Dawn: Patwari, thana and Titanic Kunwar Idris Published 2013-07-01 08:12:44 IT is customary for our leaders to hold the patwari and thana culture responsible for the indignities suffered by the people. Every politician pledges to put an end to it. The so-called culture persists, nevertheless. The explanation is simple. […]
Story at-a-glance It’s long been known that calorie restriction can increase the lifespan of certain animals. More recent research suggests that intermittent fasting can provide the same health benefits as […]
Source: CNN By Josh Levs and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — European officials reacted with fury Sunday to a report that the U.S. National Security Agency spied on EU offices. The European Union […]
Source: Telegraph New research shows that while women are drawn to male faces that look familiar, men are more likely to rate someone they have never seen before as more attractive. It is thought the reason may be that men have evolved to maximise their reproductive success by mating with […]
By Zubair Khan With extremely powerful address of his holiness, the supreme head Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah strengthen his hands) the 38th annual convention (Jalsa Salana) of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany concluded successfully evening 30.06.2013. […]
Business Insider: by Dina Spector Honeybees don’t just produce honey: The hard-working insect is also fundamental to the world’s food supply. One-third of the food we eat depends on insect pollination, mostly by honeybees that are raised and managed by beekeepers. The value of insect pollinators on world agricultural production, which accounts […]
Inquirer: JOHANNESBURG— As Nelson Mandela remained in critical condition in hospital Friday, a family feud over where the 94-year-old former president should be buried went to the courts, according to South Africa’s national broadcaster. Mandela’s oldest daughter, Makaziwe, and 15 other family members have pressed a court application to get […]
Huff Post: Brendan Farrington. “The problem is it’s not a fairy tale,” Hovind said. “We definitely have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.” STARKE, Fla. — A group of atheists unveiled a monument to their nonbelief in God on Saturday to sit alongside a granite slab that lists the […]
Rawal TV: Bilatakalluf with Tahir Gora Ep32 – Tarek Fatah on the Dilemma of Pakistan We can have our differences with Tarek and certainly his ignorance of Islam and its history. In this episode he comes out perhaps as the most clear non ahmadi Muslim who presents the role of […]
(Reuters) – Pakistani taxi driver Muhammad Zafeer says he has to look over his shoulder when he goes to pray in Athens, where racist attackers have targeted several of the […]
Bringing Communities Closer in Calgary Humanity First Relief Teams consisting of 70 Volunteers went to Bowness, Erlton, Roxborough Park and Elbow Park communities. Residents in the community of Roxborough were helped to remove furniture personal belongings, carpets, fridges, stoves, bedroom furniture, and anything and everything that was affected by water. […]
Pakistantoday: ASHER JOHNFriday, 28 Jun 2013 10:45 pm | Comments (19) LAHORE – Teenage blasphemy accused Rimsha Masih and her family have been granted religious asylum in Canada, Pakistan Today learnt on Friday. Rimsha’s lawyer Tahir Naveed Chaudhry told Pakistan Today that the family comprising Rimsha, her three sisters and a brother, and parents had been moved […]
islamforwest.org: Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Indian as well as Western scholars have now accepted the period between 3200 and 3100 BC as the period in which […]
Lancaster.com: It’s a long road from India’s peace-preaching 1800s villager, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, to 9/11. Reformist Ahmadiyya Muslim followers, gathering in Harrisburg this weekend for the fourth year in a row, say they want to get back to the tolerant roots of their religion. “The word Islam means peace,” said […]
Mongolian proverbs Do not start if afraid, once begun do not be afraid. Aival bu khii, hijvel buu ai. While father alive to get to know people While horse is strong travel to see places Aavyn bied huntej tanilts Agtny bied gazar uz http://www.mongoliatoday.com/?p=38
Epigraph: Allah has created the heavens without any pillars that you can see, and He has placed in the earth firm mountains that it may not quake with you, and […]
In the latest instalment of My German Career, The Local spoke with Arpan Kava, who, after coming to Berlin to do a Masters degree in engineering, stayed for the career […]
The United States continues to build up its pressure on Iran’s English-language news network Press TV and in a new move has sought to pull the Tehran-based television channel off […]
One of the truly tragic events in Islamic history is the loss of al-Andalus, or Muslim Spain. For centuries, the Iberian Peninsula was a Muslim land with Muslim rulers and […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 30 June 2013 The Border Guard rescued two United Arab Emirates (UAE) citizens who lost their way deep in the Rub Al-Khali (Empty Quarter) desert recently. […]