Indonesia’s young Jockeys
The Jakarta Globe: ————— Horses are used throughout Indonesia, an archipelago of about 17,000 islands that straddles the equator, more often for pulling carts and buggies than for riding. This […]
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A Q Farhat
A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.
Jewish and Arab-Palestinian teachers in Beersheba build social capital
Common Ground News Service: by Mike Prashker Ramle – Two weeks ago – before the current explosion of violence – I travelled down to Beersheba, the largest town in Southern […]
D8 Countries Ready to Send Peacekeeping Forces to Syria: Yudhoyono
Source: ANTARA News Islamabad – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Thursday that he and other leaders of the Group of Eight Developing (D8) countries agreed that violence and […]
Pic: Above the world in 90 days
China building world’s tallest skyscraper — 220 storeys — in just three months Read more
Holy miscalculation: The entire Christian calendar is based on a sixth-century monk’s ‘mistake,’
The National Post: The entire Christian calendar is based on a miscalculation, according to Pope Benedict, who claims in a book published Wednesday that Jesus was born several years earlier […]
Notable Q&As about Israel
Source; Khabar online: Politics – We have seen some of this before but there are new Q & A s added, so you may wish to read them again: Question: […]
Indonesia’s Out performing Economy
South Asia Seen Resilient as Indonesia Outperforms Southeast Asia is emerging resilient from a period of global turmoil, with rising investment and domestic consumption that will propel growth in coming […]
Bleak Picture for Islamic Parties in Indonesia
Indonesian Islamic Parties at Crucial Crossroads The Jakarta Globe: Two recent opinion polls caused a stir in Indonesia when they predicted that none of the major Islamic political parties would […]
Gaza children’s plight
Hundreds of thousands of children are trapped in houses in Gaza facing prolonged power cuts and depleting supplies of food and water, according to Save the Children. The charity has […]
Responsible voices for ending the war are growing in Israel
The Times of Israel: After six days of intensive air raids by the Israeli Air Force on Gaza, in an effort to stop the missile attacks against Israel from terrorist […]
President Obama Thanks Humanity First Canada Volunteers
President Obama visited the disaster affected area in New York where he spoke with survivors of the storm and met with federal disaster workers, local officials and disaster response volunteers. […]
Three Dead in Fatal Religious Dispute in Aceh
Source: Jakarta Globe: By Farouk Arnaz Three people affiliated with a supposedly heretical religious group were slain by an angry mob in Bireuen, Aceh, on Friday. The incident occurred after […]
Separation of State & Mosque in Indonesia
Jakarta election results in vote of confidence for pluralism Source: Commongroundnews; by Jennie Bev In September, Jakarta had its local elections for governor and vice governor, an historic moment as […]
Russia condemns Israel violence against Gaza Strip
Press TV: Russia has strongly condemned the latest wave of Israel’s aerial attacks on Gaza Strip, which has killed over a dozen Palestinians in the besieged territory. “Further escalation of […]
Operation Peace for Netanyahu
War always was, and still is, a very powerful tool for wiping social problems off the table, for hiding the worsening housing crisis and the daily price increases for basic […]
“Pakistanisation”of Indonesia
Reseracher Warns against “Pakistanisation”of Indonesia The Human Rights Chief of the United Nations has condemned violence and discrimination against Christians and Muslim minorities in Indonesia. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said she had met with leaders of Christian communities as well as the Islamic minority, Shiite and […]
‘Spirit Keeper’ walks line between tradition and technology
Merapi volcano’s ‘spirit keeper’ walks line between tradition and technology guardian.co.uk: Two years after eruption killed 350 in Indonesia, Mbah Maridjan’s son has taken over his role appeasing Mount Merapi […]
The future of bilateral Iran-Israel relations
The Jerusalem Post: Both Iran and Israel have never been so aware as they are today of the positive and beneficial consequences of a close relationship and historic friendship. Iran […]
Ban Ki-moon: ‘Do not pull the plug’ on two-state solution
The Times of Israel: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his belief in a two-state solution to the Middle East peace process on Tuesday, but was coy when commenting on […]
UN urges Indonesia to address ‘lawful’ persecution
To amend the 2008 joint ministerial decree on Ahmadiyah is stressed The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Navanethem Pillay has strongly urged the Indonesian […]