Water filter-home made
Helpful during disasters, emergencies.
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Foods you can regrow at home
Various plants that you can regrow from the food you already have! More on this link:Homesteading / Survivalism
One Act of Remembering Can Influence Future Acts
ScienceDaily (July 26, 2012) — Can the simple act of recognizing a face as you walk down the street change the way we think? Or can taking the time to notice something new on our way to work change what we remember about that walk? In a new study published in […]
Are All Faiths Able to Participate in and Benefit From the Games?
Huff Post: Dr Emma Tarlo Earlier this month FIFA overturned its ban on the wearing of hijab in competitive football just in time for the London Olympics but too late […]
West destabilizing Syria to pave way for war on Iran: Analyst
A political analyst says the US, the UK, Israel and NATO are stoking up violence in Syria to justify direct military involvement there and an eventual aggression against the Islamic Republic, Press TV reports. “The stage is being set [in Syria] for another version of what happened in Libya with […]
Mississippi couple told they can’t get married (in this church) because they are black
A MISSISSIPPI couple was told by a pastor that they could not get married at their church because they were black. Source: NEWS.COM.AU From correspondents in Mississippi AFP Pastor Stan […]
Fans have scrapped for months to get a ticket with no success, why then Olympics’ empty seats?
Locog’s ‘fans in front’ policy has failed to fill venues in the first days of the Games – but it’s a perennial problem for organisers. Aside from the stunning venues, […]
Serbian president Nikolic warns of Kosovo genocide
Tomislav Nikolic says Serbs in Kosovo face threat of genocide and refuses to rule out partition along ethnic lines. The Serbian president has claimed Serbs in Kosovo are living under […]
Is Jesus Man, Is he God, or Both?
Written and collected by: Zia H. Shah, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Is Jesus man, is he God, or both? The conventional Christian doctrine is that he is both, perfect […]
Prayer services offered for First friday of ramadan
Source: Jagran Hoshiarpur Friday prayer service for the first friday was recently offered at Ahmadiyya mosque kanak mandi chowk. Imam of the mosque expressed that Ramdan is the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic calender. It was during this month that ever lasting sharia was given to the world […]
The four big influences on our children
By Kristen and Mark Bishop, Special to Gulf News Published: 21:30 July 28, 2012 Teachers Children never forget. Great educators can prevent a child from being emotionally dependent and motivate that child to achieve and thrive. Once children reach school age, they start spending more time with their teachers than […]
No country is an island when it comes to migration
By Peter Sutherland, Cecilia Malmstrom The Daily Star Lebanon Europe faces an immigration predicament. Mainstream politicians, held hostage by xenophobic parties, adopt anti-immigrant rhetoric to win over fearful publics, while the foreign-born are increasingly marginalized in schools, cities and at the workplace. Yet, despite high unemployment across much of the […]
Bern to help Beirut take in Syrian refugees
Switzerland has pledged to assist Lebanon in housing refugees who have fled from neighbouring crisis-torn Syria. Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees […]
Crown Prince Salman briefed on Haj Encyclopedia
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 29 July 2012 Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, presided over the Makkah Historical Center’s directors meeting at his office in Jeddah to […]
JORDAN: Medical tourism sector a leader in region, but challenges remain — Hammouri
by Khetam Malkawi, JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan’s medical tourism sector remains among the most robust in the Middle East but must address several challenges to retain its competitive, according […]
Decision on Haqqani network: Could Pakistan be declared a Terrorist State?
Dawn: The US Senate’s unequivocal endorsement of a bill demanding a terrorist label for the Haqqani network was widely expected, yet it will impact the Pak-American equation in ways that […]
Best of friends? CIA considers Israel one of its biggest spy threats
Russian TV: While US politicians boast strong ties with Israel, CIA officials suggest Israel is one of its biggest counter-intelligence threats. With spyware that rivals that of American agencies, it […]
Why should minorities suffer in Ramazan?
The Express Tribune: Komal Ali The holy month of Ramazan is here once again in all its glory and our hypocrisy. Yes, you read me right. Come Ramazan and all of us put our pious cloaks on just like all the female anchors adorn dupattas on their heads in Ramazan, sidelining all […]
Why I’m not celebrating U.S. exit from Afghanistan
Pervez Hoobhoy Viewpoint July 28, 2012 Why I’m not celebrating U.S. exit from Afghanistan Pervez Hoodbhoy Viewpoint Magazine, Pakistan After a trillion dollars and 2000 dead Americans, there is precious little to show as the U.S. heads towards its 2014 exit. America’s primary goal had been to create a stable, […]