ScienceDaily (Apr. 25, 2012) — Usually, we think of mold, feces, nitric oxide, hydrogen sulfide and rat poison as rank, toxic or both. But scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health are learning more about the helpful roles these substances can play. More
Business Insider A chart we found on Reddit.com today shows that most products we buy are controlled by just a few companies. It’s called “The Illusion of Choice.” Ever wonder why you can’t get a Coke at Taco Bell? It’s because Yum! Brands was created as a spin-off of Pepsi–and has a lifetime […]
Huff Post “Oh Paul, why don’t you just convert to Judaism?” This invitation was extended to me after a book talk in Washington D.C. and I have to admit it took me by surprise. First, I had always heard that Jews aren’t supposed to proselytize. Second, I’m not just a […]
Huff Post News that Adolf Hitler’s racist manifesto,Mein Kampf (My Struggle) would be republished in Germany was met with mixed reactions from Jewish groups. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that many German Jews welcomed the news. “If it is going to be released, then I prefer seeing a competent annotated version from the Bavarian state […]
Croydon Champions Awards Ahmadi Student Hundreds gathered at the Hilton hotel in Croydon on 11th November this year for the Croydon Guardian’s ninth annual awards ceremony which aims to honour the bravery, […]
BBC-UK: Manchester’s newest mosque attracted more than 1,500 Muslims to its grand opening in Hulme. The £1m Darul Aman mosque, on Greenheys Lane, is thought to be the second largest […]
Source: Washington post DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan officials have decided to demolish a mosque and a Hindu temple under pressure from Buddhist monks who demanded their removal from […]
Source: Huffingtonpost By Kay Koplovitz I didn’t know about the concept of abundance or exponential thinking as I embarked on my career in the ’70s. I was just looking for something that would capture my attention and passion. Something beyond a job or even a career. Oh yes, I needed […]
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/26/a-clash-of-religiosities By Dr Farzana Hassan, The Toronto SUN We are witnessing a resurgent culture of clashing religiosities. The latest religious controversy erupted in Saskatoon when a city councillor recited a Christian prayer at a volunteer appreciation dinner. Ashu Solo, a non-Christian volunteer, felt “excluded.” He has since vowed to complain […]
The Jakarta Post: No individuals or organizations — or even old age — can stop Muslim scholar Dawam Rahardjo from spreading the spirit of pluralism. The figure who struggles for the rights of minorities in the world’s most populous Muslim country continues to dedicate himself to the cause and dares […]
by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch Should Switzerland give financial aid to rejected asylum seekers who refuse to leave or convicted illegal immigrants to encourage them to return home voluntarily? This issue […]
By Zubair Khan Ongoing situation in the country, (now with a convicted PM and a corrupt President who was about to be convicted by Swiss Magistrate in 2008, when ex Attorney General Mr Qayyum flew to deliver the famous letter, permitted under NRO, thus reversing the whole scenario), is so […]
Jakarta Post: Nasaruddin Umar : Last Friday an unidentified group attacked an Ahmadiyah congregation in Tasikmalaya, West Java, the latest of hundreds of incidents against the minority group. Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma […]
The General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Rev. Dr. Mensah Otabil, and the former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile […]
Russian TV: Week-long demonstrations over a proposed rise in university tuition fees have erupted into violence in Quebec. Police in Montreal clashed with thousands of students who accuse the government […]
Source: The Baltimore Jewish Times By Neil Rubin One of the most traveled intersections in the heavily Jewish Upper Park Heights / Pikeville corridor is now the home to a […]
Courtesy / Source: Huff Post By: Jeffrey Small Which is more truthful: science or art? On its face, this question presents a false choice. Science and art belong to two separate realms. Both express deep truths about existence, but in very different ways. Science uses the symbolic form of mathematical […]
Source: Star local news ALLEN — Women from all walks of life converged on the Baitul Ikraam Mosque in Allen on Sunday for an interfaith symposium. The objective of the event was to bring women of all faiths together to engage in meaningful dialogues and create a mutual understanding of […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR, ARAB NEWS STAFF Dr. Abdullah Omar Naseef, former deputy chairman of the Shoura Council, has supported the present system of appointing qualified members to the Saudi […]
By RIYADH: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO ARAB NEWS STAFF A doctor at King Saud University said yesterday that from 700 to 1700, the Muslim world produced many of history’s finest scientists […]