Bernie Sanders Looks to Promote His Ideas at Democratic Convention
Source: Time Sam Frizell Bernie Sanders is losing the primary battle, but he’s still waging a war for the soul of the Democratic Party. Now all-but eliminated from winning the […]
Saudi efforts to ‘modernise’ its economy away from oil are just PR tactics – and the West is lapping them up
For years, oil analysts have suggested that Saudi reserves are nothing like the kingdom claims them to be Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 28 April 2016 Just like his adventure in Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s young Deputy Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman got it all wrong this week. It’s not Saudi Arabia […]
Threatened with death for working on TV
Source: BBC By Yalda Hakim BBC News, Kabul When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in the 1990s they were quick to ban television, along with music and theatre. The […]
Your ancestors were eaten by hyenas
Source: BBC By Melissa Hogenboom 29 April 2016 Five hundred thousand years ago a hyena was munching on the remains of one of our early human ancestors. It was damaged, […]
‘Secret’ of youthful looks in ginger gene
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website Scientists say they have made a leap in knowing why some people retain their youthful looks while others age badly. […]
In Israel, Iraqi Jews Reflect on Baghdad Heritage
Source: The New York Times By JAMES GLANZ and IRIT PAZNER GARSHOWITZ GIVATAYIM, Israel — During a boisterous Passover Seder with her extended family, Sabiha Ziluf, 75, paused and said […]
Einstein’s failures and misfortunes
This letter needs no explanation. Albert Einstein Today the word “Einstein” is synonymous with genius, but young Albert didn’t speak fluently until he was nine-years-old, causing teachers to think he was slow. He was expelled from school for his rebellious nature and was refused admittance to the Zurich Polytechnic School. […]
UK: “Muslims don’t believe terrorism as part of Islam, they don’t support it & they have absolutely nothing to do with it”, says CBE, OBE & MBE Dr. Hari Shukla
To keep young people away from being radicalized, “We need to understand them, value them, appreciate them & engage them in positive activities”, says CBE, OBE, and MBE Dr. Hari Shukla, Ambassador of peace in Newcastle. Interview by Nabeela Ali, Bureau Chief, Newcastle upon Tyne Dr. Hari Shukla, who has […]
“Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Stands for peace” – Ahmadiyya Imam Syed Shamshad Nasir
News courtesy: Imam Shamshad, Baitul ul Jaam’e Mosque 2 S 510 Route 53, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 Call: 909-636-8332 | Email: shamshadanasir@gmail.com “Ahmadiyya Muslim Comunity Stands for peace” – Ahmadiyya Imam Syed Shamshad Nasir. Imam SHAMSHAD A Nasir was invited in a Turkish American Society at 1415 Hill Ave Wheaton […]
ANIMAL IN THE WORKS : Weasel causes shutdown at Cern
By Isobel Leybold-Johnson APR 29, 2016 – 22:49 Technicians working in the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) tunnel of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, as seen earlier in the year (Keystone) The Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator at Cern, just outside Geneva, has been immobilised temporarily after a short […]
Israel’s Descent into Barbarism — Norman Finkelstein
You’re just trying to summon up the moral wherewithal to die with dignity. By My Catbird Seat – May 23, 2015 “Israeli troops go on a rampage in the West Bank, kill Palestinians, demolish Palestinian homes” Posted May 20, 2014 Transcript Part 1 PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome back […]
Tehran won’t let $2b ‘international theft’ takes effect: Velayati
April 30, 2016 TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, head of the Expediency Council Center for Strategic Research, said on Thursday that Tehran won’t allow the U.S. to rob $2 billion of Iranian funds. “The Islamic Republic has shown it will never waive its rights… and the Iranian people won’t allow […]
Helmet cam shows Daesh in chaos
Reuters | Published — Saturday 30 April 2016 An Islamic State fighter is seen carrying a rocket-propelled grenade launcher in Iraq, in this still image taken from an amateur video supplied by Kurdish Peshmerga and received by Reuters on Friday. (Reuters) BAGHDAD: Daesh may exult in online portrayals of radicals […]
Universe has only One to worship
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid | Published — Friday 29 April 2016 The entire universe, in the way it is created and the way it is controlled, bears witness to the oneness of Allah: “Surely, His is the creation and commandment. Blessed is Allah, the Lord of the Aalameen (mankind, jinn […]
Sincerity must in divine relationship
Mariam Anwer | Published — Friday 29 April 2016 We seldom think about the purpose of our life. Yet, it is extremely critical for us to know about this as it is having a purpose in life that pushes us to use our intellect and abilities in the right direction […]
Marriage of student, 17, raises eyebrows
ARAB NEWS | Published — Saturday 30 April 2016 TABUK: A secondary school in the Al-Ula governorate recently organized a party during its open day to celebrate the marriage of a 17-year-old student, triggering concern among some marriage officials. According to local media, the student of King Abdulaziz secondary school […]
A woman to lead the UN?
Apr 28,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – JONATHAN POWER A woman for the next secretary general of the United Nations? Well, it is a lot more complicated than that. There are other criteria in play; there is an unwritten rule that the regions of the world should take turns to occupy the […]
A benchmark April day of Arab despair and radical change
Apr 28,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI During a very fast, one-day, visit to Washington, DC on Monday, I participated in a day of lectures and panel discussions organised by a private company on some of the world’s most challenging political and economic issues, including the “Arab youth” […]
Blasphemy Laws Don’t Protect Religion, They Hurt It
Source: Huffington Post By Salam Al Marayati; President of the Muslim Public Affairs Council Last Wednesday, I spoke on a panel at Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs […]