Half of Germans prefer suicide to nursing care
Source: The Local Around half of Germans would chose assisted suicide over becoming dependent on nursing care in their old age, a survey released on Tuesday revealed. More:
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Zia H Shah
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
New Zamzam bottling plant to be ready early next year
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS The Unified Office of Zamzama, suppliers of Zamzam water, signed a SR 20 million contract with the Water Technology Company (WTC) to build a Zamzam bottling plant […]
Parliament adopts law allowing circumcision
Source: The Local Germany’s parliament passed a law on Wednesday to allow religious circumcision, clarifying the legal situation after a court said the rite amounted to grievous bodily harm in a ruling that caused international uproar. More:
Syrian Scuds cause a big bang
Source: Asia Times: By Victor Kotsev A day after the United States and more than 100 countries formally recognized the new Syrian opposition council as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people, American officials told The New York Times that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had fired […]
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia honors Hadith research scholars
RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, distributed the Prince Naif International Prize for the Prophet’s Sunnah and Contemporary Islamic Studies to the winners during […]
$ 100 m new Saudi aid to bolster Syrian revolution
ARAB NEWS Thursday 13 December 2012 MARRAKESH, Morocco: Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal reiterated Saudi Arabia’s recognition of the National Coalition as the sole representative of Syrians but emphasized the […]
‘Jacintha was found hanging’
Source: TOI LONDON/MELBOURNE: An Indian-origin nurse, who died in a suspected suicide after being duped by two Australian DJs’ prank call to a hospital treating a pregnant Kate Middleton, was found hanging, British media said on Wednesday, a day before her autopsy results were due to be released. Forty-six-year-old Jacintha […]
Jews warned not to wear religious symbols in Copenhagen
Source: ET Visitors advised not to “speak Hebrew loudly”, demonstrably wear Star of David jewellery. PHOTO: AFP COPENHAGEN: Israeli and Jewish officials in Denmark on Wednesday warned Jews to avoid openly wearing religious symbols and dress when moving about Copenhagen amid rising anti-Israeli sentiment. “We advise Israelis who come to Denmark […]
Saudi Sheikh Al-Manie: Ruling on prayer timings in northern Europe needed
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Thursday 13 December 2012 Adviser at the Royal Court Sheikh Abdullah Al-Manie, who is also a member of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars, has demanded Islamic […]
Why al-Qaeda finds no recruits in India
Source: BBC Habiba Ismail Khan can’t forget the day her eldest son ventured out to get food and water. Their Mumbai slum had been overcome by communal rioting, sparked by the destruction of the Babri Mosque by Hindu hardliners in faraway Ayodhya. This week marks the 20th anniversary of that […]
एक-दूसरे के धर्म का करें सम्मान
Source: Jagran प्रतिनिधि, काठगढ़ : विश्व शांति और आपसी भाईचारे को कायम रखने के उद्देश्य से कस्बा रैलमजारा में अहमदिया मुस्लिम कम्यूनिटी सर्किल पटियाला की ओर से मस्जिद में सर्व धर्म सम्मेलन करवाया गया। कार्यक्रम के दौरान सांसद रवनीत सिंह बिट्टू के भाई गुरइकबाल सिंह हनी व सीनियर कांग्रेसी नेता […]
How Did Sufis Spread Islam in INDIA?
How Did Sufis Spread Islam in India? By Andy Wright Sufi Shrine of Hazrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Aulia in Delhi, India. (Flickr) “There are two domains of knowledge: those deeply embedded in the humanities, and those that straddle the social sciences,” said University of Arizona History professor Richard Eaton. “I’m […]
How Grilled Steak Can Mess Up Your Body-Purdue University Professor
Business Insider: The chemicals that result from grilling a steak can make you fat, and contribute to other diseases, according to research one Purdue University professor published in The Journal of Biological Chemistry (h/t Futurity.org). It’s all about how proteins and sugars come together at high temperatures. That process creates glycated proteins […]
Philippines typhoon death toll tops 900
Nesw.com.au THE death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has climbed above 900, with hundreds still missing, the government says. Typhoon Bopha killed 902 people mostly on the southern island of Mindanao, where floods and landslides caused major damage in nearly 2000 villages on December […]
Funeral prayer of the wife of Mr. Abdul Hamid (founder of famous Shaheen Sweets)
The wife of Mr. Abdul Hamid (founder of famous Shaheen Sweets and Restaurant at Lexington Ave NY and in Jackson Heights) and grandmother of Zeeshan Hamid of Shaheen Hicksville, breathed her last on Dec 11th, 2012. Inna lillahe wa inna alehe rajeeon. The funeral prayer (Janaza) will be held on […]
Bangladesh to award 65 more foreign friends on Dec 15
Source: Daily Star Bangladesh will confer awards on 65 more foreign friends in the fourth phase on December 15 for their outstanding contributions to the country’s Liberation War 41 years ago. The foreign friends’ support came when Bangalees stood up against the atrocities and genocide and contributed to the eventful […]
Bangladesh at 41
Source: Financial Express Mamun Rashid The gentleman is my childhood buddy. After the college, he went to East Europe for higher studies, then to Canada; got married to a Central American lady and he is now settled in New Zealand. In the past, whenever he visited Dhaka, he used to […]
Two New Mosques Inaugurated in Germany by the Khalifa of Islam
Epigraph: “O children of Adam! look to your adornment at every time and place of worship, and eat and drink but exceed not the bounds; surely, He does not love […]
5 Annoying things my daughter-in-law does
Source: ET 1. Her sleeping habits On the two days that she is home, my daughter-in-law (DIL) will lock herself in her room — with my grandson — and sleep for hours. She won’t come out till midday. This is neither a dorm nor a hotel room, young lady! 2. […]