A student is demanding Dhs100,000 in compensation from an airline for misplacing his bags, twice. The Arab youth told Abu Dhabi Civil Court that the regional airline with offices in the UAE caused him to miss the opportunity to register for university last year after they lost baggage carrying his academic […]
Indonesia: Confront Intolerance in 2013 Phelim Kine, deputy Asia director Indonesia’s growing regional prominence is being held back by the government’s failure to confront intolerance of the country’s diverse political […]
theaustralian.com: THE prospect of divorce cases in Britain being settled by sharia and religious courts has been opened up by a landmark legal decision. A Jewish couple have had their […]
http://dawn.com/2013/01/27/pakistan-still-global-jihad-hub/ PESHAWAR: Pakistan is still a major destination for radicalised Muslims bent on a life of jihad, despite hundreds of US drone strikes, the death of Osama bin Laden and the fracturing of Al-Qaeda. New battlegrounds have sprung up in Africa and the Middle East, but the number of foreign […]
Hijab for a day: Non-Muslim women who try the headscarf Source: BBC World Hijab Day calls on non-Muslim women to try out life under the traditional head scarf. Can it […]
Indystar: A reform-oriented Islamic organization is presenting a display from 8 a.m. to noon today at the Indiana Statehouse in an effort to offer its perspective “on the true life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad and the Holy Quran,” according to Muzaffar Ahmad, a spokesman for the group. The organization […]
Tax cases worth Rs225bn still pending http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-3-157033-Tax-cases-worth-Rs225bn-still-pending By Mehtab Haider Wednesday, January 30, 2013 From Print Edition ISLAMABAD: The biggest case of outstanding tax involving Rs129 billion against Tehrik-e-Jadid Anjuman Ahamdia Chanab Nagar is lying before the Lahore High Court, while total stuck-up amount of the Federal Board of Revenue […]
Cardinal Roger Mahony, who has been stripped of duties over the child abuse scandal. Photograph: Reed Saxon/AP Source: Guardian UK The Catholic archdiocese of Los Angeles has removed a top […]
Russian TV: Switzerland will now assist international tax authorities in disclosing information on bank accounts held by foreigners who avoid taxation at home. Joint efforts by the EU, the US […]
Dawn: OSLO: Malala Yousafzai is amongst those known to be nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, as the deadline expired on Friday. This year’s award will be announced in early October, but speculation was already underway as the deadline for nominations ran out on February 1. Fifteen-year-old Malala was […]
RIYADH: ABDUL HAMEED AL-ANSARI ARABNEWS Friday 1 February 2013 There is a conflict between Shariah authorities and non-Shariah legal experts in areas such as legal studies, methodology and execution of law in Kingdom, according to Ahmed Al-Saqih, a Saudi legal expert. He stressed the need to close the widening gap […]
Aisha Stacey ARABNEWS Friday 1 February 2013 God created human beings to worship Him and a practicing Muslim, in essence, should be able to worship God in every second, every […]
RODOLFO ESTIMO JR. | Arab News Friday 1 February 2013 RIYADH: Filipino expats in the Kingdom expressed gratitude late yesterday following a Saudi government decision to shoulder the unpaid balance […]
GENEVA — Israel must immediately start withdrawing its settlers from the Palestinian territories, the United Nations said on Thursday in a report that Tel Aviv immediately dismissed as “biased”. “Israel […]
US to provide $31 million to refurbish over 60 schools Petra | Jan 31, 2013 AMMAN — The US on Thursday commended the Ministry of Public Works and Housing’s “transparent procurement and tendering procedures”. Speaking at a press conference, US Ambassador to Jordan Stuart E. Jones said the ministry had […]
Health (USNews): Yoni Freedhoff. I’ve heard it said hundreds of times. From patients, from colleagues, and sometimes from the media: “It takes three weeks to form a habit.” But in my experience, both personally and professionally, the notion that true habits—behaviors that persist in the face of major life upheavals […]
Source: Hindustan Times SERIOUSLY INCLINED JOURNALISTS ARE CONVINCED THAT THE ONLY TIME MALIK ISN’T PUTTING HIS FOOT IN HIS MOUTH IS WHEN HE ISN’T TALKING Pakistan’s portrayal of Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) as a victim of the majority community’s distrust of Muslims is nothing but a dogmatic reassertion of MA […]
Written by Ram Puniyani The violence in Dhule Maharashtra seems to be the new face of communal violence in India. As per the report of a major national daily (Jan 26, 2013), the evidence with the newspaper shows the evidence of police looting and destroying the property. The video clips […]
Source: Hindustan Times When Harish Rawat joined Jabong, an e-commerce start-up in April 2012, it was a tough decision. The 31-year-old alumni from IIT Kanpur and IIM Ahemdabad was in a comfortable position at Nokia, one of the world’s largest telecom manufacturers. While, Jabong was in operations for only three […]
Fiji Times online: By Frederica Elbourne Friday, February 01, 2013 CERTAIN deeds of some Muslim groups, which are contrary to the teachings of Islam and which are committed in its […]