50 feared dead after Russian oil rig collapse
More than 50 people were feared dead on Sunday after a mobile oil-drilling platform capsized and sunk during stormy weather in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia’s east coast. The […]
Vaclav Havel, leader of Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution, dies age 75
Vaclav Havel, the playwright turned dissident who led Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution, died on Sunday at the age of 75 after years of battling ill health. “Today Vaclav Havel has left […]
Debate: Does Sharia Law negate Human Rights?
This Debate occurred on 8th December 2011 and was co-hosted by One Law for All and UCL-ASHS. Debate: Sharia Law Negates Human Rights. For the motion: 1) Maryam Namazie – […]
Media’s crucial role towards cultural integration and diversity in Malta
Source / Courtesy: Malta Times Director of SOS Malta Claudia Taylor-East said that the main aims of the Media InterAct project being organisation in collaboration with the Public Broadcasting […]
Tear down the Spanish Wall of Islamophobia!
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times At the time of Spanish inquisition when each and every Muslim was killed or forced to convert on […]
Study says Dutch Catholic Church sexually abused thousands, bishops apologise
Reuters: Tens of thousands of children have been victims of sexual abuse by the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands since 1945, an independent commission said on Friday, criticizing what it called the church’s cover-up and culture of silence. Church leaders said the findings filled them with shame and sorrow […]
FIFA to review hijab law for women players
By REUTERS ARABNEWS. TOKYO: FIFA is considering changing their laws to allow women to wear a hijab, or headscarf when they play in official matches. Prince Ali Bin Hussein of […]
Angelina Jolie inflames new ethnic emotions in Bosnia with her debut as film director
Angelina Jolie has aroused praise and criticism in Bosnia with her first film as a director, a story of love and war set during the bloody Balkans conflict. She is […]
Fishermen angry at European Union decision to reduce number of days at sea
Britain’s fishermen have condemned a European Union deal on fishing which will keep their boats tied up for longer as a “bitter blow” to the industry. Although the British fishing […]
UK David Cameron: the Church must shape our values
David Cameron warned the Church of England that it must keep to an “agenda that speaks to the whole country” as he said Britain should be proud to be a […]
Vatican in bid to resolve Syria crisis as U.S. prepares to strike deal with Iran
By Antoine Ghattas Saab The Daily Star, Lebanon The Vatican is engaged in an attempt to resolve the nine-month-old crisis in Syria, while the United States is preparing to strike […]
Shariah Law: Collection of Literature by The Economist
What is Shariah law? How does it relate to the Western law? What does it mean for democracy and freedom? Read More
Women are having fewer children than their mothers did: research
Women are having fewer children and at an older age than a generation ago, new statistics show. Women born in the 1960s have had fewer children than a generation ago to women born in the 1930s, new data has revealed. Figures from the Office of National Statistics show that women […]
Christopher Hitchens, an atheist in a foxhole
By Tom Chivers in Telegraph There are no atheists in foxholes, goes the old saw. Well, it’s not true, as Christopher Hitchens – a man of principle to the last […]
Catholic Church sexually abused tens of thousands children in Netherlands: Commission
Source: TOI The report criticised the church for protecting paedophile priests as it tried to put the reputation of the church above care and concern for the victims. AMSTERDAM: Tens of thousands of children have been victims of sexual abuse by the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands since […]
Scandals, resignations and massacres: Europe in 2011
2011 in Europe was marked by Norway’s Utoya massacre, the Dominique Straus-Khan affair, the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi and rumblings of discontent towards Vladimir Putin. Telegraph UK Perhaps the most […]
Higgs boson: the particle of faith
There are parallels between the search for the ‘God particle’ and the search for God Himself. By Alister McGrath In 1994, Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman came up with a nickname […]
Eurozone crisis poses military risk, warns defence chief: A war will get more budget for defense
Senior British commanders and officials are concerned that US plans to cut defence spending will be followed by other allies in Europe and elsewhere. Reductions in allied military capabilities could put a greater burden on Britain’s stretched forces in Afghanistan and elsewhere, it is feared. The military planning work has […]
Chirac Found Guilty in Political Funding Case
Source: NYTimes PARIS — Former French President Jacques Chirac, 79, was convicted on Thursday of embezzlement and misuse of public funds to illegally finance his political party using fake jobs when he was mayor of Paris. Mr. Chirac, who was not present at the trial because of reported health and […]
Amnesty International advocating human equality and rights of minorities every where
Amnesty International describing herself: Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists in more than 150 countries and territories who campaign to end […]