Pakistan hands over Gwadar FTZ to China
Source: Press TV Pakistan handed hundreds of hectares of land over to China Wednesday for development of a special economic zone in the port of Gwadar, part of a $46 […]
Migrant crisis: Swedish border checks introduced
Source: BBC Sweden has brought in temporary border checks to control the flow of migrants into the country. It said it took the step because a surge in new arrivals […]
Report details widespread Chinese torture in police detention
Source: BBC The torture of suspects in police detention is widespread in China with implements like spiked rods and torture chairs regularly deployed to extract confessions, a report alleges. The […]
It’s Time to Let Jews, Muslims, and Sikhs Join the Military
Source: The Daily Beast Despite granting waivers to allow minorities to maintain their religious dress while serving, military policy still keeps most of them out. But the successes of the […]
Suspect Arrested Over Threats Against Black University of Missouri Students
Source: Time University of Missouri police have arrested a suspect accused of making online threats against black students and faculty over social media. The threats are the latest in a […]
Prohibit Genetically Engineered Babies Full Debate- Intelligence Squared U.S
Published on Feb 14, 2013 Imagine a world free of genetic diseases, where parents control their offspring’s height, eye color and intelligence. The science may be closer than you think. […]
Genetically engineered algae kills 90% of cancer cells without harming healthy ones
Genetically engineered algae kills 90% of cancer cells without harming healthy ones By Hannah Osborne, November 10, 2015 16:00 GMT, IBTimes.co.uk 12,726 657 Diatom algae genetically engineered to destroy cancer cellsDerek Keats/Flickr Algae has been genetically engineered to kill cancer cells without harming healthy cells. The algae nanoparticles, created by scientists in […]
Cousin Marriage – Why? – Why Not?
Source: Muslim Sunrise, Fall 2015 By Dr. Lutf ur Rehman, Nashville, Tennessee Marriage between people with a common grandparent or between people who share another relatively recent ancestor is called […]
Genetic disorders
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A genetic disorder is a genetic problem caused by one or more abnormalities in the genome, especially a condition that is present from birth (congenital). Most genetic disorders are quite rare and affect one person in every several thousands or millions. Genetic disorders may or […]
643. Commandment – O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice,and be witnesses for Allah
Commandment – O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice,and bewitnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or against parents and kindred [4:136] O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice, and be witnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or against parents and kindred. Whether he be rich or poor, […]
Five pass ‘integrity tests’ for Fifa leader race
Gianni Infantino (left) said he will step aside if Platini (right) later qualifies for the vote. Photo: Valery Hache/AFP Five pass ‘integrity tests’ for Fifa leader race Published: 12 Nov 2015 Fifa on Thursday approved five candidates to stand in February’s vote to replace Sepp Blatter as president of world […]
Bye Bye Merkel Doctrine: German Foreign Policy Shifts Focus to Refugees
DPA Germany’s military may be facing greater involvement overseas as Berlin seeks to fight the causes of the refugee crisis. With the refugee crisis showing no signs of abating, Germany is rapidly changing its foreign and security policy focus. Gone are the days of democracy promotion. Now the primary goal […]
No wine please! Rouhani-Hollande lunch in the soup
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, right, receives Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders at his office in Tehran in this Nov. 9, 2015 photo. Rouhani is to meet with French President Francois Hollande soon. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) AGENCIES Published — Thursday 12 November 2015 PARIS: An official lunch between the […]
Outlook gloomy as tourists leave Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (R) shakes hand with tourists and Egyptians after he arrived the airport of the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh city in Sinai on Wednesday. (REUTERS/Handout photo) ASSOCIATED PRESS Published — Thursday 12 November 2015 SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Tourism bookings in Egypt’s main Red Sea resort […]
Kurdish forces launch battle to retake Iraq’s Sinjar
Reuters International NOV 12, 2015 – 09:53 By Isabel Coles NEAR SINJAR TOWN, Iraq (Reuters) – Backed by U.S. air strikes, Kurdish forces said they captured several villages in an offensive on Thursday to retake the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State militants who overran it more than a […]
‘No option’ for Palestinians, ‘but to fight for their rights’
Nov 11,2015 – Last updated at Nov 11,2015 JORDAN TIMES – by Michael Jansen Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington did not heal the rift with President Barack Obama over peacemaking with Palestinians or the Iranian nuclear agreement. But the two men met the press before a White House […]
Serbian PM pays respects to Srebrenica Muslim victims
November 12, 2015 AFP SREBRENICA – Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic paid his respects Wednesday to Muslim victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, four months after being chased from a ceremony in the Bosnian town by a stone-throwing mob. Vucic, a former ultra-nationalist turned pro-European, laid a wreath of white […]
The Ahmadiyya betrayal
November 12, 2015 : Kunwar Khuldune Shahid Anyone remotely familiar with the poetry of Dr Muhammad Iqbal would know of his multi-pronged flirtations with numerous – often paradoxical – ideologies, at the same time. From fluctuating between a poet and a preacher to being the torchbearer of theocracies and personal […]
The refugee crises you don’t hear about
By Bethan McKernan in news Roma or Romani people have been discriminated against for millennia and the tradition continues in Europe today. A camp of mostly Roma on the outskirts of Malmo in Sweden wasraided last month. More than 200 people’s homes were destroyed and the local authorities only have plans to […]
Only a real Islamic caliphate can stand up to the sham of ISIL
Source: Quartz By Haroon Moghul; Senior Correspondent, Religion Dispatches At eleven o’clock in the morning on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, guns across Europe fell silent. An assassination in Sarajevo […]