Online Courses Look for a Business Model
Source: WSJ By MELISSA KORN And JENNIFER LEVITZ Professor Jeremy Adelman has taught a world-history class at Princeton University for several years, but as he led about 60 students through 700 years of […]
Gambia: Ahmadiyya Youth Hold Annual Convention
By Malamin L.M. Conteh @ AllAfrica.com The Youth Wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at The Gambia, known as Khuddamul Ahmadiyya, recently held its 29th annual convention also known as (Ijtema). The convention took place at the Nasir Ahmadiyya Muslim Senior Secondary School in Basse in the Upper River Region. The […]
Aman Ko Tarsa Hai Aman-Aman Karne Wale by Afzal Qamar
Source: Afzal Qamar
How Some Medieval Cultures Adapted to Rise of Islam
Science News How Some Medieval Cultures Adapted to Rise of Islam Jan. 2, 2013 — Medieval Afghanistan, Iran and the one-time Soviet Central Asian states were frontiers in flux as the Islamic Caliphate spread beyond the Arabian Peninsula in the seventh through 10th centuries. As such, different groups, such as the new Arab […]
Pakistan wins first ODI series against India since ’05
Source: ET KOLKATA: Team green sealed their victory by winning their second match by 85 runs in the One-Day International (ODI) series against India in Kolkata, their first win against India in a bilateral series since April 2005. Pakistan earlier intensified its bowling attack and sent five batsmen back to the […]
People who have a spiritual understanding of life in the absence of a religious framework are vulnerable to mental disorder.
Source: BJ Psych. We analysed data collected from interviews with 7403 people who participated in the third National Psychiatric Morbidity Study in England. Some Details.
Africa: Data Show Peace Is Profitable, Organization Says
Source: All Africa. Com Violence is expensive. Countries not only pay a lot of money to build, supply and maintain military and police forces, but also to investigate and punish criminal activity. Worldwide, at least $9 trillion is spent each year in response to violence and the threat of violence. […]
Meteor shower will light up night sky for just a few hours
Source: CNN CNN iReporter Abe Blair, a professional photographer, http://www.blindmanphotos.com shot pictures of the Perseid meteor shower over Crater Lake, Oregon for six to seven hours in August 2012. (CNN)— Skywatchers will be setting their alarm clocks for the early morning hours Thursday when the annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks.This […]
Obama signs bill warding off fiscal cliff
Source: CNN (CNN) — President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to avert the fiscal cliff, a day after the House and Senate approved the much-debated legislation. Obama, who returned to his family vacation in Hawaii after Tuesday’s House vote, signed the bill via autopen on Wednesday. But […]
A third of volunteer military recruits drop out
Source: The Local The 30.4 percent drop-out rate is an increase on a year ago when the rate was 27 percent. Defence Ministry figures released on Wednesday showed that 11,150 people completed a voluntary military service which lasts on average 13 months. Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziére set a target […]
In Gabon, Lure of Ivory Is Hard for Many to Resist
OYEM, Gabon — This lush country, often called a “forest republic,” used to stand proudly apart from its shaky neighbors, like the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African […]
No surprise: Syrian Opposition’s Amazing CIA credentials
Daniel McAdams Lew Rockwell.com July 14, 2012 Thanks once again to the indispensable Moon of Alabama blog for highlighting, among other interesting facts, the amazingly open ties of the Syrian opposition to their Western paymasters. As the astonishing Guardian story linked in the MoA piece outlines, down to the person […]
Settlers attack Palestinian villagers, Four Palestinians wounded
PNN Wednesday night 2nd January, clashes between settlers and Palestinians continued for a second day as around 20 settlers entered the Palestinian village of Jalud, south of Nablus. Palestinian official […]
UN: 60,000 killed in Syria war
ARAB NEWS Thursday 3 January 2013 AMMAN: More than 60,000 people have died in the Syrian uprising and civil war, the UN said yesterday, dramatically raising the death toll in […]
Madinah airport to have a pilgrim terminal
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Thursday 3 January 2013 The Haj Ministry will establish a terminal for pilgrims at Prince Muhammad International Airport in Madinah this year to meet the requirements of […]
OIC slams French caricature of Prophet
ARAB NEWS Thursday 3 January 2013 The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has slammed caricatures of the Prophet (peace be upon him), published in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, […]
Al Jazeera taking over Al Gore’s Current TV network
Pan-Arab news giant finalizes acquisition that will give it access to more than 60 million homes across America. Current TV, the progressive media company co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, has being acquired by international satellite cable network Al Jazeera. According to the NY Times, which broke the news […]
Jesus son of Mary
Christmas Day is a holiday in the Western world observed to commemorate the birth of Jesus(as). Jesus Christ(as) is amongst the best known and most influential historical figures and yet […]
Who said it was easy: Stress, quarrels and neglect: the ‘normal’ polygamous family
A large-scale study currently underway across Malaysia uncovers proof that polygamy harms everyone involved: from emotionally scarred children, to wives who think they’d be better off as single-parent households, and […]
US drone strike kills Mullah Nazir: Sources
Source: ET Taliban commander’s deputy Ratta Khan also killed in South Waziristan. PHOTO: AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD: A US drone strike killed Taliban commander Maulvi Nazir Wazir, also known as Mullah Nazir, his deputy and eight others in Wana, intelligence sources and tribal leaders said Thursday. Nazir from the Wazir tribe, was killed on Wednesday […]