Religious divides cost Arabs dearly

Source: Asia Times: By Ramzy Baroud My friend Hanna is Syrian, and happens to be Christian. The latter fact was in the past rarely of consequence, except when he wished to boast about the contributions of Arab Christians to Middle Eastern cultures. Of course, he was right. The modern Arab […]

Obama’s Monica moment

Source: Asia Times: By M K Bhadrakumar The United States may have administered one of the biggest-ever snubs to the Kremlin in the post-Cold War era with the White House announcement on Thursday that it will provide military support to the Syrian rebels. The announcement in Washington said: Following a […]

Video Gamers Really Do See More

ScienceDaily: Hours spent at the video gaming console not only train a player’s hands to work the buttons on the controller, they probably also train the brain to make better and faster use of visual input, according to Duke University researchers. “Gamers see the world differently,” said Greg Appelbaum, an […]

Where Atheism Stops And Religion Begins

Huff Post: by Andrew Schwartz. Many of my friends who have transitioned from being religious to being atheists speak of the deep existential peace that it gives them. This is huge and nothing to be argued with. Anyone who has found themselves on the despair side of Sisyphean struggle knows […]

Mecca: a city losing its spirituality?

Daily Times: The Mecca of today is different from old times, much more business-oriented and driven by money. It looks more like a commercial hotspot instead of a Divine residence  Muslims disagree on almost everything. From the timing of their prayers or fasts to insignificant nuptial details, on every issue […]