Jakarta outshines Singapore
Tassia Sipahutar, The Jakarta Post Jakarta ranks first on the most preferred destinations list for real estate investment, according to the “Emerging Trends in Real Estate: Asia Pacific 2013” survey […]
Two New Mosques Inaugurated in Germany by the Khalifa of Islam
Epigraph: “O children of Adam! look to your adornment at every time and place of worship, and eat and drink but exceed not the bounds; surely, He does not love […]
Professionals downplay Israel’s ranking in int’l math tests
Ynetnews; Israeli education professionals say dramatic bump in achievements of Israeli school kids in international tests may stem form exclusion of haredi, special education pupils After international studies’ findings point to an impressive rise in Israeli schoolchildren’s achievements in math, science, and language skills, responses among education professionals vary. Though […]
5 Annoying things my daughter-in-law does
Source: ET 1. Her sleeping habits On the two days that she is home, my daughter-in-law (DIL) will lock herself in her room — with my grandson — and sleep for hours. She won’t come out till midday. This is neither a dorm nor a hotel room, young lady! 2. […]
Germans hoarding mountains of gold
Source: The Local: Like Scrooge McDuck or the dragon Smaug in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, Germans are gathering vast quantities of gold – a study showed that the average German owns close to €6,000 worth of the shiny metal. More:
Bonn bomb was ‘as big as Madrid bombs’
Source: The Local: The initial suspects of the suspected attempted bombing in Bonn have been released, but police have published a photo-fit image of a man seen leaving the explosive, said to be as big as one of the bombs that devastated Madrid in 2004. More:
Iran debates talking with the US
Source: Asia Times: By Farideh Farhi HAWAII – As the Iranian leadership prepares to engage in negotiations with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) over the fate of its nuclear program, the conversation inside Iran has moved beyond the nuclear issue, and now includes […]
Picking up a $170 billion tab
Source: Asia Times: By David Vine “Are you monitoring the construction?” asked the middle-aged man on a bike accompanied by his dog. “Ah, si,” I replied in my barely passable Italian. “Bene,” he answered. Good. In front of us, a backhoe’s guttural engine whined into action and empty dump trucks […]
NATO aims for a Nobel war prize
Source: Asia Times: By Pepe Escobar The European Union (EU), this Monday in Oslo, received the Nobel Peace Prize for advancing peace, reconciliation, democracy and human rights. How exciting. Look at the cast selected to receive the award; the spectacularly useless Herman van Rompuy (president of the European Council); the […]
Report: Jordan to host peace talks in February
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian and Israeli officials will meet in Jordan in February in efforts to support the peace process, King Abdullah II of Jordan was quoted as saying by […]
What if 33 Million Christians and 3 Million Muslims Start Talking in UK?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD If the 33 million Christians and the 3 million Muslims start talking to each other in UK, hell would break loose! Yes […]
From Religious Polarization to Religious Peacemaking
Huff Post: Salam Al MarayatiThis week, a historic convention will take place involving American Muslims and All Saints Church in rosy Pasadena — the first national Muslim convention at a church. We will move to how we collectively work for a cultural climate change that ends the paradigm of polarization. America’s religious […]
Extreme anti-Islam posters by Pamela Geller to cover New York subway stations next week
Source: Business Insider | Dec 11, 2012 10:22 AM ET | http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/12/11/extreme-anti-islam-posters-to-cover-new-york-subway-stations-next-week/ Anti-Islam posters with depictions of the World Trade Towers in flames will be plastered around 50 different New York MTA stations beginning December 17. The $10,000-plus campaign is part of an ongoing campaign by Pamela Geller, executive director […]
‘Jedi’ most popular alternative faith in UK – 4 Million leave Church-Census
Russian TV: ‘Jedi’ is now the most popular faith in the ‘Other Religions’ category in England and Wales. Those identifying with the Star Wars creed outnumber atheists, taking seventh place […]
Trump and Fox attack Islam again!
By Dan Holden | Published: December 11, 2012 Source: http://www.leftfootforward.org/2012/12/donald-trump-fox-news-islamophobia/ Fox News has re-launched one of its many anger-fuelled campaigns, this one being their outrage at the existence of the Park51 Muslim Community Center in Manhattan. Fox broadcast a ‘discussion piece’ on what the centre is used for, culminating in […]
Address of Supreme Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan related Media
Gradually Pakistani related media is printing the details of the address of his Holiness Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, which the supreme Head of Ahamdiyya Muslim Community delivered in European Parliament. News printed in the Nation has been provided by Mr Irfan Khan of Germany. Please click HERE for details. For […]
Christianity in Britain losing ground to Islam
By Trevor Grundy| Religion News Service, Wednesday, December 12, 1:30 AM Source: Washington Post CANTERBURY, England — New figures from the 2011 Census show that the number of people who […]
Meet China: Your new Immigration Destination
China to have biggest economy by 2030 Source China Daily China is likely to have the world’s largest economy by 2030 ― surpassing the United States, the US National Intelligence […]
In NA, PPP clarifies no dept to declare Ahmadis Muslims
The Nation: ISLAMABAD – The ruling PPP in Tuesday’s National Assembly session explicitly stated that none of the government departments had the authority to declare the Ahmadis and Qadianis as Muslims. “There has been no change in the government’s policy. And in the light of the Constitution, the Ahmadis and Qadianis […]
A Cartoon Truer than Reality: Israel, America, India and Ahmadies
Blogspot.com: By Sabirnazar: