By Fareed Zakaria The Daily Star, Lebanon STORY SUMMARY For 11 years, the United States has been operating under emergency wartime powers granted under the 2001 “Authorization for Use of Military Force”. It grants the president and the federal government extraordinary authorities at home and abroad, effectively suspends civil liberties […]
The current generation of school-age students spend more time online than any other. But what happens when they are asked to live and interact without mobile phones and with limited internet for a few months? At the Mountain School in rural Vermont, 45 students from across the US find out […]
Source: BBC By Jill Martin Atlanta Jill McDevitt Jill McDevitt says she is struggling to make a living in spite of having a PhD Jill McDevitt, 27, is well-educated and […]
Baroness Warsi may have opted for shalwar khameez for her first meeting of the cabinet in May 2010, but for many Muslim women, the struggle is to downplay ethnic or religious difference in order to find acceptance – and employment. A recent parliamentary report found that Muslim women often feel […]
Youtube: An everlasting beautiful poem by Obaidullah Aleem written in 1971 in his melodius voice and in the presence of Khalifatul Masih IV, doubling the pleasure. What an apt description […]
Source: Hadi Aziz (Dec 11th, 2012) in The News Tribe. Islamabad: Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Defence Naveed Qamar on Tuesday said that no government employee has the authority to declare Ahmadis as Muslims. According to the constitution of Pakistan, Ahmadis are declared as non-Muslims and they cannot use anything having […]
Dawn: WASHINGTON: The “Next Eleven,” which include Pakistan, will collectively overtake EU-27 in global power by 2030, says a US government report released on Monday. Although America’s influence will reduce, it will remain the “first among equals,” adds the report prepared by the US National Intelligence Council with inputs from […]
Salma Abu El-Magd arrested after interrupting speech by Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam El-Erian in New York, released after four hours in custody An Egyptian-American activist has been arrested in New […]
Tedx/Youtube: A very interesting talk on relating Life of Holy Prophet to current realities by a Jewish lady. She has also written a biography of the Holy Prophet. See here: […]
by Prof. Dr. Mohammad Nouh Ali Ma’abdeh Alqadi (Jordan) Sustainable development may be defined, from an Islamic perspective, as a multi-dimensional process that seeks to strike a balance between economic and social development on one side, and theenvironment on the other. It seeks for humans to use resources in the […]
No humanitarian visas have been issued at Swiss embassies to those seeking asylum since the government changed its policy in September, according to the latest data from the Federal Migration […]
EDITH M. LEDERER | ARABNEWS Tuesday 11 December 2012 UNITED NATIONS: France circulated a UN Security Council resolution Monday that would authorize the deployment of an African-led force to oust […]
by Areej Abuqudairi | JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ — A centre offering women a “safe haven” and “learning opportunities” was launched at the Zaatari Refugee Camp on Monday. “We noticed that […]
The Nobel peace prize is awarded to the European Union at a ceremony in Norway’s capital Oslo on Monday. Read more
Inquirer: The United Nations on Monday launched a $65 million global appeal to help desperate survivors of a typhoon that killed more than 600 people, left nearly 900 missing and thousands homeless in the southern Philippines. Malacañang also appealed for help for the survivors of Typhoon “Pablo,” calling on […]
RT: Doctors have successfully used a disabled version of HIV to modify a 7-year-old leukemia patient’s white blood cells to attack her cancer. The breakthrough procedure could potentially replace bone marrow transplant as a leukemia treatment. Emma Whitehead was selected as a patient for the experimental technique after two years […]
Dawn.com: Saeed Ahmed Rid. MY three-year-old daughter, Sobh wanted to have a ritual of danwan which is reserved only for boys in some areas of rural Sindh. The ritual is held when a boy begins to learn how to walk. It involves putting a rope between the child’s legs. The rope […]
Source: Majlis Sultan ul Qalam UK AMSA UCL Presents: Jinn, Black Magic and Psychiatry in the Muslim World University College London Cruciform Lecture Theatre 2, Cruciform Building, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT 11 December at 18:30- 20:30 REGISTER HERE Please register before you attend Watch it live online
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria is set to hold her 61st Annual Jalsa Salana. The blessed event which commences from 21st and ends on 23rd December 2012 is to be held […]