The water car fraud By Pervez Hoodbhoy The Express Tribune, August 3, 2012 The writer received his bachelor degrees in electrical engineering and mathematics, as well as masters and Ph.D degrees, from MIT Agha Waqar Ahmad deserves a medal from the people of Pakistan for his great service to the […]
As the world rallies in favour of non-violence and mobilises against unjust oppression, a small community in Pakistan’s largest city struggles to raise its voice: these are Karachi’s Rohingya Muslims – a small band of immigrants who managed to escape from the Burmese oppression when the time was right. Today, […]
Daily Telegraph: The schoolgirl’s divorced parents were “at war” over her desire to be baptised at the church her father, himself a convert, now attends. But at the end of […]
Russian TV: A non-binding draft resolution on Syria pushed by several Arab states is about to be put to vote at the UN General Assembly. Russia has already announced that […]
By Pervez Hoodbhoy The Economist magazine should really have mentioned both Weinberg and Salam. A bit of history: Peter Higgs of Edinburgh University had discovered in the 1960’s a very […]
Source: The Pioneer The echoes of ethnic violence in Myanmar have reached Hyderabad as dozens of people fleeing the violence have reached Hyderabad to take refuge. About 30 families of Rohingyas, as the Burmese Muslims are called, have taken shelter in the old city areas of Balapur, Shaheen Nagar and […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 3 August 2012 Government approval has been given for the expropriation of 2,000 properties in Makkah for the expansion project of the Grand Mosque’s northern courtyards. […]
RAMTHA — Despite having travelled the 200-kilometre route separating Damascus and Amman thousands of times, Abu Mohammed said the journey this time could not have been less familiar. Military blockades, […]
Dubai Longer fasting hours and lack of a community spirit rank high among the reasons many Western expats have chosen to spend Ramadan in the UAE. “In Canada, my fast would begin at around 3.20am and end at past 9pm. That gives me barely any time to sleep or eat, […]
Written by K T Shamim As already alluded to in the preceding note Adam was a Prophet and Messenger and Caliph of Allah. And to whom was he a messenger if […]
Source: Dawn Author: Nadeem F. Paracha Recently an enterprising Pakistani engineer claimed to have invented a car that is powered by water. Excited by the news, Pakistan’s, nay, the whole […]
Source: Northumbeland Today – July 21 marked the beginning of the Holiest month for Muslims, the month of Ramadan. The month of Ramadan predates Islam itself. Even prior to the advent of Islam, the month of Ramadan was considered holy, sacred and a source of peace. According to the lunar […]
Source: CBC News, CityTv At 11:50 p.m. on Wednesday, police responded to a weapons call on Colombo Crescent, near Jane Street and Teston Road. Police say that an altercation had occurred, which resulted in two victims — a 22-year-old man and a 27-year-old man —suffering stab wounds. The two men […]
Source: The Jewish Week After sundown on Sunday, at the end of the day-long Tisha b’Av fast that commemorates the destruction of the Holy Temples in ancient Jerusalem, the more […]
by Jennifer Fulwiler – National Catholic Register I remember the first time I found out that one of my friends had an arranged marriage. I was at a work function and struck up a conversation with a coworker in which I asked him how he and his wife met. When […]
The Express Tribune: Pervez Hoodbhoy Agha Waqar Ahmad deserves a medal from the people of Pakistan for his great service to the nation. In a few short days, he has exposed just how far Pakistan has fallen into the pit of ignorance and self-delusion. No practical joker could have demonstrated […]
RT: US President Barack Obama has signed a secret order allowing the CIA and other American agencies to support rebels seeking to overthrow the Assad regime, a US government source told Reuters. Obama reportedly gave the order, known as an intelligence “finding”, earlier this year. The presidential finding also provides […]
Saman Mohammadi Infowars.com August 1, 2012 Following unofficial reports by Voltaire Network that Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia was assassinated on July 26, analysts pointed to the government of Syria […]
Kofi Annan, the former United Nations secretary general, conceded the failure of diplomacy to resolve Syria’s conflict when he announced his resignation as international peace envoy today. Mr Annan, […]