Stunned tech sector ponders future under Donald Trump
Source: Economic Times WASHINGTON: After disbelief, anger and grief, the US tech sector is looking to come to grips with the presidency of a man described by many of its […]
iPhone Call Logs Easy Pickings on iCloud, Says Russian Security Firm
Source: Tech News World By Peter Suciu Russian digital forensics firm ElcomSoft on Thursday reported that Apple automatically uploads iPhone call logs to iCloud remote servers, and that users have […]
TO KEEP THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY IN ITS BIRTHPLACE, A FARM TURNS TO DRONES, DATA, AND AUTOMATION
Source: The verge By Andrew Liptak Keith Mann faces the same problem each year: frost. The icy condensation is detrimental to his crop in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the […]
Germany is worried about fake news and bots ahead of election
Source: The Verge By Amar Toor Angela Merkel this week warned that fake news and bots may influence Germany’s national elections next year, days after she announced plans to seek a fourth term as the country’s chancellor. In a speech to parliament on Wednesday, Merkel said that fake news and […]
Toyota’s battery ‘breakthrough’ can lead to more range, longer life
Source: Cnet.com By Andrew Krok Toyota’s battery ‘breakthrough’ can lead to more range, longer life 5 Enlarge ImageThe closest thing Toyota has to an EV is the 2017 Prius Prime plug-in hybrid. I don’t count the Mirai since it’s impossible to own in much of the world. Photo by Toyota […]
Amazon could be eyeing Arab counterpart Souq.com
Source: Cnet. com Amazon.com is reportedly in talks to acquire the Arab world’s version of itself, Souq.com, for about $1 billion. The deal, which Bloomberg reported on Thursday citing people familiar with matter, would help the retail giant gain traction in the fast-growing Middle East market. Amazon is considering a […]
A lower nuclear threshold It’s time to start worrying about the bomb again
theworldin.com: The possibility of a nuclear weapon being used in anger for the first time since 1945 is still, mercifully, extremely remote. But in 2017 the chances of it happening can no longer be discounted entirely. The inconvenient truth is that nuclear weapons are a greater danger now than at […]
OIC elects new secretary-general
ARAB NEWS | Published — Friday 18 November 2016 Newly elected OIC Secretary-General Yousef Ahmed Al-Othaimeen. (Photo courtesy of Saudi-US Relations Information Service.) JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s former Social Affairs Minister Yousef Ahmed Al-Othaimeen was elected on Thursday as the new secretary-general of the Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). […]
Life in the Perspective of Quranic Revelation
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth Mirza Tahir Ahmad Life in the Perspective of Quranic Revelations—A Brief Introductory Chapter HE HOLY QURAN makes a wide range of observations covering the entire span of creative processes pertaining to both the evolution of life and the preparatory stages preceding it. Some of the […]
The Quran and Extraterrestrial Life
Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth Mirza Tahir Ahmad The Quran and Extraterrestrial Life HE vision of the universe that the Quran presents is poles apart from the one held by the philosophers and sages of all the past ages. At the time of the Quranic revelation, it was Greek astronomy […]
Ahmadi man gunned down in suspected sectarian attack in Karachi
IMTIAZ ALI — DAWN KARACHI: A member of Ahmadi community was shot dead in suspected sectarian attack in Gulzar-i-Hijri area on Sunday evening, according to Sachal police and the community official. They added that as Shaikh Sajid Mehmood, 55, came out from his home in Kaneez Fatima Society off Superhighway, […]
Tougher tactics would have ended Syrian war, claims the country’s top intelligence general
Exclusive: Speaking for the first time as the bombardment of Aleppo continues, General Jamil Hassan – a man facing sanctions from both the US and EU – says he’s ‘astounded the US and UN make all this effort for this very small district’ Robert Fisk Syria @indyvoices Aleppo’s historic citadel, controlled by […]
5 Years After Gaddafi’s Murder: Libya Destroyed
NIRAJ SRIVASTAVA 5 Years After Gaddafi’s Murder: Libya Destroyed NIRAJ SRIVASTAVA Friday, November 25,2016 BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA: When I arrived in Libya in March 1994 as a middle-ranking diplomat, the country was under UN sanctions related to the 1988 Lockerbie disaster. No flights to and from Libya were permitted; we had […]
Extreme Islam: What makes a young British woman turn to Salafism?
They’re heavily veiled, believe in polygamy and have to follow thousands of rules. Yet increasing numbers of young and educated British women are converting to Salafism. Academic researcherAnabel Inge managed to gain unprecedented access to them – though at first they mistook her for a spy Anabel Inge Salafism, often […]
Three California Mosques Receive Letters Praising Trump, Threatening Genocide
Three California Mosques Receive Letters Praising Trump, Threatening Genocide By Daniel Politi slate.com The letter that was sent to three California mosques over the past week.CAIR The Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling for police to increase protection of mosques after at least three in California received identical handwritten letters that vow President-elect Donald […]
UK: Interfaith Peace Symposium organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Cardiff attracts more than a hundred people from all faiths
Source: http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2016-11-26/interfaith-event-aims-to-tackle-extremism/ ITV REPORT | 26 November 2016 at 5:23pm Interfaith event aims to tackle extremism More than a hundred people have attended an interfaith event in Cardiff, aimed at tackling extremism in society. Organisers of the Interfaith Peace Symposium said they wanted to promote shared values across all faiths and […]
Islam Ahmadiyya’s Caliph’s Tour of Canada: Divine Peace Message Reached to 60 Million
Source: https://promisedpeace.wordpress.com/2016/11/27/ahmadiyya-khalifahs-tour-of-canada-divine-peace-message-reached-to-60-million-programs-and-comments-by-local-dignitaries/ Recently Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (May Allah the Exalted be his Helper) Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad: the Worldwide Leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community visited Canada for about 6 weeks. By the grace of Allah the Exalted, tour was very successful by all measures in terms of programs with […]
Ghana: Majlis Khudda-ul-Ahmadiyya Ashanti Region Organizes Blood Donation Camp at Kokofu Ahmadiyya Hospital
Source: http://imgac.com/mkaash/media/BNOiLzLgdBE MAJLIS KHUDDAM AHMADIYYA ASH @mkaash #Blooddonation #loveforallhatredfornone #Ahmadiyya #mkaash #khuddam
Trump signals the end of ‘Made in China’
Source: Asian Review BY HIROSHI MURAYAMA, Nikkei senior staff writer Various news reports have recently suggested that Hon Hai Precision Industry, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer of Apple products, is considering shifting production from China to the U.S. The speculation is nothing new. But this is the first time it has […]
Germany Considers Ban on After Hours Work Emails
Source: Law Street By Anneliese Mahoney I’m sort of a walking stereotype. I have my phone in my hand at all times, I sleep with it in my bed even though I know that’s bad, and I’m constantly checking my texts, social media, and email. And that’s never really bothered me — […]