EU Parliament votes to protect Edward Snowden
By Dana Ford, CNN Updated 6:41 PM ET, Thu October 29, 2015 (CNN) The European Parliament voted Thursday in support of a resolution that calls on member states to protect Edward […]
Osteoporosis becoming a painful reality in the UAE
Source: Gulf News Vitamin D and calcium deficiency in most of the population leads to bones weakening over the age of 60 Nearly 70 per cent of the UAE’s population […]
Yemeni riyal collapse may spark ‘hunger revolution’
Source: Gulf News A ‘hunger revolution’ is expected to erupt in Sana’a as a result of the country’s economic decline, analysts say. The Yemeni riyal, which is reportedly nearing 300 Riyals to the dollar, is lower than it has ever been. Consequently, a reported 80 per cent of Sana’a’s population […]
Hindu ‘cattle patrols’ in India seek to protect cows from beef eaters
Source: Washington Post By Rama Lakshmi October 28 at 8:30 PM YADAVNAGAR, India — Dozens of men spread across the moonlit farm, hiding behind trees and wielding long-handled machetes and […]
World Health Organisation right to be wary about first malaria vaccine
Source: The Guardian Mosquirix is one of the most widely anticipated vaccines to have been developed. It is the first vaccine for malaria – a disease that kills more than […]
China abandons one-child policy after 35 years
China has scrapped its one-child policy, allowing couples to have two children for the first time in more than three decades, official media has reported. The announcement was made at the close of a Communist party meeting focused on financial reforms and maintaining growth at a time of heightened concerns […]
Mind-Reading Experiment Sends Thoughts Over the Internet
Researchers have managed to send thoughts over the Internet, using a direct brain-to-brain connection and a big magnet. It’s not very efficient — the volunteers could only send “yes” or “no” answers to one another. But using EEG (electroencephalographs) to read brain signals, and a big magnet on the other […]
China Communist Party says to allow two children for all couples
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China’s ruling Communist Party said on Thursday (Oct 29) it will ease family planning restrictions to allow two children for all couples. The rules are a major […]
Is Islam Compatible with Our Modern Way of Life?
By Seidu Malik Patheos.com: Experience has shown that many natural phenomenon or processes are initially discovered with limited understanding or benefit to society. However, with pain staking effort and unbiased […]
Pakistan supreme court warns against false blasphemy accusations
Guardian: Pakistan’s supreme court has called on the country’s politicians to ensure that hundreds of people facing imprisonment and even execution under controversial blasphemy laws have not been falsely charged, often […]
Is It a Fake? DNA Testing Deepens Mystery of Shroud of Turin
Source: MSN By Tia Ghose Is it a medieval fake or a relic of Jesus Christ? A new analysis of DNA from the Shroud of Turin reveals that people from all […]
‘Every child is born a Muslim’ the Prophet Muhammad and recent research
Posted by Zia Shah ScienceDaily (Oct. 7, 2011) — A new study presents the first evidence that a basic sense of fairness and altruism appears in infancy. Babies as young as 15 months perceived the difference between equal and unequal distribution of food, and their awareness of equal rations was linked […]
Honoring 9/11 victims in our global village!
This is the transcript of my speech given on September 11, 2011 in the Park Church, Elmira, New York — A United Church of Christ Congregation! It was very well […]
Book Review: ‘The Social Animal’ – By David Brooks: His Theory of Human Nature
Posted by Zia Shah “The word of wisdom is the lost property of a Muslim, so that wherever he finds it, he should take it, as he is the most entitled to it!” The Holy Prophet Muhammad … Source / Courtesy NY Times By THOMAS NAGEL Published: March 11, 2011 Readers […]
Religious History of Fasting: How it Establishes the Truth of the Holy Quran!
Credit: Ahmadiyya Gazette USA يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ … “O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard against evil.” (Al Quran 2:184) This verse was revealed in […]
Islam versus Christianity: Utilitarian purpose of the Islamic teachings
It is said that a teaching of the Bible is that if a person is smitten on the right cheek he should present the left one to the one who smites. This sounds very attractive so long as it is not put into practice. But if an attempt is made to act upon […]
He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner: Case in Point Fireflies
Fireflies or lightning bugs make light within their bodies. This process is called bioluminescence and is shared by many other organisms, mostly sea-living or marine organisms. Fireflies light up to attract a mate. Picture is courtesy of: http://animals.howstuffworks.com/insects/question554.htm Einstein once remarked, “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” Human […]
Pornography and sexual addiction
Source: CNN It is hard to ignore how many highly visible men in recent years (indeed, months) have behaved in sexually self-destructive ways. Some powerful men have long been sexually voracious; unlike today, though, they were far more discreet and generally used much better judgment in order to cover their tracks. […]
Tolerance: Cultural side of Islam by Pickthall, the first British Muslim
This is an article by by, Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthal, the first British Muslim. This is taken from a group of lectures given by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthal in 1925. These were published by The Committee of Madras Lectures on Islam in 1927, under the title Cultural Side of Islam. We have […]