Source: InsideHalton.com Author: Kathy Yanchus Religion should be a source of peace, not terror. That was the general consensus at the conclusion of last week’s Interfaith Symposium hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the Milton Centre for the Arts. “I am not denying that religious people are fighting but […]
Shorter people could blame their lack of height on a shortage of genes, a study suggests. Height is largely passed down through families but scientists have so far only identified […]
After weeks of delays and negotiation, Libya’s National Transitional Council finally announced a cabinet to run the country. But the real story is not the appointments themselves, but what they […]
By Caroline McClatcheyBBC News Magazine “Bankers”, “the rich” and “the 1%” have become part of the lexicon of a maelstrom of protest. But what do the terms really mean? A wave of protests across the world and of more measured anger expressed in newspaper letters pages and on social networking […]
Source/Credit: The Asian Agae/Nov 21, 2011 | One of the bravest girls in Pakistan, who as a 11-year-old wrote about the Taliban banning girls’ schools in the picturesque Swat Valley and missing watching her favourite Indian serial ‘Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat’, has been nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize. Malala […]
By Spencer Wells DNA is more than 99% similar among all humans, so all claims for discrimination, like caste system, polygenetic theory of human origin or some people being the ‘chosen people’ are only self indulgence. There is very little difference in the intellectual abilities of different races or families. The […]
By AFP Published: November 24, 2011 Source: Xpress Tribune WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday acknowledged the impending change of guard at the Pakistani embassy in Washington as they praised deposed Ambassador Husain Haqqani […]
Source: Newyorktimes It’s pretty easy to conclude that the world is spinning down the toilet. So let me be contrary and offer a reason to be grateful this Thanksgiving. Despite the gloomy mood, the historical backdrop is stunning progress in human decency over recent centuries. War is declining, and humanity […]
Source: Asiatimes on line The news and images coming out of Egypt are deeply troubling. At least 36 people have died since last Friday, and over 1,250 have reportedly been wounded in clashes around Tahrir Square in Cairo (and in several other cities). On Monday, the Egyptian government resigned and […]
Source:TOI A new study has found that people who wake up early are slimmer, happier and healthier than those who get up later in the day. Researchers at the Roehampton University concluded that those who fight the urge to ignore the alarm clock complete morning chores faster, pack their children […]
Source: Daily Times Haqqani was too experienced and sophisticated as well as knowledgeable to have thought that a ‘civilian coup’ to shackle the military in the aftermath of the bin Laden raid was anything but a harebrained scheme. More to his defence, Haqqani did not need an intermediary to pass […]
In many ways, the answer to that question is obviously yes. Money-market funds in the United States have quite dramatically slammed shut their lending windows to European banks. According to the Economist, Fitch estimates U.S. money market funds have withdrawn 42 percent of their money from European banks in general. And […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times What did the apostles of Jesus, may peace be on him, read or believe in? Most believing […]
http://www.wheels.ca/columns/article/801233 Smart’ steering wheel provides health check-ups while driving Sensors integrated into the ‘smart’ steering wheel measure and monitor the driver’s vital signs while driving. The health diagnostics are displayed on a screen mounted on the dash. Jakob Neuhauser / TUM Sensors integrated into the ‘smart’ steering wheel measure and […]
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Wealthy Indonesians have been on a buying spree for private jets, Ferraris and yachts this year. The list of luxury items is set to soon include London’s prime real estate. […]
British Columbia’s highest court has ruled that Canada’s anti-polygamy law should stand. Chief Justice Robert Bauman said the ban on multiple marriages was consistent with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The case comes after a judge threw out polygamy charges against two bishops of the Fundamentalist Church of […]
It was a night long on rhetoric, short on substance as the eight Republican hopefuls squared off yet again, this time at historic Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. The short […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Let me start this presentation with a few verses of the Holy Quran, which are a lighthouse on […]
Cave of Hira where the prophet had his first revelation! An honest study of the causes of the Dark Ages and European renaissance will lead to the inevitable conclusion that […]