Qatar Foundation for Education chairperson calls for strong measures to preserve language Image Credit: QNA Shaikha Moza addressing the forum. Published: 09:34 January 21, 2016 By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief Manama: Shaikha Moza Bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), has lamented the inability of the Arabs […]
SAEED AL-KHOTANI Published — Wednesday 17 February 2016 ARABNEWS.COM RIYADH: The annual Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Competition for the Memorization of the Holy Qur’an and the […]
By Maham Idrees 2 hours ago tribune.com.pk Everywhere in the world, winter comes with chilly days and hot chocolate but in Pakistan it brings along wedding season. It is my friend’s wedding this season also and as all the wedding plans were materialising, the last thing on my friend’s mind […]
Source: University of Cambridge People in the ancient world did not always believe in the gods, a new study suggests – casting doubt on the idea that religious belief is […]
Source: Times of Malta By Laiq Ahmed Atif The status of women in Islam is an issue that is largely misunderstood in present times. Muslim women are generally viewed as […]
Source: RNS (RNS) It’s August 2016. Slipping in the polls to the Democratic nominee, Donald Trump searches for someone notable to interview him. Satan volunteers. The following is a rush transcript of their wide-ranging discussion of American politics. THE DEVIL: Issue No. 1 for me is immigration. For the past […]
Watch the video in CNN By Stephen Collinson and Theodore Schleifer Washington (CNN) President Barack Obama has a message for Donald Trump — being president is tougher than being on a […]
By AFP – Feb 15,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Iranian officials applaud on the platform as the first train connecting China and Iran arrives at Tehran Railway Station on Monday (AFP photo) TEHRAN — The first train to connect China and Iran arrived in Tehran on Monday loaded with Chinese […]
By Reuters – Feb 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES People and Civil Defence members carry a dead body removed from a destroyed Medecins Sans Frontieres-supported hospital hit by missiles in Maarat Numan, Syria, on Tuesday (Reuters photo) ISTANBUL/ANKARA — Turkey is asking allies including the United States to take part […]
By AP – Feb 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A Turkish Coast Guard fast rigid-hulled inflatable boat tows refugees and migrants in a dinghy in Turkish territorial waters of the north Aegean Sea, following a failed attempt at crossing to the Greek island of Lesbos, off the shores of Canakkale, […]
Feb 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Amidst the deep schisms, military escalation and political confusion in Syria today, it is difficult to believe that a political breakthrough will succeed in ending the war, put the country on the road to democracy, help it maintain its geographic integrity, […]
Feb 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES The Israeli “right’, a scary coalition of right-wing nationalists, ultranationalists and religious zealots, deserves all the bad press it has garnered since its formation last May. But none of this should come as a shock, as the right in Israel has never been anything but […]
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Catholic clergy have a “moral and ethical responsibility” to report sexual abuse, the cardinal tasked with reforming the Vatican’s approach to sexual crimes said after criticism of the Holy See. Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley sought to reaffirm the church’s position on reporting abuse in his role as head of […]
Hindustan Times: The Sindh Assembly on Monday passed the Hindu Marriage Bill 2015, becoming the first provincial legislature in Pakistan to formalise the recognition of marriages of the Hindu, Sikh and Jain minorities. Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) general secretary Deepak Kumar Bhagchandani said the bill fulfilled a long-standing demand of […]
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Source: Brain Blogger BY Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS | February 15, 2016 National Geographic Channel will shortly air “Brain Games: The God Brain” (premiering Sunday, February 21 at […]
Source: RNS (RNS) Hindus around the world are wondering whether Sri Srinivasan — the name atop many a list of potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees — will be the first Hindu to serve on the high court. The India-born Srinivasan put his hand on the Hindu holy book, the […]
Source: Breitbart Brazilian officials, including President Dilma Rousseff, took to the streets on Saturday for National Day Against Zika to raise awareness about the virus and ways to prevent it. […]
Source : The New York Times As the Zika virus spreads in Latin America, Catholic leaders are warning women against using contraceptives or having abortions, even as health officials in some countries are advising women not to get pregnant because of the risk of birth defects. The challenge posed by […]