ANIMAL IN THE WORKS : Weasel causes shutdown at Cern
By Isobel Leybold-Johnson APR 29, 2016 – 22:49 Technicians working in the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) tunnel of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, as seen earlier in the year (Keystone) The Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator at Cern, just outside Geneva, has been immobilised temporarily after a short […]
Israel’s Descent into Barbarism — Norman Finkelstein
You’re just trying to summon up the moral wherewithal to die with dignity. By My Catbird Seat – May 23, 2015 “Israeli troops go on a rampage in the West Bank, kill Palestinians, demolish Palestinian homes” Posted May 20, 2014 Transcript Part 1 PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome back […]
Tehran won’t let $2b ‘international theft’ takes effect: Velayati
April 30, 2016 TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, head of the Expediency Council Center for Strategic Research, said on Thursday that Tehran won’t allow the U.S. to rob $2 billion of Iranian funds. “The Islamic Republic has shown it will never waive its rights… and the Iranian people won’t allow […]
Helmet cam shows Daesh in chaos
Reuters | Published — Saturday 30 April 2016 An Islamic State fighter is seen carrying a rocket-propelled grenade launcher in Iraq, in this still image taken from an amateur video supplied by Kurdish Peshmerga and received by Reuters on Friday. (Reuters) BAGHDAD: Daesh may exult in online portrayals of radicals […]
Universe has only One to worship
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid | Published — Friday 29 April 2016 The entire universe, in the way it is created and the way it is controlled, bears witness to the oneness of Allah: “Surely, His is the creation and commandment. Blessed is Allah, the Lord of the Aalameen (mankind, jinn […]
Sincerity must in divine relationship
Mariam Anwer | Published — Friday 29 April 2016 We seldom think about the purpose of our life. Yet, it is extremely critical for us to know about this as it is having a purpose in life that pushes us to use our intellect and abilities in the right direction […]
Marriage of student, 17, raises eyebrows
ARAB NEWS | Published — Saturday 30 April 2016 TABUK: A secondary school in the Al-Ula governorate recently organized a party during its open day to celebrate the marriage of a 17-year-old student, triggering concern among some marriage officials. According to local media, the student of King Abdulaziz secondary school […]
A woman to lead the UN?
Apr 28,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – JONATHAN POWER A woman for the next secretary general of the United Nations? Well, it is a lot more complicated than that. There are other criteria in play; there is an unwritten rule that the regions of the world should take turns to occupy the […]
A benchmark April day of Arab despair and radical change
Apr 28,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI During a very fast, one-day, visit to Washington, DC on Monday, I participated in a day of lectures and panel discussions organised by a private company on some of the world’s most challenging political and economic issues, including the “Arab youth” […]
Blasphemy Laws Don’t Protect Religion, They Hurt It
Source: Huffington Post By Salam Al Marayati; President of the Muslim Public Affairs Council Last Wednesday, I spoke on a panel at Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs […]
Marseille synagogue to be converted into mosque
Source: Yahoo News Marseille (AFP) – A synagogue in cfris to be converted into a mosque, reflecting demographic shifts in the southern French city, a Jewish leader has told AFP. […]
Jordan bans Lebanese band, says songs contradict religion
Source: Associated Press By SAM McNEIL and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan has banned a performance by a popular Lebanese rock band on religious grounds, spurring criticism of […]
Muslim theology faculties develop an ‘Islam for Germany’
Source: RNS By Tom Heneghan (RNS) While Germany’s politicians are loudly debating whether Islam is compatible with democracy, five of its state universities are quietly developing pioneering new Islamic theology […]
Myanmar protesters denounce term ‘Rohingya’ outside U.S. Embassy
Source: Reuters BY HNIN YADANA ZAW AND TIMOTHY MCLAUGHLIN Hundreds of demonstrators, including Buddhist monks, denounced the United States for its use of the term Rohingya to describe Myanmar’s stateless Muslim community during a protest outside of the U.S. embassy in Yangon on Thursday. The Rohingya, most of whom live […]
Indian police, Hindu hardliners halt church wedding
Source: Yahoo News New Delhi (AFP) – A group of hardline Hindu activists and police stormed a church in central India and stopped a wedding midway after accusing the pastor […]
Naz Shah suspended by Labour party amid antisemitism row
Source: The Guardian Heather Stewart Political editor Jeremy Corbyn has caved in to pressure and suspended Naz Shah, the Bradford West MP, over remarks she made about Israel on Facebook. Shortly before he faced David Cameron in the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon Corbyn had issued a statement saying […]
Syria conflict: MSF says deadly air strike hit Aleppo hospital
Source: BBC At least 14 patients and three doctors have been killed in an air strike on a hospital in the Syrian city of Aleppo, the charity Medecins sans Frontieres […]
Harnessing the money in wind power
Source: BBC It’s a sight that tends to draw mixed responses. For some people, a rugged, windswept farmland scattered with scores of giant wind turbines is beautiful, futuristic spectacle. To […]
Donald Trump Offers Vague Vision for an Alternative Foreign Policy
Source: Time By Mark Thompson GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump strode from a domestic political campaign to the international stage Wednesday where he declaredhe would restore what he sees as America’s diminished standing in the world. But he offered no details on how he would do it. He insisted his deal-making […]