By Christopher Harress on September 26 2013 9:22 AM International Business Times Islamic banking is set to expand dramatically in Africa over the next two decades as the number of […]
Global Post: KARACHI, Pakistan — Just hours after a bomb killed at least 80 people leaving mass at a church in the northwestern city of Peshawar, I received a disturbing text message. In Pakistan, mass text-messages are used to spread all kinds of information. People I barely know have texted me about […]
times of India: DALLAS: A gregarious male gorilla at the Dallas Zoo will be sent to South Carolina for therapy after he bit one female gorilla and sneered at others, zoo officials said. Patrick, a 430-pound (195kg) Western lowland gorilla, will be moving to the Riverbanks Zoo andGardens in Columbia, South Carolina, where he will […]
Epigraph: Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Source: Qanatara.de At the invitation of Federal President Joachim Gauck, several thousand citizens met at Berlin’s Schloss Bellevue to exchange views at the “place of encounters”. Fabian Pianka depicts the current mood prevailing in Germany with regard to immigrants, how art can help in conflict situations, and the state of […]
Epigraph: And if you are in doubt as to what We (Allah) have sent down to Our servant (Muhammad), then produce a Chapter like it, and call upon your helpers […]
Credit:Dawn.com AFP Indian police officials, civilians and army personnel look on as smoke rises during an attack by militants on an army camp […]
Source: Asia Times: He came. He listened. And he surfed. “I listened carefully to the statement made by President Obama today at the General Assembly… [I’m] hoping that they will refrain from following the short-sighted interests of warmongering pressure groups and we can arrive at a framework to managing our […]
Source: TOI LONDON: India often finds itself embarrassingly high on the corruption index, rating among the most corrupt countries in the world. However, in a recent experiment, the country’s commercial capital Mumbai presenteda different picture. The ruse was a simple, abandoned wallet lying on the road, and recording how many people stumbling on […]
Source. ET ISLAMABAD: Hayat-Lifeline Campaign launched Pakistan’s first curriculum regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) at a national conference held here on Wednesday. The launch is an attempt to impart formal education to youngsters on SRHR. The curriculum has been developed through close engagement of religious scholars, government officials, […]
Summary Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a two-part series on the relationship between Central Asia and Afghanistan and the expected effects of the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan on Central Asian security. Contrary to popular perception, Central Asia is not likely to see an immediate explosion of violence […]
With a net worth of $3.8 billion, Shahid Khan tops the Forbes list of the richest Americans of South Asian origin. Overall, Khan ranks 122nd on Forbes 400 list for 2013, up from 179th in 2012. Born in Pakistani city of Lahore, 63 year old Shahid Khan is a mechanical […]
Epigraph: Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will […]
The News: by Kamila Hyat – The social media campaign following this controversy, equating Hinduism and Sikhism with some kind of satanic cult, shows how far we have sunk into the dangerous depths of ignorance. Clearly we need to do a great deal of work to discover the light again […]
