SAUDI ARABIA: Nitaqat cleanup: 2 million face ax
EDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Sunday 24 March 2013 At least 2 million expatriates may lose their jobs or leave the Kingdom shortly as about 250,000 small and medium enterprises will […]
Palestinian PM’s resignation complicates US plan (US has a plan? Great News!)
Reuters JORDAN TIMES AMALLAH — Palestinian officials and the United States voiced optimism on Sunday that the resignation of US-backed prime minister Salam Fayyad would not hinder Washington’s planned development initiative for the West Bank. Fayyad quit on Saturday after months of tension with President Mahmoud Abbas, leaving the Palestinian […]
Jordan needs ‘innovative solutions’ for refugee problem — IOM
by Abeer Numan | Apr 15, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — As the Syrian crisis enters its third year, Jordan and other refugee-hosting countries must come up with “innovative solutions” to reduce the exodus of Syrian refugees, said Davide Terzi, Jordan’s Chief of Mission of the International Organisation for […]
Transition Fallout: Job creation remains Tunisian headache
by Daniele Mariani back from Tunis, swissinfo.ch April 15, 2013 – 11:00 “Work, freedom, dignity” was the slogan chanted by Tunisians who took to the streets to topple the dictator Ben Ali. Two years after Tunisia’s revolution, the “work” part remains an unfulfilled promise for many. Switzerland is trying to […]
And now some breaking news:It all started early this week; The Islamic Emirate of Syriastan
Source: Asia Times: By Pepe Escobar PARIS – And now some breaking news coming from the Islamic Emirate of Syriastan. This program is brought to you by the NATOGCC corporation. Please also tune in for a word from our individual sponsors, the United States government, Britain, France, Turkey, the House […]
The words of God do not justify cruelty to women
Epigraph: Surely, men who submit themselves to God and women who submit themselves to Him, and believing men and believing women, and obedient men and obedient women and truthful men and truthful women, […]
Australia’s first Muslim woman in any parliament
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Australia will have its first Muslim woman in any parliament when academic Mehreen Faruqi replaces NSW upper house MP Cate Faehrmann this year, the NSW Greens say. […]
BBC documentary ‘ Science and Islam: 3 parts
Really cool series. . . BBC documentary – Science and Islam: The Language of Science (part 1) ————————————————————— BBC documentary – Science and Islam: The Empire of Reason (part 2) ——————————————————————- BBC documentary – Science and Islam: The Power of Doubt (part 3)
Eco-tourism in Tunisia’s new era
14 April 2013 Last updated at 01:33 GMT Help A slump in the number of visitors to Tunisia since the country’s revolution has forced those in the tourism industry to rethink their businesses. One growing sector is eco-tourism, a potentially lucrative source of income which can have great benefits for […]
The Hangman’s Tale: Archaeologists Dig into History of Execution
For years, few were interested in unearthing what lay beneath old gallows and scaffolds. But, in Germany, growing interest in “execution site archaeology” is throwing much light on how the […]
SWISS MADE: Author “sets the story straight” with new book
by Catherine McLean, swissinfo.ch April 13, 2013 – 18:13 As far as most people around the world are concerned, the Swiss excel at three things: banking, chocolate and watches. Author […]
Exclusive: G20 to Consider Cutting Debt to Well Below 90 percent/GDP-Document
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Financial leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies will consider next week in Washington a proposal to cut their public debt over the longer term to well below 90 percent of gross domestic product, a document prepared for the meeting showed. The proposal, prepared by the co-chairs […]
Americans spend 9.14 billions of hours on government paperwork every year!
Source: NY Times: Dozens of government agencies impose significant paperwork burdens, but one stands above all others: the Department of the Treasury. That department accounts for 6.7 billon annual hours, which is nearly 75 percent of the total. No other agency accounts for more than 6 percent. The Department of […]
What is the Muslim Times doing for You?
Epigraph: So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:10) By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor The Muslim Times is promoting universal brotherhood and sisterhood in a […]
Pope Francis tasks cardinals with studying reform of Catholic Church
Source: CNN Rome (CNN)— Pope Francis has appointed a group of eight cardinals from around the world to look into ways of reforming the Catholic Church, the Vatican said Saturday. The group, which includes U.S. Cardinal Sean O’Malley from Boston, will examine ways to revise the Vatican constitution, Pastor Bonus, […]
Plane overshoots runway in Bali, ends up in sea
Source: CNN (CNN)— A Lion Air flight carrying about 100 people overshot a runway while landing at Bali International Airport on Saturday and ended up in water, officials said. Only one person so far is confirmed as having suffered injuries, Lion Air spokesman Edward Sirait told a news conference in […]
Religious Rights: German Court Upholds Muslim Headscarf Ban in Schools
Der Speigel: A court has ruled that a ban on Muslim teachers wearing headscarves in schools was legal. It said that teachers who covered their heads violated their obligations to […]
Is the Catholic Church in crisis in Philippines?
Inquirer: Randy David. A survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) in February this year highlights three interesting findings on the state of Catholicism in the Philippines. First, that weekly church attendance has significantly gone down from a high of 64 percent in July 1991 to a low of […]
Atheist group forces removal of Ten Commandments from districts school rooms
Palmbeachpost: By Rick Couri: KRMG.com: The Freedom From Religion Foundation caused the furor after they found out about displays in several school buildings. The FFRF is an atheist and church-state separatist group with a history of similar actions. The group says someone told them about the display at the Kentucky schools and […]