Rick Mercer, a Canadian Comedian and Satirist, Learns Cricket
Source: Rick Mercer Report on CBC
French wine consumption hits record low
The Telegraph : By Henry Samuel, Paris French consumption of wine has sunk to a new record low with the average adult now consuming barely a glass a day, a […]
Serbian village council issues vampire alert
The Telegraph A municipal council in rural Serbia has reportedly issued a public health warning claiming that a vampire is on the loose. Sales of garlic are booming in western […]
UK: Sharp rise in fatal road accidents involving animals
There has been a sharp rise in the number of fatal road accidents involving animals according to the latest figures released by the Department for Transport. The DfT said eight […]
Has multiculturalism failed in Germany?
Source Aljazeera TV via Wasim Sroya. An extremely interesting video about integration with special reference to Muslims living in Europe. Click HERE to watch the video.
Global Religion and Isolationist Dialogue
Source: Patheos: As I read through various newspapers these last few weeks the news brought me this: Christian churches burned in India, with pastors and members terrorized by Hindu nationalists while the police did nothing. More threats by Arab and Iranian Muslims against Israel, with a backdrop of hatred for […]
How to raise taxes on the rich
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The line in the sand in the fiscal cliff talks is clear: Democrats will only agree to a deal that raises the tax burden on high-income households. Democrats want to accomplish that goal largely through higher tax rates. Republicans hate that idea and say any new […]
Kazakhstan: Shiahs and Ahmadis not welcome
KAZAKHSTAN: Muslim Board Islamic monopoly, Catholic exemption By Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service , and Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service Kazakhstan’s Muslim and Catholic communities have been given different treatment to other communities in state decisions on whether they are allowed to exist, Forum 18 News Service has […]
France and UK to be Applauded for not Joining the Nine Voting ‘No’ to Palestine
Source of the picture Source Huffington Post: Just nine nations voted against the Palestinian Authority’s upgrade to nonvoting observer state status, which passed the General Assembly 138-9, with 41 abstentions. […]
Very Warm Welcome to Palestine
Palestinian UN statehood bid gets thumbs-up; majority of countries on Thursday voted in favour of the Palestinian Authority’s bid to have its status in the UN upgraded to state recognition. […]
Rebirth of Palestine- Israeli View
Analysis: Non-member state observer status is born The Jerusalem Post: By HERB KEINON……………………………… What happened at the UNGA on Thursday, though no surprise, is a significant diplomatic defeat for Israel. […]
Should Pakistan now Declare Ahmadis to be Muslims in the Light of the Amman Message?
There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Prophet. Is it high time for Pakistan to correct her political and religious mistake of declaring the Ahamdi Muslims as […]
Business: $500 Million Powerball Jackpot: The Tragic Stories of the Lottery’s Unluckiest Winners Need a little proof that money doesn’t buy happiness? For these 10 lottery winners, cashing in turned out to have been the worst decision of their lives.
The Unlucky Winners By Nick Carbone RICHARD BURKHART / THE MORNING NEWS / AP Powerball tickets are printed Tuesday afternoon at the Shell Station on Chatham Parkway in Savannah, Ga. […]
Cash crisis, Arab ferment threaten Jordan’s stability
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Alistair Lyon REUTERS AMMAN, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Violent protests that shocked Jordan this month have mostly subsided, but unprecedented chants for the “fall of the […]
How Israel lost Europe’s support
Following France’s lead, one EU country after another changed their votes in favor of the Palestinians. By Barak Ravid, HAARETZ, Israel As the hours wore on Thursday, the magnitude of the Israeli defeat in the United Nations General Assembly became continually clearer. One after another, the Foreign Ministry and Prime […]
Picture of the Day: Map of The World in Palestinian Vote Today
Source: Sunny Hundal at Twitter: UN GA Vote Today: One Step closer to being a Nation Source:
Entire nations intercepted online, key turned to totalitarian rule: Assange
Russian TV: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says all the necessary physical infrastructure for absolute totalitarianism through the internet is ready. He told RT that the question now is whether the […]
The Messiah has Come: Let’s follow a peaceful prophet
Source: hartfordfavs.com: By Zahir Muhammad Mannan The recent film “Innocence of Muslims” which sparked riots and protests around the Muslim world was not the worst or last deranged attempt to ignite […]
Pakistan seventh most corrupt, top-most insecure nation, reveals survey
newstrackindia: Islamabad, Nov. 29 (ANI): Pakistan is the seventh most corrupt and the top-most insecure nation out of a total of 97 countries, according to the Washington-based World Justice Project (WJP), which recently released its 2012 Rule of Law Index. Pakistan, as per the report, presents a dismal picture in […]
‘Contraception Is Corruption’: Bishops Rail Against Popular Reproductive Health Bill in the Philippines
Huffington Post: In a legislative battle that has stretched on for nearly 15 years, the Philippines legislature has once again failed to move on a reproductive health bill that would ensure universal access to contraceptives and sexuality education in schools. Public support for the bill is solid, with nearly 70 […]