Source: The New York Times By Steven Erlanger Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian who admitted to mass killings last month, was obsessed with Islam and had high praise for the Netherlands, an important test case in the resurgence of the anti-immigrant right in north in northern Europe. The killings could […]
Source: TribLive/News By Rachel Weaver In the 10 years since 9/11, teachers have taken instruction on Islam’s history and impact from brief references in some Western Pennsylvania classrooms to extensive overviews. “If we want our students to solve future problems, they must have a strong understanding of world religions,” said […]
Source: 30 mosques 30 states 30 days By Aman Ali My knowledge of what Ahmadiyya Muslims believe is limited. But off the bat, let’s clarify some misconceptions you might have about them. Yes, they pray five times a day, believe in Prophet Muhammad, fast during Ramadan and follow many other […]
Source: CNN (CNN) — Egyptian military and intelligence officials say they are preparing to launch an operation against al Qaeda cells that have recently been established in the restive Sinai peninsula. While Egypt has seen a number of homegrown militant Islamist groups emerge and dissipate over the past 20 years, none […]
Source: The New York Times RIO DE JANEIRO — Pondering the financial storms lashing Europe and the United States, Seth Zalkin, a casually dressed American banker, sipped a demitasse and seemed content with his decision to move here in March with his wife and son. “If the rest of the […]
Another real-world manifestation of implicit memory is known as the illusion-of-truth effect: you are more likely to believe that a statement is true if you have heard it before—whether or not it is actually true. In one study, subjects rated the validity of plausible sentences every two weeks. Without letting on, […]
Source: New York Times CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS — The American jobs that vanished don’t appear to be returning. The stock market is plunging. Seemingly everyone, from the guy at the corner bar to the U.S. Treasury Department, is in debt. The country’s credit rating just got knocked. Smart people on television […]
QUETTA: While the army chief gave a ‘gift to Balochistan’ in his second visit to the province within two weeks, the military cantonment in Quetta was attacked, leaving one person dead on Friday night. Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, while inaugurating Musakhail Mineral Development Project on Friday, said […]
Thousands of people have rallied to help the victims of the riots, donating food, toys, and clothing to families who have lost homes and businesses. Church congregations, charity workers and individual residents have offered their services in the parts of London, Birmingham, Manchester and other towns that were hit by […]
Review into managing home power use Looking at ways to ease demand at peak times Could switch off your appliances remotely TVs, airconditioners and fridges could be switched off remotely by power companies during peak times under plans to rein in households’ demand for electricity. The option is among measures […]
Agricultural pesticides are causing significant damage to the Great Barrier Reef, according to a new Australian government report on water quality at the site. The report says some farmers must be more careful with their chemicals. It found that nearly one-quarter of horticulture producers and 12% of pastoral farmers were […]
Source / Courtesy: Dawn LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday alleged that he was getting threats from President Asif Ali Zardari, DawnNews reported. Shahbaz said he would expose “the corruption perpetrated” by President Zardari even if he had to sacrifice his life in the process. Speaking to a gathering in Bahawalpur, he […]
Noha El Hennawy, Almasy Alyoum, Cairo. Despite ongoing feuds over the identity of the state in post-Mubarak Egypt, both secularists and Islamists have recently agreed on one issue: the necessity of liberating Al-Azhar from government control. Yet, each camp has its own motives for supporting an autonomous clergy. Islamists view an autonomous Al-Azhar as key […]
KARACHI: An Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi has handed down the death penalty to a Ranger accused of extrajudicial murder of a 22-year-old boy in Karachi in June. At the final hearing of the two-month-long case on Friday, ATC-I judge Bashir Ahmed Khoso found accused Shahid Zafar, of the Abdullah Shah Ghazi […]
Source: BBC News India has ambitious plans to increase graduate numbers in a way which would give it the size and status of an education superpower. The figures are staggering. India’s government speaks of increasing the proportion of young people going to university from 12% at present to 30% by 2025 […]
John Henry Barrows, D.D., a familiar name for Ahmadi-Muslim missionaries and scholars, delivered a series of lectures. Describing these lectures, Dr. Barrows wrote in the preface of the book “The Christian Conquest of Asia” which comprises these lectures: “Since my return from the East and Far east in May, 1897, […]
KAJANG: All Malaysians who reach 21 years of age should be automatically registered as voters, said Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah on Saturday. In fact, he said he was in favour of reducing the voting age to 18. “Though these are not possible for the next general election, […]
LONDON: A man has been charged with robbing a Malaysian student who fell victim to thieves pretending to help him during the riots in London, the Telegraph reported Saturday. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said Reece Donovan, of Milton Court, Cross Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, Essex, had been charged […]
By Kenneth Rogoff, Straight Times, Singapore CAMBRIDGE – WHY is everyone still referring to the recent financial crisis as the ‘Great Recession’? The term, after all, is predicated on a dangerous misdiagnosis of the problems that confront the United States and other countries, leading to bad forecasts and bad policy. […]
GOTHATAONE MOENG Staff Writer The Prime Minister of Mauritius Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam has commended the Botswana government for its commitment to enhancing the health status of the people. He said the improvement in maternal and child health as well as the significant reduction in mortality attributed to communicable diseases […]