government on Thursday appointed an envoy to “help open doors” for a new approach on migration to Europe and to “ensure that real refugees are helped faster and better in the surrounding areas.” The move comes as the […]
Prophet Muhammad recognized as a great law-giver by US Supreme court, since 1935
Epigraph: Have We not opened for thee (Muhammad) thy bosom, and removed from thee thy burden, Which had well nigh broken thy back, and We exalted thy name? (Al Quran […]
EU court adviser backs ritual animal slaughter without stunning
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU judges should strike down a Belgian law requiring all animals be stunned prior to their death, which has effectively outlawed slaughter according to Jewish and Muslim […]
World Suicide Prevention Day – Reflections
10th September 2020 Add Comment ©Pixabay Sarah Waseem, UK September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. According to the World Health Organisation every forty seconds, a person dies by suicide somewhere in […]
Is war between China and the United States still inconceivable?
Tommy Koh PUBLISHED AUG 27, 2020, It’s a dangerous moment in history as the two powers are entangled in a struggle for dominance On Tuesday, former World Bank president Robert […]
The Future of the Global Muslim Population
JANUARY 27, 2011 Source: Pew Research Center The world’s Muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, rising from 1.6 billion in 2010 to […]
Mulan is nothing more than a nationalist drama that whitewashes the Uighur Muslim crisis in China
Joshua Wong and Glacier Kwong © Provided by The Independent Ever since the release of its teaser trailer last year, the movie Mulan has been subject to heavy global criticism. […]
Charlie Hebdo: Reigniting a contentious flame
By Ataul Fatir Tahir Charlie Hebdo, unfortunately, has republished satirical cartoons of the greatest prophet and human being to have walked the earth; Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah […]
Rare books provide insight into Saudi Arabia’s past
The King Abdul Aziz Public Library in Riyadh has acquired a new collection of rare books that sheds important new light on the history of the Arabian Peninsula. (SPA) Short […]
Saudi Arabia remains committed to Palestinian state with 1967 borders: FM
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday confirmed its commitment to a Palestinian state based on the borders before the Six-Day war in 1967. (@KSAMOFA) Short Url https://arab.news/47fsj Prince Faisal bin Farhan said […]
Thousands homeless as blaze guts Greece’s migrant camp
By AFP – Sep 09,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Children sit on the ground in the burnt camp of Moria on the island of Lesbos after a major fire broke out […]
Sanctions in this region have not had the result desired by those imposing them
Sep 09,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Sanctions are a blunt weapon used by the mighty against the weak to compel them to capitulate to political demands, but almost […]
‘Superbugs’ a far greater risk than Covid in Pacific, scientist warns
Antimicrobial resistance ‘biggest human health threat, bar none’, says Australian research director ahead of three-year study in Fiji A microbiologist works with tubes of bacteria samples in an antimicrobial resistance […]
Julian Assange is not on trial for his personality – but here’s how the US government made you focus on it
By drawing attention away from the principles of the case, the obsession with his character pushes out the significance of WikiLeaks’ revelations Noam Chomsky,Alice Walker 16 hours ago On Monday Julian […]
Peace through weapons sales to the UAE
(CARTOON: CARLOS LATUFF) Next week, on September 15, Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan for a ceremonial signing […]
Book Review: The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life?
The Goldilocks Enigma is Paul Davies’s eagerly awaited return to cosmology, the successor to his critically acclaimed bestseller The Mind of God. Here he tackles all the “big questions,” including the biggest […]