Mosque opened by Muslim World Leader in Wolverhampton, UK
Baitul Atta Mosque inaugurated by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat is pleased to announce that on 17 March 2012, its world leader, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the […]
Why Multitasking May Be Bad for Your Brain
Are you reading this while thumbing through text messages, streaming a TV show online, or scribbling a note to your child’s teacher? (Or maybe doing all three?) Don’t congratulate yourself. Even though most people think an amped-up, gadget-dependent lifestyle makes them more nimble, focused, and efficient, that may not be […]
Good Without God
What we believe in often becomes that which we wish others would believe in. We wish for their approval and their understanding. We tend to desire the company of those who use the same language of belief as we do. Likewise, when we are confronted with those who don’t believe […]
77 Pinoys on death row abroad
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines said Tuesday its diplomats had increased their efforts to save 77 Filipinos on death row overseas after four nationals were executed in China last year for drug trafficking. “We are helping them out. We are making high level representations and making sure they have access […]
Did Jesus Exist?
Source: The Huffington Post By Prof. Bart D. Ehrman In a society in which people still claim the Holocaust did not happen, and in which there are resounding claims that the American president is, in fact, a Muslim born on foreign soil, is it any surprise to learn that the […]
Queen no longer involved in forming a coalition government
Queen Beatrix will no longer be involved in the formation of a new cabinet following a vote in parliament on Monday evening. A large majority of MPs voted for the change which means in future parliamentarians will first debate a general election result and then decide who should negotiate between […]
Critical MP leaves Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party
Dutch MP Hero Brinkman has announced he is breaking ranks with Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party over a lack of internal democracy. As a result, the government’s support in parliament has been weakened, but Brinkman said he will not withdraw his support for Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s minority coaliton. “All my […]
In Search for Alien Life, Researchers Enlist Human Minds
Source: NY Times On a chilly morning last week, Jill Tarter sat in a makeshift corner office facing the Allen Telescope Array, pondering a set of parallel lines that striped a window in her MacBook. Dr. Tarter directs the Center for SETI Research — SETI is the search for extraterrestrial […]
St Catherine Monastery has a Message for the Saudi Grand Mufti
By Anwer Khan, California St Catherine Monastery holds great significance for Muslims and Islam. This Monastery’s administrators requested the Holy Prophet Mohammad to give them his protection against any attack. […]
Team effort takes Bangladesh to historic final
Source: espncricinfo.com Photo: Mahmudullah celebrates Bangladesh’s victory, Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Asia Cup, Mirpur, March 20, 2012 (Courtesy Cricinfo) Bangladesh made it to the final of the Asia Cup, defying pre-tournament expectations with consecutive victories against their more fancied neighbours. It was only the second time they had reached the […]
State Vote Threatens Merkel’s Government
Source: Spiegel Germany By SPIEGEL Staff A snap election in North Rhine-Westphalia will put Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government under intense strain this spring. Her junior partner, the FDP, is putting its own survival above coalition unity. And an early tactical error by her party’s candidate, Norbert Röttgen, could wreck its […]
Afghanistan and the Long War
Credit Stratfor: By George Friedman The war in Afghanistan has been under way for more than 10 years. It has not been the only war fought during this time; for seven of those years another, larger war was waged in Iraq, and smaller conflicts were under way in a number […]
When your skin is on diet
Source: TOI When your skin is on a diet (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) True beauty comes from within. “The secret to a healthy glow may not be hidden in your cosmetics,” says skin expert Dr Jaishree Manchanda. Healthy skin, like any organ, is often a reflection of diet and lifestyle. If […]
Bribe, she wrote
Credit: TOI A 14-year-old has started an anti-graft website. Another one, where you can post your trysts with bribe is making waves with Pakistan, Bhutan, Philippines, Bangladesh, Kenya, even China, looking to replicate it. Can these bring down what affects the average Indian the most – retail corruption? When my […]
Tornado Hits San Antonio as Severe Weather Rattles South and Midwest
Source: Yahoo News Severe weather hammered the Midwest and South from Minnesota to Texas including a tornado that touched down in San Antonio, where at least 50 homes were damaged or destroyed. Residents across this broad region were bracing for flooding Tuesday after the severe weather brought heavy rain and […]
In Poland, embracing Europe but not the euro
Washington Post: By Michael Birnbaum: WARSAW — Here in Poland, where dreary communist-style apartment blocks still dominate the landscape, the euro was once hailed as a fast-track ticket to the economic […]
Bodies of French school victims bound for Israel
AFP: PARIS — The bodies of three Franco-Israeli children and a French rabbi who were murdered in a French school shooting were to be flown to Israel on Tuesday, a Jewish community body said. Teacher Jonathan Sandler, his two sons Gabriel, 4, and Arieh, 5, and a seven-year-old pupil at […]
Hindu conversions: Families plead for meeting with their daughters
Source: Express tribune KARACHI: On Monday, Lata and Rinkle Kumari’s families wept and appealed to the government to let them meet their daughters, while 15-year-old Asha’s family demanded that the authorities should find and rescue their missing daughter. While speaking in Sindhi at a press conference at Karachi Press Club, […]
Pan-European Islamic body condemns attack on Jewish school children.
BRUSSELS, March 20 (KUNA) — The Federation of Islamic Organisations in Europe (FIOE) has strongly condemned the shooting of four people including three children at a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse on Monday. “It is in an appalling incident that represents a despicable and shocking act,” said […]
Knesset passes bill banning use of underweight models in advertising
The legislation is an effort to change idealized perceptions of beauty that, according to evidence presented to the Knesset, encourages eating disorders such as anorexia. Haaretz The Knesset yesterday passed […]