Islam: Children of Abraham Documentary – Part Two
It is a well done three part documentary. The first part is easier to find in Google videos.
Quebec kids can’t opt out of religion course: Supreme court
CTV News A mandatory ethics and religion course in Quebec schools is constitutional, Canada’s top court ruled Friday. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled unanimously the course doesn’t violate freedom […]
Black coats and blacker faces
Whilst democracy as practiced by the present dispensation ekes out its revenge upon the Pakistani nation, accompanied by the contempt held, not only for the Supreme Court of the land but for the people at large, an unhealthy segment of the national mindset is sinking into the national sewerage system. […]
Never-Before-Seen Film Of Scientists Constructing The Atomic Bomb
During World War II, the nation’s top scientists convened at a classified laboratory in the remote town of Los Alamos, New Mexico to develop the first nuclear weapons. Although many details of the Manhattan Project remain secret, The Los Alamos National Laboratory has compiled rare footage of life in Los Alamos […]
Are morning people happier?
A literature on young adults reports that morning-type individuals, or “larks,” report higher levels of positive affect compared with evening-type individuals, or “owls” (Clark, Watson, & Leeka, 1989; Hasler et al., 2010). Morning types are relatively rare among young adults but frequent among older adults (May & Hasher, 1998; Mecacci […]
Berlin named a top world city for students
Source: The Local Berlin has been named one of the best cities for students in the world thanks to its cheap cost of living and bounty of cultural offerings, according […]
Cleaning Up the Cosmos – Swiss Develop Satellite to Dispose of Space Junk
Source:Spiegel International Scientists warn that the amount of space debris orbiting the planet has reached a dangerously high level. But a new miniature satellite has been designed to clean up […]
Working All Day for the I.R.S.
http://pix04.revsci.net/H07707/b3/0/3/0806180/426514318.js?D=DM_LOC%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.themuslimtimes.org%252Fwp-admin%252Fpost-new.php%26DM_CAT%3DNYTimesglobal%2520%253E%2520General%26DM_EOM%3D1&C=H07707Mitt Romney is not alone. I thought Mr. Romney’s 13.9 percent federal tax rate would be hard to beat. But among the 400 Americans with the highest adjusted gross incomes in 2008, 30 of them paid less than 10 percent and another 101 paid less than 15 percent. And these […]
Interfaith Harmony award for Yusufali
A Madin Islamic Academy release here on Tuesday said that the award was aimed at strengthening the message of harmony and tolerance. It said that Yusufali was selected for the award in recognition of his promotional programmes on interfaith harmony initiatives that fortify the great slogan — unity in diversity. […]
Toronto’s million dollar radical mosque
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/16/aly-hindy-salaheddin-islamic-centre/ Stewart Bell Feb 16, 2012 – 10:32 PM ET | Last Updated: Feb 16, 2012 11:26 PM ET Tyler Anderson/National Post files Tyler Anderson/National Post files Listed as director and president, the Egyptian-born Imam Hindy calls himself a fundamentalist, not an extremist. An RCMP report refers to him as […]
Lecture to highlight spinsterhood issue
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: How to make the Kingdom’s 1.5 million spinsters happy will be the topic of discussion at an evening lecture program scheduled to be held at Al-Kauther Mosque in Nuzla district on Friday. The program is organized by the Dawa Center in Al-Salama district in association with […]
Religious conflict and the role of our social class
M. Hilaly Basya, Jakarta Post For the Muslims, it is weird that a church exists in a place where Christians are few. Actually, the government has enforced a regulation on a […]
A case of double standards
Source: Dawn.com By Murtaza Razvi We want our madressahs and hijabs and missionaries preaching in the UK, which readily obliges because it respects your right to practise your faith (France […]
Guns & Glory in Syria: Al Qaeda, US recipe for disaster
Russian TV: The US spy chief has told the Congress President Bashar Al-Assad is fighting against Al-Qaeda of Iraq. James Clapper is the first top US official to acknowledge US […]
Trilateral summit: Zardari denies army involved with militants in Afghanistan
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By AFP / Web Desk Published: February 17, 2012 ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday denied that Pakistani armed forces were involved with militants […]
KSU to help orphans in Yemen
By GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: King Saud University (KSU) has launched a major initiative to support thousands of orphans in Yemen, whose social and financial conditions have […]
Christians must choose between religion and obeying law
The Daily Telegraph: Christians must choose between their religion and obeying the law, according to Trevor Phillips, the human rights watchdog. He declared that Christians who want to be exempt […]
Will the real Amir Liaquat please stand up?
Express Tribune: Assistant Professor Abdul Rehman Shaheen has taught at Urdu university for 18 years and generally knows his Islamic History students by name, if not by face. But when The […]
Hypocrites, to boot
Credit: Express Tribune: By Kamran Shafi I have added the appellation ‘hypocrites’ to the title of my piece of last week, for that is exactly what the commanders of the Deep State are. Lying; pretending; deceiving even their friends and well-wishers; trying to be too-clever-by-half; and when caught out, donning […]
For would-be moms, dogs are best friends
Credit:TOI on Line: LONDON: Dogs are a woman’s best friend too, particularly if she is expecting . A new study by the University of Liverpool, University of Bristol and Waltham Centre has found that dogs are an unlikely ally for pregnant women – in fact, canines can keep expecting mothers, […]