Trump tells Iran ‘never, ever threaten’ US, or suffer consequences
Tehran tells Pompeo not to interfere in its state affairs By Reuters – Jul 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This combination of photos created on Monday shows US President Donald Trump […]
Pakistan General Election 2018: Secular candidate Jibran Nasir targeted by mobs for not declaring religion publicly
World Reuters Jul 24, 2018 Islamabad: It began with an audience member asking Pakistani parliamentary candidate Jibran Nasir to declare his religion at a public forum, a request he politely […]
Sec. Pompeo: Trump Admin. Is Sounding ‘Clarion Call for Religious Freedom Around the World’
By Michael W. Chapman | July 19, 2018 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (YouTube) (CNSNews.com) — In anticipation of next week’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
We have turned a blind eye to extremism against the British Ahmadi Muslim community
A web of extremism percolates outwards from Pakistan into communities in the UK. By Fiyaz Mughal Getty Members of the Ahmadiyya community during Friday prayers at a mosque in Lahore, Pakistan Last month I […]
Closing Pakistan’s electoral gender gap
Jul 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Quratulain Fatima ISLAMABAD — One hundred years ago, women in the United Kingdom gained the right to vote, and today, most women in the […]
Towards an effective de-radicalisation strategy
Jul 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The challenge of radicalisation, religious or otherwise, remains a major challenge not only in the region, but also for our internal […]
Treachery is when the concept of social contract is distorted and problematised
Jul 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Nermeen Murad When Prime Minister Omar Razzaz was first proposed to be head of the executive authority in Jordan, Jordanians circulated a paper he […]
Ahmadis in Pakistan’s electoral paradigm
Perspectives The modern state system does not support any official religion in an independent state. Religious beliefs and faith are the concern of citizens Busharat Elahi Jamil July 13, 2018 […]
Repairing Jordanian-Syrian relations
Jul 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah During the lifetime of the Arab League, already 68 years old, it is rare to locate a period during which inter-Arab […]
Like Maggie Thatcher all those years ago, Theresa May’s future and that of the country is in the hands of her (remaining) cabinet
If I were May, and I managed to get the cabinet – what’s left of it – behind me, then I would certainly tough it out, inviting the hard Brexiteers to come and get […]
Jinnah’s Pakistan is finally dead
Op-Ed Taliban Khan has now reignited the issue of Khatm-e-Nabuwat. This is a door that should have been kept closed Yasser Latif Hamdani @theRealYLH July 9, 2018 Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam was a […]
Scientific diplomacy Nest boxes and neutrality: Middle East barn owl project seeks Swiss participation
By Celia Luterbacher This content was published on July 2, 2018 Traditionally regarded as a bad omen in some Middle Eastern cultures, attitudes toward owls are changing. Here, two […]
Man in Iran: ‘Iranians crave European culture’
By Jessica Pfister and Werner De Schepper, Schweizer Illustrierte This content was published on July 2, 2018 Philippe Welti, former Swiss ambassador to Iran (Joseph Kakshouri / Schweizer Illustrierte) […]
Five foreign policy challenges Erdogan faces after reelection
By AFP – Jun 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to take a tough line with the West on key foreign policy issues including […]
It Looks like Afghanistan and the Taliban May Try to End 17 Years of War
June 22, 2018 Could domestic politicians and the international community work to maintain this peace momentum? by Atta Nasib On June 7, Afghan president Ashraf Ghani made a powerful concession […]
As a Turkish person living in Britain, I don’t like the western double standard around our democracy
A question I am often being asked is: ‘How does it feel to live under a dictatorship?’ This is a laughable claim, and one I only began to understand when […]
Erdogan declared winner of Turkey’s presidential vote by country’s electoral board
Mr Erdogan gains sweeping new powers as he extends his grip on power Kim Sengupta Istanbul The Independent Online Supporters of Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate in front of AKP headquarters in […]
Opinion: When US migrant policy debates invoke the Bible
By Henry Sturcke This content was published on June 20, 2018 5 Two young girls watch a World Cup soccer match on a television from a holding area where […]
Trump Administration Withdraws U.S. From U.N. Human Rights Council
ImageNikki R. Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, speaking to the General Assembly last week in New York.CreditDon Emmert/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Gardiner Harris June […]
What politicians can learn from Swiss cows
By Daniel Warner This content was published on June 18, 2018 Fighting to be queen for a summer(Keystone) My favorite was number 73. She had a certain dignity about […]