Swiss help countries move beyond conflict
by Patricia Islas, swissinfo.ch Colombia is on the path to peace after 50 years of civil war and Tunisia is trying its hand at democracy after two decades of dictatorship; […]
UN orders global sanctions against Haqqani network: The Nooze Around Pakistan tightens
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Monday ordered global sanctions against the Haqqani militant group in Afghanistan and its suicide attack mastermind. The network, which has been widely linked […]
The Cold Within
Six humans trapped by happenstance In black and bitter cold Each one possessed a stick of wood, Or so the story’s told. Their dying fire in need of logs, The first woman held hers back. For on the faces around the fire, She noticed one was black. The next man […]
“Women’s CAREER Path in Islamic Finance” – Free training in London 29th November 2012
Anyone in London interested please visit: Islamic Finance is a Growing Industry Professional suffering from shortage. To bridge this gap UMEX Group is running an Open Day which will lead to Day Two free Training Course for Women seeking a Career within this fast-growing and constantly evolving Industry. Date: Thursday, […]
How Islam Created the Modern World
By Mark Graham In the Middle Ages, while Europe was mired in superstition and feudal chaos, Baghdad was the intellectual center of the world. It was there that an army […]
Geneva: Pakistan’s minorities fail to see progress
Asia Times online: By Isolda Agazzi GENEVA – Since the restoration of democracy in 2008, Pakistan has undertaken steps to uphold human rights, but the situation of minorities has only […]
Palestinians at the U.N., Again
NY Times: Editorial: …….Last year, the Palestinian Authority toyed with submitting an application for full United Nations membership, but backed off in the face of overwhelming opposition from the United […]
Switzerland: Mountain villages look for a workable future
by Julia Slater in Poschiavo, swissinfo.ch “A bejewelled crescent at the heart of a continent” is how a booklet issued by the eight-nation Alpine Convention describes the Alps. Beautiful, certainly […]
Geneva/UN: Pakistan made a Laughing Stock on its Rights Statement
PAKISTAN: The stereo-type statement of the foreign minister during the UN UPR made her a laughing stock Asian Commission of Human Rights Commission: Contributors: Zulfiqar Halepoto Introduction: In the second […]
Turks, Armenians and Ottomans
Hurriyyat Daily: I really was not expecting to eat the best lahmacun of my life on the western coast of the United States. (Lahmacun, a sort of thin pizza with […]
Sympathetic policeman pays for shoplifter’s goods
John Hooper in Rome from The Sydney Morning Herald Officer called to deal with immigrant accused of stealing pasta, milk, nappies and baby food takes pity on hard-up suspect The financial crisis in Europe may have brought out the worst in certain bankers, but it seems to be bringing out […]
Germany Catholics wary about major Luther festivities
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor REUTERS PARIS | Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:25pm EDT PARIS (Reuters) – It’s rare to be invited to an event five years off and even rarer to bicker about its details, but Germany’s Catholic Church finds itself in that delicate situation thanks to an overture […]
The EU and its use of rights groups against other states
by Ali Bluwi ARABNEWS Saturday 3 November 2012 I had the opportunity to read two reports on the relationship between the Muslim Brotherhood and Britain and their relationship with the Freemason movement. I also read a report on Rashin Ghanoshi and Khairat Al-Shater — two leading figures of the Muslim […]
Ahmadi UK Student in Pakistan Terror Attack to Undergo Rare Operation to Remove Bullet Through His Nose
sys.con.com: LONDON, November 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Ahmadiyya Muslim recalls horror of gun attack in Karachi as family returned from Friday prayers A terror attack victim from Britain is to undergo a rare operation to remove […]
Terror threat for Egypt raised amid fears of attacks on Britons
British tourists are being warned against travelling to Egypt amid fears al-Qaeda is planning to target them. The Foreign Office yesterday raised the terror threat level for the country from […]
Swiss to vote on curbing population growth
Campaigners have collected enough signatures to force a nationwide vote on a proposal to slow down population growth through immigration limits and measures to promote birth control in developing countries. The Environment and Population Association (Ecopop) on Friday handed in more than 120,000 signatures to the federal authorities. No date […]
New Jamia Ahmadiyya UK Building Inaugrated
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad inaugurates and inspects newly acquired Jamia building in Haslemere, Surrey On 21 October 2012, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, […]
After Vatican screening of ‘Muslim Scare’ video, a call for dialogue
By Jordan Denari THE WASHINGTON POST When he presented an amateur and xenophobic film about the threat of “rising Muslim demographics” a few weeks ago at the Vatican’s Synod to a group of more than 200 prominent bishops, Cardinal Peter Turkson sent an implicit message: religious pluralism and dialogue with […]
Number of unmarried parents doubles: Signs of Later Days?
Daily Telegraph: Official figures also show that the number of same-sex couples living together has increased eightfold in that time and that the number of homosexual or lesbian couples bringing […]
Indonesia president in UK
Indonesia president attends state banquet hosted by the Queen The Queen has paid tribute to the “common values” shared between Indonesia and Britain at a state banquet for the Indonesian […]