Hezbollah threat: Can Strike Europe Says US
By Dave Clark (AFP) – WASHINGTON — The United States warned Friday that Syria’s allies Iran and Hezbollah could be planning attacks in Europe, as Washington boosted sanctions against the […]
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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
U.S. nuns seek ‘open dialogue’ with Rome over disputes
Washington Post: American nuns on Friday backed away from a direct confrontation with the Vatican, saying they want a respectful “open dialogue” with Rome about disputes over gender, human sexuality and authority. […]
CNN and Time Suspend Farid Zakaria After Admission of Plagiarism
NY Times: Time magazine and CNN suspended Fareed Zakaria, the writer and television host, on Friday after he apologized for plagiarizing sections of his column on gun control in the […]
Khalifa of Islam on Capitol Hill: An Eye Witness Account of the Special Signs of Allah
Source: Al Fazl International By Anwer Mahmood Khan The account is published in Urdu and the author talks about the special Providence of Allah during the visit of Khalifatul Masih […]
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No man’s land: Women-only city planned for Saudi Arabia
RT: Saudi Arabia is to build a new city exclusively for women. The Gulf kingdom is working on the narrow junction between strict Sharia law and the aspirations of active females who wish to pursue their own careers. The new plan is to combine women’s desire to work in the […]
Woman’s Mystery Illness Makes Fingernails Grow Out Of Her Hair Follicles
Business Insider: A mystery illness has stolen the life of a 28-year-old in Tennessee. The disease is some kind of skin condition that somehow causes an increase in the number of skin cells that are growing out of her hair follicles — a 12 fold increase. This turns the “hair” […]
White House refuses to abide with ban against indefinite detention of Americans
RT: Not only is the White House fighting in court for the power to jail Americans indefinitely without trial, but the Obama administration is refusing to tell a federal judge if they’ve abided by an injunction that prohibits them from such. Attorneys for the White House have been in-and-out of […]
What a Sleep? (Norwegian tourist falls asleep on airport baggage belt)
Credit:Gaurdian Rome’s Fiumicino airport has defended its security procedures after a drunk Norwegian tourist fell asleep on a baggage belt and travelled 160 feet before being identified by an X-ray scanner. Details:
British Regulators Plan Major Overhaul of Rate System
LONDON – The system at the center of the rate-rigging scandal will be overhauled as regulators respond to public anger over the manipulation of the London interbank offered rate, or Libor. Martin Wheatley, the British regulator in charge of overhauling the rate-setting process, outlined plans on Friday that could lead […]
Planning intensifies for Syria after Assad
Source: Asia Time: While the army of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is “liberating Aleppo by destroying it” – to paraphrase the words of a general in an earlier civil war, in the former Yugoslavia – even his closest foreign ally, Iran, is preparing for his end at the top. “Syrian […]
Pak PM to defy top court’s summons on Zardari cases
Credit: TOI. LAHORE: Pakistan PM Raja Pervez Ashraf has been advised by his aides not to appear in the supreme court in response to a notice summoning him for failing to act on its orders to revive graft cases against the president. The ruling PPP believes that Ashraf ‘s appearance […]
Journalism, an increasingly risky business
Over 75 journalists have been killed so far this year. According to a recent report by the International News Safety Institute, INSI, it has been one of the bloodiest periods in recent times. The deadliest country for journalists and media workers is Syria. At least 19 news media casualties have […]
The Craft of Ruling! Which Country Has the Best Government?
Credit: Spiegel-Germany. The US House of Representatives: Is democracy still the ‘final form of human government? Of all the governing styles in the world, does one country stand out as more successful than the others? Shaken by the financial and debt crises, and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, leaders are […]
More Abandoned Children as Europe Austerity Wears On
Cnbc.com: As the euro zone debt crisis deepens and austerity measures take their toll across Europe, the number of young children and babies abandoned across the region has increased, according […]
Forget London: Kenya and others bid for 2024 Olympics
Global Post: Nairobi, Kenya has placed a bid with the International Olympic Committee to host the 2024 games. If they are chosen, Nairobi will be the first-ever African city to […]
Drought, food prices fan fears of new crisis
(Reuters) – Global alarm over a potential repeat of the 2008 food crisis escalated after data showed food prices had jumped 6 percent last month and importers were snapping up […]
Writer Says bin Laden Film Not Politically Motivated
Credit: Jakarta Globe: Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow, center, stands on the set during shooting for her upcoming film about Osama bin Laden in Chandigarh, India, March 1, 2012. Bigelow and cast are in India shooting at various locations over the next few weeks, local media reports. (AP Photo/Anil Dayal) […]
‘Trust No One Over 30!’ Euro Crisis Morphs into Generational Conflict
Elderly Greeks at a political rally: Are older people partly to blame for Europe’s debt crisis? People vs. banks, north vs. south, and rich vs. poor? While all of these conflicts may be real, one of the biggest issues of the euro crisis is rarely discussed: Older people are living […]
Will the ‘Jesus Christ of Politics’ Rise Again?
Credit: Speigel Germany By Hans-Jürgen Schlamp REUTERS Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is seeking the limelight yet again. Silvio Berlusconi had Italy in his grip for two decades before personal and political crises forced him to step aside. Opponents may hate him and supporters may admire him, but one things seems […]