Bill Gates reveals three skills that will get you hired
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Bill Gates said on Friday that those who understand engineering, sciences and economics will be in high demand in the upcoming years. The Microsoft founder-turned-philanthropist told LinkedIn […]
Muslim educational attainment
1. Muslim educational attainment Among the world’s major religious groups, Muslims have made some of the greatest gains in educational achievement in recent decades. The share of Muslim adults (ages 25 and older) with at least some formal schooling has risen by 25 percentage points in the past three generations, […]
Religion and Education Around the World
Large gaps in education levels persist, but all faiths are making gains – particularly among women Jews are more highly educated than any other major religious group around the world, while Muslims and Hindus tend to have the fewest years of formal schooling, according to a Pew Research Center global […]
The truth about Muslims in America
By Holly Yan, CNN December 9, 2015 Fierce backlash over Trump’s plan to ban Muslims 02:11 Story highlights American Muslims have alerted law enforcement to more terror suspects than U.S. intelligence has Muslims are the most racially diverse religious group in the country This report includes facts and figures from […]
Critical role
Dec 15,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Her Majesty Queen Rania on Tuesday honoured the winners of the 2016 Queen Rania Award for Excellence in Education at a special ceremony, presenting […]
As Aleppo burns, we need to face the dark truth about where our foreign aid actually goes
Foreign aid is a bargaining chip with developing countries, securing contracts for British oil, finance, infrastructure and military contractors, often structured via British tax havens, from the City of London Joel Benjamin For Syrian civilians in Aleppo, caught in a brutal civil war since 2011 with relentless shelling, barrel bombs […]
World Crisis and The Pathway to Peace
A Compilation of Speeches and Letters of Mirza Masroor Ahmad Imam and the Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at, Fifth Successor to the Promised Messiahas, may Allah the Almighty be his help Islam International Publications LTD. First Published in the UK: 2012 [ISBN: 978-1-84880-079-3] Second Ed. (Paperback) Published in […]
Epilogue – Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth Mirza Tahir Ahmad Epilogue N THE END, we turn to the issue of non-prophetic revelation. It is hard to entertain the idea that the phenomenon of non-prophetic revelation should also come to an end with the ending of prophethood. Continuity of Divine revelation is indispensable […]
Jesus Versus Finality
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth Mirza Tahir Ahmad Jesus Versus Finality HE BELIEF that the last prophet, Muhammadsa, has already come and gone and the assertion that Jesusas would descend to earth as a prophet after him are so inconsistent that they cannot be owned simultaneously. In fact this cocktail […]
Entropy and the Finite Universe
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth Mirza Tahir Ahmad Entropy and the Finite Universe T HAS BEEN clearly demonstrated that the entire universe would be drawn back into a black hole, which later on would explode into another Big Bang releasing its entrapped mass once again. From this the reader may […]
Terrorism studies :
Time to think about terrorism – join February intake MM Murray McArthur IBC ACADEMY Reply| Wed 12/14/2016 9:15 AM To: s We live in challenging times with many threats to our way of life. If you’re interested in understanding the background to terrorism or involved in […]
Book Review: Straight Talk – by Falah Shams
Top Customer Reviews A spiritual gift for the entire family By mobashir ahmed on July 28, 2016 The insights and lessons described in this highly informative book are breathtakingly simple […]
Germany’s top court rules Muslim schoolgirls must join swimming lessons
Reuters International DEC 7, 2016 – BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that ultra-conservative Muslim girls must take part in mixed swimming classes at school, finding against […]
Natural Selection and Survival of the Fittest
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth Mirza Tahir Ahmad Natural Selection and Survival of the Fittest NSWERING the question as to who has been responsible, throughout the ages, for taking important decisions, which had to be taken at every step of evolutionary advancement, the Quran pronounces the following: Blessed is He […]
The ‘Blind Watchmaker’ Who Is Also Deaf and Dumb
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth Mirza Tahir Ahmad The ‘Blind Watchmaker’ Who Is Also Deaf and Dumb N KEEPING with the promise made in our introductory remarks we now turn to the book entitled The Blind Watchmaker 1 by Richard Dawkins—now Professor Dawkins. At first it was rather discomforting to […]
‘Critical thinking, reading can arm children against extremism’
Jordanian ‘ambassador of reading’ honoured for winning second place in regional competition By Sawsan Tabazah – Nov 17,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Ruaa Hammo speaks during a panel discussion on reading in Amman on Wednesday (Petra photo) AMMAN — Instilling the love of critical reading among children at a […]
From the CIA to the GFE
Nov 17,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Jeffrey D. Sachs The United States needs to shift its spending from war to education, from CIA-backed regime change to a new Global Fund for Education (GFE). With hundreds of millions of children around the world not in school, or in schools with under-qualified teachers, […]
To please Turkey, Pak-Turk schools staff told to leave country
November 16, 2016 Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Interior Ministry has asked the Turkish staff of Pak-Turk schools and colleges to leave the country by November 20 ahead of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit. This comes as in August, Islamabad had promised visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavusoglu that it would […]
Is a postgraduate degree worth the money?
IN ASSOCIATION WITH Deciding to stay in education after your degree can help you get a better job but courses can cost up to £12,000. Here’s why it’s worth the investment Amy McLellan Monday 31 October 2016 It’s a big moment: that decision to commit to further study. As peers […]