Vladimir Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
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 […]
Louboutin turns heel on anti-Islam ad
BRUSSELS: Luxury shoe designer Christian Louboutin is asking a Belgian court to kill a far-right campaign using his iconic stilettos for a poster denouncing Islam, the Belga news agency reported Wednesday. […]
Fifty-one per cent of Israelis have considered emigrating
A recent poll by Israel’s Channel 10 has revealed that 51 per cent of Israelis have considered migrating to North America. The majority of the respondents attributed their desire to […]
At least 82 dead, many missing as migrant boat sinks off Sicily
By Massimiliano Di Giorgio ROME (Reuters) – At least 82 people died and scores were missing after a boat carrying migrants from Africa sank off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa […]
Pakistan: The (Muslim) Pakhtun guardians of churches
ET: KARACHI: Mumtaz Khan wakes up before the crack of dawn every day and offers Fajr prayers. Immediately afterwards, he heads towards St Anthony’s Church in Karachi. He’s been doing this for the past 12 years. He’s a guard at the Catholic parish. “No religion teaches attacking places of worship,” says […]
China’s Ambitions in Xinjiang and Central Asia: Part 1
Analysis Editor’s Note: This is a three-part series on China’s evolving strategic interests in Central Asia and in its own far northwest, the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Part 1 looks […]
China's Ambitions in Xinjiang and Central Asia: Part 1
Analysis Editor’s Note: This is a three-part series on China’s evolving strategic interests in Central Asia and in its own far northwest, the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Part 1 looks […]
A challenge for Dawkins: Where did carbon come from?
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 57:2) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief […]