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:
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:
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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by Veronica DeVore, swissinfo.ch In some Swiss regions, a patient visiting a doctor with an ailment may be told to consult a prayer healer to speed recovery or ease pain. […]
EDDAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 12 December 2012 All Islamic countries should have a committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia), which would ensure correct practices among Muslims. Islamic countries would benefit from having such a body and could take advantage of the Kingdom’s experience in this […]
In a major boost for the enemies of Bashar al-Assad, the American government has recognized the Syrian National Council as the true representative of that nation’s people. “We have made […]
Petra | Dec 11, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ – The Jordanian-UAE field hospital in Mafraq has treated more than 27,000 people since its establishment last year. Hospital Director Khaled Saadi said most of the patients were Syrian refugees, noting that around 400 people visit the facility each day. Mefleh […]