An interesting link for those wishing to try and understand Islamic Banking: (It is not a new article, interesting nevertheless…) http://www.alislam.org/library/articles/Islamic-Banking-in-the-UK.pdf by Waseem Ahmad Kingston Business School, London Msc Accounting and Finance
By Suzana Nabil Saad Freelance Writer- USA Sunday, 24 March 2013 00:00 We represent Islam through our actions as Muslims, but are we truly exemplifying Islam? Are you a Muslim living in the West? Have you often felt yourself obliged to explain to others the difference between the Islamic teachings […]
Shanidar cave reminds us that Neanderthals existed for thousands of years before modern humans. We are not all descended from the Prophet Adam, who existed 6000 years ago. Original sin […]
tWN: 90% of governments in Middle East and North Africa limit religious media Click on chart to enlarge. 90% of governments (18 of 20) in the Middle East and North Africa limit religious literature or broadcasting, including 55% (11) that limit religious content on the Internet. Worldwide, the new report by the […]
The Toronto Star , March 22, 2013, Syria’s child brides: ‘My daughter is willing to sacrifice herself for her family’ Refugee brides: Woman takes a cut to help Syrian refugee girls in Jordan find Arab grooms from all over Middle East AMMAN, JORDAN—Nezar’s face is tight with expectation as she […]
By Dr Amtul Qudoos Farhat, MBBS, DCH (UK), FCPS (Pakistan) Assistant Professor, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Pakistan A tool of nature which has been claimed to help Alter the […]
The News: ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has excluded several key subjects from the fresh 10th class Urdu text book edition published in February 2013 which is now being marketed for […]
Brazilian Grape Tree (also known as Jabuticaba) does not use branches to grow fruits. It grows fruits (and flowers) directly on the trunk.
Global Post: DENVER, Colo. — In 2002 and early 2003, the Bush administration rolled out a campaign to promote an invasion ofIraq. Condoleezza Rice’s statement, the “smoking gun might be a mushroom cloud,” created a popular sound bite for the administration’s warning that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. […]
Guardian: A leading Anglican cleric has launched a powerful attack on the way politicians are exaggerating the negative impact of immigration, which he says is “wholly disproportionate” to the real […]
Source:ET KARACHI: Former president Pervez Musharraf has arrived in Karachi after four years in exile, Express News reported on Sunday. A huge crowd of Musharraf supporters and All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) members is present outside the Karachi airport to welcome their leader. While speaking to Express News anchor Shahzaib Khanzada, Musharraf said he has […]
Source: ET ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Sunday finally selected a caretaker prime minister, a retired judge, to head up an interim administration to guide the country through its historic election period. Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, 84, was selected by the election commission after a parliamentary committee and rival parties failed to agree on […]
Source: Pakturk of Germany Click HERE to watch it.
Source: Gulfnews,Com via Munir Ahmad of Austria. Manama: A man was questioned by the Saudi police after he delayed the departure of a plane for two hours by insisting that all women travelling without male companions should disembark. More:
ALJAZEERA.NET Marwan Bishara answers three questions on Obama’s recent trip to the Middle East. ——————————————————————————– What got your attention most about the visit of President Obama’s to Israel and Palestine? […]
The Associated Press Published: Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 3:54 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 3:54 p.m. JERUSALEM – Concerns that Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons could reach militant groups bordering Israel and Turkey was the motivating factor in restoring relations with Ankara after a three year […]
AFP, Baghdad – ALARABIYYA.NET Baghdad was inaugurated as the 2013 Arab Capital of Culture on Saturday, the latest in a series of steps which officials hope will put Iraq back […]
Some people joke too much and it becomes a habit for them. This is the opposite of the serious nature which is the characteristic of the believers. Joking is a break, a rest from ongoing seriousness and striving; it is a little relaxation for the soul. ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azeez […]
Source: Channel News Asia YANGON: Religious leaders have called for calm in violence-hit central Myanmar and urged the government to step up security, state media said on Sunday. The outbreak of religious violence in the town of Meiktila has claimed at least 32 lives and displaced about 9,000 people, according […]
Source: Huff Post, by Kelly Bulkeley. Two kinds of answers have been offered to this riddle. The first claims that the mind is nothing but the brain. Every aspect of mental life can be entirely and completely explained as a product of the physical properties of neural functioning. The second […]