Muslim immigrants create a parallel society

Source: The Conservative. The Netherlands , where six per cent of the population is now Muslim, is scrapping multiculturalism: The Dutch government says it will abandon the long-standing model of multiculturalism that has encouraged Muslim immigrants create a parallel society within the Netherlands .. A new integration bill, which Dutch […]

Obama Lengthens Afghanistan Combat Role

Source: The daily Beast. U.S. forces in Afghanistan have been authorized by President Obama to retain counter-terrorism authorities even after their combat mission ends there on December 31. Though U.S. troops were supposed to just train, advise, and assist Afghan forces after 2014, they will now likely be involved in […]

Save minorities, save Pakistan

Punishment against those involved in vigilantism and mob behaviour against minorities has to be in place. Today, if minorities are being targeted, tomorrow there will be targeting based on political beliefs or financial status “I went to the west and saw Islam, but no Muslims; I went back to the East […]

The Best Careers for Your Brain

The Wall Street Journal: by Rachel Feintzeig — Complex occupations such as architect help preserve cognitive function, according to a study appearing in the journal Neurology Work might help keep your brain sharp well into old age—depending on your profession. A new study in the journal Neurology finds that intellectually complex jobs, such […]

Slouching towards the abyss

Saturday, 22 November 2014 Hisham Melhem Let’s begin with some basic truths. The Palestinian and Israeli peoples are condemned to live together; even though the fundamental question was, is and will continue to be, the nature of the cohabitation. To be sure, there are Palestinians and Israelis who believe that […]