China calls President Obama to block “harmful” currency bill
China has urged the Obama administration to block a controversial currency bill aimed at putting pressure on the country to appreciate the yuan. The bill is a protectionist step that “gravely violates World Trade Organization rules,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said yesterday after the US Senate approved it in […]
Ai Weiwei is named ArtReview’s ‘most powerful artist’
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been named the most powerful person in the art world, according to a poll compiled by ArtReview magazine. But Mr Ai, who was released in June after being detained for more than 80 days by Chinese authorities, told the BBC he does “not feel powerful […]
Remarks with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dipu Moni Before Their Meeting
Source/Credit: US Dept. of State SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I am very pleased to be welcoming the foreign minister of Bangladesh. Minister Moni has been here in Washington meeting with officials and civil society and discussing the program and agenda that Bangladesh is following. We have certainly watched with great interest […]
Defining “Cult,” Defining “Christian”
Source/Credit: Religion Dispatches By Joseph Laycock Last weekend, pastor Robert Jeffress found himself in political quicksand when he called Mormonism a cult. Scholars of Mormonism along with evangelicals and progressive Christians responded that Mormonism is a legitimate faith and not a cult. But by debating whether Mormonism is a cult, […]
Radiation spikes in Tokyo neighborhood, officials say
Source/Credit: CNN Tokyo (CNN) — An extraordinarily high level of radiation was detected in one spot in a central Tokyo residential district Thursday, prompting the local government to cordon off the small area, local officials said. Radiation levels were higher in Tokyo’s Setagaya ward than in the evacuation area around […]
Intolerance in the curriculum
Source/Credit: The News (International) By Kamila Hyat There have been several shocking incidents over the past week or so that go only to highlight the kind of intolerance we are facing in our society and the manner in which this is spreading. Worst of all the spirit of hatred has […]
Bhutan king Jigme Wangchuk marries commoner Jetsun Pema
Source/Credit: BBC / 13 October 2011 Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk has married his commoner bride in a lavish ceremony at a monastic fortress in the Himalayan nation. During the Buddhist ritual the king, who is 31, came down from his throne to place a crown upon the head […]
Palestinian success at UN serves Israeli and US interests
Source / Courtesy: The Jerusalem Post By ILAN BARUCH Palestine knows, Israel knows, the US knows, and the entire world knows what the end result of any attempt to end the conflict in the Middle East must be. Like so many others in Israel and Palestine, I, too, sat transfixed in front […]
Ginger Root Supplement Reduced Colon Inflammation Markers
Ginger supplements reduced markers of colon inflammation in a select group of patients, suggesting that this supplement may have potential as a colon cancer prevention agent, according to a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Suzanna M. Zick, N.D., M.P.H., a […]
Can’t Buy Love: Materialism Kills Marriages — Islam could help!
Source / Courtesy: Yahoo — I have changed the title Focusing too heavily on the “for richer” part of the nuptial vows could spell disaster for a marriage, according to research published today by Brigham Young University. In a survey of 1,700 married couples, researchers found that couples in which […]
First-time jobless filings remain above 400,000
week of unemployment benefits dipped slightly but remained over 400,000, according to a government report. There were 404,000 initial unemployment claims filed in the week ended Oct. 8, the Labor Department said Thursday, down 1,000 from the prior week’s revised 405,000. Read more
Speakers at Muslim conference noted for disparaging gays and Jews
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1068726–speakers-at-muslim-conference-noted-for-disparaging-gays-and-jews?bn=1 Daniel Dale Urban Affairs Reporter Four of the six speakers scheduled to appear at an upcoming Muslim conference at a downtown hotel have made anti-gay or anti-Semitic remarks. The “Calling the World Back to Allah” conference is part of the “Canada Launch Tour” of the Islamic Education and Research […]
Pakistan welcomes US initiative for peace in Afghanistan
By AFP / Express / Kamran Yousaf Published: October 13, 2011 Source/Credit: Express Tribune ISLAMABAD: US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Marc Grossman on Thursday said that Pakistan and the US have a “meeting of the minds” on securing a stable Afghanistan. In a joint press conference with Grossman, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said […]
Malta│Changes of Society and Church
Credit/Source: / Wednesday, October 12, 2011 , by KUrt-Sansone Changing norms of society hurting Church’s bottom line Calling the faithful: The Church needs more support as it contends with falling income and higher expenditures. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier With donations and collections forming the bulk of the Maltese Catholic Church income, the […]
We need united stand against intolerance
By EKMELEDDIN IHSANOGLU The horrific and tragic incident that happened in Norway reminds us again of the importance of combating religious intolerance and promoting cultural understanding. Anti-Islam and anti-Muslim attitudes and activities, known as Islamophobia, are increasingly finding place in the agenda of ultra-right wing political parties and civil societies […]
Serving the World│Aliya A Latif
The team of Humanity First volunteers was as diverse as the patients they served. Credit/Source: Azizah Magazine: Serving the World by: Aliya A Latif A Gift of Sight: Serving the World Countless Guatemalans suffer from vision related problems and are unable to afford corrective surgeries. Tayyeba Ali and her colleagues […]
‘Arabia’ and the other side of Saudi Arabia
By ABDULATEEF AL-MULHIM ARABNEWS In the Arab world, the science of public relations is not taken seriously. And when something that has a negative effect on a country in the Arab world takes place, then you would only hear official versions of the event. The audiences in the West don’t […]
Wer einmal luegt, dem glaubt man nicht, auch wenn er die Wahrheit spricht.
(Who ones lies is not believed, even when he speaks the truth). Kingdom, GCC condemn ‘abhorrent’ plot to kill Saudi envoy By AGENCIES ARABNEWS RIYADH/WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Wednesday the “sinful and abhorrent” attempt to assassinate its ambassador to Washington, a day after the United States claimed Iran […]