Source: http://presstv.com/detail/2012/12/13/277880/iran-holds-muslim-women-scholar-confab/ Iran has held the International Conference on Muslim Women Scholars, hosting researchers from different countries in the capital city of Tehran, Press TV reports. Scholars from Europe, Africa and Asia have participated in the event to discuss the role of women in science and technology, management and employment, […]
Source: Credit: Eva Bartlett/IPS: By Carey L. Biron: WASHINGTON, Dec 13 2012 (IPS) – Gathering for the first time here in Washington, representatives of the newly established human rights commission of […]
LONDON: ORLANDO CROWCROFT ARABNEWS Friday 14 December 2012 There are those who would argue that the two-state solution was dead long before the recent announcement of new settlements in the E1 area of East Jerusalem last month. But — should it go ahead — Tel Aviv’s controversial plans will be […]
by Islah Bakhat, swissinfo.ch The Arab Spring represents a tectonic shift in the region’s political landscape. Yet two years on, divisions between secularists and Islamists risk stalling the revolutions. Simmering angers over poverty remain and women’s rights progress is sketchy. “Every time society feels its hard-won gains are in danger, […]
(The writer is director, Shah-i-Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar) Peace, harmony and Islam: Peace indicates tranquility, mental calm, quiet, serenity, reconciliation, amity, accord, concord, friendliness, harmony, […]
MARIETTE LE ROUX | AFP ARABNEWS Friday 14 December 2012 PARIS: People live more than a decade longer on average today than they did in 1970, but spend much of […]
WASHINGTON — In a phone call with the president on Thursday, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice formally withdrew her name from consideration as the next Secretary of State, putting an abrupt […]
RT: The Obama administration overruled recommendations from within the US Department of Homeland Security and implemented new guidelines earlier this year that allow the government to gather and analyze intelligence on every single US citizen. Since the spring, a little-know intelligence agency outside of Washington, DC has been able to […]
Huff Post: Alan Jones. I wonder if there’s anyway to recapture just how weird and peculiar Christmas is? We’re so used to it. The religious observers take it for granted and the Winter Solstice crowd keep dreaming of a White one. Christmas trees are everywhere and Christmas carols are heard […]
Huff Post: Shane Hipps. The long slow decline of religion in America has produced much hand wringing among Christians. The grief and anxiety are inevitable, but not entirely necessary. After all, Jesus didn’t come into this world to start a new religion. His stated purpose was actually to announce the […]
Egypt faces a serious and complex situation. Large crowds have taken to the streets and violence has broken out again. Clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohammad Mursi have […]
Source: TOI MOSCOW: Syria’s most powerful ally, Russia, said for the first time Thursday that President Bashar Assad is losing control of his country and the rebels might win the civil war, dramatically shifting the diplomatic landscape at a time of enormous momentum for the opposition. More:
Alislam.org: Press Release: REPORT On 3rd and 4th December 2012 the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad held a series of meetings with political […]
Global Post: The world’s biggest importer of firearms is also the top exporter — and the main obstacle to a UN treaty on the skyrocketing small arms industry. Jennifer WilmoreDecember […]
Dawn: Nadeem Paracha: It is believed that Pakistan’s descent into the quagmire of violence, partaken in the name of religion has its roots in 1974 when the otherwise ‘secular’ government […]
PALESTINE NEWS AGENCY On Thursday 13th December, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas informed several leaders in the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) to be prepared for a new confederation project […]
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A Russian official has said for the first time that the Syrian government may be defeated by opposition forces. President Bashar al-Assad’s forces are “losing more and more control and territory”, deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Thursday. Russia was also making plans for a possible evacuation of thousands […]
This is the third in a series of entries looking at what we can expect in 2013. Each weekday, a guest analyst will look at the key challenges facing a selected country – and what next year might hold in store. By Michael Kugelman, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Michael […]