Muslims and Jews search for the ties that bind
Most of the religious news today is about how different beliefs supposedly divide people, but leaders of Staten Island mosques and synagogues made history yesterday by gathering together to find […]
Khalifatul Masih V, International leader of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community recommending an Italian Author
Khalifatul Masih V, International leader of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Hudhur) quoted from a book by Prof. Laura Veccia Vaglieri, in a recent Friday sermon and highly applauded it. The book is titled, An […]
In Euro Era, Opening Bell Is a 2:30 A.M. Alarm
As the European debt crisis roils the markets, American traders who once awoke at dawn are now rising in the dead of night to gain an edge when business begins in London, Paris and Frankfurt. Gone are the days when traders showed up to work just before the New York […]
GE takes partnership route for long-term gains in China
Technology and commercial partnerships between US businesses and Chinese enterprises can benefit both nations, said Mark Hutchinson, president and chief executive officer of General Electric Co (GE) China. According to […]
Americans: Undecided About God? Wanted Steve Jobs of Religion
NY Times Opinion: By ERIC WEINER: ….We are more religiously polarized than ever. In my secular, urban and urbane world, God is rarely spoken of, except in mocking, derisive tones. It is acceptable to cite the latest academic study on, say, happiness or, even better, whip out a brain scan, […]
Gingrich stands by ‘invented people’ remark
By DANIEL ESTRIN | AP Published: Dec 11, 2011 12:09 Updated: Dec 11, 2011 12:09 DES MOINES, Iowa: Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is defending his statement that the Palestinians are an “invented people,” brushing aside criticism that he had unnecessarily made the Mideast peace process more difficult. “Is what […]
At it, again …
Source: Jordan Times It is almost election time, and hoping to get the votes that put them in power, Republicans and Democrats alike race to swear the oath of allegiance to Israel. One would think they are running for the presidency of this state, from the look of things! Republican […]
Euro Crisis Pits Germany and U.S. in Tactical Fight
BERLIN — Even as European leaders put together their latest response to the euro crisis last week, a German-American clash over how best to manage a vast financial crisis and put the world economy back on a sound footing was set in stark relief. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany defied […]
OP-ED: To Fix Health, Help the Poor: Health Care spending vs. Social Spending
NY Times: By ELIZABETH H. BRADLEY and LAUREN TAYLOR. Our study found that countries with high health care spending relative to social spending had lower life expectancy and higher infant mortality than countries that favored social spending. While the stagnating life expectancy in the United States remains at 78 years, […]
Bosnian war victims praise Angelina Jolie’s movie
Bosnian war victims’ associations call Jolie’s movie an objective, sincere portrayal of the conflict Source: Gulf News AP Sarajevo: Bosnian war victims’ associations on Friday hailed Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut, […]
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Up, Beats Forecast
Confidence among U.S. consumers rose more than forecast in December as Americans’ outlooks improved. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer sentiment rose to 67.7, a six-month high, from 64.1 at the end of November. The median estimate of 73 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News called for a […]
1.5 Million Americans converted to ISLAM in USA -CNN News
Courtesy: CNN News watch?v=VTRR7z9Vc5I&feature=youtu.be&a — The number must be higher by now!
European Central Bank Moves to Head Off Credit Crunch
FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank moved aggressively to head off a recession and credit crunch in the euro area Thursday, cutting its benchmark interest rate for the second month in a row and radically expanding the emergency funding it provides to cash-starved banks. The actions came just hours before […]
Eyeing 2012, White House Presses Europe on Debt: At Stake, Obama’s Re-election
NY Times: By HELENE COOPER and ANNIE LOWERY. Publicly, Obama administration officials talk only about the economic consequences of a potential debt conflagration in Europe. Privately, though, they are well aware that Europe’s success in dealing with the troubles — and the administration’s success in persuading them to do so […]
Concentration camps manned across US
Infowars.com has received a document originating from Halliburton subsidiary KBR that provides details on a push to outfit FEMA and U.S. Army camps around the United States. Entitled “Project Overview and Anticipated Project Requirements,” the document describes services KBR is looking to farm out to subcontractors. (…) KBR’s call for […]
The Flag of Bilal (9): US Constitution Under Threat
Many in America still believe that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and that politicians, both Republican and Democrat alike, still hold that view and ensure that any and all legislation passed does not violate it. However, in today’s America, the Constitution is effectively a null and […]
Billionaires with 1% tax rates
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — In case you haven’t heard, President Obama wants the wealthiest to pay more in taxes. Noting the rise in income inequality in recent years and the need to reform the U.S. tax system, the president on Tuesday said that some of the wealthiest in America pay […]
Online Learning, Personalized – A success story of an immigrant’s son
Source / Courtesy: NY Times SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jesse Roe, a ninth-grade math teacher at a charter school here called Summit, has a peephole into the brains of each […]
In Ireland, Austerity Is Praised but Painful
DUBLIN — As European leaders scramble to overcome the Continent’s debt crisis, many are pointing to Ireland as a model for how to get out of the troubles. Having embraced severe belt-tightening to mend its tattered finances, Ireland is showing glimmers of a turnaround. A year after it received a […]
OIC demands world-wide bans on criticizing Islam.
The State Department vs. Free Speech Hillary Clinton chats up the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which demands world-wide bans on criticizing Islam. By NINA SHEA AND PAUL MARSHALL Last July […]