The surprising transformation of Bilawal Bhutto into a leader of Pakistan’s anti-Taliban movement
BY Peter Popham in THE INDEPENDENT His call has gone down very well far beyond the family stronghold The Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani Taliban are two very different things. The Afghan Taliban, who have stubbornly resisted the worst that the US and Britain could throw at them for the […]
Robert Fisk: If only Tony Blair could grasp the truth about Field Marshal Sisi Do the British people love Blair? Do they eat Blair chocolates and wear Blair pyjamas?
by Robert Fisk, The Independent It was, of course, utterly inevitable that Tony Blair would back Egypt’s new authoritarian leaders. After all, can you imagine Blair – our very own […]
Hate, Intolerance and Genocide of Minorities
M. Basheer Ahmed, M.D. On one fine evening in March 2013, two young men got out of the car and passed young children playing on the street in a neighborhood in Karachi… Two children aged 6 and 7 with innocent faces smiled at him. The young men quietly passed them. […]
[Urdu Article] Naseehato’n ka Guldasta (6) by Shamshad A Nasir
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Report: International Conference on Marginalization & Persecution of Minorities in South Asia
Source: sadew.org JANUARY 25, 2014 AT SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, DALLAS Conference on persecution of minorities calls for international pressures on South Asian governments to stop violence against religious minorities “Apologists for […]
Vodka blamed for high death rates in Russia
Epigraph: They ask thee concerning wine and the game of hazard. Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is greater than […]
EU agrees on accord to normalize relations with Cuba – source
EU states have agreed on the “whole package” for a new accord with Cuba aimed at normalizing relations with the communist state and encourage reforms and strengthen the human rights in the country, an EU source told AFP. The text of the agreement will be discussed amongst EU foreign Ministers […]
Abu Bakr — the protector of slaves, his companions
Abu Bakr was a man of shrewd judgment. He was able to discern the truth. Thus, he found it very easy to see the truth in Islam but realized that […]
‘Ice is breaking’ in Syria talks: UN mediator
GENEVA: The ice is slowly breaking in peace talks between Syria’s warring sides, UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said Wednesday, warning though that no substantive results were expected during this round. […]
Jet Lag, Late Nights, And Naps Disrupt Gene Function, New Study Shows
Forbes: by Melanie Haiken — Business travelers, shift workers, college students, and overworked tech workers, beware. Unusual sleep patterns, particularly sleeping during the day and staying up late at night, wreak havoc with the activity of your genes, new research shows. Researchers at the Sleep Research Centre at the University […]
According to Scientists, This is The Most Relaxing Tune Ever Recorded
Daily Health Post — Richard Talbot, from Marconi Union, was fascinated to work with a therapist to learn how and why certain sounds affect people’s mood. Though he always knew the power of music, they had previously written songs using only their gut feeling. The Top 10 Most Relaxing Tunes: […]
Scarlett Johansson Quits Oxfam to Endorse Israeli Company Operating from Illegal Settlement
PNN Scarlett Johansson has stopped working with humanitarian organization Oxfam, due to her new endorsement deal with Israeli company Sodastream. Actress Johansson has spend eight years being an ambassador for […]
Study dispels stereotypes about Ontario women who wear niqabs
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Denmark & Sweden may Ban Non-Medical Circumcision of Boys and the Muslim Times’ Response
Epigraph: On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, […]
Hundreds of snakes, many decaying, found in house
Source: CNN – Neighbors had been complaining for a while about the dreadful smell coming from William Buchman’s house in Santa Ana, California. “The stench is overwhelming,” said Forest Long, Jr., who lives nearby in the Orange County city. Long said friends were becoming reluctant to visit because of the […]
‘like falling from skyscraper’
Source: CNN (CNN) — The former partner of French President Francois Hollande said she felt like she “was falling from a skyscraper” when she learned about his alleged affair with an actress, Paris Match magazine said Thursday. More:
Born Corrupt
Source: Kasmir Life: The use of adjectives like, valley of saints, peer wair, the land of pious etc to describe Kashmir shows how we, as citizens of this beautiful land, take pride in something that has no association whatsoever with reality. How we live in a fool’s paradise! No doubt, […]
Arvind Kejriwal grows in light and shade
Source: Asia Times: Arvind Kejriwal’s past behavior of abruptly jettisoning of his alliance with Anna raised no eyebrows. He then started a movement that metamorphosesd into the AAP. Kejriwal graduated as a mechanical engineer from one of the India’s elite schools, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), and then decided […]
6 Lessons from Nature on Living a Peaceful, Fulfilling Life
tiny buddha: by Alexis Evans –— The pace of our world is frantic and seems to be constantly increasing. Despite this, I support the belief that life is not a race. Going faster doesn’t necessarily equate with accomplishing more or better. In actual fact, the opposite is usually true. If […]