LUMS Fundraising Campaign for Abdus Salam Chair
LUMS: The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is proud to announce its campaign to create an Abdus Salam Chair at LUMS and encourages all to contribute to it generously […]
Muslims must restrain themselves and be peaceful.
The news of growing unrest among Muslims and specially as seen here in Sydney and other parts of Australia is very sad and discouraging. They must adhere to what the Holy Quran teaches. If they feel they have been wronged then must be patient for “God is with the patient.” […]
Marriage, a new miracle cure for cancer
Source: TOI Being married helps patients with lung cancer live significantly longer than if they were single, according to a new research. Similar benefit has been seen in other cancers, including those of the prostate, and head and neck, the independent reported. More:
ISLAM AND SCIENCE
VIEW : Science vs Islam — Syed Kamran Hashmi Muslim scholars from all over the world have attempted to explain Islamic concepts and practices on scientific grounds For centuries, Islam has fostered the message of equality, peace and patience to humanity. Through its inherent forbearance and magnanimity, it has won over the […]
The Surprising Secret to Selling Yourself
Source: Harvard Business Review There is no shortage of advice out there on how to make a good impression — an impression good enough to land you a new job, score a promotion, or bring in that lucrative sales lead. Practice your pitch. Speak confidently, but not too quickly. Make […]
Family Tree of Languages Has Roots in Anatolia, Biologists Say
NY Times: Biologists using tools developed for drawing evolutionary family trees say that they have solved a longstanding problem in archaeology: the origin of the Indo-European family of languages. Multimedia […]
Blesphamy Law of Pakistan Who benefits From it.
Malik Siraj Akbar Editor in Chief, ‘The Baloch Hal’; Author; Contributing Writer Who Benefits From Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law Christianity , Islam , Pakistan , Pakistan Blasphemy Law , Rimsha Masih , Blasphemy Laws , World News Last weekend’s arrest and imprisonment of Rimsha Masih, an 11-year old Christian girl, by Pakistani authorities in the nation’s capital, Islamabad, on charges of blasphemy, is deeply alarming. The girl, whose […]
FIJISUN – Pakistan Intel boss to push CIA —and updates
Boss of Pakistan intel agency to push CIA chief Petraeus to end drone strikes CBS News Zaheerul Islam, head of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, and CIA chief Gen. David Petraeus is meant to ease the tension between the two allies, Pakistani and Western officials warn the issue of drone […]
Pakistani-Born Mayor Repairs, and Wins, Texans’ Hearts
PARIS, TEXAS — This charming, droopy city needed new fire trucks not long ago, but, like many American municipalities today, couldn’t necessarily afford them. The mayor, a small-government Republican, dithered: […]
Africa: Beyond Contraceptive Controversy – Melinda Gates Bets on Pro-Life Policies
Credit:Allafrica.com Melinda Gates promoting family planning in London. London — Melinda Gates wants you to know this: if women in poor countries can get the contraceptives they want, millions of lives will be saved. She questions why modern contraceptives should be controversial, when they can reduce a staggering death toll. […]
Pakistan shuns physicist linked to ‘God particle’ – Because he is A Muslim
SEBASTIAN ABBOT, Associated Press: ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate helped develop the theoretical framework that led to the apparent discovery of the subatomic “God particle” last week, yet […]
Fijian students thank India for assistance
Fijian students in India thankful for assistance 13:38 Sun May 27, 2012 With Mereseini Marau at Fiji High Commission, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, India.Taken from/By: Facebook Report by: Shireen Lata Fiji students studying in India received an increase in their allowance. Fiji’s High Commissioner to India, Yogesh Karan reminded […]
Economist worries ’20 or 30 billionaires control everything’ in the automated future
Souce: PBS Paul Solman of PBS Newshour recently went to a conference run by a California think tank called Singularity University to learn the future of human workers. Solman noted that as far back as the Roman empire, people had worried about being displaced by machines. Emperor Vespasian, who built […]
Why America Needs MORE Immigrants?
Businessinsider.com: A recently released report by the Partnership for New American Economy and the Partnership for New York City laid out several reasons as to why U.S. needs to work harder […]
10 mental traits of truly innovative leaders
Source: Geekwire By Neil Patel Ever since I was young I’ve always loved thinking of ways to fix things, build products and make money. And, over the years, I’ve been fortunate to have worked with so many creative and innovative people. I’m talking about people like Whitepages’ Alex Algard, Cheezburger’s […]
Twitter ban lifted in Pakistan: Sanity Prevails? or Not?
After blocking for many hours, Pakistani authorities have lifted a ban on twitter, the social networking website. Earlier Pakistan had blocked Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove material […]
Apocalypse Fairly Soon- Nobel laureate Paul Krugman
New York Times: By PAUL KRUGMAN: Suddenly, it has become easy to see how the euro — that grand, flawed experiment in monetary union without political union — could come apart […]
Islamic banking on the rise amid the credit crunch
Global Post: BERLIN, Germany — If the recent global economic crisis taught a lesson about debt, it might be to think twice about investing in it. Wary of buying bonds […]
Harvard and M.I.T. Team Up to Offer Free Online Courses
Source: NY Times. By Tamar Lewin In what is shaping up as an academic Battle of the Titans — one that offers vast new learning opportunities for students around the world — Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday announced a new nonprofit partnership, known as edX, to […]
Rare Good News Pakistan: Jhimpir Wind Power: First wind farm gets global recognition
RAWALPINDI: The first wind power generation project in Pakistan has recently been recognised by Project Finance Magazine. The financial magazine, in circulation for the last twenty years, is widely read by financiers, […]