Washington (CNN) – More than three in four of Americans say religion is losing its influence in the United States, according to a new survey, the highest such percentage in more than 40 years. A nearly identical percentage says that trend bodes ill for the country. “It may be happening, […]
Source: The Daily Star By SUSHMITA S PREETHA Workers of Outwear Fashions Ltd take to the streets in Sheorapara in the capital demanding better pay and longer maternity leave. They blocked Rokeya Sarani and called on garment workers of other factories to join them. The workers of other factories, however, refused. […]
BERLIN — The global economy is slowly regaining its strength, driven largely by the rebound of the United States and Japan, but record-high unemployment in Europe continues to drag on efforts to recover in that region, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Wednesday. The organization, based in Paris, […]
OSAMA AL SHARIF ARABNEWS Wednesday 29 May 2013 US Secretary of State John Kerry $ 4 billion development plan to revitalize the Palestinian economy is as daring as it is fanciful. Since he took office last February, Kerry has made the resumption of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians […]
by John TirmanExecutive Director, MIT Center for International Studies HUFFPOST Enough has been said about President Obama’s speech on counter-terror last Thursday. Useful takes are Juan Cole’s good news/bad news analysis, and Stephen Walt’s Twitter comment, “Obama’s speech was step in right direction, but have learned to watch for what […]
U.S. home prices posted year-over-year gains for the fourth consecutive quarter as prices rose 10.2% in the period ending in March, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller national index. The index posted its highest annual returns since 2007, according David Blitzer, head of S&P’s index division. But the strong gains over the […]
By Kay Campbell | kcampbell@al.com HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Terry Holdbrooks Jr., 29, wears the beard of a bald Amish guy, the tattoos of a punk kid, and the twitchy alertness […]
May 28, 2013 – swissinfo.ch WASHINGTON/CANBERRA (Reuters) – Designs for more than two dozen major U.S. weapons systems have been compromised by Chinese hackers, a U.S. report said on Monday, […]
Source: www.calgaryherald.com A world Muslim leader on Saturday denounced recent violent attacks carried out in the name of Islam as he brought his message of peace to Calgary. Hadhrat Mirza Masroor […]
Food companies big and small are struggling to replace genetically modified ingredients with conventional ones. Pressure is growing to label products made from genetically modified organisms, or “G.M.O.” In Connecticut, Vermont and Maine, at least one chamber of the state legislature has approved bills that would require the labeling of […]
Source: www.cbc.ca It also coincided with a visit to Canada of Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad. He is the world leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslims, a small sect of Muslim that have […]
WASHINGTON — The refusal by about half the states to expand Medicaid will leave millions of poor people ineligible for government-subsidized health insurance under President Obama’s health care law even as many others with higher incomes receive federal subsidies to buy insurance. Starting next month, the administration and its allies […]
by Qasim Rashid We read with interest the Trentonian Editorial Board’s article, “U.S.-Approved ‘Muslims’” (May 21). While we appreciate the newspaper’s efforts to highlight some of the repression that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community faces, we must take exception to several of the article’s erroneous and speculative assertions concerning the Community. […]
Europe’s persistent downturn is showing few signs of abating. The decline in business activity in the 17-nation eurozone slowed in May, but surveys published Thursday suggest the region’s longest recession will extend into another quarter. Financial data provider Markit said its flash reading of eurozone purchasing managers’ sentiment rose to […]
Epigraph – Quranic concept of Just War: “And fight in the cause of Allah against those who fight against you, but do not transgress. Surely, Allah loves not the transgressors. […]
Source: NY Times. By STEVEN GREENHOUSE American retailers remain sharply opposed to joining an international plan to improve safety conditions at garment factories in Bangladesh as their European counterparts and consumer and labor groups dismiss the companies’ concerns about legal liability. A few shareholders at Gap’s annual meeting this week […]
Source: NY Times. By MOSI SECRET She fled her husband and her family, sneaking out of her home in Pakistan to take sanctuary in the American Embassy, which then whisked her to a secret hide-out in the United States. The thrilling escape seemed to end the harrowing ordeal of Amina […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Sanket Sant, a citizen of India, came to the United States at age 21, earning a master’s degree in engineering, followed by a doctorate and then landing a well-paying job at a company making semiconductor equipment. Then, he waited for the American government to decide if he […]
Source: Humanity First The Situation On May 20, 2013, the city of Moore, Oklahoma was ravaged by a tornado with wind speed up to 200 miles an hour, falling into the category of […]
(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is not expected to hint at a pending policy change when he testifies before the U.S. Congress on Wednesday despite some speculation among investors that the central bank could soon reduce its massive bond buying program. Bernanke’s close ally, New York Fed President […]