The Skype sex scam – a fortune built on shame
Source: BBC One night a young Palestinian man living abroad fell victim to an online scam, involving a web camera and a beautiful woman. Here Samir (not his real name) […]
An uncanny mixture: God, alcohol and even cannabis
Source: BBC By Kait Bolongaro; Business reporter Nestled high in France’s Chartreuse Mountains, the Grande Chartreuse monastery is home to a cloister of Catholic monks. Adherents of the Carthusian order […]
Women now drink nearly as much alcohol as men
Source: CNN Women are now drinking nearly as much alcohol as men, according to a new study. The report, published in the medical journal BMJ Open, analyzed 4 million people born between 1891 and 2001 and found that, historically, men were more likely to drink alcohol, and in amounts that would […]
‘We don’t want a new Cold War’
Source: CNN NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday acknowledged Russia’s right to operate on international waters but reiterated concern “about the possibility that the Kuznetsov carrier group can be used as a platform for more attacks against Aleppo and Syria, and thereby exacerbating the humanitarian catastrophe.” More:
Sixth mass extinction?
Source: CNN More than two thirds of the world’s wildlife could be gone by the end of the decade if action isn’t taken soon, a new report from the World Wildlife Fund revealed on Thursday. More:
Hesse hopes to set example by building Iraqi orphanages
Source: The Local Politicians from the Social Democrats (SPD), Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Green party made the announcement at the state parliament in Wiesbaden on Tuesday, the Frankfurter Rundschau reports.The money is to go towards the building of a school at a refugee camp in northern Iraq, homes for […]
Hijab in profession
Source: Dawn By Sidra Khan; Rawalpindi WELL, I am new to my self-chosen hijab world but I can feel the problems hijabi girls go through every day. These five months are […]
Judiciary is the only third umpire:
Source: Dawn The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday ordered the capital administration not to place any containers or block roads during the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)’s scheduled “lockdown” of Islamabad on November 2. Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, while hearing the case, directed the capital city administration to ensure smooth running of […]
Extremists ‘shave beards’ as pressure builds on Mosul
Source: ET “They had trimmed their beards and changed their clothes,” the former businessman said. “They must be scared… they are also probably preparing to escape the city.”Residents and military officials said many Islamic State fighters had relocated from eastern Mosul to their traditional bastions on the western bank of […]
Archaeologists in Switzerland prepare for post-war Syria
CULTURAL HERITAGE By Thomas Stephens OCT 26, 2016 – 11:00 This undated photo released on August 25, 2015, on a social media site used by Islamic State militants shows the destruction of the 2,000-year-old Syrian Temple of Baalshamin. The Arabic at bottom reads: “The moment of detonation of the pagan […]
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt – a Swiss Muslim of the 18th century
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jean Louis Burckhardt Born November 24, 1784 Lausanne, Vaud Died October 15, 1817 (aged 32) Cairo, Egypt Eyalet Nationality Swiss Occupation traveler, geographer, orientalist Religion Sunni Islam Jean Louis (also known as John Lewis, Johann Ludwig) Burckhardt (November 24, 1784 – October 15, 1817) was a […]
The Swiss yogi who never returned home
INDIAN JOURNEY By Anand Chandrasekhar OCT 25, 2016 -www.swissinfo.ch Hablützel became Swami Jnanananda and spent over 60 years in India immersed in spiritual practices (Malcolm Tillis) His mother wanted him to become a banker but Hans Hablützel renounced worldly ambitions to embark on a spiritual journey from Switzerland to India, […]
Islamic world replete with conflicts over who is actually a Muslim: Zohaib Zafar (Opinon)
Guest columnist Zohaib Zafar writes on the importance of understanding the underlying causes of conflict in the Islamic world. (Cory Shaffer/cleveland.com/file photo) PrintEmail By Guest Columnist/cleveland.com on October 23, 2016 at 12:00 PM Zohaib ZafarZohaib Zafar Guest columnist Zohaib Zafar, a Brecksville resident, is a student at Davidson College in […]
Philippines’ President Duterte Says He Wants Foreign Troops Out of the Country
Source: Time By Mari Yamaguchi / AP (TOKYO) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, speaking in a country that is a staunch U.S. ally and hosts 50,000 American troops, said Wednesday that he wants his country to be free of foreign troops, possibly within two years. “I want to be friends to […]
How We’re Endangering our Kids’ Imaginations
Source: Time By Melissa Bernstein Melissa Bernstein is a co-founder of Melissa & Doug and is leading a movement to Take Back Childhood I refuse to sit back and watch this […]
The one thing everyone knows about swordfish is wrong
Source: BBC By Colin Barras 26 October 2016 Reputation: Swordfish, sailfish, tuna and other large marine fish are capable of breathtaking top speeds, zipping through the water at 68mph (110km/h). […]
Stunning images that will change the way you see the world
Source: BBC See a tulip farm that looks like a Mondrian painting – and more striking photos of the planet’s landscapes taken via satellites in space. Port of Antwerp, Belgium […]
Spain urged not to allow refuelling of Russian warships
Source: BBC Spain is coming under pressure from Nato allies not to allow the refuelling of Russian warships bound for Syria. The Spanish government is now reviewing the permit for […]
Trump: Clinton’s foreign policy plan would start WW3
Source: BBC Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said his rival Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy plan in Syria would trigger World War Three. He also said the US should focus […]
Russia: Introduction to two books by Dr Ludmilla Vassilyeva
This article by renowned poet, writer, author in Germany Haider Qureshi introduced two of Russian Urdu scholar Dr Ludmilla Vassilyeva two books. One of the books on famous Urdu poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, and the other one is EARLY PERIOD OF URDU GHAZAL.