Police in Switzerland have arrested members of a gang of Eastern European immigrants who used violence, intimidation and the promotion of Islam to control marijuana trafficking operations in the Neuchâtel mountains, cantonal justice authorities said on Thursday. Three members were detained for questioning following the arrest of another ringleader in […]
Some fans of the sector say Indonesia could reach its goal of becoming fashion king of the Muslim world well before the government-set goal of 2020. By Cempaka Kaulika for […]
The Telegraph :By Jonathan Pearlman in Sydney A British couple and their three children are set to be deported from New Zealand because the father was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Paul and Sarah Crystal and their children, aged 7, 15 and 17, moved to New Zealand more than six […]
By Telegraph reporters Doctors are too scared of getting sued to make any steps forward in finding a cure for cancer, Lord Saatchi said as he launched a […]
Source: LUBP: Ahmed Ludhianvi, leader of Takfiri Deobandi terrorist group Sipah-e-Sahaba, now enjoys formal support of the Taliban and Pakistan military establishment. Related post: Sipah-e-Sahaba and Taliban: Brothers in arms – by Ayesha Siddiqa Escalation: Links between violent sectarian groups and the Pakistani Taliban are growing THE bomb was hidden […]
Source: BBC The Obamas’ pet dog, Bo, has been filmed inspecting Christmas decorations at the White House. Click HERE for video:
Source: CNN Cairo (CNN) — Egypt’s high court is indefinitely suspending all its sessions, after supporters of President Mohamed Morsy surrounded the building and blocked judges from entering. Calling Sunday a “dismal, black day” in the history of the country’s judiciary, the court said in a statement that its judges […]
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Source: The Local: The German Foreign Ministry has called for banks to allow transfers to Iranian accounts for humanitarian purposes, which are not banned by EU sanctions, it was reported on Sunday. More:
Source: The Local: More importance should be placed on the duration of a marriage when calculating post-divorce maintenance payments, politicians said over the weekend, saying housewives or husbands are at financial risk if their marriage ends. More:
Source: Geo-News Pakistan: SOPHIA: Muhammad Asif has won the final of the World Snooker Championship here. Asif defeated Gary Wilson of Britain 10-8 in a thrilling final. With this victory, Asif becomes the second Pakistani to claim the title. Mohammad Yousuf had won the championship in 1994 while Saleh Mohamamd […]
As tensions flared between Israelis and Palestinians recently, Jewish and Muslim students on campus joined peacefully during a “Weekend of Twinning,” to promote community and tear down traditional stereotypes. From […]
The Jakarta Globe: …………………………….. Persecution of Ahmadis: Data from the Jakarta-based NGO Setara Institute calculated nearly 130 violations of religious freedom nationwide from January to June 2012. Most happened in […]
Vienna: Dialogue between religions is as necessary as ever in light of recent conflicts, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Monday to mark the opening in Vienna of a new centre aimed at promoting such dialogue. Backed by Saudi Arabia, the King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz International Centre for Interreligious […]
Evening Standard: Bigots scent victory in fight to halt Newham ‘mega-mosque’ Thursday, November 29, 2012 Plans to build Britain’s biggest place of worship – a “monolithic, overly dominant and incongruous” mosque […]
Pakteahouse: by Yasir Latif Hamdani: “Professor emeritus” Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed is the sort who loves to take liberties with the facts. In his article today “Jinnah and secularism” he has resorted to two outright lies which need to be exposed so that people are not misguided. The article began well […]
Monaco has the highest life expectancy in the world at 89.68 years Chad has the lowest level of life expectancy at 48.69 years America ranks 51st in the table […]
STORY SUMMARY These three options for national change were used this week in the three Arab countries that arguably have had the most impact on the Middle East region in the last century – Syria, Egypt and Palestine. These different routes to change and stability capture the wider condition of […]
Israel and its few remaining supporters cannot claim that they were taken by surprise by the Palestinian Authority’s success at the UN, where the General Assembly voted 138 against 9, with 41 abstentions, to upgrade the status of the Palestinians to that of non-member observer state. This spectacular result was […]
AMMAN — A mass pro-reform rally ended peacefully on Friday after counter-protesters suspended a series of rival demonstrations. Under the slogan “Popular uprising for reform”, some 7,000 activists converged on […]