Crucial juncture
The brief meeting of parliament in Cairo Tuesday, in defiance of the Supreme Constitutional Court, reveals that the newly elected President Mohammad Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood are becoming selective […]
Arafat’s widow to file suit in Paris over death: lawyer
AFP ARABNEWS Tuesday 10 July 2012 PARIS: Yasser Arafat’s widow is to file a lawsuit in France following allegations the Palestinian leader died at a Paris hospital in 2004 after […]
Echoes of Arab past and present in Siena
July 11, 2012 12:36 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star On Monday, I found myself reading about the results of the first post-Gadhafi Libyan parliamentary election. This I did in between visits to the great Piazza del Campo and its majestic Town Hall in Siena, Italy, where I […]
Syria’s Qusayr prepares for Ramadan under siege
AFP | Jul 10, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES QUSAYR, Syria — In Syria’s rebel-held city Qusayr, which has been besieged by government forces for months, the shelves are empty and […]
CNN Video : Dr. Abdus Salam and the Higg’s Boson
Video mentions the contribution of Dr. Abdus Salam and the lack of credit, thereof, given by Pakistan. Don’t forget to give positive feedback for the video. We should do so […]
India May Provide Free Drugs at State-Run Hospitals
Source: The New York Times MUMBAI, India — In what would be a landmark increase in the Indian government’s spending on public health, New Delhi is completing a proposal to provide hundreds of essential drugs free to patients in government-run hospitals and clinics at a cost of nearly $5 billion […]
Holyland: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community holds Annual Convention in Kababer – Haifa
Ahmadiyya Times : The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the Holy Land held its Annual Convention in Kababer, Haifa area in Israel, it has been reported. The convention, affectionately referred to […]
China bishop, named by Rome, held in seminary -source
By Sui-Lee Wee SWISSINFO.CH BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese priest who publicly quit the state-sanctioned Catholic Church and was made bishop with the pope’s approval was taken away by officials last weekend and is being held in his seminary, a source said on Tuesday, in a move likely to further […]
Stunningly Beautiful Hindu Temples
Huff Post: Hindu places of worship range from small shrines under trees, to temple complexes that contain thousands of smaller temples. Depending on the time period, region or philosophical school, […]
The 12 Biggest Myths About Stretching
Greatist: Used to getting loose and limber before going on a run? It may be time to think twice about reaching for those toes. There’s a good chance we’re stretching out the wrong way or for the wrong reasons. It’s time to debunk the biggest stretching myths, so we can bend, flex, […]
The great housing apartheid and Muslims of India
Source: The Hindu Written by: Sowmiya Ashok and Mohammad Ali Finding a home to rent in India’s national capital is an arduous task for anyone – but, an investigation by The Hindu has found, almost impossible for citizens who happen to be Muslim. Homeowners and property dealers contacted by reporters often […]
Secrets of the Muslim bathroom
The lota has torn apart relationships and embarrassed first-generation kids like me. So what is it? Let me explain Source: http://www.salon.com http://www.salon.com/2012/07/10/secrets_of_the_muslim_bathroom/ In America, Muslims must think like Jason Bourne, […]
Ramadan Olympics Challenge Muslim Athletes
Al Pessin VOICE OF AMERICA July 10, 2012 LONDON — When the summer Olympic Games open in London later this month, Muslims worldwide, including many elite athletes, will be observing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Muslim Olympic hopefuls face the prospect of competing at the highest levels while abstaining […]
The cash democracy: Obama camp is being ‘outraised’ by Romney
Barak Hussain Obama is worried. He is writing letters to any potential donors, such as: We’re getting outraised — a first for a sitting president, if this continues. Not just by the super PACs and outside groups that are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into misleading ads, but by […]
A Life-Death Predictor Adds to a Cancer’s Strain
Credit: NY Times. Dilip Vishwanat for The New York Times Cassandra Caton watched Bruce Cook work on a mold for her prosthetic eye at Bruce Cook Prosthetics in January. In May 2011, Cassandra Caton, an 18-year-old with honey-colored hair and the soft features of a child, suddenly went blind in […]
Egyptian Parliamentary Deputies Defy Court and Military
Source: NY Times: CAIRO — In a raw contest between Egypt’s competing centers of power, legislators on Tuesday defied the country’s highest court and its most senior generals by holding a brief session of the dissolved Parliament, heeding an order by President Mohamed Morsiin the face of opposition from judges […]
Pakistan shuns physicist linked to ‘God particle’ because of religious beliefs
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1223597–pakistan-shuns-physicist-linked-to-god-particle-because-of-religious-beliefs#comments ……………. ISLAMABAD—The pioneering work of Abdus Salam, Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate, helped lead to the apparent discovery of the subatomic “God particle” last week. But the late physicist is no hero at home, where his name has been stricken from school textbooks. Related: What is the Higgs-boson and why […]
Uncircumcised boys more susceptible to urinary tract infections
Credit: TOI WASHINGTON: Uncircumcised boys are at higher risk of urinary tract infection, regardless of whether the urethra is visible, a new study has revealed. Urinary tract infections are one of the most common serious bacterial infections in children and, if not treated, can cause an infection of the blood […]
Want a perfect holiday? Keep it short and simple
Credit: TOI Short breaks make people happier than one long holiday, psychologists have claimed. They have found that people who go on so-called mini getaways have more happy memories than those who holiday for an extended period of time. More: