CT scans ‘unwrap’ secrets of three mummies

Source: ET Scientists have put three unusually motionless patients through the CT scanner: Egyptian mummies. One of the mummies already was known to have a brain, but scans revealed she also still has lungs. In many mummies, lungs typically were removed prior to burial. The scientists—radiologists with the Washington University […]

UNHCR warns Kenya not to close Dadaab refugee camp

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned Kenya not to expel Somali refugees in response to al-Shabab’s massacre of students. Kenya has given UNHCR three months to close the the Dadaab refugee camp, which houses 350,000 Somali refugees. The Kenyan government believes al-Shabab militants who killed 148 people at […]

Malawi to evacuate citizens from South Africa

Malawi says it will repatriate its nationals from South Africa, following an upsurge in xenophobic violence. At least five foreigners, including a 14-year-old boy, have been killed in attacks in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban since last week. Some foreign-owned shops in the main city Johannesburg have shut amid […]

The hidden tricks of powerful persuasion

Source: BBC By David Robson Are we always in control of our minds? As David Robson discovers, it’s surprisingly easy to plant ideas in peoples’ heads without them realising. Hidden messages that promote products in films once caused a moral panic. But is the much-feared technique really effective? Are we […]

436. Commandment – As to elderly women, who have no desire for marriage — there is no blame on them if they lay aside their outer clothing without displaying their beauty

436. Commandment – As to elderly women, who have no desire for marriage — there is no blame on them if they lay aside their outer clothing without displaying their beauty [24:61] As to elderly women, who have no desire for marriage — there is no blame on them if […]

Anti-Semitism in Germany: ‘I Don’t See Any Reason for Jews Here To Emigrate’ (and: does Islam belong to Germany?)

Gregor Zielke In an interview, the heads of Germany’s Protestant and Jewish communities discuss Martin Luther’s anti-Semitism, growing fears after the Paris attacks and whether Islam truly belongs to the country. SPIEGEL: Mr. Bedford-Strohm, Mr. Schuster, when you took over your posts at the end of last year, Europe was […]

Anti-Semitism in Germany: 'I Don't See Any Reason for Jews Here To Emigrate' (and: does Islam belong to Germany?)

Gregor Zielke In an interview, the heads of Germany’s Protestant and Jewish communities discuss Martin Luther’s anti-Semitism, growing fears after the Paris attacks and whether Islam truly belongs to the country. SPIEGEL: Mr. Bedford-Strohm, Mr. Schuster, when you took over your posts at the end of last year, Europe was […]

No Zamzam water without passport

AUTHENTIC: The official Zamzam water booth at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport.( AN photo by Fouzia Khan) JEDDAH: FOUZIA KHAN Published — Sunday 12 April 2015   Zamzam water has a special place in the hearts of Muslims as something revered and unique. Every year millions of pilgrims travel to […]