Month: April 2012

Age of consent for marriage of Saudi girls soon

By DAMMAM: ARAB NEWS The Justice Ministry will soon make an announcement to establish the age of consent for Saudi women to marry, local daily Al-Madinah reported yesterday quoting an official source at the ministry. Director of the Department of Marriage at the ministry Muhammad Al-Babtain said a decision on […]

India test-fires ‘China-killer’ missile capable of reaching Beijing, Europe

Source: MSNBC   India test-fired a nuclear-capable, long-range missile capable of reaching deep inside China and Europe Thursday, television stations showed, putting the emerging Asian power into an elite club of nations with intercontinental nuclear defense capabilities. A scientist at the launch site said the launch was successful, minutes after television […]

Sex, Religion and The Performance Thereof

SJ-R.com: Religion is the cause of wars and division, according to critics such as Richard Dawkins and the late Christopher Hitchens.  But what if religion itself is not to blame, but the personality of the believer? Oddly enough, the issue of sexual compatibility sparked my insight. Stay with me, and […]

Interesting Facts

An average male spends during his entire life around 3100 hours shaving. It’s true! Most people shed between 50 to 100 hairs every day. The question is, where do they go? Squirrels forget where 50% of the nuts they’ve hidden are. Useless, Hahaha. Did you know the first bullet proof […]

Why do Ahmadis not perform Hajj?

Lankaweb An objection that is raised is that why Ahmadi Muslims do not go for Hajj? Instead they go to their holy place in Qadian (the birth-place of their Founder Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Punjab, India)? Hajj is a pillar of Islam which they disrespect and they show more love for […]

Bangladesh’s Rising Income Potential

Source: huffingtonpost   by Nake M. Kamrany, Jessica Stauffer and Faiyaz Azim Posted: 04/18/2012 6:03 pm   Bangladesh is poised to follow China and India’s recent growth pattern of rising per capita income as the recent distribution of economic growth has shifted in favor of low and middle income countries. […]

Queen Beatrix calls Turkey “an example”

Queen Beatrix has praised Turkey’s “great past” and the important role Turkey has played in the region and in the world. “Your country is a stable factor in a turbulent region in which existing powers and relations are constantly being challenged,” the queen told President Abdullah Gül. “To many your […]

Ashley Judd Has Grit

She first appeared on my radar after starring in Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Judd played her Tennessee Williams-type role with an elegant, uniquely Southern neurosis. Throughout the film, human frailty seeped from every pore. I gained even more respect for her after reading her biography. Getting knocked around in […]