The state has no business deciding someone’s faith
Express tribune.com: by Saroop Ijaz One of the most majestic and arresting structures of Europe is the Great Mosque of Cordova. Apart from exquisite architecture, the unique thing about the […]
The CIA crossed a red line to find Osama bin Laden
By David Ignatius The Daily Star, Lebanon As an intelligence operation, it must have seemed like pure genius: recruit a Pakistani doctor to collect blood samples that could identify Osama bin Laden’s family, under cover of an ongoing vaccination program. But as an ethical matter, it was something else. The […]
The logic of Kofi Annan’s Syria strategy
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star, Lebanon It must be depressing for Kofi Annan, the United Nations-Arab League envoy to Syria, to hear at every turn that the “Annan plan” for resolving the conflict is dead, and that country will soon plunge into a full-fledged sectarian civil war. My […]
Mathura communal riot: CM steps in, violence almost controlled
Source: Twocircles.net New Delhi: For full 8 hours, mobs of the majority community allegedly ran on rampage in the Kosikalan village about 40 kms from Mathura district headquarters. Initial news reports said one person was killed in the violence but an eyewitness said at least five persons, all youths from […]
Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council Eager to Provide Promotion Services for Other Technologies
Source: FNA TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary-General of Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council Dr. Saeed Sarkar expressed pleasure with the two-year activities of the Tech-to-Market Services Corridor (a subsidiary of the INIC), and announced the INIC’s preparedness to provide other technologies with promotion services. “We are prepared to offer such services to other […]
Students from the University of Saskatchewan visit Mahmood Mosque in Haifa
Students make unexpected discoveries in Israel by Brian Moskowitz, Special to The CJN, SASKATOON — A new program at the University of Saskatchewan is introducing aspiring business leaders to the […]
Abysmal ranking: ‘Pakistan third worst place for mothers’
Express Tribune: Ranked at 78th out of 80 less developed countries, Pakistan is the third worst place for a mother, according to a Save the Children report. The country also held […]
Religion and Science in Pakistan
The Friday Times: Perhaps the most intractable question in Pakistani educational reform remains how best to reconcile religion and science within the curriculum. This is a serious matter but few are willing to engage with the issue directly, for fear of being branded religious heretics by some or apologists for […]
Fijian students thank India for assistance
Fijian students in India thankful for assistance 13:38 Sun May 27, 2012 With Mereseini Marau at Fiji High Commission, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, India.Taken from/By: Facebook Report by: Shireen Lata Fiji students studying in India received an increase in their allowance. Fiji’s High Commissioner to India, Yogesh Karan reminded […]
Message for the Pancasila Day: ‘We must learn to live together as brothers’
The Jakarta Post: ‘We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools’: Boediono Vice President Boediono has called on the country to unite as a nation […]
June 1st: Returning to the Spirit of Pancasila
The Jakarta Globe: June 1 is commemorated as Pancasila Day, the philosophical foundation of the Indonesian state that bridges the country’s diversity. Unfortunately today, there are some people who have […]
Obama defends his Israel commitments
Back to ‘kishkes’: Obama defends his Israel commitments, touts his Jewish ties in a closed-door meeting with select Jewish leaders The Times of Israel: WASHINGTON (JTA) — The so-called “kishkes […]
Made in Israel or the Occupied West Bank? Not a simple question
Foreign countries are increasingly demanding that products made in the settlements be labeled accordingly JERUSALEM (AP) — For decades, Israel has marketed an array of cosmetics and food products manufactured […]
Rome welcomed Fakhra, but didn’t manage to save her
Source: Dawn Author: Elena Doni Fakhra Yunus was a Pakistani dancer from Karachi’s red-light district. In 2000, her face was disfigured by an acid attack: she accused her former husband, who has always maintained his innocence, and who was acquitted. Fakhra obtained political asylum in Italy, […]
A view from Iran: US, Zionists, PG monarchs seek destruction of Syria : Analyst
Source: PressTV A Syrian government investigation into the massacre that recently killed more than 100 people in the western Syria village of Houla has blamed anti-Damascus armed groups for the killings. The head of the inquiry, Brigadier General Qassem Jamal Suleiman said during a news conference in the Syrian capital […]
Jordan: Eastern desert discovery prompts rethink of early human communities
by Taylor Luck | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Archaeologists in the eastern Jordanian desert have uncovered one of the earliest recorded human settlements to date, a sign, they say, that […]
Israel hands over bodies of 91 Palestinian fighters
AFP | May 31,2012 | JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH — Israel on Thursday handed over the remains of 91 Palestinians killed during anti-Israeli attacks, some of them more than 40 years […]
Baghdad sees red once again — double-deckers, that is
AFP | May 31,2012 | 22:48 JORDAN TIMES BAGHDAD — Common across Baghdad in years past, red double-decker buses are again plying the Iraqi capital’s traffic-choked streets after many were […]
UAE eyes June opening for pipeline bypassing Hormuz
Monday 28 May 2012 ARABNEWS FUJAIRAH: A pipeline being built by the United Arab Emirates to pump most of its oil exports from east coast terminals bypassing the Iran-threatened Strait […]
Chen: China democracy ‘slow but irreversible’
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, in his first major public appearance in the US, has said democratic change in China is slow but irreversible. Read More…