Technologies that will change the world
Source: http://www.infoworld.com Trend 8: Another family tree Virtual humans, both physical (robots) and online avatars will be added to the workforce. “Already, animated characters can recognize speech, convert text to speech, and have knowledge of previous encounters,” says Evans. By 2020, robots will be physically superior to humans. IBM’s Blue […]
Dutch rethink Christianity for a doubtful world
BBC: The Rev Klaas Hendrikse can offer his congregation little hope of life after death, and he’s not the sort of man to sugar the pill. Animposing figure in black robes and white clerical collar, Mr Hendrikse presides over the Sunday service at the Exodus Church in Gorinchem, central Holland. It is […]
Muslims tackle looters and bigots
Source/Credit: Al Jazeera By Robert Lambert There is a lively debate taking place in the UK media between left and right wing commentators as to the causes of the English riots, in which hundreds of shops and businesses have been looted. However, both sides agree that the looting has been […]
Amid Rise of Multiculturalism, Dutch Confront Their Questions of Identity
Source: The New York Times By Steven Erlanger Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian who admitted to mass killings last month, was obsessed with Islam and had high praise for the Netherlands, an important test case in the resurgence of the anti-immigrant right in north in northern Europe. The killings could […]
An Answer to the Question: ‘What is Enlightenment?’ by Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant is regarded as one of the greatest philosophers. His importance can be judged from the facts that word Kant is sometimes used as synonym for philosopher. Often, philosophers are divided into two groups: Pre-Kant and Post-Kant. His following speech given in Konigsberg in Prussia, 30th September, 1784, is of great historic and […]
The Christian Persecutory Impulse: Tough Love: The Emergence Of Toleration
Source/Credit: Liberty Magazine: July – August 2011 Editors’ note: This is the fourth in a series of five articles on the history of Christian persecution up to the end of the seventeenth century. The first, second, and third articles can be found here and here and here. The millennium-old Christian consensus that religious diversity was […]
MILAN CITY LEADERS SUPPORT MOSQUE
(ANSA) – Milan, August 8 – Milan city councilors reasserted their plans to allow construction of an official mosque Monday, falling short of naming a specific date. read more
Democracy’s drama in terrorism’s theatre
Source/Credit: : Monday, August 8, 2011 , by Joseph S. Nye President George W. Bush was famous for proclaiming democracy promotion as a central focus of American foreign policy. He was not alone in this rhetoric. Most US presidents since Woodrow Wilson have made similar statements. So it was a striking departure when […]
French are the cleanest in Europe, study finds
France24: Despite a persistent negative stereotype about French hygiene practices – which at least one historian says has a ring of truth – a study has found that the French may actually be more fastidious than their European neighbours. If cleanliness is next to godliness, then the French – and […]
Border clash “diverts from real Kosovo issues”
by Etienne Strebel, swissinfo.ch A Swiss expert on the Balkans tells swissinfo.ch that an agreement to put an end to a border dispute between Serbia and Kosovo is shaky. Andreas Ernst, a journalist with the Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper, believes a more durable and far-reaching solution is needed than the […]
How to Beat the High Costs of Dialing Abroad
Courtesy: NY Times By MICHELLE HIGGINS Published: August 3, 2011 IT’S hard not to feel ripped off when you get hit with unexpected roaming charges while traveling abroad — whether they come from making phone calls or checking e-mail. Take it from Jeff Gardner, who received an $11,000 bill from […]
Islamic Fashion
After Ramadan will come Eid. Everyone looks forward to wear new clothes… therefore, get ready…
‘Aftershock’ Book Predicts Economic Disaster Amid Controversy
Credit / Source: Newsmax.com Robert Wiedemer’s new book, “Aftershock: Protect Yourself and Profit in the Next Global Financial Meltdown,” quickly is becoming the survival guide for the 21st century. And Newsmax’s eye-opening Aftershock Survival Summit video, with exclusive interviews and prophetic predictions, already has affected millions around the world — […]
Europe’s Right-Wing Populists Find Allies in Israel
Source: Spiegel International Islamophobic parties in Europe have established a tight network, stretching from Italy to Finland. But recently, they have extended their feelers to Israeli conservatives, enjoying a warm reception from members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition. Some in Israel believe that the populists are Europe’s future. […]
60 Years of the Geneva Refugee Convention: Europe must uphold its values
Source: Thursday, 28 July 2011. Sixty years after the signature of the Geneva Convention on Refugees, which has helped millions of men, women and children fleeing persecution, wars and torture, to secure protection and the prospect of a brighter future, the world remains scarred by conflicts new and old. Since […]
What was on the mind of the terrorist who struck in Norway?
Source / Credit: Al Arabiya News It’s not always the chickens that come home to roost. Vultures do it too. Europe has always hated the American eagle, and is a reluctant partner in the current “War on Terror.” On Friday, a new kind of terror wounded Oslo with an incomprehensible […]
Europe Takes Bigger Role in Push for Peace in Middle East.
Europe Takes Bigger Role in Push for Peace in Middle East. WASHINGTON — With Middle East talks at a standstill, the Obama administration now finds itself on the sidelines, and Europe is emerging as the key diplomatic actor. More:
Cultural conflict between Muslims and Christians in Italy
About 600,000 Muslims live in Italy legally but it is hard to estimate the large numbers of illegal aliens. Most of these Muslims come from countries in the 10/40 Window, particularly Tunisia, Libya and Albania. Many speak the Italian language well, attending schools and working in factories throughout the country […]
Burqa ban
Credit/Source: The Times of Malta: July 15, 2011 (www.timesofmalta.com) Belgium will enforce a burqa ban from July 23 with a fine and possible jail time for women who wear it, joining France as the second EU nation to forbid full veils, Belgian media said yesterday. The new law was […]