New York Times: By DIANE ACKERMAN: A RELATIVELY new field, called interpersonal neurobiology, draws its vigor from one of the great discoveries of our era: that the brain is constantly rewiring itself […]
Express Tribune: And now he wants enforcement of Shariah law in the country. After already managing to get pricey land in Sector H-11 for rebuilding the madrassah (a girls’ seminary) that […]
Source: New York Times Author: Matthew Rosenberg and Sangar Rahimi KABUL, Afghanistan — The families of 16 Afghan villagers who were killed this month by a rampaging American soldier were given $50,000 by the United States for each of their relatives who died, Afghan and American officials said. The payments […]
Source: New York Times Author: Jack Healy BAGHDAD — As Arab leaders converge on Baghdad for a landmark summit meeting this week, they will be treated to carefully chosen glimpses of a new Iraq: gleaming hotel lobbies, renovated palaces and young palm trees lining an airport highway once called the […]
Credit: TOI LONDON: An Islamic marriage guide advising men on ‘the best ways’ to beat their wives has sparked outrage in Britain, especially among moderate Muslims who say that it encourages domestic violence. The book – ‘A Gift For Muslim Couple’ – tells husbands that they should beat their wives […]
(Reuters) – France will bar radical Muslim preachers from entering the country to participate in an Islamic conference next month as part of a crackdown after shootings by an al Qaeda-inspired gunman, […]
NY Times: MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The teenager in the immaculate white robe stood in the ruins of what had been his school. There were no classrooms, no desks or chairs, […]
The New York Times: Erik Schmidt: An American investigation in December found fault with both American and Pakistani troops for the deadly exchange of fire, but noted that the Pakistanis fired […]
The Express Tribune: Khaled Ahmed: Why do we seek unity but end up with uniformity? If you want unity, teach yourself to tolerate diversity. Today, we are returning to a […]
The Global Post.com: Joel Elliott: WALTHAM, Massachusetts — It’s time for the World Bank to stop pretending significant progress is being made in reducing extreme global poverty. The self-congratulatory report it issued recently claimed it […]
Credit: Asia Times: By Chan Akya As the global financial crisis began, I wrote a few articles on the subject of social changes that were in my mind the inevitable consequence of the events. [1] It is now time to consider the next act in the financial crisis, namely the […]
Ahmadiyya Times: By Imran Jattala: Someone at Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) – which is responsible for the registration of population and issuance of identity cards in Pakistan – may […]
Express News: Nearly 62 per cent of Hindu and Christian women fear that a majority of Muslims would not come to their aid if they were being discriminated against. This […]
Ahmadiyya Times: By Imran Jattala: Monthly Misbah, a women’s magazine published by the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan for decades is ordered banned on the recommendation of a board of mullahs constituted by […]
Source: Jagran Sun, 18 Mar 2012 Qadian, Punjab: Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Bharat recently organized a free eye checkup and treatment camp at Noor hospital in Qadian. Regional chief of the majlis stated that eye specialist Dr.SH Randhawa did eye checkup for 600 patients, out of which 50 will be given surgery. Ahmadiyya […]
ScienceDaily (Mar. 15, 2012) — It’s normal to not always act on your sense of compassion — for example, by walking past a beggar on the street without giving them any money. Maybe you want to save your money or avoid engaging with a homeless person. But even if suppressing compassion […]
Ahmadiyya Times: REPUBLIKA: MATARAM – Deputy Mayor of Mataram H Mohan Roliskana admitted Ahmadiyah followers are not recognized as citizens. Ahmadiyah are still considered part of the West Lombok regency, West […]
(Reuters) – The Obama Administration on Thursday said it would begin shutting down a program that provides health care for more than 100,000 low-income women in Texas because the state […]
Dawn.com: By Tahir Mehdi: Know thy box. I mean do you know what box your faith can fit into? You better check that out or you won’t be able to […]
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here: Dante’s medieval classic the Divine Comedy has been condemned as racist, antisemitic and Islamophobic by a group calling for it to be removed from classrooms. The epic poem, written in the 14th century, is split into three parts, tracing the poet’s journey through Inferno, Purgatorio […]