Sheikh Mohammed Launches Food Bank in UAE as Part of ‘Year of Giving’
Source: MSN Last month it was announced that 2017 is going to be the Year of Giving in the UAE, and they weren’t joking. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al […]
WORLD WAR THREE, BY MISTAKE
Harsh political rhetoric, combined with the vulnerability of the nuclear command-and-control system, has made the risk of global catastrophe greater than ever. By Eric Schlosser December 23, 2016 A dilemma has haunted nuclear strategy since the first detonation of an atomic bomb: How do you prevent a nuclear attack while […]
A Brief History of Jihadist Movements
How the Jihadist Movements Thrived Ideologically Despite Their Militarily Defeat: Examples from Arab History By Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi, New Age Islam 02 January 2017 As the New Year 2017 arrives, one of the most sought-after questions is: will the Islamic State—the chief jihadist cult in the current history— end in […]
Why it’s so hard to get over your ex, according to a relationship psychologist
Source: Scifeeds.com By Grace Larson, who is a PhD candidate at Northwestern University Few things knock your emotional world off its axis like a breakup. When my first long-term relationship ended, […]
Alcohol abuse linked to higher heart risks, study says
Source: CNN By Susan Scutti, CNN (CNN)An estimated 10 million to 15 million Americans abuse alcohol, meaning excessive drinking negatively affects their lives. Now, research suggests a link between too […]
‘Church Militant’ Theology Is Put to New, and Politicized, Use
Source: The New York Times By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN A week after Stephen K. Bannon helped engineer the populist revolt that led to Donald J. Trump’s election, Buzzfeed unearthed a […]
Poll: Most Americans Don’t Think Donald Trump Can Handle Being President
Source: Time By Charlotte Alter Americans have little confidence in President-elect Donald Trump’s abilities to handle his presidential duties, with less than half of Americans saying they trust him to prevent […]
Mark Zuckerberg says he’s no longer an atheist, believes ‘religion is very important’
Source: Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer The founder of Facebook has found religion, it seems, according to a cheery holiday message he posted on the social network he created. On […]
These Are the Top 10 Risks to the World in 2017
Source: Time BY Ian Bremmer With the election of Donald Trump, the G-zero world is now fully upon us. The triumph of an “America first” foreign policy marks a fundamental break […]
Donald Trump makes top Republican fear environmental future
Source: BBC By Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst A leading US Republican says she fears for the future of her seven grandchildren with Donald Trump in the White House. Christine […]
Turkey nightclub attack: IS says it carried out shooting
Source: BBC So-called Islamic State says it was behind the new year attack on a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people. The group said in a statement it was carried […]
Obama’s Farewell Address To Lay A Path Forward Under Trump
Source: Huffington Post By Marina Fang Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post President Barack Obama will deliver a farewell address next week in his adopted hometown of Chicago, just 10 days […]
Muslim Leader of Protests Against Jakarta’s Christian Governor Now Facing Blasphemy Charges
Source: The Gospel Herald By LEAH MARIEANN KLETT In an ironic turn of events, the leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) who led the charge against the Christian governor […]
Lucy and Selam’s species climbed trees: Australopithecus afarensis shoulder blades show partially arboreal lifestyle
Source: Science Daily Date:October 25, 2012 Source:California Academy of Sciences Summary:Australopithecus afarensis was an upright walking species, but the question of whether it also spent much of its time in […]
Donald Trump Says ‘No Computer Is Safe’
Source: Time (PALM BEACH, Fla.) — President-elect Donald Trump says that “no computer is safe” when it comes to keeping information private, expressing new skepticism about the security of online […]
A Must watch video – TedTalk by American poet Amal Kassir
A must watch video. Beautifully narrated, professionally presented. Enjoy watching all the 16 minutes of it and then forward it to your friends, especially the Americans. http://www.tedxmilehigh.com/talks/the-muslim-on-the-airplane/# A must watch video. Beautifully narrated, professionally presented. Enjoy watching all the 16 minutes of it and then forward it to your […]
Bajwas can’t take Qadian lightly
Source: The Tribune India All three candidates will have to contend with the (Sucha Singh) Chhotepur factor. The AAP-turned-APP leader may be trying his luck from the adjoining seat of Gurdaspur, but he still wields influence in Qadian. Pre-delimitation, he had contested from the now-defunct Dhariwal seat, which now forms […]
Too late, yet welcome
Source: Business Recorder, Pakistan’s Premier Financial Daily By Dr. Maqsudul Hasan Nuri: The writer is presently Head of Department of International Relations, NUML, and former Adviser at COMSATS Institute of […]
Video: Microsoft Celebrates the Spirit of the Season; Refuting Islamophobia
Microsoft Celebrates the Spirit of the Season Source: Huffington Post and Youtube By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor Microsoft’s 2016 holiday advertisement celebrates the accomplishments of ordinary people who worked […]
Dalai Lama’s abode turning into concrete jungle
Experts fear a high-intensity quake can turn this quaint uphill town into a tomb of rubble Image Credit: Agency Ganj resort village overcast day. Himalaya, North India Published: 18:00 January […]