What do you gain by attacking Shiites?
BY HAKKI ÖCAL COLUMNS OCT 18, 2021 “The bombs are exploding for one and only one purpose: to dampen the voice of wisdom” A bomb explodes at a mosque in Kandahar, […]
Pakistan cleric killed in apparent sectarian attack
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a religious scholar who belongs to a little-known branch of Islam in Pakistan’s bustling city of Karachi, police […]
Iraq between total chaos and slow recovery
Dec 04,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF The line between total chaos and a semblance of a political process has been blurred following Sunday’s acceptance by the Iraqi parliament […]
The Outsiders?
By Amir Zia | Cover Story | Published 4 days ago That the outrage and dismay generated by the removal of world-renowned economist Atif Rehman Mian from the Economic Advisory […]
Iraq’s unrest could pave way for profound political reform
Jul 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif More than two months after Iraqis headed to the polls to elect a new parliament and as Muqtada Al Sadr, whose […]
Rebuilding links between communities in Iraq
Council for Interreligious Dialogue aims to eradicate ‘fanatical discourse’ in the name of religion Anne-Bénédicte Hoffner Iraq April 25, 2018 Yazidis take part in a ceremony celebrating Charshama Sor (Red Wednesday), the […]
Sunnis and Shi’ites Break Their Fasts at Different Times
By Everett Rosenfeld Tuesday, Aug. 02, 2011 Mohammad Sajjad / AP After fasting through the day, Sunni Muslims may break their fast as soon as the daily maghrib prayer begins, […]
Here Are Some of the Day-To-Day Differences Between Sunnis and Shiites headshot
By Azadeh Moaveni Abdul Azis via Getty Images The father-in-law of the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, a chauvinistic Sunni who aggressively persecuted his country’s Shiites and laid the grounds […]
Iran’s Rouhani calls for Middle East ‘dialogue’
Agence France Presse TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that Middle Eastern countries should solve their problems together without relying on external powers. “We believe that if there […]
Two young Arab leaders to keep an eye on
Aug 17,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI If you were looking for a single moment that captured the peculiar nature of leadership and how history is determined in […]
Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world
BY MICHAEL LIPKA345 COMMENTS People at Djemaa el-Fna Square, late afternoon sun Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. The growth and regional migration of Muslims, combined with the ongoing impact of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) and other extremist groups that commit acts […]
Iraq says it will stay clear of US-Iran tensions
By Reuters – Feb 11,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi is seen on a screen as he speaks via a videoconference during a ministerial summit to hold discussion on the future of Mosul city, post-Daesh terror group, in Paris on October 20, 2016 (Reuters photo) […]
Iran-trained militias join U.S.-backed campaign on Mosul, flying Shi’ite flags
Reuters International OCT 31, 2016 – An armoured vehicle of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) drives south of Mosul, Iraq October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer (reuters_tickers) By Babak Dehghanpisheh AIN NASIR, Iraq (Reuters) – Gun trucks and humvees streamed north on a highway heading to Mosul on Sunday flying the […]
‘The only solution for Iraq’
May 04,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN It is hardly surprising that Iraqis stormed the Green Zone at the heart of Baghdad, entered the parliament building and confronted legislators blocking reforms proposed by Prime Minister Haidar Al Abadi. Iraqis of all sects and stations in life were among those […]
Saudi Arabia Executes 47, Including Shiite Cleric
By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI, ASSOCIATED PRESS RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Jan 2, 2016 The Associated Press FILE – In this Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, a Saudi anti-government protester carries a poster with the image of jailed Shiite cleric Sheik Nimr al-Nimr during the funeral of three Shiite Muslims allegedly […]
Can an Arab military force really work?
Summary by Omar Ashour| The Daily Star Such interventions were usually aimed at empowering a proxy political force over its military and political rivals, instead of averting humanitarian disaster or institutionalizing a nonviolent conflict-resolution mechanism following a war. By 1982, when the Lebanese government failed to extend the ADF’s mandate, it […]
Saudi’s Lonely, Costly Bid for Sunni-Shiite Equality
MARCH 14, 2014 By ROBERT F. WORTH RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — MIKHLIF AL-SHAMMARI has been jailed repeatedly, declared an infidel, ruined financially and shot four times — by his own son — all for this: He believes his fellow Sunni Muslims should treat Shiites as equals. […]
Branches of the Same Tree: Overcoming Sectarian Divides Among Muslims
Rose AslanPh.D. Candidate, Islamic Studies, University of North Carolina Huffington Post “Hold fast to the hope of God, all together, and be not divided.” –Quran 3:103 “Islam is simple,” the taxi driver explained to me as he drove me to the Center for Shariah Studies in Muscat, the capital of […]
Turkey warns against Shiite-Sunni cold war
Reuters | Jan 05,2012 | 23:55 ANKARA — Middle East powerhouse Turkey on Wednesday warned against a sectarian cold war in the region and said rising Sunni-Shiite tensions would be “suicide” for the whole region. “Let me openly say that there are some willing to start a regional Cold War,” […]