Is God Perfect?

Source: NYTimes Author: YORAM HAZONY Is God perfect? You often hear philosophers describe “theism” as the belief in a perfect being — a being whose attributes are said to include being all-powerful, all-knowing, immutable, perfectly good, perfectly simple, and necessarily existent (among others). And today, something like this view is common […]

The law of unintended consequences

Daily Times: Razi Azmi. Netanyahu went to war against Hamas thinking he would destroy this ‘terrorist’ organisation once and for all and earn the gratitude of the Jewish people. He has achieved the opposite  Now, the second Gaza war is over. Who won? Who lost? The biggest losers, no doubt, […]

What’s in a Arabic name?

ایک عرب دانا نے اپنے بیٹوں کو نصیحت کی کہ ٦ قسم کی عورتوں سے کبھی شادی نہ کرنا، خواہ وہ حسن و جمال اور مال و دولت میں بے مثال ہی کیوں نہ ہوں. انانہ ، منانہ، حنانہ، حداقہ، براقہ اور شداقہ… انانہ – وہ عورت جو ہر وقت […]

Fiscal battle over mortgage deduction

WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) — Washington should stay away from touching the mortgage interest tax deduction, warns the U.S. housing industry. Lately, housing is on the mend and one of the few bright spots in a lumbering economic recovery. Taking away a key tax break could throw a wrench into home buying […]