Malawi Muslims Fall in Love With Hijab
By Khalid Abubaker, OnIslam Correspondent Thursday, 13 June 2013 00:00 Today, hijab has become a common sight in Malawi with many Muslim women proudly donning the outfit LILONGWE – Long […]
Muslim Activism Wins Nigeria School Mosque
By Rafiu Oriyomi OnIslam Correspondent Thursday, 13 June 2013 00:00 The court described the demolition of the mosque erected by Muslim students as “utterly illegal and unlawful” LAGOS – Thanks […]
Oxygen mystery: How marine mammals hold their breath
Source: BBC By Victoria Gill: Science reporter, BBC News Dr Michael Berenbrink from the University of Liverpool explains how marine mammals are able to hold their breath for so long. […]
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 […]
‘Next Dalai Lama could be a woman’
Source: TOI The Dalai Lama waded into Australia’s bitter gender war Thursday, saying his successor as the spiritual leader of the Tibetans could be a woman. (AFP) More:
Prince William has Indian heritage, DNA proves
Source: TOI LONDON: Prince William, second-in-line to the throne, will be first British king with proven Indian ancestry, DNA analysis has revealed. The DNA analysis of saliva samples taken from the Duke of Cambridge’s relatives have established a direct lineage between the 30-year-old prince and an Indian housekeeper on his […]
Germans realize women drivers are better
Source: The Local Insurance companies have long known that women are safer drivers than men – but now it seems attitudes have caught up with reality, and Germans are more likely to trust a woman in a car than a man. More:
10 ways you give up data without knowing it
CNN: Editor’s note: This post was created for your reading pleasure as a collaborative effort between the editorial staffs of BuzzFeed and CNN. (BuzzFeed/CNN) — Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former […]
Big Data, Big Idea or the Big Principles?
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: We have modified the original title. What would big data think of Einstein? Source: BBC By Sydney Finkelstein: Professor of strategy and leadership, and Dean for Executive […]
TEDGlobal: Cloud schools offer new education
Source: BBC By Jane Wakefield: Technology reporter, TEDGlobal, Edinburgh Children in developing countries could educate themselves using computers, the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh has been told. Prof Sugata Mitra was […]
Saqib Zervi’s “The Lahore” under siege by Mullahs to get “God’s Blessings”
ET: LAHORE: The vigilante siege of an office on Turner Road, where a weekly magazine owned by an Ahmadi family is produced, has not been lifted two months after it […]
US says it will give military aid to Syria rebels
The US is to supply direct military aid to the Syrian opposition for the first time, the White House has announced. President Obama made the decision after his administration concluded Syrian forces under Bashar al-Assad were using chemical weapons, a spokesman said. Ben Rhodes did not give details about the […]
Forgiveness: The mark of a Muslim
IBN TAYMIYYAH ARABNEWS Friday 14 June 2013 Allah the Most High, said: “But if we let man taste the good favors after poverty and harm have touched him, he is […]
Saudi Arabia: 3 million expatriates face redundancy
JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE Friday 14 June 2013 ARABNEWS Private companies who have not legalized the work status of their expatriate employees are planning to lay them off due to fears of expected raids by labor authorities. Some 3 million expatriate workers are threatened with redundancy. Many of these companies do […]
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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 […]
Caliph Umar Farooq vs.Emperor Heraclius: Who gave us our Religious Freedoms?
islamforwest.org: Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by […]
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 […]