Source: The Huffington Post Interviewer: David Freeman david.freeman@huffingtonpost.com Things are looking up for Neil deGrasse Tyson—way up. As the director of the Hayden Planetarium and the author of several popular books on space, Tyson is already one of the nation’s best-known scientists. And now his already-high profile is set for a big boost with […]
Religion News Service | By JOSEPHINE MCKENNA Posted: 09/18/2014 8:25 am EDT VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis made headlines this week when he officiated at the weddings of 20 couples, including some […]
Religion News Service | By JOSEPHINE MCKENNA Posted: 09/18/2014 8:25 am EDT VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis made headlines this week when he officiated at the weddings of 20 couples, including some […]
Source: BBC India and China have signed 12 agreements in Delhi, one of which will see China investing $20bn (£12.2bn) in India’s infrastructure over five years. At a news conference […]
Source: BBC India and China have signed 12 agreements in Delhi, one of which will see China investing $20bn (£12.2bn) in India’s infrastructure over five years. At a news conference […]
By Asim Khan Updated about an hour ago KARACHI: Dean of Islamic Studies Faculty at the University of Karachi Dr Shakeel Auj was shot dead by unknown assailants on Thursday. […]
Voting got under way across Scotland at 07:00 on Thursday Continue reading the main story in BBCScotland Decides In pictures: Scotland decides Councils braced for huge turnout Guide to Scotland […]
City Am: by Sarah Spickernell September 18, 2014, 10:50am The Islamic Bank of Britain was set up in 2004 (Source: Reuters) Given what we’ve learned about the caliphates over recent months […]
Knowledge is Amusing…Did you know this….? [1] FORTNIGHT comes from ‘Fourteen Nights’ (Two Weeks). [2] POP MUSIC is ‘Popular Music’ shortened. [3] MOPED is the short term for ‘Motorized Pedalling’. [4] BUS is the short term for ‘Omnibus’ that means everybody. [5] DRAWING ROOM was actually a ‘withdrawing room’ where […]
BBC News: People in Scotland have begun voting on whether the country should stay in the UK or become an independent nation. Voters will answer “Yes” or “No” to the referendum question: “Should Scotland be an independent country?” With 4,285,323 people – 97% of the electorate – registered to vote, […]
BBC News: The Ebola outbreak could have a catastrophic impact on the economies of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the World Bank says. The organisation says the economic impact of the virus could “grow eight-fold” in the “already fragile states”. However, it says the cost can be limited if the […]
How to praise kids: It’s a hot topic for many parents and educators. A lot of the conversation around it has stemmed from studies by Carol Dweck, professor of psychology at Stanford who has been researching this specific topic for many years. Mind Shift: by Katrina Shwartz — “My research shows […]
The Times of Israel: LONDON — British Jews need to become as comfortable listening to genuine criticism of Israel as they are at discussing rising levels of anti-Semitism, and not […]
By STEVE DOUGHTY FOR THE DAILY MAIL Dailymail: The Archbishop of Canterbury has admitted that he struggles with doubt about the existence of God. The Most Reverend Justin Welby said he […]
Sarah Hackett on a timely study that merits a place at the heart of current policy debates The issue of Muslim integration has had a great deal of attention in […]
Israel is behind Washington’s excessive demands over Iran’s nuclear energy program, “making it impossible to reach an agreement,” an American journalist says. BY JAMES HENRY FETZER PRESSTV.IR “The United States is obviously moving the goal post, making it impossible to reach an agreement by insisting that inspectors must have access […]
PARIS: The world is holding its breath but mostly hoping Scotland will vote “No” to independence from Britain in Thursday’s referendum. For reasons of self-interest and geopolitics, major powers from […]
Syria has asked Washington to engage in military and intelligence collaboration to defeat their mutual enemy Isis, inviting US congressmen and senators to visit Damascus to discuss joint action against […]
Syria has asked Washington to engage in military and intelligence collaboration to defeat their mutual enemy Isis, inviting US congressmen and senators to visit Damascus to discuss joint action against […]
niazamana.blogspot.com: There has been a general mindset of Muslims in the Subcontinent that western powers treat them cruelly all over the world and consider themselves as the most oppressed nation in the today’s world. At the same time, they also claim to be the most intelligent and god-gifted nation in […]