10 things Pakistanis don’t want to hear
The Express Tribune: Omar Kamal bin Farooq One of the biggest disadvantages of living in a nation as homogeneous as ours is that it is very seldom that you get to hear alternative narratives on history, religion, culture and society in general. People who try and present narratives that are different from […]
FIJI NEWS – Fiji Deposed PM faces jail sentence & other news
FiFiji’s deposed PM Qarase faces jail term MICHAEL FIELD Last updated 16:11 01/08/2012 http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=like&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D9%23cb%3Dfa1e1412%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.stuff.co.nz%252Ffe257387c%26domain%3Dwww.stuff.co.nz%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Fsouth-pacific%2F7385890%2FFijis-deposed-PM-Qarase-faces-jail-term&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&node_type=link&ref=s%3DshowShareBarUI%3Ap%3Dfacebook-like&sdk=joey&show_faces=false&width=90 196 http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1340179658.html#_=1343869089521&count=horizontal&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Fsouth-pacific%2F7385890%2FFijis-deposed-PM-Qarase-faces-jail-term&size=m&text=Fiji's%20deposed%20PM%20Qarase%20faces%20jail%20term&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Fsouth-pacific%2F7385890%2FFijis-deposed-PM-Qarase-faces-jail-term https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Fsouth-pacific%2F7385890%2FFijis-deposed-PM-Qarase-faces-jail-term&size=medium&count=true&annotation=none&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz&hl=en&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DqujEvt2eNBE.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!SQxz7F5VozeYIa9SGw%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTPmONG5EcGSvyPz8ty-9C7u8BR8PQ#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Conload&id=I0_1343869085516&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz Share TIM WIMBORNE/ Reuters GUILTY: A court has found former Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase guilty of corruption. South Pacific Fiji’s deposed PM Qarase faces jail termDeepening mystery around seized Vanuatu yachtThaw in […]
Oil in the Philippines: red tape bigger threat than Chinese navy
PhilippineNews: When the Philippine department of energy told reporters this week it had received four proposals to explore oil and gas blocks off Palawan, the country’s westernmost island facing disputed waters in the South China Sea, many of the journalists’ questions focused on how Manila’s tiny navy could protect research vessels […]
Muslims in Rochester, NY, Reaching out to their Neighbors
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Illiteracy, violence and corruption, Muslim economic malaise – Universal Muslim Economic Failure
Note by the editor: Not a pretty picture, readers are encouraged to comment If Romney accomplished nothing else during his Israeli visit, he did manage to offend every single Palestinian Arab terrorist group, all of whom, the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the PFLP and the DFLP, issued press releases […]
French mayor retreats after suspending fasting Muslims
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS | Wed Aug 1, 2012 7 Aug 1 (Reuters) – A French mayor has revoked the suspension of four Muslim camp counsellors following an uproar after he said they could not work properly because they might be weakened by their all-day fasting for Ramadan. […]
What a Breaking News! Where is Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia?
Credit: Asia Times By Pepe Escobar Was Prince Bandar “Bush”, 63, son of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz (perennial Saudi Defense Minister,1963-2001), semi-perennial ambassador to Washington (1983-2005), and secretive jihad financier, killed by a Syrian intelligence death squad? Thunderous silence prevails on Syrian, Iranian and Arab media (most of it controlled […]
In Britain, polygamy could be rewarding for immigrants
London, July 31 (IANS) Courtesy an unplugged loophole in the British government’s welfare shake-up, immigrants having multiple wives can claim higher benefit payments, it has emerged. Benefits potentially available to spouses in polygamous marriages include income support, jobseeker’s allowance, employment and support allowance, pension credit, housing benefit and council tax […]
FIJI NEWS – Australia and NZ restore diplomacy as Fiji gallops for elections
Australia, New Zealand restore diplomacy with Fiji Boston.com Australia and New Zealand say they will again station top diplomats known as high commissioners inFiji and will ease travel restrictions on Fijians associated with the regime. Fiji will reciprocate by placing top diplomats in New Zealand and Australia. See all stories on this topic » […]
FIJISUN – Pakistan’s new Spy Chief visits Washington DC & Islam Updates
Pakistan’s New Spy Chief Visits Washington at a Time of Frayed Relations By DECLAN WALSH and MARK MAZZETTI Published: July 31, 2012 S ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — As befits any newly installed spymaster, a vague air of mystery surrounds Lt. Gen. Zahir ul-Islam, the head of Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence directorate, who is visiting Washington in […]
Male circumcision for HIV prevention in young men in Kisumu, Kenya: a randomised controlled trial
Summary Background Male circumcision could provide substantial protection against acquisition of HIV-1 infection. Our aim was to determine whether male circumcision had a protective effect against HIV infection, and to assess safety and changes in sexual behaviour related to this intervention. Methods We did a randomised controlled trial of 2784 […]
Complete bandh in Qadian against insulting shivlinga
By Maqbool Ahmad QUADIAN: Today Qadian was complete bandh against insulting Shivling by Laxman Jhonson in Maharashtra. Shiv Sena (Bal Thakray) senior leader Ramesh Nayar and some other Hindu religious bodies […]
Observance of Ramadan Poses Challenges to Muslim Athletes
Source: The New York Times Author: Sam Borden With nearly three million Muslims living in Britain, the observance of Ramadan here is not generally a notable occurrence. Shops are open, […]
India formally allows foreign investment from Pakistan
The Indian government on Wednesday formally allowed foreign direct investment (FDI) from Pakistan, the latest in a series of confidence building measures to build trust between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. […]
Democracy cannot be brought about from the outside’
Russian TV: The future of human rights and democracy in the volatile, post-Arab Spring Middle East is still murky, with daily violence continuing to threaten the lives of civilians. RT […]
Mullah admits Ahmadis can not be defeated
Anti-Ahmadiyya admit that after fighting against Ahmadis and torturing them and doing everything against them we could not defeat them they are now everywhere!
Indonesia: Majority want Amadiyah to get out, says survey
A new survey on religious intolerance has found that only 1.4 percent of Indonesians want those in the minority Muslim Amadiyah sect to remain in the country. The survey by […]
Film:Albanian Muslims saving Jews brings descendants together.
……. New Film ‘Besa’ Reveals Hidden Past A new documentary traces the forgotten history of Albanian Muslims saving Jews and brings their descendants together. The still-emerging stories from shrinking circles of living Jews who survived persecution by Nazis are among the most interesting and provocative. These are not the stories […]
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