Why police have started scanning brains
Source :BBC At Northwestern University in Illinois, a group of psychologists are teaching students how to commit the perfect crime. They are taught how to break into a small office […]
“I can remember every day of my life” The blessing and curse of the people who never forget
Source: BBC For most of us, memory is a kind of scrapbook, a mess of blurred and faded snapshots of our lives. As much as we would like to cling […]
Malaysia prosecutor clears PM Najib Razak of corruption
Source: BBC Malaysia’s top prosecutor has cleared Prime Minister Najib Razak of corruption in a long-running financial scandal that has gripped the nation. The attorney-general’s office said the $681m (£479m) […]
The monkeys that sailed the Atlantic
Source: BBC “In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” That much everybody knows for sure. Earlier transatlantic travellers may have beaten him to it, of course: the Vikings almost certainly […]
Homeless woman gives birth outside Vatican, gets offer of home
Source: ET VATICAN CITY: A homeless woman gave birth on a cardboard box just outside St Peter’s Square early on Wednesday in near-freezing temperatures and later received an offer of one year’s hospitality in a Vatican institution. Police said the 35-year-old Romanian woman had gone into labour at about 2.30am in an […]
‘Wish I could stay at Grand Mosque forever’
Algerian pilgrim Ahmed Al-Qairawani, right. YUSUF MOHAMMED Published — Monday 25 January 2016 MADINAH: Performing tawaf (circumambulation) around the Kaaba was “a dream come true” for Algerian pilgrim Ahmed Al-Qairawani, who is in the Kingdom for the first time. “It cannot be described in words. I cried once I entered […]
Europe in a fix
PETER APPS Published — Tuesday 26 January 2016 For years, skeptics warned of multiple threats to the European project. The strains of the single currency, they said, would rip it apart. Excessive regulation was another concern, along with lack of democratic accountability. Some felt Europe’s different peoples were just too […]
Vladimir Putin has been replaced—in the heart of his ex-wife.
Source: The Daily Beast. Three years after her divorce from Russia’s president, the former first lady has shacked up with a new guy—in the Putins’ old apartment. Vladimir Putin has been replaced—in the heart of his ex-wife. The former Lyudmila Putina has reportedly re-married to a man 21 years her […]
Britain Warns Allies: Russia’s Next Assassination Could Be On Your Streets
Source: The Daily Beast. Vladmir Putin’s reported assassination program is growing ever more blatant, but the KGB has been running devilish plots to kill dissidents in Britain for decades. LONDON — Britain has formally warned the United States and its global network of allies to be on the lookout for […]
The warm snow nights (a real-life memory from Jordan)
Jan 25,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – JAWAD ANANI Amman has changed so much since my childhood, about 60 years ago. How happy my siblings and I were when the snowflakes fell down like a gymnast’s ribbon, dancing and twisting their way to their destination. We would huddle, cramming our cheeks […]
King urges environment conducive to reviving peace process
By Jordan Times – Jan 25,2016 – AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday urged the creation of a climate that is conducive to breathing life into the moribund […]
India celebrates 67th Republic Day, military might displayed at Rajpath
Posted by: Oneindia Staff Writer Updated: Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 12:29 [IST] New Delhi, Jan 26: The historic Rajpath is all decked up to showcase India’s military might and other achievements on the occasion of 67th Republic Day celebrations on Tuesday. Here are the live updates of 67th Republic Day […]
Queen highlights Jordan’s Syrian refugee burden in Davos
By Jordan Times – Jan 22,2016 – AMMAN — Although Jordan appreciates the international support it has received to cover the cost of hosting refugees, the needs far outpace and outweigh the assistance provided, according to Her Majesty Queen Rania. In an interview with British Channel 4 News, conducted by […]
Ending the Horror of Myanmar’s Abuse of Muslims
By THE EDITORIAL BOARDJAN. 25, 2016 The government of Myanmar’s departing president, Thein Sein, oversaw the systematic persecution of the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority — a human rights debacle that […]
Opening a New Front Against ISIS in Libya
By THE EDITORIAL BOARDJAN. 26, 2016 The Pentagon is ramping up intelligence-gathering in Libya as the Obama administration draws up plans to open a third front in the war against the Islamic State. This significant escalation is being planned without a meaningful debate in Congress about the merits and risks […]
The Fading Two-State Solution
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD JAN. 22, 2016 Given the brittle relations between the Obama administration and Israel, even truth-telling can ignite a firestorm. That happened this week when Daniel Shapiro, Washington’s ambassador in Tel Aviv, delivered a speech that drew unfair rebukes from Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his right-wing […]
Happy Australia Day and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You
Epigraph: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of […]
Happy Republic Day to all our Indian Readers and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You
Epigraph: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of […]
Annual Convention 2016 – True Islamic Caliphate Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 10:37 am Press Release: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community NZ
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of New Zealand has chosen Khilafat (Caliphate) as the theme for their upcoming Annual Convention to promote the true Islamic Caliphate as a divine guidance for peace […]
Response of an Immigrant Muslim Woman
Huff Post: David Cameron saying that “Muslim women must learn English” makes a catchy headline. Something that made everyone stop in their tracks and listen to what he had to say, no matter what side of the argument you are on. But when you go into the depths of what […]