Muslim revenge warning to West
Nick Hopkins London The Sydney Morning Herald A BRITISH woman who worked at the top of the US military during the most troubled periods of the Iraq war has said […]
Vitamin C, Linus Pauling was right all along.
Increase in RDA for vitamin C could help reduce heart disease, stroke, cancer CORVALLIS, Ore. – The recommended dietary allowance, or RDA, of vitamin C is less than half what it should be, scientists argue in a recent report, because medical experts insist on evaluating this natural, but critical nutrient […]
I.M.F. Clips Global Growth Forecast for 2013 to 3.9%
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund, unimpressed with the policy actions taken to stem the European sovereign debt crisis, on Monday cut its forecast of growth in 2013. In a periodic update of its economic forecast, the Washington-based institution warned that the measures taken in Europe have not done enough […]
Only very few Universities in Islamic countries are among the 400 best Universities of the world.
Here is a link to the world’s best universities: http://www.usnews.com/education/worlds-best-universities-rankings/top-400-universities-in-the-world?page=2 Glancing through the list I found only 7 Universities among the world’s best 400 that are located in Islamic countries, 3 of them in Malaysia, one each in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, UAE and Oman. I saw ‘King Saud University’ as […]
First Ever Convocation Ceremony of Jamia Ahmadiyya Canada Takes Place in Historic Event
Forty Graduates receive their Degrees from Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat is pleased to announce that on 11 June 2012, the first Convocation Ceremony of Jamia Ahmadiyya […]
Our silence condemns only us: Falling Minarets
Pakistan Today. com: Six minarets falling to the ground should generate some tremors and cause a lot of noise. Yet the demolition of a mosque run by the Ahmadi sect […]
To forgive divine: S. Arabia to punish anti-Islam tweeters?
Saudi Arabian leaders are discussing new laws to penalize insults against Islam, reports a Saudi newspaper. The new regulations could even extend to social media and stipulate severe punishments for […]
The Ecology of Disease
Source: NT Times. By JIM ROBBINS Published: July 14, 2012 THERE’S a term biologists and economists use these days — ecosystem services — which refers to the many ways nature supports the human endeavor. Forests filter the water we drink, for example, and birds and bees pollinate crops, both […]
For Illegal Immigrants, Greek Border Offers a Back Door to Europe
Source: NY times. By J. MICHAEL KENNEDY Published: July 14, 2012 ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece — At the train station here, an unshaven man with a weary look leaned against the brick wall of a building, taking in the morning sun. He said that his name was Zulifoar Baht; that he was 38, […]
FIJI – Fair trial in Qarase case possible
Fair trial possible, is happening-Blanchflower Publish date/time: 16/07/2012 [17:14] Print this page Email this pageShare A fair trial is possible and is happening. Those were the words of FICAC Senior Counsel Michael Blanchflower while replying to former Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase’s lawyer Tupou Draunidalo’s application for a permanent stay on proceedings in […]
Mount Carmel
Carmel lights By Francis Gonsalves Ever heard of “Carmel” school or college? My sisters studied at Carmel School in Bandra, Mumbai. In boyhood I’d often tease them: “Why do you […]
Israel furious at UNESCO decision to back science chair at Islamic University of Gaza
Haaretz: Move represents endorsement of university, which trains Hamas engineers and bomb makers, Israeli officials say. Relations between Israel and UNESCO have reached a new low following the organization’s inauguration […]
Ordinary Muslims Doing Extraordinary Things
Engy AbdelkaderHuman Rights Attorney HUFFPOST RELIGION Does a reference to Muslims trigger thoughts of folks organizing food pantries, park cleanups and low-cost health clinics? Do you think of global volunteerism and young adults creating — opportunity and hope — not destroying? Do you envision a helping hand? Allow me to […]
Ahmadiyah Clash: Immigration to Verify Journalist Visas
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Head of the Bogor Immigration Office, Bambang Catur P., says the office plans to question four foreign journalists believed to have triggered an attack on an Ahmadiyah village. The questioning of the foreign nationals related to their immigration documents is scheduled for Monday. “After receiving reports from […]
Ahmadiyah Pressured Into Apologizing for Bogor Violence, Leaders Say No
Jakarta Globe: Ahmadiyah community members say they have been forced to apologize, while foreign journalists deny having incited violence against the sect’s followers in Bogor’s Cisalada village on Friday. According to Bogor Police, Ahmadiyah followers and local residents agreed to end the incident peacefully after leaders of Ahmadiyah apologized for […]
Indonesian NGO asks if Ahmadiyah Minority Marked for Destruction.
Media Indonesia reports on that latest Islamist assault on Ahmadis – Setara Institute has suggested the state apparatus’ indolence in defending this innocent minority is no mere manifestation of sloth but part of a larger scheme to achieve the end of Ahmadiyah in Indonesia. In the event that the […]
Cisalada incident: No offender who was arrested
BBC: Jemaah Ahmadiyah spokesman for Indonesia (JAI), Firdaus Mubarik, said none of the perpetrators of the attacks on the Ahmadiyah congregation Cisalada settlement, village Ciampea Udik, Bogor, detained by the police. “The dream that until there is an attacker who was arrested,” said Firdaus on the BBC Indonesia. Incidents of […]
African Union chooses first female leader
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is the first woman to lead the continent – and the first from southern Africa – since the AU’s predecessor was founded in 1963. Photograph: Michael/ Michael/Xinhua Press/Corbis A South African politician has become the first female leader of the African Union (AU), ending months of bitter deadlock […]
Don’t Forget Pakistan’s Liberals.
Source : THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. By SADANAND DHUME Mr. Dhume is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a columnist for WSJ.com. …. Perhaps the biggest potential defenders of liberal ideas such as freedom of worship are the minority Shiites and other heterodox Muslims. The Ahmadis have […]
“I do not want Democracy”
Source: Dawn Author: Nighat Kamal Aziz I do not want democracy if it means that I wait in the streets for long periods of time in the sweltering heat in […]