Source: Huffington Post Religion News Service | By David Gibson Posted: 01/05/2014 11:15 am EST BROOKLYN, N.Y. (RNS) The Torah Animal World exhibit can seem a bit like the zombie version of Noah’s Ark — 350 animals crowded into a row house museum in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood, at least […]
Story Summary January 06, 2014 12:09 AM By Sinan Ulgen The Daily Star Following Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s recent visit to the Gulf states, the Islamic Republic’s charm offensive is set to continue with President Hassan Rouhani’s trip to Turkey early next month. Unlike the majority of Iran’s Arab […]
Hassan Barari ARABNEWS Apparently, it is hard to keep the lid on the mutual mistrust between Jordan and the Palestinian leaders. Despite their public statements to the contrary, Jordanian leaders fear that the Palestinian Authority (PA) may cut a deal with Israel at Jordan’s expense. In fact, it is no […]
MAHA AKEEL ARABNEWS Published — Monday 6 January 2014 As 2013 closed its chapter and 2014 rolled in, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) turned a new page in its history with the end of the term of its ninth Secretary-General Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, and the beginning of the term […]
The mystery of Raiwind palace ownership Iftikhar A. Khan and Kalbe Ali PM Sharif among billionaire lawmakers iSLAMABAD: The ownership of the Raiwind palace spread over thousands of acres is a mystery because it has never been mentioned in the statements of assets and liabilities of Prime Minister Nawaz […]
Getting Away With Murder by Heraldo Munoz: review Toronto Star January 5, 2014 By: Dimitri Nasrallah Published on Tue Dec 31 2013 For all but the most ardent outsider, it can be difficult to untangle the complex web of Pakistan’s political history necessary to properly contextualize the country’s current events. […]
By: Jim Coyle News, Published on Sat Jan 04 2014 The Toronto Star, Human rights campaigner Asma Jahangir says the older generation of women who fought for equality “are all the proud mothers of our Malalas.” She’s just 16, yet known worldwide — as the ultra-famous are — by a […]
Source: BBC Michael Nazir-Ali said the Church had done away with key elements of the service Continue reading the main story Related Stories Baptism language to be simplified The Church […]
By Verena Nees 4 January 2014 Four years after the worst massacre by German troops since World War II—in the Afghan village of Kunduz where over 140 people died, including women and children—a Bonn state court has rejected an application for compensation from two of the victims’ families. Qureisha Rauf […]
Credit: TheExpressTribune By Hassan Naqvi / Photo: Abid Nawaz Published: January 5, 2014 LAHORE: “Salmaan Taseer was a brave man who never shied away from raising his voice for the voiceless, the marginalised, the poor, and for women and minority rights. His martyrdom shook us all but it also made us realise that […]
By F. Brinley Bruton, Staff Writer, NBC News Pope Francis has announced that he will make a pilgrimage to Israel, The West Bank and Jordan in May, underscoring a fresh […]
Source: Alislam.org Friday Sermon, January 3, 2014 After tashhud, ta’awwuz and recitation of Sura Al-Fatiha, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad at Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (may Allah strengthen him with His […]
Ex. President Pervez Musharaf Lead article by Munir Varraich, Sweden General Musharaf and Pakistan By Munir Varraich, Sweden Let us not forget that it was a secular minded soldier President who took a bold decision after 9/11 and tried to put the Pakistani Mindset on the… Unemployed in Europe Stymied by Lack of […]
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The Jakarta Post: Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the inaugural Religious Harmony Day at the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta on Sunday amid a number […]
BY NATHAN OLIVAREZ-GILES, WSJ Datawind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli with his $38 tablet, the On Monday, Datawind announced that it plans to sell a $38 tablet in the U.S. through as-yet unnamed online and brick-and-mortar retailers early next year. The London-based firm plans to sell three models in the United States, ranging […]
Israel rejects any US-proposed security concessions for the Jordan Valley, a cabinet member close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, as US Secretary John Kerry visited the Middle East. “Security must remain in our hands. Anyone who proposes a solution in the Jordan Valley by deploying an international force, […]
Turkey could help Russia prevent its Muslim population from being influenced by radical groups that have come under the spotlight in the wake of two suicide bombings in the Russian city of Volgograd last week, say analysts. “Turkey and Russia should establish cooperation not only between foreign ministries and intelligence […]
Source: NY Times: WASHINGTON — South Sudan is in many ways an American creation, carved out of war-torn Sudan in a referendum largely orchestrated by the United States, its fragile institutions nurtured with billions of dollars in American aid. But a murky, vicious conflict there has left the Obama administration scrambling to […]