Education minister faces plagiarism accusations
Source: The Local: An anonymous blogger claims he has found 92 examples of plagiarism in the PhD thesis German Education Minister Annette Schavan wrote 42 years ago. More:
Her ‘Crime’ Was Loving Schools
The NewYork Times: by Nicholas D. Kristof. Twice the Taliban threw warning letters into the home of Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old Pakistani girl who is one of the world’s most persuasive advocates for girls’ education. They told her to stop her advocacy — or else. […]
School bans homework for two years
Source: The Local German school kids are feeling the brunt of changes to their educational system with longer days – so one grammar school decided recently to bring in a homework ban to help pupils unwind. More:
LUMS Fundraising Campaign for Abdus Salam Chair
LUMS: The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is proud to announce its campaign to create an Abdus Salam Chair at LUMS and encourages all to contribute to it generously […]
More English Seek University Bargains in Germany
Source: Spiegel. Getty Images Massive tuition hikes and deep cuts to university funding in England are driving increasing numbers of students to look for alternatives abroad. Germany, with a competitive price tag and a fast-growing selection of English-language programs, is hoping to reap the benefits for its own labor market. […]
British universities receive Saudi (and other Arab) funds
ARAB NEWS Sunday 30 September 2012 JEDDAH: Over the past decade, Saudi Arabia has been the largest source of donations from Islamic states and royal families to British universities, much of which is devoted to the study of Islam, the Middle East and Arabic literature. A large share of this […]
The secret of Harvard’s success is alumni oversight
The Daily Star A+ A- No country dominates any industry as much as the United States dominates higher education. According to Shanghai Jiao-Tong University’s Academic Ranking of World Universities, for […]
At UN: The Limits of Free speech divides the West and the Muslim Nations
At UN, free speech divides West and Muslim nations Los Angeles Times Prompted by the anti-Islam video produced in California that has stirred deadly riots around the world, delegations from major Muslim nations have arrived at the U.N. prepared to demand international curbs on speech or media that they believe defame … […]
The first ever Muslim minister in the Norwegian Cabinet: Hadia Tajik
29-year-old Muslim woman named culture minister of Norway – The first ever Muslim minister in the Norwegian Cabinet is Hadia Tajik of Pakistani origin, who was handed the culture portfolio […]
Muslims must restrain themselves and be peaceful.
The news of growing unrest among Muslims and specially as seen here in Sydney and other parts of Australia is very sad and discouraging. They must adhere to what the Holy Quran teaches. If they feel they have been wronged then must be patient for “God is with the patient.” […]
Islam And Science
Source: Alislam.org So said the Messiah: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani The Messiah: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, the Founder of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community said about God of nature and Islam: […]
Minority students: ‘Ethics not a substitute for religious studies’
Source: ET LAHORE: “Discrimination begins from the point when children are offered [to study] ethics [rather than compulsory Islamic studies] instead of a subject that relates to their faiths,” Peter Jacob, the National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) executive director, says. More:
Muslim speaker takes a swing at Salafis, Theocracies and dicttatorship
Source: Campus Watch Speaking to an overflow crowd at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, noted Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan criticized extreme Islamists known as Salafis, saying that the Arab world needs to develop political systems that reject both theocracies and dictatorships. But he added that Arab countries should […]
School: German children cannot learn Turkish
Credit: The Local Chiara Rick from Duisburg, North-Rhine Westphalia, asked to learn Turkish with some of her Turkish-speaking classmates but was told that there was a state decree preventing it, said regional paper the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ). She had learned some English while in kindergarten and has a passion […]
Germany ‘fails to level educational playing field’
Source: The Local One expert spoke of a “fear of advancement” which needs to be tackled, when commenting on the long-term education survey conducted by the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research – commissioned by the Vodafone Foundation. The study spoke of university entry still being socially selective, with children […]
Muslims at Catholic Colleges: Aliens From Outer Space Are Thriving on Earth
The other day, I stumbled across a piece on the increasing number of Muslim students at Catholic colleges in the United States. The New York Times article is the result of interviews with students and administrators at several American Catholic institutions. Also accompanying the article was the usual array of […]
ISLAM IN JAPAN – BY SHIEKYERMANI
Islam in Japan by SHEIKYERMAMI on SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 Japan is not immune. There are major efforts to Islamize the sons of the Samurai. Islam is Encroaching on Japan? …the native converted Japanese are of a particularly aggressive strain, they see in Islam a facsimile of the Bushido, the samurai blind obedience essence which somehow appeals […]
Cheating at Harvard, and in the “Real World”
Source: Harvard Business Review 125 Harvard undergraduates stand charged with academic dishonesty after collaborating on a final exam last spring. There is a certain amount of grim irony in the particulars: the course is “Introduction to Congress.” While Congress is no stranger to dishonesty, academic or otherwise, it does seem […]
ISLAM AND SCIENCE
VIEW : Science vs Islam — Syed Kamran Hashmi Muslim scholars from all over the world have attempted to explain Islamic concepts and practices on scientific grounds For centuries, Islam has fostered the message of equality, peace and patience to humanity. Through its inherent forbearance and magnanimity, it has won over the […]
FIJI TRADE UNION CONGRESS
FPSA General Secretary, Rajeshwar Singh Your views FPSA are a part of FTUC statements about FLP Read or post your comments FPSA are a part of FTUC statements about FLP Publish date/time: 04/09/2012 [17:07] Print this page Email this page The biggest union of the civil servants, the Fiji Public […]