Credit: Asia Times: By Pepe Escobar He posed in spectacular grandeur as the neo-imperial Liberator of Libya – only a few years after Colonel Muammar Gaddafi helped finance his 2007 election campaign with a cool US$65 million. Profiting from a mysterious alliance between the Holy Ghost and an African chambermaid […]
Source: Indian express It’s an amazing story. The eight-year-old girl, Naseema, was sold in her childhood but a Brahmin couple gave shelter to her, brought her up like their own […]
Source: Anindianmuslim.com By Mahtab Alam “Serial Bomb Blasts in Delhi. Where are you, Are you safe?” read a text message on my Mobile, by Sonali Garg, a friend of mine […]
Global Post: BERLIN, Germany — If the recent global economic crisis taught a lesson about debt, it might be to think twice about investing in it. Wary of buying bonds […]
Dawn: A Pakistan-based scientist has been honoured by the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), the body said in a statement released this week. Dr Yusuf Zafar, who is the director […]
by Thomas Stephens, swissinfo.ch Until recently, beauty contests – largely derided as out-dated sexism in the rest of Europe – have been big business in Switzerland. Now, however, the winds of change are blowing away the clouds of hairspray. Ever since Switzerland’s Stefanie Job won the inaugural Miss Europe in […]
By RIYADH: RODOLFO ESTIMO JR. ARAB NEWS STAFF There can be no act more touching than doing something to save a loved one. This was exactly what 15-year-old student Serene […]
By JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR ARAB NEWS STAFF The secretary-general of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation has urged the international community to take effective action to prevent growing Islamophobia or enmity toward Islam and Muslims all over the world. “Islamophobia is on the rise. In fact, it has entered […]
Independent: Mist hung low over the jungle surrounding the Borobudur temple in Indonesia as thousands of the country’s Buddhists celebrated the annual Vesak festival. Known to some as the “Buddha’s […]
Russian TV: If you think residing in America is taxing, just talk to one of the many expatriates who is contributing to a shocking statistic recently discovered: across the globe, […]
The Emporia Gazette The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community group, “Muslims who believe in the Messiah,” will host an exhibit of the Quran from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 5 at the Emporia Public Library. The exhibition will showcase what the Quran says regarding contemporary issues, women’s rights, prophecies and other […]
ScienceDaily (May 3, 2012) — A study carried out by researchers from Spain, the Netherlands and Argentina suggests that in a work environment, sexual competition affects women more than men. However, a rival’s social skills provoke jealousy and professional envy equally in both sexes. A group of researchers from the universities […]
The Telegraph In fact, the 21-year-old from Austin, Texas, must eat every 15 minutes to stay healthy. Lizzie Velasquez has a rare and undiagnosed syndrome that prevents her from putting on weight Miss Velasquez has a rare condition which prevents her from gaining weight even though she eats up to […]
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has surely […]
AllAfrica Katutura — WE respect Armas Shikongo for usually taking a public stand on important issues. His principled stance on the Palestinian question for instance comes to mind here. However, we would like to engage in that public debate about religion called for by Shikongo in his article ‘A Faith-based […]
Huff Post Sean Harris, pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, N.C., has now “apologized” for a delivering a sermon in which he told parents to “punch” their “limp-wristed” sons and force their “butch” daughters to “dress up” and “smell nice” from time to time. However, he claims that his words were […]
A new look at a 425-year-old map has yielded a tantalising clue about the fate of the Lost Colony, the settlers who disappeared from Britain’s Roanoke Island in the late […]
According to Nick Kristof, nuns rock! I couldn’t agree with him more. When Pope Benedict XIV made his ill-advised remarks against Islam a few years ago, I received an email from my friend, Sister Rosemary, apologizing for his rude comments. In my opinion, nuns are a testament to the statement […]
David Cameron was warned today that he must return to “traditional policies” after bruising defeats in the local elections and his dream of elected mayors left in tatters. Senior Conservatives […]