Swiss toughen up demands on arms buyers
The Swiss government is tightening up the rules on the export of all war material after Swiss-made grenades – originally sold to the United Arab Emirates – turned up in […]
Military denies presence of US ‘counter-Syria’ forces (they are here under another designation anyway)…
AMMAN – The Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) denied on Wednesday the presence of US military forces assisting Jordan to confront the potential dangers posed by Syria’s chemical weapon stockpiles. In […]
Advantage Through Technology on the Modern Battlefield
Source: Warsaw Voice: “If you want peace, prepare for war”—this ancient maxim is still relevant today. Even though we hope wars will bypass us, for this to happen we have to be prepared for them. Poland is a relatively safe country; its security is built using political methods and guaranteed […]
GCC to promote cultural interaction
RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN ARABNEWS Minister of Culture and Information Abdulaziz Khoja said that the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will promote cultural interaction and mutual understanding among themselves, while […]
Libya reserves Haj slots for relatives of martyrs
IBRAHIM NAFFEE ARABNEWS JEDDAH: A quarter of the 7,000 places for Libyan pilgrims to Makkah this year have been reserved for the martyrs’ families of Libyan revolutionaries. A diplomat at […]
Arabic makes debut at papal audience with eye on region
Reuters | Oct 10, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES VATICAN CITY — Arabic made its debut as one of the official languages at Pope Benedict’s weekly general audiences on Wednesday as […]
Islam has been part of American history
http://www.islamophobiatoday.com (By courtesy of UMA – United Muslims of America) Right-Wingers Would Be Shocked to Learn That Islam Has Been Part of American History Since Its Founding LOONWATCH10 OCTOBER 2012LOONWATCH.COM20 […]
What Face Book knows about you?
Daily Telegraph: You’re probably familiar with Facebook advertising. If you’re in marketing, you may even use it. But many of us are still unsure about what types of user data Facebook […]
Europe’s first hijab-wearing mayor to take office in Bosnia
Express Tribune: VISOKO: A new woman mayor in Bosnia who is the first in her country and the continent to wear the hijab, said Tuesday her election was “a model for […]
Tehrik of Taliban against Pakistan?
Dawn.com: Awami National Party (ANP) leader Bushra Gohar succinctly summed up the very intentions of the Taliban, yesterday, when she said “the militants are even scared of children now.” Thehorrendous act of terror showed that there are no limits to whom and where the Taliban can strike – even in regions that have […]
Taliban attack: Malala out of immediate danger
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Manzoor Ali Published: October 11, 2012 PESHAWAR: As the nation waited with bated breath through most of Tuesday, doctors treating peace icon Malala Yousafzai announced on Wednesday that her condition was ‘satisfactory’ following a three-and-a-half-hour surgery. The operation, which […]
Our two-faced policies on extremists
The Express Tribune: by Muhammad Ali Ehsan. The cowardly attack on Malala Yousufzai, a 14-year-old child, is a tragic reminder of the violent blowback that Pakistani society continues to bear and sustain at the hands of religious extremists who are extremely upset and frustrated because their creators and mentors are no […]
Why Christianity Is Dying While Spirituality Is Thriving
Huff Post: by Steve Mcswain. The title of this post alone will put some branches of the Christian church immediately on the defense. The fact is, however, I travel all […]
GREEN HEALTH DRINKS VS. EATING RAW VEGETABLES
Livestrong.com: There is little doubt that vegetables are promote good health. Eating them can also help you cut calorie consumption and fight disease. A green health drink is one you prepare at home, combing fruits and vegetables using a blender, or it can refer to powdered mixes prepared commercially. […]
Ethnic Cleansing in Bangladesh
Source: Gatestone Institute by Mohshin Habib Despite what officials state, the Islamists of Bangladesh have been violently urging all non-Muslims to get out of the country. Buddhists, for example, mostly settled in the southeast part of Bangladesh and less than 1% of the population of 150 million, have been […]
Medieval Islamic Medicine: A Book Review
Author Prof. Peter E Pormann is primarily concerned with the transmission of the Greek medical and scientific heritage into the Islamic world. He has published on medicine and philosophy in Late Antique Alexandria, Greek-Syriac -Arabic translation technique, the history of mental illness and hospital provisions in tenth-century Baghdad, and medieval […]
Heathrow arrests: are Islamists training in Syria for attacks in UK?
Terror arrests reflect a new mood of apprehension over the fallout from the Arab Spring by Robert Fox THE WEEK http://www.theweek.co.uk/uk-news/49488/heathrow-arrests-are-islamists-training-syria-attacks-uk THE ARREST at Heathrow airport last night of a man and woman off a flight from Egypt has underscored fears that militant Islamists are going to fight in Syria, […]
The Independent: Robert Fisk criticizes Turkey for funnelling weapons and armed men across the border into Syria
Turkey is funnelling weapons and armed men across the border into Syria How the government howled. With the help of a neighbouring state, “terrorists” were trying to destroy the government and its army, blowing up and murdering its supporters. “Terrorists” were crossing the international border, arms were being shipped over […]