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10 tricks to become a loving, positive person

Credit: TOI 10 tricks to become a loving, positive person (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) It’s one thing to wax eloquent on positivity, but quite another to be a positive person at heart. Despite believing to have a positive outlook, we invariably weigh the cons first, consider several times before sparing a […]

Vitamin C, Linus Pauling was right all along.

Increase in RDA for vitamin C could help reduce heart disease, stroke, cancer CORVALLIS, Ore. – The recommended dietary allowance, or RDA, of vitamin C is less than half what it should be, scientists argue in a recent report, because medical experts insist on evaluating this natural, but critical nutrient […]

Only very few Universities in Islamic countries are among the 400 best Universities of the world.

Here is a link to the world’s best universities: http://www.usnews.com/education/worlds-best-universities-rankings/top-400-universities-in-the-world?page=2 Glancing through the list I found only 7 Universities among the world’s best 400 that are located in Islamic countries, 3 of them in Malaysia, one each in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, UAE and Oman. I saw ‘King Saud University’ as […]

Ordinary Muslims Doing Extraordinary Things

Engy AbdelkaderHuman Rights Attorney HUFFPOST RELIGION Does a reference to Muslims trigger thoughts of folks organizing food pantries, park cleanups and low-cost health clinics? Do you think of global volunteerism and young adults creating — opportunity and hope — not destroying? Do you envision a helping hand? Allow me to […]

Blood on the (Bain) tracks

Credit: Asia Times THE ROVING EYE There couldn’t be a more sensitive theme in a US electoral year than jobs for workers in the home of the bravely unaccountable. Which is why when charges that Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney was involved through practices at the vulture fund Bain Capital […]

Women change the face of North American mosques

By Daood Hamdani The Daily Star The North American mosque is evolving and redefining its purpose and practices. A recently released report by a group of mainly Muslim organizations, “The American Mosque 2011,” provides the first factual glimpse into changes in North American mosques. Initially serving primarily as a place […]

The U.S.-Pakistan couple patches up a new quarrel.

By David Ignatius The Daily Star, Lebanon Why did it take Washington nearly eight months to apologize for the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers? But you know the answer: It’s because the United States and Pakistan have the most neurotic, mutually destructive “friendly” relationship in the world. Secretary of State […]