UK: PlayStation to be used by cathedral during worship
Popular PlayStation 3 game, Flower, will be played by a group of congregants while they pray at Exeter Cathedral this Sunday. Technology enthusiast, Andy Robertson, who pens a blog called […]
British secret agent was al-Qaeda mole who cracked new ‘underpants’ bomb plot
A British undercover agent infiltrated al-Qaeda, volunteered to be a suicide bomber and smuggled out the latest version of the deadly underpants bomb, it can be disclosed. The man, who […]
U.S. Military Taught Officers: Use ‘Hiroshima’ Tactics for ‘Total War’ on Islam
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/05/total-war-islam/ Lt. Col. Matthew A. Dooley’s Joint Staff Forces College presentation on “A Counter-Jihad Op Design Model” (.pdf) calls for violent measures in a war against Islam View all The U.S. military taught its future leaders that a “total war” against the world’s 1.4 billion Muslims would be […]
Here’s Over One Hundred Products Made From Child Or Slave Labor (GRAPHIC)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/worldwide-products-slave-labor_n_1505811.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 Source: Huffington Post It’s hard to believe, but true: Still today, many everyday products from around the globe are the result of child and slave labor, according to a 2011 report from the U.S. Department of Labor Now thanks to an infographic from theNational Post, we can more clearly see the effects: All […]
Projects Are the New Job Interviews
http://blogs.hbr.org/schrage/2012/05/projects-are-the-new-job-inter.html (Source: HBR) MICHAEL SCHRAGE Michael Schrage, a research fellow at MIT Sloan School’s Center for Digital Business, is the author ofSerious Play and the forthcoming Getting Beyond Ideas. Resumes are dead. Interviews are largely ineffectual. Linked-In is good. Portfolios are useful. But projects are the real future of hiring, especially […]
Palestinian airline resumes flights
(AFP) / 10 May 2012 Khaleej Times The Palestinian national carrier, grounded since 2005, has resumed operations with flights between Egypt’s El-Arish and Amman, its director general told AFP on Thursday. “We started yesterday from Amman to El-Arish and from El-Arish to Amman,” Palestinian Airlines director general Zeyad Albad said. […]
The demand for blood donors in Mauritius is rising as concerns over low blood banks continue
The demand for blood in Mauritius has been rising every year as fears of critically low blood banks, yet less people are donating with many people not knowing there blood type. With strong concerns of blood shortages of rare blood, group O negative. The Mauritius Blood Donor Association has warned […]
‘Daddy, help! They’re killing me!’
By Ruben Navarrette Jr., CNN Contributor Editor’s note: Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a CNN.com contributor and a nationally syndicated columnist. San Diego, California (CNN) — As evidenced by media stories and public awareness campaigns, Americans have resolved to get tough on bullying. In that spirit, it’s time to send a message […]
Prepare for the long haul in Syria
By Michael Young, The Daily Star, Lebanon One thing that the Lebanese can usually do with some precision is predict stalemate. Their own conflict between 1975 and 1990 was one long, debilitating lesson in destructive deadlock. So when those in Beirut look toward Syria today and shake their heads, that’s […]
Ofcom may close TV station over show condoning murder for blasphemy
Guardian: A British TV channel that aired a lecture saying it is acceptable to murder someone who has shown disrespect to the prophet Muhammad is facing a significant fine or […]
Muslims to honor Queen, 135 years after honoring Queen Victoria
Digitaljournal.com: by Elizabeth Batt: Under the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community motto: Love for All, Hatred for None, Muslims plan to converge on the Tower of London on May 13 to honor […]
Divisive Presidential Politics Takes Aim at the American Muslim Community
Huff Post Looking back on the 2012 presidential campaign up to this point, one wonders why there has been an active effort by some Republican candidates to alienate American Muslims. This is especially surprising since, according to a recently published report by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, American Muslims are […]
Ofcom may close TV station over show condoning murder for blasphemy
the guardian A British TV channel that aired a lecture saying it is acceptable to murder someone who has shown disrespect to the prophet Muhammad is facing a significant fine or potentially even closure by Ofcom. Ofcom has taken the unprecedented step of ruling that DM Digital, which targets the Asian […]
‘It will lead to war’ – Ron Paul fights to end military aid for Israel
Russian TV: Presidential hopeful Ron Paul has condemned a plan being considered in the United States House of Representatives that would allow for the US to continue aiding in the […]
China travel agencies suspend Philippine tours
Most travel agencies in China have suspended tours to the Philippines amid escalating tension in the South China Sea, Chinese state media say. An official at one agency confirmed the suspension to the BBC, while another said clients were being warned not to travel. Read More…
China suicide bomber kills two in ‘housing dispute’
A woman has blown herself up in protest over the demolition of her house in southern China, killing two people, Chinese state media say. Read More…
Red Cross stops work in Pakistani cities
Dawn: ISLAMABAD: The Red Cross says it has suspended operations in two of Pakistan’s largest cities following the killing of a British nurse working for the group in the country. […]
Russian Jet: Bodies spotted at jet crash site
Rescuers have discovered bodies near the wreckage of a Russian-made passenger plane that crashed into an Indonesian volcano with 45 people on board. Search and rescue spokesman Gagah Prakoso said […]
Why girls are the solution to ‘overpopulation’
By NOWELL SUKKAR BLACKLAW ARABNEWS In the midst of rapid, constant and never-ending change it is easy to overlook one of the fundamental causes at the core of many social, economic and environmental problems… “overpopulation.” Demographers, environmentalists and scientists estimate that the earth has the capacity to support and sustain […]
Presidential vote splits Egypt’s strict Islamists
By TAMIM ELYAN | REUTERS ARABNEWS ALEXANDRIA, Egypt: At Al-Taqwa mosque in Egypt’s second biggest city, a preacher defends his ultra-orthodox Salafi group’s decision to endorse Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh, an Islamist who casts himself as a moderate, in this month’s presidential election. “Don’t consider his media statements only. He […]