By Gerry HaddenPRI’s The World More than 500 years ago, tens of thousands of Jews fled Spain because of persecution. Now their descendants are being invited to return. Before the infamous Spanish Inquisition of the 15th Century, some 300,000 Jews lived in Spain. It was one of the largest communities […]
The Jakarta Post, Indonesia’s recent participation in the Mustermesse Basel (Muba) trade fair in Switzerland has received a “Gold Certificate” award for its innovative and entertaining pavilion. The award was […]
नारी फिर खड़ी है एक और दिवस के मुहाने पर। एक और दिन की दहलीज पर। नारी, महिला, औरत, स्त्री, वामा, खवातीन जैसे खुद को संबोधित किए जाने वाले […]
The Jakarta Post In the next few weeks, Indonesia’s liberal-minded middle class will possibly get what they have always wanted: the end of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI). This is […]
International Business Times: ………….. Moroccan journalist Ahmed Bensalh Es-salhi wrote an op-ed in Correo Diplomático, in which he lamented that the “decision to grant Spanish citizenship to the grandchildren of […]
OnIslam & News Agencies Tuesday, 05 March 2013 00:00 “I have all faith in Allah to support me and to guide me through these moments,” Doorn said. AMSTERDAM – A […]
(Reuters) – U.S. private employers added a larger-than-expected 198,000 jobs in February, bolstering hopes that hiring across the economy is improving, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast the ADP National Employment Report would show a gain of 170,000 jobs. January’s private […]
Nearly a million households are spending more than a quarter of their income running a car, research has found. The RAC Foundation has used data from ONS, the Government’s statistical […]
The Government’s food watchdog will ask UK consumers how much horse or other species of animal would be “acceptable” to find in their food products. In the wake of the […]
Source:HUFF POST: A new study by Canadian academics says Mother Teresa was a product of hype who housed the poor and sick in shoddy conditions, despite her access to a fortune. The Times of India, reporting on the controversial essay, wrote that the authors asserted Mother Teresa saw beauty in […]
Epigraph Blessed is He in Whose hand is the kingdom, and He has power over all things;Who has created death and life that He might try you — which of […]
Human Rights Watch: A short video on rising violence against minorities in Indonesia. Published on Feb 27, 2013 (Jakarta, February 28, 2013) — The Indonesian government is failing to protect the country’s religious minorities from growing religious intolerance and violence, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. President […]
Source: The Economist: FOR all that the United States, at the head of a NATO coalition, intends to disentangle itself from its war in Afghanistan by the end of next year, Afghanistan itself will not be at peace. Nor will some of its neighbours. To the east, Pakistan last year […]
Source: All Africa. Com Estranged from his children, pining for his ex-wife, and atypically barefoot in the dream home he designed himself, Kweku Sai, the prodigal surgeon pride of Ghana, dies of a heart attack. This happens in the first tightly coiled sentence of Taiye Selasi’s debut novel Ghana Must […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈuɣo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβes ˈfɾi.as]; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was the President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader […]
Source: Huff Post via Wasim Sroya Violence against minority groups has become a staple of life in Pakistan these days – a crisis that country’s government has been complicit in impelling. The most recent attacks against Shias, the minority Muslim group in the country of 180 million, occurred Sunday evening […]
Source: CNN Rome (CNN) — A group representing survivors of sexual abuse by priests on Wednesday named a “Dirty Dozen” list of cardinals it said would be the worst candidates for pope based on their handling of child sex abuse claims. Their presence on the list is based “on their […]
Source: BBC Venezuela has announced seven days of mourning for Hugo Chavez, who has died aged 58, after 14 years as president. Hundreds of Mr Chavez’s supporters took to the […]
Source: Newyork Times: President Hugo Chávez was known for his grand overtures and bold attacks. A exceptionally gifted orator who relished media attention, he continually came up with show-stealing lines. Below are 10 of the many moments that made Mr. Chávez such a distinctive force in Venezuela and across the […]