Source: Spiegel. Ethical worries have slowed medical research into applications for stem cells. But scientists like Robert Lanza have developed less controversial ways to derive stem cells from normal body cells rather than embryos and are already launching the first clinical trials. More:
Youtube: Tweet by Deden Sjana: Rehmat Effendi, Bekasi Mayor, has granted the request of islamic hardliner group to shut down an Ahmadiyah Mosque in Bekasi, a city located only 30 kilometers […]
Newreligion.eu: part from defaming Muslims and stirring racial tensions, does the Daily Mail have nothing better to do? Baitul Fatuh Mosque, Morden, UK by Ibn Habeeb Nothing is more certain in life than […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Since my visits to Hawaii islands and Bermuda, starting in 2004, I have become a staunch […]
Source: The Local German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that she rejected the idea of separate sport classes for Muslim girls and boys, saying it would send “a completely wrong integration policy signal.” More:
Source: Dawn.Com Former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar. — Photo by AP/File MUZAFFARGARH: The Returning Officer on Saturday asked former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar to produce her marriage certificate during the scrutiny of her nomination papers in Kot Addu for the NA-177 seat. Returning Officer Abdur Rehman Bodla asked […]
Source: TOI SEOUL: Foreign diplomats in Pyongyang were considering a North Korean evacuation advisory Saturday as concerns grew that the isolated state was preparing a missile launch at a time of soaring nuclear tensions. Bulgaria said the heads of EU missions would meet to hammer out a common position after […]
Source: Prof Hamid Ahmad of Germany. All those associated with him and TI College: It pains me to tell you that our dear friend, Ch. Mahfooz-ur-Rehman passed away yesterday in Rabwah. Inna Lillahe wa Inna Ilaihe Rajeoon. May his sould rest in peace. His Janaza prayer is scheduled after Asar […]
by Robert Fisk, The Independent In the late 1340s, Bernardo Daddi of Florence painted The Virgin and Child with a Donor. The anonymous donor stands, tiny and in prayer, at […]
Source: ET: As the nation prepares to head for historic polls next month, much of the country’s eyes will be focused on the youth, which is believed to be 25 million registered voters between the ages of 18 to 29 according to the results of a survey conducted by the […]
ANADRIYAH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 6 April 2013 The Ministry of Health (of Saudi Arabia) is using 35 cartoon and other characters at the Janadriyah festival near Riyadh to teach children […]
Jasser Auda ARABNEWS Friday 5 April 2013 In his well-known book, Al-Hikam (Words of Wisdom), Sheikh Ahmad Ibn Ataa’illah As-Sakandari says: “Save yourself from worrying. Somebody else already took care of your affairs for you.” Relying on Allah (tawakkul) is one of the important Islamic concepts that may be misunderstood […]
GENEVA: ARAB NEWS Saturday 6 April 2013 The UN gave its starkest warning yet yesterday that it would soon run out of cash to cope with the vast influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan and other neighboring countries. “The needs are rising exponentially, and we are broke,” Marixie Mercado, spokeswoman […]
By Gaelle Sundelin | Apr 04, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Thirty years of archaeological excavations culminated in the “groundbreaking discovery” of a bronze workshop in Jerash’s Temple of Zeus, adding to the Jordan’s rich heritage, according to a French archaeologist. Speaking at a seminar on Wednesday organised by […]
Source: ET via Wasim Srroya: ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is dangerously teetering on the brink of becoming a violent and undemocratic society, says a report of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). The HRCP launched its “State of the Human Rights in 2012” annual report in Islamabad on Thursday. “Societies where the […]
JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — A senior Jordanian official on Thursday dismissed as “baseless” reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry would meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman on Sunday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Kerry will meet Abbas in the West Bank city of […]
Express Tribune: LAHORE: “We cannot force people to live in peace with Ahmadis if they do not want to,” Chunnia Police SHO Tariq Khan told The Express Tribune on Tuesday. On March 25 a mob had vandalised the home of an Ahmadi citizen, Maqsood Anjum, in Shamsabad, a village of Kasur. They had also […]
At the Women in the World Summit, Jolie made an emotional tribute to the young Pakistani activist—who made a special appearance via video to talk about her new education fund. […]
Source: TOI: VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis wants the Catholic Church to “act decisively” to root out sexual abuse of children by priests and ensure the perpetrators are punished, the Vatican said on Friday. Francis, in a meeting with the Holy See’s doctrinal chief, Archbishop Gerhard Muller, had declared that combating […]
Inquirer: by Frances Mangosing. MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines as a treaty ally should help the United States if it is attacked by North Korea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said Friday. “I think as treaty allies, if there is an attack we should help one another which is what the […]