Fiji resorts news update
A midnight massage under a full moon? One of the many perks of this Fiji resort Globe and Mail So you can imagine my glee at hearing of a 15-hour spa treatment […]
Fiji can learn from India
FIJI has a lot to learn from India in terms of maintaining and sustaining a viable sugar industry. These were the words of Sugar permanent secretary Lieutenant Colonel Manasa Vaniqi on his return from the International Sugar Organisation meeting that was held there. Lt-Col Vaniqi said despite having 15 million […]
Fiji Military defends 2014 election
Fiji defends military’s election role Published: 23/05/2012 at 11:48 PM Online news: Asia 0Share http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1337330192.html#_=1337866239858&count=vertical&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bangkokpost.com%2Fnews%2Fasia%2F294764%2Ffiji-defends-military-election-role&size=m&text=Fiji%20defends%20military's%20election%20role%20%7C%20Bangkok%20Post%3A%20news&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bangkokpost.com%2Fnews%2Fasia%2F294764%2Ffiji-defends-military-election-role https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=p&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bangkokpost.com%2Fnews%2Fasia%2F294764%2Ffiji-defends-military-election-role&size=tall&count=true&hl=en-GB&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3Dh53B7oxkHD4.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!tbK8W_8mwqaIodoNDQ%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTPvEPz66vsxcJ6_x6O4TIjVPHqWQg#id=I1_1337866239896&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bangkokpost.com&rpctoken=360715153&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart Fiji on Wednesday defended the army’s role in preparations for the Pacific nation’s first elections since a 2006 military coup, saying there was no other way to lay the groundwork for the vote in 2014. Soldiers chat […]
Really? Never Brush Your Teeth Immediately After a Meal
NewYork Times Is there ever a bad time to brush your teeth? Most of us believe that proper dental caremeans flossing and brushing often — at a minimum, twice daily, as the American Dental Association recommends. Those who are particularly diligent may brush more often, after meals, snacks or sugary drinks. […]
Gilani cannot be disqualified under Article 63: Speaker NA
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: May 24, 2012 Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza, finalising her decision in Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s […]
Kudzu a promise for Binge drinking
Chinese herb Kudzu may help to curb binge drinking. MedicalNewsToday: Researchers at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School have discovered that an extract of the Chinese herb Kudzu may help […]
Not All Israeli Citizens Are Equal
The New York Times I’M a Palestinian who was born in the Israeli town of Lod, and thus I am an Israeli citizen. My wife is not; she is a Palestinian from Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Despite our towns being just 30 miles apart, we met almost 6,000 miles away […]
Hijab is a choice in Indonesia
Anyone who knows well of Indonesia and its Muslim communities should be familiar with the fact that the majority of Muslim women who wear hijab here do not do so […]
Geert Wilders thinly veiled Racism and Islamophobia!
Written and collected by Zia H Shah Wilders has been on record saying, “I don’t hate Muslims, I hate Islam.”[1] So, by his own admission he is an Islamophobe. How worthwhile […]
Patterns of intolerance
Dawn.com A PERSISTENT failure to deal with the canker of intolerance — one of the greatest threats to the Pakistani people’s mental health and their material well-being — is making the affliction day by day more unmanageable. A young non-Muslim woman has been living in Lahore for quite some time. […]
Build a Better You, One Habit at a Time
Greatist Let’s say you want to get in better shape. Of course, you’re smart, informed, and know exactly what to do. So you’ve listed the changes you need to make, pinning them to the fridge next to the vision board and inspirational photos. Here’s the only problem: You haven’t actually […]
No Security with Security Council; AI Says UN Security Council ‘Unfit for Purpose’
Voice Of America: by Selah Hennessy: LONDON – “Failed leadership has gone global” — according to Amnesty International’s annual report on the state of human rights around the world. The United […]
Fair play? UK to ban leaders accused of human rights abuse from Olympics
Russian TV: The seemingly noble move is tainted by the fact the very people accused of rights violations in their home countries – like the King of Bahrain, for example […]
Muslims to gather to combat anti-Shariah movement
By Omar Sacirbey| Religion News Service, Thursday, May 24, 12:12 AM Some 15,000 Muslims are expected at this weekend’s 37th annual convention of the Islamic Circle of North America in Hartford, where the theme of “Defending Religious Freedom: Understanding Shariah” reflects the worry that anti-Muslim activists are fanning fear of […]
Pakistan: You cannot quote from the Quran’
Express Tribune: A cleric in Sialkot district disrupted a Saturday mass, abused the pastor and is now threatening to register a blasphemy FIR against him for drawing upon verses from […]
Switzerland: Muslim cemeteries seen as ‘long-term investments’
Switzerland’s tendency to allow cantons or towns to decide certain issues sometimes makes for piece-meal solutions, and such is the case with special sections of cemeteries for different religions. The […]
Aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan
swissinfo.ch and agencies Five aid workers with the Swiss-based humanitarian group Medair – two foreign female doctors and three male Afghan colleagues – have been kidnapped in a remote part of north-eastern Afghanistan, a government spokesman has confirmed. The five Medair workers were reportedly visiting a clinic and bringing food […]
Forum on introducing Islam discusses ways to remove misgivings on religion
JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID ARABNEWS An international forum on introducing Islam to the world that began in Jeddah on Tuesday will wind up today with the issuance of a final communiqué. […]
Kingdom (of Saudi Arabia) takes lead, vows $ 3.25 bn Yemen aid
RIYADH: ABDUL HANNAN TAGO ARABNEWS Saudi Arabia will be giving additional financial support to Yemen amounting to $ 3.25 billion as part of its contribution to development projects that will […]
Mullah Nasruddin was utterly devastated when his (next?) wife died …
His friends were trying their best to console him, inviting him for dinner, coffee, tea … nothing seemed to work. Mullah’s best friend told him “when your father died you […]