Lost Sheep of Israelite to come Home
Lost tribe’s immigration to resume after five years The Times of Israel: The government has quietly decided to approve, after a five-year hiatus, continued immigration of the Bnei Menashe, a […]
Islamic School Trains Imams in France
Pupils study interpretations of the Koran’s twelfth chapter, at the European Institute of Social Sciences in central France.—AFP Photo SAINT-LIGER-DE-FOUGERET: Deep in the wooded hills of Burgundy in central France, an unusual institute is training unusual students: aspiring French imams who hope to minister to the country’s large Muslim population. Early in the […]
UK doctors remove bullet from Pakistani Ahmadi shot in the eye: Report
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: November 6, 2012 Doctors at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in UK successfully removed a bullet from the nose […]
Aung San Suu Kyi under fire for failing to back Burma’s Rohingyas
By Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver SunNovember 6, 2012 Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is being accused of hypocrisy for refusing to take sides in the ongoing persecution of minority […]
Women Who Get Recommended Amount Of Exercise Still Sit Too Much
Huff Post- Healthy Living. Even if you think you’re the picture of physical activity, you’re still probably sitting too much, according to a small new study. Researchers at Northwestern University found that women who regularly exercise sit just as much as women who are more sedentary. “I think some people assume, ‘If […]
Muslim man (US born Afro-American) prevented from returning to USA
BY CARLA HINTON chinton@opubco.com An Oklahoma Muslim civil rights group is trying to help an Oklahoma native return from the Middle East to visit his terminally ill mother. Adam Soltani, […]
Mormon Charity donates $590,000 to Syrian refugees
AMMAN — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ LDS Charities has donated more than $590,000 in humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees. In a statement sent to The Jordan Times earlier this week, the charity said additional aid is planned in the near future. In coordination with the Jordan […]
Israel and Iran hold ‘positive’ nuclear talks in Brussels
theguardian: Julian Borger. Israeli and Iranian officials are taking part in a nuclear non-proliferation meeting in Brussels on Monday, in the hope of paving the way for a full international conference in the next few months on banning nuclear arms and other weapons of mass destruction from the Middle East. […]
Syrian fighters fed up with ‘cowards in exile’
ALEPPO, Syria — Syrian rebels at the front are turning against their commanders, accusing them of being cowards by fleeing abroad and failing to unite a cause that has been […]
Saudi Arabia: Shoura says women must unveil for security reasons
ARAB NEWs JEDDAH: Saudi women will have to reveal their faces for security checks before male inspectors if needed, according to a decision made by the Shoura Council on Sunday. […]
UN orders global sanctions against Haqqani network: The Nooze Around Pakistan tightens
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Monday ordered global sanctions against the Haqqani militant group in Afghanistan and its suicide attack mastermind. The network, which has been widely linked […]
Picture of the Day-Rain makes Music
This building plays music when it rains 🙂
Eat chocolate, win the Nobel Prize?
Health News: Frederick Joelving. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Of all the chocolate research out there, the most unabashed tribute to the “dark gold” has to be a study just published in one of the world’s most prestigious medical journals. Drum roll, please: The higher a country’s chocolate consumption, the […]
Insects Use Plants Like A Telephone
ScienceDaily (Apr. 27, 2008) — Dutch ecologist Roxina Soler and her colleagues have discovered that subterranean and aboveground herbivorous insects can communicate with each other by using plants as telephones. Subterranean insects issue chemical warning signals via the leaves of the plant. This way, aboveground insects are alerted that the plant […]
New devastating storm is coming to the region already ravaged by Sandy
RT: While persisting gas shortages have kept New York and New Jersey running on empty, another coastal storm is approaching, threatening to set back the already-devastated regions when it strikes on Wednesday. Hurricane Sandy left more than 100 dead, caused $20 billion in damages, and left more than 8.5 million […]
The Cold Within
Six humans trapped by happenstance In black and bitter cold Each one possessed a stick of wood, Or so the story’s told. Their dying fire in need of logs, The first woman held hers back. For on the faces around the fire, She noticed one was black. The next man […]
Study Examines Parental Behaviors That Create Anxious Children
Source: Science Daily Parents with social anxiety disorder are more likely than parents with other forms of anxiety to engage in behaviors that put their children at high risk for developing angst of their own, according to a small study of parent-child pairs conducted at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Authors […]
More health woes for some meningitis patients
Source: CNN Some patients who developed fungal meningitis in an outbreak linked to a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy are experiencing more health woes, officials said. Patients are not only developing meningitis, […]
“Women’s CAREER Path in Islamic Finance” – Free training in London 29th November 2012
Anyone in London interested please visit: Islamic Finance is a Growing Industry Professional suffering from shortage. To bridge this gap UMEX Group is running an Open Day which will lead to Day Two free Training Course for Women seeking a Career within this fast-growing and constantly evolving Industry. Date: Thursday, […]
Canada: Legalize polygamy: study
A new study commissioned by the federal government recommends that Canada legalize polygamy and change legislation to help women and children living in plural relationships. The paper by three law professors at Queen’s University in Kingston argues that a Charter challenge to Section 293 of the Criminal Code banning polygamy […]