Chocolatiers in Switzerland are infuriated by US inspections on their universally-loved confectionary for bioterrorism or radioactive threats. Factories have no choice but allow checks; otherwise will they be banned from […]
Arab News Saturday 8 September 2012 UNITED NATIONS: As the United Nations on Friday nearly doubled its humanitarian appeal for Syria, United States senators urged Washington to provide weapons to Syria’s rebel forces to put an end to the Assad regime’s genocidal attacks. “There is a slaughter going on. Everything […]
By Dan Morrison for KVAL.com TEL AVIV, Israel – “The problem is Obama is a Muslim.” I waited for the punchline, or at least a sly grin. None came. “Wait,” […]
Credit: TOI AP Photo. CHICAGO: Emily and Mike Jordan couldn’t help but feel anxious. More than two years before, at age 29, Emily had been diagnosed with cervical cancer. But just before she was to undergo a radical hysterectomy, she was told that she was pregnant. Faced with saving her […]
Source: ET The entrance of the Iranian embassy in Ottawa, Canada. PHOTO: COURTESY IRANIAN EMBASSY TEHRAN: Iran hit out at Canada’s decision to break off diplomatic ties, with foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast accusing the Canadian government of being “under the influence of the Zionist regime.” Canada closed its Tehran embassy […]
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Romney is America’s first non-Christian presidential nominee. He’s a Mormon (aka Latter Day Saints Church member – LDS). Does it matter? More on that below. by Stephen Lendman Before he entered politics, he spent years as a Massachusetts Mormon leader. He began in the mid-1970s. From 1986 – 1994, he […]
By Associated Press, Published: September 6 WASHINGTON — The U.S. is ramping up its presence at Syria’s Turkish border, sending more spies and diplomats to help advise the rebel forces in their mismatched fight against the better armed Syrian regime, and to watch for possible al-Qaida infiltration of rebel ranks. […]
Job growth slowed substantially in August, increasing the political pressure on the White House and strengthening the argument for new action by Federal Reserve policy makers to stimulate the economy when they meet next week. The economy added a total of 96,000 jobs in August, down from a revised figure […]
The Star: There’s an in-demand MBA course at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management that essentially teaches back-to-basics banking for Canadian businesses. Students who enroll learn the merits […]
Source: The Globe and Mail Sylvia Stead – Public Editor A week ago, Saturday’s front page caused a stir online, in notes to me and to our letters editor. The front page showed a large photo of an unsmiling woman in a niqab with the words Muslims Among Us written […]
By Gregor Peter Schmitz in Charlotte, North Carolina SPIEGEL.DE In this year’s US presidential election, truth is in short supply. Both the Democrats and the Republicans have become more unabashed […]
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — On a prime piece of real estate in suburban Detroit stands a large, vacant elementary school with no vestiges of life — save for a tiny […]
Source: NY Times. U.S. Officials Say Obama Administration Will Designate Haqqanis as Terrorists WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has decided to blacklist as a terrorist organization the Haqqani network, the militant organization responsible for some of the deadliest attacks against American troops in Afghanistan, several American officials said late Thursday. […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When USA constitution was being debated, James Madison wrote very eloquent papers, along with Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and […]
MENAFN – Arab News – 06/09/2012 (MENAFN – Arab News) THIS September, the First Cleveland Masjid in Ohio will celebrate its 75th anniversary and honor Hajj Wali Akram, its founder and visionary leader. Akram, an African American who was born in Texas, moved to Cleveland and set up this vibrant […]
Source: Zeenews Washington: A new solar technology developed by researchers at RTI International could make solar energy more affordable, and thus speed-up its market adoption. The RTI solar cells are formed from solutions of semiconductor particles, known as colloidal quantum dots, and can have a power conversion efficiency that is […]
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Chris McGreal in Washington THE GUARDIAN Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the US government of covering up the extent of waterboarding at secret CIA prisons, alleging that Libyan opponents […]