Tel Aviv race riot flags bitter immigration dispute
AFP | May 24,2012 | JORDAN TIMES TEL AVIV — Violent race riots that shook south Tel Aviv overnight sparked shock in Israel on Thursday, but also prompted top-level calls […]
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Bosco Verticale in Milan will be the world’s first vertical forest.
Why Hatred of Islam Is Not Logical
Patheos.com Time and again, the same illogical claims about Islam keep popping up from various people, whether they are pundits, commenters, or self-styled “experts” on Islam: Islam is “violent,” it calls for the “killing of all non-Muslims,” Muslims “must hate all non-Muslims,” or that Islam is a religion of “domination,” […]
Humanity First stamps it’s mark in Fiji
The Jet Newspaper: Humanity First is a charitable organisation registered in 34 countries across 6 continents. Over 93% of donated funds are spent directly on aid projects. Humanity First NZ […]
What Is Muslim Activism? Thoughts on a More Inclusive Model
Huff Post When I tell people about the activism work I do, many people wonder if I’m a Muslim, and when I tell them I’m not, they’re either confused or intrigued. Sometimes both. They wonder what it is that makes me want to be an advocate for Muslims even though […]
The 10 Countries With The Absolute Worst Quality Of Life
Business Insider Want to live a better life? Then don’t move to Turkey, which ranked dead last in the OECD’s new quality-of-life index. The organization looked at factors that affect the lives of citizens, including income, housing, jobs, community, education, environment, civic engagement, health, life satisfaction, safety, and work-life balance. These […]
Safer Headscarf Designs For Muslim Women Athletes Requested By FIFA Doctors
Huff Post BUDAPEST, Hungary — FIFA’s medical advisers say new designs are needed because headscarfs worn by Muslim women players could lead to head and neck injuries. Michel D’Hooghe, chairman of FIFA’s medical committee, says samples received from two designers “represented a danger” to players’ health. Soccer’s rules-making panel has […]
Half of killed women victims of ‘their man’ in Germany
Source: The Local Nearly half of the women killed in Germany are considered to have been victims of their boyfriend or husband – a far greater figure than the share of men killed by their partners, new police figures show. It is the first time that police figures have […]
Sharon Stone Accused of Harassment by Former Nanny
Source: Yahoo According to Sharon Stone’s former nanny, looking after her three sons was a lot less stressful than dealing with the boys’ famous mother. Erlinda T. Elemen filed a nine-page lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday claiming that the “Basic Instinct” star harassed her continually during her […]
Religious communities can live together peacefully and harmoniously~Odeh Muhammad Sharif of Haifa, the head of the Ahmadi Islamic community in Israel.
Religious leaders discuss their commonalities Source: THE JERUSALEM POST. By JEREMY SHARON 05/24/2012 03:32 Forty religious leaders from the Muslim, Christian, Druse, Bahai, Ahmadi and Jewish faiths in the North gather for meeting. An imam, a priest and a rabbi walk into a yeshiva. This is not the beginning of […]
Pakistani mullah gets irritated for ‘mosque-like-domes’ in Ahmadi mosques of Pakistan !
Now, Islamic clerics say ‘mosque-type domes’ cannot adorn non-Muslim places of worship in Pak. Source: NEWS TRACK INDIA. Lahore, May 21 (ANI): Religious clerics in Sultanpura, Pakistan have demanded for the demolition of an Ahmedi place of worship, which looked too much like a mosque. The clerics are reportedly unhappy […]
Shariah4Holland: kids’ gang or terror threat?
The radical Islamic organisation Shariah4Holland has caused a stir in the Netherlands. The movement is holding a conference in Amsterdam on Saturday and has invited Fouad ‘Abu Imran’ Bekacem, the leader of Shariah4Belgium, recently sentenced to two years in jail for incitement to violence. Media attention and questions from the […]
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 […]