Source: rdmag.org The intense interest in harvesting energy from heat sources has led to a renewed push to discover materials that can more efficiently convert heat into electricity. Some researchers are finding those gains by re-designing materials scientists have been working with for years. A team of Boston College […]
By RFI European Union president Herman Van Rompuy has warned of a rise of “populism” and “extremism” across the continent in the aftermath of the Front National’s 18 per cent vote in France’s presidential first round. Interior ministers are to discuss changing the rules of free movement within the EU on […]
Source: Times of India NEW DELHI: India has proposed to the World Health Organization (WHO) to set up a framework for control of alcohol consumption on the lines of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). FCTC was the first international treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO […]
Source/Credit: Ahmadiyya Times / Metro News Banjar: Municipal Government (City Government) of Banjar, West Java, again sealed the Ahmadiyya Masjid Al Istiqomah on Wednesday (25/4) in Kampung Tanjungsukur, District Patamuran. […]
Courtesy: bdnews24.com & NY Times Dhaka, Apr 25 (bdnews24.com) — The New York Times says in a recent report that Bangladesh has a huge prospect of becoming one of the emerging economies with a strong promise of growth despite various challenges the nation of 160 million people is facing. Challenges […]
Source: Los Angeles Times Author: Carol J. Williams The Oslo courtroom where confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik is on trial offers a look at a tragic outcome of anti-Islamic hostility. […]
Source: USA Today. Conventional wisdom says that hardship can make us old before our time.In fact, a new study suggests that violence leaves long-term scars on children’s bodies — not just in bruises on the skin, but also altering their DNA, causing changes that are equivalent to seven to 10 years […]
Rueters: by Edward Hadas: Thomas Carlyle’s fulminations against the spiritual damage wrought by factories are almost two centuries old, but the sentiment is current wherever industrialisation is rampant. “The huge demon of […]
Russian TV: A bill proposed by Germany and France may impose border security checks in EU countries in an attempt to tackle rising levels of illegal immigration. Many worry the […]
Huff Post We are all religious, every one of us. Religion is deeply rooted in human nature and a response to certain profound and universal needs of humankind. I write these words after reading the essay “Man The Religious Animal” in the April issue of First Things. Authored by Professor Christian […]
Huff Post Since 10 Must-Follow Tumblrs For Science Lovers was first tweeted, all kinds of people have responded with their own 10 Must-Follow Tumblrs lists. The religious community has a big presence on Tumblr. Religious Tumblrs share verses from scripture, beautiful images, poetry, answer prayer requests and ask questions about […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk / Azam Khan / Reuters Published: April 26, 2012 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan convicted Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday during […]
The number of people living in Switzerland has increased yet again, closing in on the eight million mark in 2011. The country’s population reached 7,952,600 last year, up 82,400 or […]
These views were expressed in a ‘National Public Radio’ Talk Show on 12th April 2012: See here for full article. A woman calling from Pennsylvania offering a far different perspective: I’m a Syrian-American. I grew up in the United States. My parents decided to leave Syria when Hafez al-Assad was […]
by Taylor Luck | Apr 25,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — When Grand Mufti of Egypt Sheikh Ali Gomaa entered the hallowed grounds of Al Haram Al Sharif last […]
Galway Advertiser The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, Ireland will hold its sixth Annual Interfaith Peace Conference this Sunday from 5pm to 7pm in the Clayton Hotel. The topic of this year’s conference is “Purpose of Religion” and speakers from Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, will address the topic. The Mayor of Galway […]
Reuters | Apr 25,2012 | JORDAN TIMES TRIPOLI — Libya, preparing for elections in June, has banned parties based on religion, tribe or ethnicity, the government said on Wednesday, and […]
by Hana Namrouqa | Apr 25,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — With electricity tariffs set to rise soon, there are several simple ways for consumers to reduce their energy bills, […]
By MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Seven new development projects, with a total cost of about SR6.1 billion, will be implemented at the holy sites before the next Haj season in October, […]