Alien hand syndrome

Alien hand syndrome, (AHS) is a rare neurological disorder that causes hand movement without the person being aware of what is happening or having control over the action. The afflicted person may sometimes reach for objects and manipulate them without wanting to do so, even to the point of having […]

Will prefer brains, not blondes

Source: TOI If he knows what’s good for him, the modern gentleman will prefer brains, not blondes -according to a new study of marriage. In what may be interpreted as both a victory for feminism and a sign that men now stand even less chance of winning an argument with […]

It’s only for women over 30

Source: Dawn IYADH: It’s only for women over 30, who must be off the road by 8pm and cannot wear makeup behind the wheel. But it’s still a startling idea. The Saudi king’s advisory council — whose suggestions are not binding — has recommended that the government lift its ban […]

What Will Happen to Aasia Bibi?

Huff Post: On October 23, 2014, Aasia Bibi — the most prominent blasphemy case death-sentence prisoner in the history of one of Pakistan’s most controversial laws — had her appeal for retraction of her punishment met with rejection at the Lahore High Court. Her lawyers will move the appeal to […]

Misdeeds give an image of Islam that is terrible

Source: ET Deceased Shama’s father with her three children. PHOTO: SHAFIQ MALIK/EXPRESS ROME: A top Vatican official has described the lynching of a Christian couple in Pakistan as a humiliation for all of humanity. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the chair of the Roman Catholic church’s council for interfaith dialogue, said he had […]