This “Histomap,” created by John B. Sparks, was first printed by Rand McNally in 1931. The David Rumsey Map Collection hosts a fully zoomable version here. This giant, ambitious chart fit neatly with a trend in nonfiction book publishing of the 1920s and 1930s: the “outline,” in which large subjects (the history of the world! every […]
LONDON: FOUZIA KHAN Published — Saturday 17 August 2013 ARABNEWS The London branch of the Muslim World League on Thursday organized a seminar on the role of Islamic centers in […]
Business Insider: by Manuel Mogato. CEBU, Philippines (Reuters) – A Philippine ferry sank after colliding with a cargo vessel killing at least 24 people and leaving nearly 300 missing, the coast guard said on Saturday. Some 572 people were rescued after Friday’s accident at the mouth of a channel approaching the port […]
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Jordan on Friday threw their support behind Egypt as it sought to restore law and order, with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah calling […]
the news: The writer has taught international relations and diplomacy at Boston University and at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and was the vice chancellor of LUMS. The challenges that Pakistan faces are all too real. These pages are, in fact, an unending litany of all that […]
By Zachary Norman, Reporter Five Muslim protesters have appeared in court accused of attacking members of a rival Islamic sect during a demonstration. Mirza Ali, 38, of Lambkins Mews, Walthamstow, […]
By Zachary Norman, Reporter Mosque leaders denied a popular mini-cab driver a proper funeral, according to his friends The body of Khalid Mahmood, who died of a heart attack last […]
Source: Daily Jang via Wasim Sr: Click HERE for the detailed news in Urdu. A mockery made on the name of religion by British Muslims. What a sad state.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mirza Tahir Ahmad’s Warning to General Zia ul Haq (Aug 12 1988) Watch: Death and state funeral of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924-1988) Participants George P. Shultz, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, officials from the US Embassy in Islamabad, chiefs of staff of armed forces, chairman joint chiefs and […]
Epigraph: Surely, the Believers, and the Jews, and the Christians and the Sabians — whichever party from among these truly believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good […]
arabnews.com: The London branch of the Muslim World League on Thursday organized a seminar on the role of Islamic centers in correcting misconceptions about Islam at the Islamic Cultural Center. […]
Source: BBC 16 August 2013 Last updated at 20:01 ET Help At least 60 people lost their lives in Egypt on Friday as protestors loyal to the ousted President Mohammed Morsi clashed with military forces on the streets of Cairo. The toppling of Mr Morsi – the country’s first democratically […]
Book written by John Davenport This is a short but a wonderful book and a must read for all Muslims and Christians. This beautiful book, An apology for Mohammed and the […]
By Dan Hinkel Chicago Tribune reporter Chicago 3:31 p.m. CDT, August 16, 2013 Amid protests from a Muslim civil liberties group, local police training officials have called off an anti-terrorism course for officers scheduled for Monday in Lombard that was to have been taught by an instructor the group regards […]
By Henry Austin, NBC News contributor The political wing of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood denied that their members were attacking churches after scores of the buildings were reportedly burned down in […]
Epigraph: O ye who believe! be steadfast in the cause of Allah, bearing witness in equity; and let not a people’s enmity incite you to act otherwise than with justice. Be always just, […]
A full 62.9 percent of respondents said they would rather the government announced a freeze on Jewish settlement construction than release prisoners AFP , Friday 16 Aug 2013 Almost 80 percent of Israeli Jews believe a peace deal with the Palestinians is impossible, an opinion poll found on Friday, two […]
Source: CNN Editor’s note: Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Among his recent books are Hegemony or Survival, Failed States, Power Systems, Occupy, and Hopes and Prospects. His web site is http://www.chomsky.info. (CNN) — The Israeli-Palestinian peace talks […]
A Karachi based Islamist tabloid ‘Daily Ummat’— through one of its most dishonest reports— has squarely levelled the residents of Gilgit-Baltistan with some serious blows of allegations that, if unattended, would bump the genuine efforts to relinquish the terror factor in the region. The news report was widely relayed by […]
Recently, we’ve been hearing that fewer and fewer Americans are tying the knot, with the U.S. marriage rate at its lowest point in more than a century. Now, a new study looks at why one group of Americans — the working class — is putting off or forgoing marriage altogether. […]