Riyadh: Saudi King Abdullah on Friday sacked one of his advisers, an outspoken critic of the sexes mingling outside the home, something banned in the ultra-conservative kingdom. The state news agency SPA published the decree announcing the dismissal of Shaikh Abdul Mohsen Al Obaikan, an adviser to the royal cabinet, without […]
Manama: A Saudi national found guilty of hitting his wife has been sentenced to reading two books that explain relations between spouses in Islam. He will later sit for a test on what he learned from the books. Read more
AN EXTRA-ORDINARY AND EXCLUSIVE TESTIMONY This is a an old story that took place before many of us even took birth, way back in 1938, which is 73 years ago. […]
A course for US military officers has been teaching that America’s enemy is Islam in general and suggesting that the country might ultimately have to obliterate the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina without regard for civilian deaths, following second world war precedents of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima. […]
In the token of being a Naturopathy Enthusiast – which is more so termed in the vogue as -:- Alternative Medicine-:- and in the back ground of it; carrying EFFECTS of my Ancestral Trail in this profession and the auspicious advice of (late) Hakim Muhammad Saeed of Hamdard (the unrivalled sage […]
Source: The Wall Street Journal Self-control problems often fade away when it comes to obeying religious dictates. These teenagers are eating a kosher meal in Maryland. I was raised in a kosher household. Though I never fully understood why I couldn’t eat cheeseburgers or pepperoni pizza—the theology still confuses me—I […]
Angela Merkel and François Hollande to have first face-to-face talks in Berlin after eurozone finance ministers meet in Brussels. Europe is braced for a crucial 48 hours of high-stakes summitry […]
A survivor of the Srebrenica massacre who was given chocolate by Ratko Mladic will be watching the general’s war crimes trial next week. What Izudin Alic remembers about that fateful […]
Two British servicemen have been shot dead by Afghan policemen they were training in Helmand, in the latest killing by local security forces of Nato allies. The soldier from 1st […]
A black mark for survivor of financial crisis http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_JPMORGAN_DIMON?SECTION=HOME&SITE=AP&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) — The reputation that Jamie Dimon honed for decades on Wall Street has been severely damaged in a matter of days.
Prime minister Mark Rutte told a television talk show on Friday evening he had pledged to decimate the anti-immigration PVV in a moment of weakness after Geert Wilders pulled out of austerity talks. The statement pledging to destroy the PVV came out of anger, Rutte told the Pauw & Witteman […]
Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders is unable to turn his election promises into policy. Dutch publicist and former politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali made this statement on Sunday in a Dutch current affairs programme. Mr Hirsi Ali, who is known for being an outspoken critic of Islam, said: “He has a […]
Prime Minister Mark Rutte has handed out the Four Freedoms Awards in the southwestern town of Middelburg. The main award went to Brazil’s former president Lula da Silva for his fight against poverty. Mr Da Silva, who is ill, had an associate pick up the prize for him. The award […]
A leading candidate running for president in Egypt has demanded the revision of the 1979 peace accord with Israel, calling the treaty a threat to Egypt’s national security. “I still […]
An Iranian court has sentenced 13 people after finding them guilty of involvement in espionage activities for the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad. Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolution Court made the […]
Editor’s comments: Karen Armstrong presents these twelve steps in a secular tone, while drawing from her extensive knowledge of all religions. This becomes an easy read for one who is […]
Source: Daily Pioneer There was a time when the plight of Hindus in Pakistan would bring the Left and Right on the same platform. Today, it’s seen as a BJP(Right […]
Source: Times of India CHENNAI: In a major step, ISRO today successfully tested the indigenous cryogenic engine to be used to propel the country’sGeosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. The test was conducted at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district. “The acceptance test of the indigenous cryogenic engine […]
Source: Times of India I saw fragrance fleeing, when the bee came/ What a wonder!/ I saw intellect fleeing, when the heart came/ I saw the temple fleeing, when God came. (Allama Prabhu, 12th century mystic poet of the Deccan) In contrast to north India, where the first incursions by […]
Husband will take a test later to see what he has learned about relating By Habib Toumi Bureau Chief GULF NEWS Manama A Saudi national found guilty of hitting his wife has been sentenced to reading two books that explain relations between spouses in Islam. He will later sit for […]