Dawn: OSLO: Malala Yousafzai is amongst those known to be nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, as the deadline expired on Friday. This year’s award will be announced in early October, but speculation was already underway as the deadline for nominations ran out on February 1. Fifteen-year-old Malala was […]
RIYADH: ABDUL HAMEED AL-ANSARI ARABNEWS Friday 1 February 2013 There is a conflict between Shariah authorities and non-Shariah legal experts in areas such as legal studies, methodology and execution of law in Kingdom, according to Ahmed Al-Saqih, a Saudi legal expert. He stressed the need to close the widening gap […]
Aisha Stacey ARABNEWS Friday 1 February 2013 God created human beings to worship Him and a practicing Muslim, in essence, should be able to worship God in every second, every […]
RODOLFO ESTIMO JR. | Arab News Friday 1 February 2013 RIYADH: Filipino expats in the Kingdom expressed gratitude late yesterday following a Saudi government decision to shoulder the unpaid balance […]
GENEVA — Israel must immediately start withdrawing its settlers from the Palestinian territories, the United Nations said on Thursday in a report that Tel Aviv immediately dismissed as “biased”. “Israel […]
US to provide $31 million to refurbish over 60 schools Petra | Jan 31, 2013 AMMAN — The US on Thursday commended the Ministry of Public Works and Housing’s “transparent procurement and tendering procedures”. Speaking at a press conference, US Ambassador to Jordan Stuart E. Jones said the ministry had […]
Health (USNews): Yoni Freedhoff. I’ve heard it said hundreds of times. From patients, from colleagues, and sometimes from the media: “It takes three weeks to form a habit.” But in my experience, both personally and professionally, the notion that true habits—behaviors that persist in the face of major life upheavals […]
Source: Hindustan Times SERIOUSLY INCLINED JOURNALISTS ARE CONVINCED THAT THE ONLY TIME MALIK ISN’T PUTTING HIS FOOT IN HIS MOUTH IS WHEN HE ISN’T TALKING Pakistan’s portrayal of Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) as a victim of the majority community’s distrust of Muslims is nothing but a dogmatic reassertion of MA […]
Written by Ram Puniyani The violence in Dhule Maharashtra seems to be the new face of communal violence in India. As per the report of a major national daily (Jan 26, 2013), the evidence with the newspaper shows the evidence of police looting and destroying the property. The video clips […]
Source: Hindustan Times When Harish Rawat joined Jabong, an e-commerce start-up in April 2012, it was a tough decision. The 31-year-old alumni from IIT Kanpur and IIM Ahemdabad was in a comfortable position at Nokia, one of the world’s largest telecom manufacturers. While, Jabong was in operations for only three […]
Fiji Times online: By Frederica Elbourne Friday, February 01, 2013 CERTAIN deeds of some Muslim groups, which are contrary to the teachings of Islam and which are committed in its […]
Source: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany Year 2012 witnessed incredible discovery of Higgs Boson. To applause this historic milestone, the co founder of Higgs Theory, Professor Tom Kibble of Imperial College […]
Source: Guardian UK – Tuesday 29 January 2008 By Prof. Jim Al-Khalili In this era of intolerance and cultural tension, the west needs to appreciate the fertile scholarship that flowered […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Javed Chaudhry Published: January 31, 2013 LAHORE: Former president of Pakistan, General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has responded to allegations made recently by […]
Source: economist.com After centuries of stagnation science is making comeback in the Islamic world THE sleep has been long and deep. In 2005 Harvard University produced more scientific papers than […]
RT: A UN human rights inquiry has called on Israel to remove all Jewish settlers from the West Bank and cease expansion. The report said the settlements violate international law, […]
INSS Insight No. 399, January 29, 2013 (Institute of National Security Studies, Tel Aviv, Israel) Magen, Zvi A joint Russian naval exercise in the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea, […]
Source: The Local An alarming study has been revealed which suggests that soldiers in a German army guard battalion that performs in major state ceremonies are growing breasts – as a side effect of military drills. More:
Source: Spiegel: Are immigrants from EU states entitled to claim welfare benefits in Germany? Chancellor Merkel’s government has tried to prevent this from happening, but Germany’s Federal Social Court will soon rule on the issue — and potentially set a costly precedent. More: