Global famine if India, Pakistan unleash nukes: study
CHICAGO: More than a billion people around the world would face starvation if India and Pakistan unleash nuclear weapons, even if that war is regionally limited, a study released Tuesday […]
Nobel laureates press for peace
Dawn.com: CHICAGO: Nobel peace laureates gathered for an annual summit said Monday the work that earned them their prizes is far from over and rallied support for their fight for […]
Can Business Save Your Soul?
Source: First Things There is a simple truth about business: individuals, not “the organization” or “the law,” make the moral decisions behind each and every action a business takes. In a piece just released by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, this vital point is highlighted: the unequivocal responsibility […]
First Gene Directly Linked to Plaque Psoriasis Identified
Rare mutations in the CARD14 gene can lead to plaque psoriasis when activated by an environmental trigger, according to the results of 2 studies (study 1, study 2) published online April 19 and in the May 4 print issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics. This is the first […]
KAZAKHSTAN: Ahmadi Muslims closed down everywhere, Methodist congregation next?
Forum 18, Oslo, Norway The enforced closure of the Ahmadi Muslim community in Kazakhstan’s commercial capital Almaty leaves the community unable to worship legally anywhere in the country, community members lamented to Forum 18 News Service. Their place of worship was closed amid a continuing official campaign against religious communities […]
‘Secularism is the way forward’
Dawn.com KARACHI, April 18: Secularism is not against religion; it is the message of humanity. This was the gist of the speeches delivered by eminent speakers at the launch of the Pakistan chapter of the Forum of Secular Bangladesh and Trial of War Criminals of 1971 at the Karachi Press […]
How Exercise Could Lead to a Better Brain
Source: The New York Times The value of mental-training games may be speculative, as Dan Hurley writes in his article on the quest to make ourselves smarter, but there is another, easy-to-achieve, scientifically proven way to make yourself smarter. Go for a walk or a swim. For more than a decade, […]
Opening Ceremony of Humanity First School in Haiti
The brand new Humanity First Primary School in Baie d’ Orange, Haiti is now successfully finished. Grand Opening Ceremony was held on Friday, April 20 and more than 300 people […]
Indonesia’s largest Islamic group (NU) has condemned Attack on Ahmadiyah mosque
NU ready to mediate Ahmadiyah conflict One of Indonesia’s largest Islamic groups has condemned the recent attack on an Ahmadiyah mosque in Tasikmalaya, West Java, saying that it could act […]
Minority groups have no legal guarantee, says deputy minister of Indonesia
Minority groups in this country need a legal basis to protect their rights Jakarta Post: On the heels of repetitive attacks against minority groups across the country, a high-ranking official […]
Sharing the truth about Islam
Source: Standard FreeHolder – CORNWALL — Muslims from across the country are on a campaign to educate small towns about the truths of their religion, and a few stopped in Cornwall this weekend. Muneer Ahmad Khan came from Ottawa for the open house — held at the Cornwall Public Library […]
Muslim figure says Ahmadiyah still part of Islam
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An executive of Muhammadiyah, the country’s second-largest Muslim organization, said that Ahmadiyah sect was still part of the Islamic society despite their different beliefs. Muhammadiyah’s secretary […]
China Now Tops U.S. in Space Launches
Source: Wired.com – By David Axe For the first time ever, China has launched more rockets into orbit in a year than the U.S. In 2011, the Chinese sent 19 rockets into space. The U.S. sent just 18. Russia, the Walmart of space launches, fired off no fewer than 31 […]
Alleged rift seen at Relegious Affairs Ministry over Ahmadiyah
The Jakarta Post, Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar has won support from interfaith activists with his call for the National Police to take seriously the attack on an Ahmadiyah mosque in Tasikmalaya, West Java. He also urged police to bring the perpetrators to justice. Nasaruddin’s statement came as a […]
Senior U.S. General Orders Top-to-Bottom Review of Military’s Islam Training
Source: The wired.com – By Spencer Ackerman The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday ordered the entire U.S. military to scour its training material to ensure it doesn’t contain anti-Islamic content, Danger Room has learned. The order came after the Pentagon suspended a course for senior officers […]
Thoughts on Mercy and Suicide
Huff Post Is there a glimmer of mercy in the universe? Dwelling in silence this morning in the ballet studio, I reflected on the 35 years I have called the ballet barre home. As I looked across the room my eye caught the image of one of my fellow classmates […]
Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Al al-Sheikh, Saudi Arabian Mufti, Says Girls Ready For Marriage At 10 Years Old
Huff Post “Those who call for raising the age of marriage to 25 are absolutely mistaken.” That’s what Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti,Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Al al-Sheikh said when asked about marrying minor girls without their consent, according to The World Observer. He also insisted that girls are ready for marriage by age 10 or 12. […]
J.F.R. Jacob: A Man of Honor for Bangladesh – A Jew honored for the liberation of a Muslim nation!
by Mohshin Habib April 2, 2012 at 3:15 am Source: http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org If Jacob had not been there, history would have been different. Among the foreign friends whom Bangladesh awarded last week on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of its independence, for their leading role in liberating it in 1971, […]
Dutch political crisis heads to parliament
A debate about the current politic crisis is being held in the lower house of the Dutch parliament. Prime Minister Mark Rutte will be questioned about the fall of his government over the weekend. The minority government was unable to reach agreement on additional spending cuts necessary to bring the […]
Dutch PM tenders cabinet’s resignation
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte tendered his cabinet’s resignation to Queen Beatrix this afternoon. The prime minister’s minority coalition government collapsed at the weekend after the cabinet’s parliamentary backer, the far-right PVV, refused to support the government’s austerity measures. The queen is considering the resignation and a government information service […]