He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, which has more than 43,000 followers in Twitter. He is also Chair of Religion and Science for the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in North America. He has authored more than 400 articles on Islam, Christianity, Secularism and Religion & Science. Follow in Twitter: @The_MuslimTimes
By: Uri Avnery SOURCE: (READ MORE: http://www.amin.org/articles.php?t=ENews&id=3701) Such terrifying dogs have not been seen since the Hound of the Baskervilles. They have been bred by an ardent admirer of the late “Rabbi” Meir Kahane, who was branded by the Israeli Supreme Court as a fascist. Their task is to protect […]
by Samuel Jaberg in Madagascar, swissinfo.ch Each year, 200,000 hectares of forest vanish in Madagascar as trees are cut down to provide wood for heating and charcoal for cooking. One Swiss organisation is trying to turn the tide, backing the production of solar cookers as a more eco-friendly alternative to […]
telegraph.co.uk British forces have hit more than 900 targets in the campaign to protect Libyan civilians from the Gaddafi regime, the Ministry of Defence has disclosed. At least 910 targets, including secret police headquarters and command bunkers, have been damaged or destroyed since Libya air strikes began in March, officials […]
by di-ve.com – editorial@di-ve.com: Life — 03 September 2011 Laiq Ahmed Atif, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta, distributed packets of fruit to the families living at Ħal Far Refugee Camp on August 29, 2011. . Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat is committed to helping those who are in need irrespective of their faith, […]
By AGENCIES • Gul rejects UN’s report on flotilla raid • Ankara suspends military pacts with Tel Aviv • Unapologetic Jewish state further isolated GAZA/ANKARA: The Hamas movement on Friday welcomed Turkey’s decision to expel Israel’s ambassador and its criticism of the Jewish’s state blockade of the Gaza Strip. “Hamas […]
By ARAB NEWS JAZAN: A number of Saudis have launched a campaign on Twitter asking their compatriots to be kind to the foreign manpower living with them and to spread awareness in society about humanitarian treatment to foreign laborers. They also tweeted that Saudis should congratulate them on the occasion […]
PETALING JAYA: More than 20 tonnes of illegal ivory have passed through at least two Malaysian ports since 2003, earning the country an unsavoury reputation as a transhipment hub for the multi-million ringgit trade and the figure involves only those seized. Wildlife monitoring trade network Traffic regional director Dr William […]
A wonderful three hour documentary! It’s a television first, claims the BBC Press Office. OK they would say that wouldn’t they but I think it might be the first time in decades – if not ever – that a British network has screened a programme, let alone a series, about […]
Source: Dawn A man of Pakistani origin has been arrested and charged in the US with supporting Lashkar-e-Taiba, FBI officials said on Friday. Jubair Ahmad, 24, of Woodbridge, Virginia, allegedly received religious training from the terrorist group as a teenager in Pakistan and later attended one of its training camps. […]
The Golden Age of Learning in the Arab-speaking World Source: Qantara Arabic-speaking researchers have made major contributions to science. In his book The House of Wisdom, physicist Jim Al-Khalili examines the extent of their influence on the Western World. Anne Allmeling sends us this review Nowadays, when we talk about […]
Published in I, Science. The whole Story here For something so small, it’s not shy of a big theory. In fact, the atom and its activity have a long history in the world of theoretical science, punctuated by the ideas of many a perplexed physicist. The birth of atomic theory […]
The Local The IFA consumer electronics fair, which opened to the public in Berlin on Friday, is shaping up as a battleground for tablet computer makers to attack the Apple iPad’s dominant market position. Fears of a recession have not hit the German capital, where fair organizers said they had […]
Source: BBC News Anna Hazare is no stranger to hunger strikes. The activist’s fast at Delhi’s sprawling Ramlila grounds was his 16th since 1980. But, at 13 days, it was his longest. It was also his most significant ever. He took on India’s troubled government by demanding the setting up […]
Source: New York Times SALVADOR, Brazil — Jenilson Dos Santos Conceição, 20, lay face down on the rough concrete, his body twisted, sandals still on his feet, as the blood from his 14 bullet wounds stained the sloped alleyway. A small crowd of residents watched dispassionately as a dozen police […]
Source / Courtesy: Times of India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s upcoming visit to Bangladesh – along with the chief ministers of five bordering Indian states – is ground-breaking in more ways than one. For far too long, India’s South Asia policy had a single-minded focus on Pakistan. While the latter is […]
source:toi on line PAKISTAN: Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan have kidnapped more than 30 Pakistani boys who had mistakenly crossed the unmarked border from the country’s lawless northwest, officials said on Friday. They said the incident took place on Thursday after the group of boys, aged between 12 and 18, left […]
Sourse: asiatimes on line Surveying the Libyan wasteland out of a cozy room crammed with wafer-thin LCDs in a Pyongyang palace, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Dear Leader, Kim Jong-il, must have been stunned as he contemplated Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s predicament. “What a fool,” the Dear Leader predictably murmurs. […]
“I quickly grabbed my camera and put it on a tripod by the window,” said the 31-year-old photographer who caught the moment the Eiffel Tower appeared to be struck by lightning. The photo, taken from his apartment window last year, surfaced this week and won the Office du Tourisme de Paris […]
The economy failed to add new jobs in August, the first time there has been no increase in net jobs in the United States in 11 months. The flat performance was down sharply from a revised 85,000 gain of jobs in July, the Labor Department said Friday, and was far […]
Source/Credit: The News: By Mansoor Ahmad:Tuesday, August 30, 2011 LAHORE: “I am convinced that this system is made for the rich and they will take away any opportunity that comes for the poor,” said Noor Elahi, who failed to find work for the second day running. “While affluent families are shopping […]