An Honour for Nasim Malik of Sweden
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Our savage nature
Source: Daily Times Another barbaric incident has once again revealed this nation’s dysfunctional relationship with the country’s blasphemy laws and a social psyche so cruel that one cannot help but hang one’s head in shame. A man, accused of burning a copy of the holy Quran when staying overnight at […]
Eat a Bug, Save the Environment
Greatist: They’re creepy, they’re crawly, and they’re coming to a dinner table near you. According to a new study, insects (specifically mealworms) are a much more environmentally sustainable protein source than dairy, pork, chicken, and beef. And in an attempt to stave off a global food crisis, scientists are now advising […]
Truckers ‘should keep a tax toilet log book’
Source: The Local Germany’s 1.5 million truck drivers should start to keep a ‘log book’ for the tax office of how often and for how long they go to the toilet, it was reported recently. More:
New York gunman set ‘trap’ for firefighters: Police
Source: TOI Police said the gunman, 62-year-old William Spengler, shot at the arriving firefighters, probably with a rifle from atop an earthen berm. WEBSTER, New York: A former convict set a house and car ablaze in his lakeside New York state neighborhood to lure firefighters then opened fire on them, […]
There will be blood
Source: ET About a week ago, a 20-year-old by the name of Adam Lanza walked into a school in Newtown, Connecticut — a small town a few hours northeast of New York City. In the next 30 minutes, Lanza shot and killed 27 people before finally killing himself. Of those […]
2,000 homeless on Christmas due to monster fire
The Inquirer: The crowd was very unruly. This wasn’t your ordinary crowd because some of them were drunk as it was Christmas Eve, while others possibly high (on drugs),” Dolot said. He said the crowd was the primary reason why it took firefighters long to put out the fire. He […]
Concentrating Solar Power With Thermal Energy Storage Is Economically Useful For Utility Company Profits, Study Finds
Source: Clean Technica Utility companies can benefit considerably from the utilization of concentrating solar power (CSP) and available energy storage methods, a new study from the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has found. Solar thermal power plant tower by afloresm (some rights reserved) A CSP that possesses a 6-hour […]
Central Bank of Mauritania planning Islamic Treasury Bills
Source: CPI Financial Mauritania is working to develop an Islamic interbank market. Several Islamic banks are already being established. The Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) recently completed a study on the potential development of a local Shari’ah-compliant securities market. BCM conducted this study with the technical support and expertise of […]
UN General Assembly voices concern for Myanmar’s Muslims
Source: DNA The U.N. General Assembly expressed serious concern on Monday over violence between Rohingya Muslims and Buddhists in Myanmar and called upon its government to address reports of human rights abuses by some authorities. The 193-nation General Assembly approved by consensus a non-binding resolution, which Myanmar said last month […]
US deploying troops to 35 African countries
The United States Army will be deploying troops to nearly three-dozen African nations in the coming year. Soldiers based out of Fort Riley, Kansas’ 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will begin training in March 2013 in order to prepare for a project that will send troops to as many as […]
Iraq veteran feels a kinship with anti-war group
By By Gary Peterson / Contra Costa Times Posted on November 19, 2012 Wearing Army boots, Army camouflage pants and an “Iraq Veterans Against the War” T-shirt, Emily Yates worked […]
U.S. civilian is killed at police headquarters in Kabul
By Rod Nordland and Jawad Sukhanyar New York Timesmercurynews.com KABUL, Afghanistan — A female police sergeant shot and killed a U.S. civilian adviser at police headquarters in Kabul on Monday, Afghan police officials said, breaking a relative lull in the so-called insider killings that have strained the relationship between Americans […]
How Muslim League lost Gurdaspur (Qadian) Despite Jinnah’s and Sir Zafarullah’s efforts?
By Patrick French in Liberty or Death(excerpts) French writes: Given that Amritsar could not become part of Pakistan, the adjoining district of Gurdapur (which was only 51 per cent Muslim) should […]
Islam and Tolerance: Dakar mosque decked in Christmas lights
Washington Post: DAKAR, Senegal — After prayers at the mosque, Ibrahim Lo is off to do some last-minute Christmas shopping. Soon he is eyeing the rows of dolls wrapped in […]
Jesus in India!: After thousands of years of exile, Indian jews return to the promised land-No place for Palestinians?
Express Tribune: TEL AVIV: Fifty members of an Indian community believed to be descendants of one of the lost tribes of Israel arrived on Monday in the Jewish state, completing their immigration. Linking up with family members who have already settled in Israel, they are among the first wave of the […]
A trial for the future of Bangladesh
Source: The Hindu Op-Ed by Haroon Habib December is a landmark month for Bangladesh. It is the month of the liberation of the country from Pakistan in 1971. And it is also a reminder of a great national tragedy — it was during the same month that year that the […]
How Jews celebrate Christmas
……. “How do Jews celebrate Christmas?” …………. Were I to answer the “What do Jews believe” question today, I would give a very different response – one that speaks to […]
Indonesia more tolerant than perceived: Study
Margareth S. Aritonang, The Jakarta Post, A new survey conducted by the Indonesia Survey Circle (LSI) found that the majority of people are tolerant and concerned about worsening discrimination against […]
A Campaign on U.S. Debt Gains Steam
WASHINGTON — Maya MacGuineas has been ringing alarms about the nation’s growing debt for 15 years, imagining a day when a president and a Congress might finally work together to curb deficit spending. After watching President Obama and Speaker John A. Boehner once again come close to agreeing on a […]