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Crowds march against anti-Semitism in Malmö
The Local: Some 300 people joined a demonstration in solidarity with the Jewish population in Malmö on Saturday after a spate of recent attacks. Read More:
Etiquette in Switzerland: tips and pitfalls
The Local: The Swiss, for example, pursue a policy of neutrality but also have a large army to defend the country. It’s not unusual to phone up a business acquaintance and find they have left for military service for a few weeks. And while the Swiss love their rules and […]
Time is tight to produce a worthy US dream
Source: Asia Times: The Obama slide had been relentless, non-stop, ever since the first debate; it was only barely reversed for the past three days. Even so, Romney must win all these swing states if he can’t swing Ohio, which is leaning towards Obama by 70%. Read More:
Jordan foils Qaeda plot, arrests 11 militants: State TV
Source: ET Pictures of Ahmad Mohammad Abd Alhadi Abu Taha, Mahmoud Younes Ibrahim Mana’a, Ala’a Aldin Mohammad Ragheb Derbas and Fawzi Abd Aljabar Housain Housain, four of 11 suspects detained by security forces, are seen in this handout released by Jordan’s official Petra news agency on October 21, 2012. PHOTO: […]
Skeleton of French man found in bed after 15 years
LILLE, France | Fri Oct 19, 2012 REUTERS LILLE, France (Reuters) – Police in France said on Friday they were trying to identify the skeleton of a man believed to have lain undiscovered in bed for more than 15 years. The body, found in an abandoned house in the northern […]
Prince Ahmed: Leave politics at home (during Haj)
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 22 October 2012 Interior Minister Prince Ahmed has warned pilgrims against politicizing the Haj pilgrimage, saying those involved in such activities would be driven away. “We reject politicizing Haj and so do the pilgrims. Whoever tries to use Haj for other purposes will be kept away. […]
Jamia Salafia Deobandia LUMS fires Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy
Source: LUBP It is disturbing but hardly surprising to learn that LUMS administration has refused to renew the employment contract of Pakistan’s eminent scholar Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy. Apparently the decision to fire him has to do with the content of his course Science and Religion. In the last few years, […]
France Claims Iran will be nuclear-armed by mid-2013:
Source: TOI PARIS (AP) — France’s foreign minister says Iran appears on track to reach the ability to produce a nuclear weapon by the first half of next year. Read More:
Syrian Haj Pilgrims get special treatment
RIYADH: Ali Bluwi ARABNEWS Monday 22 October 2012 Under the direction of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, the Saudi government is giving preferential treatment to Syrian refugees […]
Face it, teachers cloak in aprons to dodge cams
Source: TOI There isn’t a formal diktat but it’s the talk of staff rooms after many women teachers noticed students taking pictures of them with mobile cameras. KOCHI: Managements of several private schools in Kerala want women teachers to adopt a dress code to avoid prying eyes of male students. […]
Country’s religious woes
Source: Daily Times via Wasim Sroya: What is needed is a paradigm realignment of the country; unless Pakistan is declared a secular state there will not be any tangible development on the human rights front. According to the Minority Rights Group International, Pakistan had the world’s highest increase of threats […]
Breakthrough in world’s oldest undeciphered writing
By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent Experts working on proto-Elamite hope they are on the point of ‘a breakthrough’ The world’s oldest undeciphered writing system, which has so far […]
The 1974 NA proceedings on the Ahmadi issue. A must read article:
Source: Dailytimes via Wasim Sroya: The argument of both Ahmadi delegations was simple and straightforward: whatever the personal views of a sect within Islam, the state had to remain neutral and respect each sect’s interpretation. In other words, if a person professes to be a Muslim, the matter becomes one […]
Halloween exorcism: US school bans US holiday
RT: It looks like there’ll be no trick-or-treating this year in a school in Seattle as the administration has banned students from celebrating Halloween. One of America’s most beloved holidays, known for extravagant get ups and plenty of candy, was cancelled on the grounds of the possible offence that might […]
Religious Affiliation and Sexual Behavior-Muslims, Hindus, Christians and Jews
ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2012) — Hindus and Muslims are less likely than Christians and Jews to have premarital sex, and Muslims are the least likely among people of these religious groups to have extramarital sex, according to a new study that analyzed data on premarital and extramarital sexual behaviors in over […]
Picture of the Day-Natural Coloured Rocks
Antelope Canyon, Arizona – Natural Coloured Rocks !
Mansa Musa, the Muslim King of Mali
As Mali is in the News these days, let’s look at their history: (from ‘Africa for Kids’). http://africa.mrdonn.org/mansamusa.html To the people in the African kingdoms, the word “mansa” means king […]
Racism watchdogs demand action after mosque stormed
France24: Posted by: Chaudhry Maqsood ur Rehman. Anti-racism organisations in France are demanding the government launch a swift crackdown against far-right groups, following the storming of a mosque in the west of the country. In strongly worded statements released on Sunday, two of France’s most high-profile racism watchdogs and a […]