Source: Asia Times. THE ROVING EYE The rape of Syria is disaster capitalism in action, the terrain already prepared for profitable “reconstruction” once a pliable, pro-Western government is installed. With NATOGCC on one side and Iran-Russia on the other side, ordinary Syrians opposed to the ethnic-religious cleansing promoted by the […]
Source: TOI CAIRO: President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt took responsibility on Wednesday for “mistakes” during the run-up to ratification of the new constitution and urged Egyptians to appreciate the fierce disagreements about it as a “healthy phenomenon” of their new democracy. More:
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has warned that he will disband his Palestinian Authority if there was no Israeli movement toward renewing peace talks after Israel’s elections on January 22. Abbas, […]
AHMAD WAHAJ SIDDIQUI ARABNEWS Friday 28 December 2012 Scientists know this that the celestial bodies are floating. That includes Earth which is floating with its double rotation – axial and […]
AMMAN — Since its launch in October, the “Bread for everyone” initiative has so far secured the participation of at least 36 bakeries, organisers said this week. The brainchild of […]
by Hana Namrouqa JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Demand for water has increased this year by 6 per cent, according to officials, surging to one billion cubic metres, while the Kingdom’s […]
Many Misconceptions Removed In this day and age, it is only the Ahmadiyya Muslim community that has the honour of taking the true message of Islam to the world. We should be most grateful that we experience this privilege as we endeavour to take the mission of the Promised Messiah(as) […]
The Pakistani teenage activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban and is currently recuperating at a Birmingham hospital has been named Teenager of the Year by The […]
Source: Two Circles In August of this year, two Muslim youth died and about a hundred injured when a program in Mumbai organized to protest anti-Muslim violence in Assam and Myanmar turned violent. This has brought into question the logic of protest. Why do we protest? What issues bring Indian […]
Source: http://www.ted.com http://embed.ted.com/talks/donald_sadoway_the_missing_link_to_renewable_energy.html What’s the key to using alternative energy, like solar and wind? Storage — so we can have power on tap even when the sun’s not out and the wind’s not blowing. In this accessible, inspiring talk, Donald Sadoway takes to the blackboard to show us the future […]
theguardian: Haroon Siddique. The call to prayer sounds and a serious-looking man with a bushy beard stares intently at the camera. At first appearance it is a familiar image of an angry Muslim but as the man breaks into laughter and begins to talk about his pride in being British, […]
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Daily Times: Government has announced a prospective amendment to provide for the death penalty in the ‘rarest of rare’ cases of rape and a committee has been set up to recommend changes to the law. Pakistan was the number three most dangerous country for women last year while India was […]
Yahoo News: For centuries, Christians have been making the pilgrimage to Bethlehem to pay their respects to Jesus — except they may have been making a wrong turn. According to […]
Poor Would Be First to Barrel Over Fiscal Cliff Story tools New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Posted: Dec 27, 2012 LOS ANGELES–President Obama took much heat a year ago when he floated a series of proposed budget cuts that would have slashed programs for the poor. The cuts would have reduced funding […]
By Michael W. Chapman cnsnews.com (CNSNews.com) – America is largely a Christian nation with 77 percent of adults identifying themselves as Christian, according to a Gallup survey, while only 0.6 percent identified as Muslim. The survey also found that Mormons were the most religious in practicing their faith. “The United […]
by Alayna Ahmad, Student, The Extension School, Harvard University HUFFPOST RELIGION The Muslim world today is inundated with stereotypes and fallacies about women’s role within society. Despite the Quran’s clear promotion of women’s rights in Islam, the interpretation of the Hadith and Quran by men has led to patriarchal structures […]
The Salam Free Clinic at a church in north St. Louis grew out of a Memorial Day barbecue and a desire to help. In 2007, about 50 Muslims intent on […]
Source: LUBP As critical supporters of Pakistan Peoples Party, we welcome and applaud Chairman PPP’s bold and eloquent address at Garhi Khuda Buksh. To millions of Pakistanis, a new PPP leader has clearly emerged and done so in an impressive manner. To the PPP jiyalas, he was Shaheed Benazir Bhutto […]
Source: TOI NEW DELHI: It would have been passed off as some comic relief to the grim rape drama had it not been for the utter insensitivity of his sexist remarks. The son of President Pranab Mukherjee and Congress MP from Jangipur Abhijeet Mukherjee described the Delhi protests as an […]