Space Secrets: Scientists hope to solve enigma of dark matter
April 3, 2013 – 20:11 A mystery which has been puzzling space scientists for more than 80 years may be on the verge of an explanation, thanks to the $2 […]
Up to 600 European jihadists have fought in Syria – study
AFP | Apr 03, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES LONDON — As many as 600 Europeans have joined the rebels fighting government forces in Syria, according to a British study. Jihadists from 14 European countries including France, Germany, Britain and the Netherlands are among those to enter the conflict, according to […]
Illiterate Pakistan housewife makes vote history
KHAR, Pakistan: A Pakistani housewife, who cannot read or write despite being married to a headteacher, has made history by becoming the first woman approved to run for election in […]
Saudi Arabia: Janadrizah festival starts with camel race
ARABNEWS More than 900 contestants participated in the annual camel race at the start of the National Heritage and Culture Festival in Janadriyah near Riyadh yesterday. The festival’s official opening […]
Saudi Arabia: Strain of uncertain future takes toll on expatriates
JEDDAH: Fouzia Khan arabnews Thursday 4 April 2013 The Ministry of Labor’s surprise checks of shops, institutions and businesses have wreaked havoc on the lives of many expatriates. Expat workers told Arab News of the closures of their employers’ grocery shops, beauty parlors, salons, cafeterias, electric and plumbing stores and […]
Video Documentary: Science and Islam by BBC
BBC- Youtube: Episode 1: The Language of Science. Physicist Jim Al-Khalili travels through Syria, Iran, Tunisia and Spain to tell the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that […]
Nukes approved: War could break out ‘today or tomorrow’, threatens N Korea
SEOUL: North Korea dramatically escalated its warlike rhetoric on Thursday, warning that it had authorised plans for nuclear strikes on targets in the United States. “The moment of explosion is approaching fast,” the North Korean military said, warning that war could break out “today or tomorrow”. Pyongyang’s latest pronouncement came as […]
SUPARCO: Dr Abdus Salam’s long forgotten dream
Express Tribune:In 1961, Dr Abdus Salam and late Pakistan Air Force (PAF) commodore WJM Turowicz were busy laying down the foundations of Pakistan’s space agency called Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Corporation (SUPARCO). Little did they know that 52 years later, the nation’s space agency would be lagging woefully behind times, renting foreign […]
Easter and new pope: Good time to renew dialogue
Source: New Haven Register, Connecticut. By Dr Sohail Husain As a child, I looked forward to March and April. Because that’s when our local pharmacy would sell Cadbury Creme Eggs. Being a Muslim, I had no idea at the time that the eggs were a symbol of Easter or even […]
First gorilla genome map offers clues to human evolution
(CNN) — The first complete gorilla genome has been mapped by scientists giving fresh insights into our own origins. Gorilla are the last of the genus of living great apes (humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans) to have their DNA decoded, offering new perspectives on their evolution and biology. “The gorilla genome […]
Tableeghi Trip to Chitradurga: Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Bengaluru’s (India) Platinum Jubilee Program
Here’s a report of a nice program conducted by the Khuddams of Bangalore Jamaat as part of the Platinum Jubilee of Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya. The city of Chitradurga also known as […]
I’ll trust God to unfold the moments, Just as He unfolds the rose… God’s Rosebud
A new minister was walking with an older, more seasoned minister in the garden one day. Feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was asking the older preacher for some advice. The older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher […]
Self-labeled ‘Messiah’ found guilty of drug possession
By GARY L. SMITH of the Journal Star | http://www.pjstar.com LACON — Self-proclaimed “Messiah” Warith Muhammad was found guilty Tuesday afternoon of drug charges in a Marshall County case in which […]
French ex-minister admits lying about Swiss account
France 24: France’s former budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac admitted on Tuesday that he had held a secret bank account abroad – a fact that he has strenuously denied until now. His admission comes two weeks after he resigned from the Socialist government over allegations that he had siphoned funds into a UBS […]
Muslim mob targets Christian locality in Gujranwala ‘for disrespecting Islam’ News
Source:Pakistan Today.Com via Nasim Malik of Sweden LAHORE – In a renewed attack on minorities, a violent Muslim mob attacked a Christian locality in Gujranwala on Wednesday, damaging shops, houses and vehicles belonging to the local Christians following a clash between the youths of the two communities last night, Pakistan Today has […]
Jesus Portrait Taken Down In Ohio Middle School
By DAN SEWELL 04/03/13 10:44 AM ET EDT Source: The Huffington Post CINCINNATI — A Jesus portrait that has hung in a southern Ohio school district since 1947 was taken […]
A Debate in the Open on the Fed
RICHMOND, Va. — Federal Reserveofficials regularly air their views in public speeches, but they rarely engage in public debates. On Tuesday night, two of the officials who disagree most sharply about the Fed’s current policy did just that. The exchange between Charles L. Evans, an outspoken advocate for the Fed’s […]
Are Guns More Humane than Slaughterhouses?
Source: Spiegel: The experience of dying at a slaughterhouse is “an enormous ordeal” for cattle. A farm in northern Germany is proposing an alternative: shooting the livestock in the places they live. Many believe the method provides a stress-free death for the animals. More:
Germany recognizes skills of 30,000 foreigners
Source. The Local New Education Minister Johanna Wanka said on broadcaster ZDF’s Morgenmagazin show on Wednesday that the numbers so far were “very positive” and more should be done to inform people about the change. There are around 300,000 people with overseas qualifications living in Germany, but Wanka said that […]
Australia opens national child abuse inquiry
Source: BBC A national inquiry into child sex abuse has opened in the Australian city of Melbourne, with more than 5,000 people expected to provide evidence of “abuse and consequential trauma”. PM Julia Gillard has warned that the commission will unearth “some very uncomfortable truths”. She said that its opening […]