SRINAGAR, Sept 7(Agencies): The Kashmir Times. Kashmiri leaders own palatial houses, flaunt expensive accessories and lead flashy lifestyles, particularly the Abdullahs, Omar and Farooq. All this is thanks to the huge amount of money being pumped into the state by the Union government to contain the insurgency and by New […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — With job creation taking center stage in American politics, the oil industry Wednesday made a pitch for drilling more widely. With looser restrictions, the industry says it could deliver 1.4 million new jobs, boost tax rolls by $800 billion, and increase domestic energy production almost 50%. […]
Source / Courtesy: The Mercury, UK dated: August 19, 2009 This article refers to testimony of Prof. Muttieeullah Dard about the historic meeting of his uncle, Maulana Abdur Raheem Dard, Imam of London Mosque in thirties and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Founder of Pakistan. The meeting led to Jinnah’s return to sub-continent politics and eventual creation of […]
Source: asiatimes on line The past decade, with its torture, renditions, black sites and drone assassination campaigns, has had little to do with bringing anyone to “justice”, and especially not Osama bin Laden. Why was it, then, that the Barack Obama administration chose to assassinate the al-Qaeda leader, rather than […]
by Manal Omar.Director of Iraq, Iran, and North Africa Programs, Center for Conflict Management, U.S. Institute of Peace. Co-authored by Tarkowski Tempelhof. Source: Huffington World With the overthrow of Moammar Gaddafi, Libya has a whole new political spectrum that covers a formal transitional government to remnants of the monarchy. Each […]
Source. Asiatimes on Line The West in vain tries to find a form of agony worthy of its past – E M Cioran Enduring Freedom is how the United States government defined its official, military response to 9/11. It should have been Operation Infinite Justice; but then some apparatchik found […]
In the Footsteps of Their Father, Gus Dur When former President Abdurrahman “Gus Dur” Wahid passed away on Dec. 30, 2009, his youngest daughter, Inayah Wulandari Rahman, was by his side. His death came just one day before her 27th birthday. “It’s a heartbreaking moment when celebrations of life and […]
Haaretz: “After I became convinced that the building in Abu Tor was destined to be used for Hamas activities, I am ordering it shut until October 4, 2011,” read the order posted on the buildings door. Sixty-four kindergarten children in the Abu Tor neighborhood of Jerusalem are sitting at home […]
source:times of india To call ‘lookism’ – discriminating against people because of their supposedly unattractive looks – the ‘new racism’ and demand it be proscribed is excessive. Racism is brutal, in-your-face persecution based on skin colour. Lookism as a concept is vague, a subjective notion of how one appears to […]
By SHEYMA BUALI, LIFE.STYLE@ARABNEWS.COM Celebrating works inspired by the Islamic world around the globe The Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington, London has been home to a vast collection of Islamic art for more than 150 years. Today, the Museum has taken a step beyond simply showcasing it, they have joined […]
Source: The Jordan Times. HRH Princess Alia signs a copy of ‘Royal Heritage: The Story of Jordan’s Arab Horses’ at Readers bookshop in the capital on Tuesday evening. Co-authored by Princess Alia and the artist and author Peter Upton, Royal Heritage tells the story of the Arab horse in Jordan, […]
RAMALLAH (AFP) – The differences with Washington over the UN bid are “still wide”, a senior Palestinian official said on Wednesday after talks with US envoys in the West Bank city of Ramallah. “The gap between the Palestinian and US positions is still wide after the meeting,” presidential spokesman Nabil […]
Source/Credit: The Express Tribune / By Editorial : Published: September 5, 2011 Ahmadis may be killed with impunity because their persecution by a significant segment of society is ignored by the state and the government of the day. PHOTO: REUTERS The All-Pakistan Students Khatam-e-Nabuwwat Federation haskilled another Ahmadi in Faisalabad, the city where the […]
The police authorities turned a blind eye to the incident, they didn`t even bother to visit the crime scene. Source/Credit: Energy Publisher and Sri Lanka Guardian / by Roderick Samson / Wednesday, September 07, 2011 Just as the contributions of Pakistan’s minority religions are ignored, Christians and others are persecuted and killed with […]
Source/Credit: The Express Tribune / By Rana Tanveer / September 8, 2011 Relatives allege he was targeted for his religious beliefs. NEFER SEHGAL/FILE LAHORE: A man, who was later identified to be an Ahmadi, was critically injured after being shot three times in Ferozewala of Sheikhupura district on Wednesday just as religious parties […]