German workers ‘most loyal in Europe’
Source: The Local: German employees are more likely than other Europeans to remain loyal to their companies and to stay longer on the job, a new study finds. More:
Fed Governor’s Plan to Limit Bank Size Fuels Debate
Since the financial crisis, academics, politicians and even former bank chieftains have called for the nation’s banking behemoths to be broken up or shrunk — calls that appear to have fallen largely on deaf ears among Washington’s policy makers. Now, a powerful insider has suggested a simple tool that could […]
Thousands evacuated in chemical accident alert
Source: The Local Around 2,000 people were evacuated from their houses on Monday night after a chemical accident in a food factory in Lower Saxony sparked a catastrophe alarm. More:
Wake-up call for Pakistan’s Broken society
Source: Asiatimes: Pakistanis are asking how the Taliban, even though long known for their atrocities, could shoot a young girl for pursuing education declared as her right by the Prophet Muhammad – and be allowed to do so by authorities aware of her vulnerability. But the Taliban’s rise has been […]
No winner
Source: BBC Mo Ibrahim said only exceptional leaders will get the prize There is no winner this year for the world’s most valuable individual prize – the Mo Ibrahim prize for good governance in Africa. Read More:
Tripoli prison suffers mass breakout
Source: BBC The prisoners are said to be of various nationalities and officials say about 60 have so far been recaptured. It is not clear how the breakout happened. Al-Judaida is one of Tripoli’s largest jails. Human rights groups accuse officials of abusing inmates. The mass escape comes less than […]
Switzerland seeks to confirm top research spot
by Andreas Keiser, swissinfo.ch Switzerland tops all major research and innovation rankings worldwide, largely thanks to generous funding and a clear separation between public and private research, as well as […]
Rehman Malik announces $1 million bounty on Pakistani Taliban spokesman
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit:Dawn.com KARACHI: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has offered a $1 million bounty for Ehsanullah Eshan, the central spokesman for the […]
“Religion often seems a problematic issue”
Christoph Bochinger, a professor of religious studies, sees no countertrend to secularisation, with the result that the churches have lost their role as leaders on matters relating to values and conscience. Interview by Matthias Herren “Swiss review”: The Catholic and Reformed Protestant Churches have steadily been losing members for decades. […]
Switzerland: Moving away from the churches
The Swiss people’s relationship with religion is undergoing significant change. There are twenty times more Swiss with no religious affiliation today than forty years ago. Faith also plays a less […]
Saudi Arabian polygamists seek Canadian home
Officials say they’re flooded with applications from well-heeled Saudi Arabian men with one or more wives seeking a new life in Canada BY TOM GODFREY,TORONTO SUN Diplomatic officials said they’re […]
Math That Won Two Economists The Nobel Prize: Matching People for Stable Marriage
Businessinsider.com: This year Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley are splitting the Nobel Prize for Economics, and it’s about time. Each has made a huge impact on both the theory and the real world practice of economics, and have saved thousands of lives in doing so. Shapley is the more senior of the pair, and scores […]
Russian school bans 5 Muslim girls from classes for wearing hijab
RIA Novosti / Said Tzarnaev A head teacher of a school in Russia’s North Caucasus region banned five Muslim girls from attending classes while wearing a hijab. Indignant parents filed […]
Anti-jihad ads reminiscent of McCarthyism, 1950s fear mongering
By Mike Honda Washington Post: This week felt like a throwback to the 1950s, to McCarthyism and fear mongering. I, and countless others, spoke out in defense of Muslim Americans […]
Supporting Pakistanis, Stopping the Taliban: Saving Pakistan from Taliban
New York Times: Many Pakistanis have united to condemn the Taliban for shooting Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old schoolgirl. According to a Taliban spokesman, the girl was targeted because she “was promoting Western culture […]
Bail granted to Pakistani cleric accused of framing girl in Quran case
Source: CNN Author: The Muslim cleric accused of framing a young Christian girl in a blasphemy case in Pakistan was granted bail Thursday, his lawyer told CNN. Bail was granted after several witnesses who initially accused the cleric of tampering with evidence to frame the girl recanted their statements. The […]
‘Thou Shalt Not Kill’
Huff Post: The Archdiocese of New Orleans is responding to the high rate of violence and murder in the Crescent City with a basic Biblical reminder that reads: Thou Shalt Not Kill – God. This week the diocese will be distributing 5,000 signs to its parishes to be distributed to […]
Butterfly effect: 9,000 butterflies die in Damien Hirst’s crowd-pleasing expo
RT: Damien Hirst’s retrospective exhibition at London’s Tate Modern drew nearly half a million visitors. Although it turned out there were heavy losses. The gallery says 9,000 butterflies died during a 23-week run of the solo show. One of Hirst’s most important early creations, “In and Out of Love”, featured […]