(CBS News) In a rare interview with USA Today, Ross Perot, the 82-year-old former third-party presidential candidate, called for long-term solutions to the nation’s ongoing economic woes – and warned that, barring substantive fixes, the U.S. could lose its sovereignty. “The last thing I ever want to see is our […]
“And as to those who disbelieve, their deeds are like a mirage in a desert. The thirsty one thinks it to be water until, when he comes up to it, […]
The Muslim Outlook – by Shahid Pervaiz October 01, 2012 As a flash back into the early adolescence years, the time when I learnt the text of Muslim Mandatory Prayers – the most fascinating part that struck my “cognition” was invoking to pray for the blessings of God for Muhammad […]
Source: The Daily Star Inam Ahmed and Julfikar Ali Manik, from Ramu, Cox’s Bazar The Buddha statues made of gold are lost forever. The intrinsic designs of Khadi wood are lost in the inferno. The Tripitak is lost too. But for Shreemad Satyapriya Mohathero, who had just turned 83, the […]
Source: CNN News From Farid Ahmed (CNN) — Crowds of angry Muslims attacked Buddhist shrines and homes, torching some of them Sunday in Bangladesh to protest after a photo of a partially burned Quran was posted on Facebook, police said. The protesters chanted anti-Buddhist slogans, blaming the burning of the Muslim […]
Source: TOI MOSCOW: A Russian court paved the way for a potential closure of the video-sharing website YouTube by banning an anti-Islam video on Monday that sparked violent protests across the Muslim world. Moscow’s Tverskoy Court ruled that the crude video, which was made in the United States and portrays […]
We are highly pleased to inform you all that by the grace of Almighty Allah Episode : XVIII of our much coveted interactive Bangla LIVE Q/A Program – SHOTTER SHONDHANE – are now avaialbe on YouTube for viewing: Shotter Shondhane 27,28, 29 and 30th September 2012 YouTube links: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=zO5-8xUjvw4 […]
Source: Khabar south Asia. By K. R. Chowdhury for Khabar South Asia in Dhaka Torulata Rani, 24, is having a tough time raising her six-year-old son by herself in Dokshin Chowra village in northern Nilphamari district, 350km from Dhaka. Her husband Sreepodo deserted the young family six years ago. Torulata […]
Courtesy: The Daily Beast Oct 1, 2012 by Husain Haqqani Thousands of cellphone subscribers in Pakistan received an anonymous text message recently announcing a miracle: an earthquake on Tuesday, Sept. 18, had destroyed the Washington, D.C. movie theater that was exhibiting Innocence of Muslims, the controversial film that has triggered […]
Source: Spiegel. Recent arrests suggest that Germany remains a hub for sales of prohibited supplies to Iran that are being used in Iran’s nuclear program. Illegal exports are undermining Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has pursued an embargo policy in order to prevent a possible war in the Middle East […]
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, back in session today after its summer recess, is expected to take up a closely watched case that could help it decide whether American judges are empowered to hear lawsuits over human rights atrocities abroad. The nine justices will review the reach of the […]
Russian TV: The United Nations will stay busy even after the annual General Assembly meetings wrap up this week, and on the agenda for upcoming debates are whether several global […]
COMMENT : We need a new constitution — Yasser Latif Hamdani No serious attempt was made by Pakistanis to create a constituent assembly that was broad-based and representative of all positions in Pakistan The fire in Mardan’s Church had not been doused when Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, our senior federal minister and […]
PARIS — The euro zone’s jobless rate stayed at record levels this summer, official data showed Monday, underscoring the pain inflicted by the slowing world economy and the euro crisis on citizens of the world’s largest market. Unemployment in the 17-member euro zone rose to 11.4 percent in August, Eurostat, […]
Source: TOI: KARACHI: Pakistan’s blasphemy laws may be used to punish Muslims suspected of ransacking a Hindu temple, an intriguing twist for a country where harsh laws governing religious insults are primarily used against supposed offenses to Islam, not minority faiths. More:
H.E.President Asif Ali Zardari President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan General Debate 67th Session United Nations General Assembly September 25, 2012 Here is the transcript of his speech: Bismilla […]
Source: BBC A regional judge has ordered the arrest of Google’s president in Brazil, Fabio Jose Silva Coelho, after the company failed to take down YouTube videos. Authorities say the videos are slanderous towards a candidate running in a city’s election for mayor. More:
by Mark Kennedy Montreal Gazette OTTAWA — The sanctity of marriage as the bedrock of the Canadian family is steadily eroding, new census data released Wednesday reveal. Instead, although married couples are still the norm — about two-thirds of families — their numbers are lagging and only increased by 3.1 […]
Source: BBC Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has said his ruling political party has become a model for others to follow in Muslim states. He was addressing a […]
$12m spending money Credit: Fiji Times by Maciu Malo Saturday, September 29, 2012 + Enlarge this image A group of travel agents from India during the India Fiji Tourism trade show at Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort in Sigatoka. Picture: JAI PRASAD INDIAN travellers spend around $12 million per year in Fiji, […]