Turkish soldiers guard sacred tomb in Syria
By Christopher Torchia, Daily Star, Lebanon ISTANBUL: It’s a tiny plot of Turkey deep within violence-torn Syria – a sacred mausoleum guarded by Turkish troops. The memorial to Suleyman Shah, […]
Buddhism And Meditation: Why Most Buddhists In The World Don’t Meditate
Huff Post It may be a surprise to many Americans, and even to American Buddhists, to hear that the vast majority of the world’s Buddhists do not meditate. But it is true. Among the 250 million or so Buddhists alive today, only a tiny fraction have a regular meditation practice; […]
US religious shift: Muslims, Mormons lead way
Russian TV: An unexpected rise in the numbers of Muslims and Mormons in the US has puzzled researchers. They are the two fastest-growing groups, while mainline churches lose adherents, the […]
Pentagon encircles Iran: Victory would take 3 weeks
Russian TV: As the US beefs up its military presence in the Persian Gulf region, Pentagon strategists estimate that they would need less than a month to defeat Iranian forces […]
An Ahmadi Muslim Politician has been appointed as Human Rights and Goodwill Ambassador for Peace
Source: LankaWeb The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has appointed H.E. Malik Nasim Ahmed (Elected Reserve Member of the Swedish Parliament) as the International Human Rights Commission’s Ambassador for Human Rights and Peace At Large for Scandinavia Countries from Sweden from 16th April 2012. H.E. Malik Nasim was also appointed as […]
Swiss adolescents have a healthy lifestyle
Swiss adolescents are more satisfied with life and generally healthier than their contemporaries in the rest of Europe and North America, a report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
Libya drops ban on religion-based parties
Reuters | May 03,2012 | JORDAN TIMES TRIPOLI — Libya has dropped a ban against parties based on religion, tribe or ethnicity, an official said, after the law irked Islamist […]
Six cable car routes planned for Makkah
By MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS The Center of Excellence for Haj and Umrah Research at Umm Al-Qura University has recommended the introduction of cable cars linking the Grand Mosque with three […]
Picture of the Day: Antarctica Glaciers and Penguins
Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages at least 1 mile (1.6 km) in thickness. It holds a lot […]
1550 Palestinians in Adminstrtaive Detention on hunger strike
AFP: AT least 1550 Palestinians in Israeli jails are now taking part in a mass hunger strike, Israel’s Prison Service said, with two of them marking their 64th day without food. IPS spokeswoman Sivan Weizman said that another 100 prisoners had begun refusing food in the last two days, swelling […]
Israel’s handicapped miracle
Ynetnews: Op-ed: While Arabs shun the disabled, Israel gives hope to less fortunate members of society While Iranian scientists are being deployed in the nuclear bunkers and Israeli F16s could be ready to take off, one story reminds the world that Israel and Israelis are involved not only in hurting […]
The futile politics of Osama and religious parties
Dawn: By Murtaza Haider: A year after his assassination in Abbottabad, Osama bin Laden is as irrelevant today to the welfare of millions of starving and suffering Muslims as he was when alive. The same holds true for almost all Islamist political movements who are singularly concerned with enforcing their […]
Bin Laden Is Still Alive
The Huffington Post: Waqar Hasan was a Pakistani Muslim immigrant who had come to New Jersey to live the American dream. Leaving his family in Milltown, NJ, he went to Dallas, TX, to open a grocery store. Four days after 9/11, a gunman came to his store and shot him […]
Hate campaign against Ahmadis reaches new heights
Government seems to succumb under pressure from extremists Daily Times Staff Report: LAHORE: The hate campaign against Ahmadis reached new heights in Pakistan and even innocent children are not spared now. These were the findings of an annual report, the Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan, released by the Jamaat Ahmadiyya […]
Declare Ahmadis non-Muslims: Grand Mufti
Deccanchronicl: Kashmir’s Grand Mufti on Wednesday stirred up a real hornet’s nest by asking for declaring Ahmadis or Ahmadiyyas as non-Muslims through a legislation in the state Assembly. The cleric, Mufti Muhammad Bashiruddin, who is recognised by both the state government and the Centre as official ‘Mufti Azam’ or Grand […]
Harvard, MIT Launch Online-Education Project
MIT President Susan Hockfield and Harvard University President Drew Faust, accompanied by top officials from both institutions, announced on Wednesday a new collaboration that will unite the Cambridge-based universities in […]
Imperialism didn’t end. These days it’s known as international law
A one-sided justice sees weaker states punished as rich nations and giant corporations project their power across the world The conviction of Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, is said to have sent an unequivocal message to current leaders: that great office confers no immunity. In fact it sent […]
Israeli companies to help clean holiest river of India ‘Ganges’
Source: Ynetnews Indian engineers, researchers seek Israeli water technologies for river’s rejuvenation; deal estimated at $3 billion India is considering the possibility of integrating Israeli technologies in a national initiative to clean the Ganges River. For this purpose, engineers, researchers and representatives form water technology companies will visit Israelnext week. […]
London: Chaos at border control deepens as immigration staff announce strike
Immigration staff have announced plans to strike next week in a move which will worsen the lengthy queues at Heathrow airport. The Immigration Services Union, representing 4,500 border staff, will […]
Islamic Microfinance indispensable for poverty alleviation in Arab countries
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in collaboration with USAID and CGAP jointly organized “Iraq Microfinance Policy Forum” on April, 2012 in Erbil-Iraq, for setting up Policy Goals for Microfinance in Iraq, which was participated by high Government functionaries from Iraq Government, including Advisors to Prime Minister, Central Bank in Iraq, […]