M. Basheer Ahmed, M.D. On one fine evening in March 2013, two young men got out of the car and passed young children playing on the street in a neighborhood in Karachi… Two children aged 6 and 7 with innocent faces smiled at him. The young men quietly passed them. […]
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Source: sadew.org JANUARY 25, 2014 AT SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, DALLAS Conference on persecution of minorities calls for international pressures on South Asian governments to stop violence against religious minorities “Apologists for […]
PNN Scarlett Johansson has stopped working with humanitarian organization Oxfam, due to her new endorsement deal with Israeli company Sodastream. Actress Johansson has spend eight years being an ambassador for […]
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Source: CNN – Neighbors had been complaining for a while about the dreadful smell coming from William Buchman’s house in Santa Ana, California. “The stench is overwhelming,” said Forest Long, Jr., who lives nearby in the Orange County city. Long said friends were becoming reluctant to visit because of the […]
WARSAW: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is hinting at growing U.S. impatience with Afghan President Hamid Karzai for not signing an accord permitting American troops to remain in his country after the U.S. combat mission ends in December. Hagel told reporters flying with him to Poland Thursday that at some point […]
Source: China Daily By CHEN JIA (San Francisco Journal) In the Year of Horse, the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley are both showing their particular affinity and openness […]
Source: Asia Times: And Obama, of course, is a decent actor who can deliver a decent speech – certainly better than Ronnie Reagan, whom Gore Vidal used to describe as “the acting president”. More:
Source: BBC A swarm of 100 tiny satellites is poised to launch into orbit, owned by schoolchildren and space enthusiasts. Richard Hollingham finds out what it took to make these tiny travellers fly, and how they avoid posing a risk to bigger spacecraft. As I type this, there’s a satellite […]
Full transcript, without spin or any agenda Source: The Washington Post Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Mr. Speaker, Mr. […]
Huff Post: Jennifer Zobair — Most insults aimed at Muslims are far from subtle. It is easy to recognize the affront, for example, when someone says she is tired of people saying Islam is a religion of peace, or sponsors ads in subway stations implying Muslims are “savages.” But sometimes the bigotry is subtle. […]
CTV News: The National Council of Canadian Muslims is serving the Prime Minister’s Office with a libel notice, claiming that Stephen Harper’s communications director defamed the group in an interview […]
Justin Trudeau gives Grits hope in heart of Tory country: Steward Justin Trudeau’s recent trip to Alberta should give Liberals hope that their leader has what it takes to appeal to voters disillusioned with the Conservative government. Toronto star 28/1/2014 Opinion page Save to Mystar Jeff McIntosh / THE CANADIAN […]
Afghan President Hamid Karzai suspects the United States may have backed insurgent-style attacks to undermine his government but has no evidence to support his theory, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. Karzai, whose relations with Washington have steadily deteriorated over the years, has compiled a list of dozens of attacks that […]
The Independent: The results of a long-term study of reproductive health, published in the British Medical Journal, have revealed that one in two hundred US women claim to have given birth without ever having had sexual intercourse. The findings were based on a study of 7,870 women and girls aged […]
Source: meridianbooster.com An interfaith symposium is returning to Lloydminster for the fourth year in a row, organized by The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association and hosted by Lakeland College. Naurin Mangla, general […]
Source: BBC By James Gallagher: Health and science reporter, BBC News Good cholesterol also has a nasty side that can increase the risk of heart attacks, according to US doctors. […]
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Toronto issues extreme cold weather warning Blowing snow and reduced visibility have OPP advising caution or closing highways altogether. The Toronto Star 24/1/2014 Save to Mystar Bernard Weil / Toronto Star/Getty Images It’s another icy weekend for the GTA, ensuring these ice formations on the Lake Ontario shoreline at Len […]