A Debate Challenge: the Holy Bible versus the Holy Quran?
April, 2012 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I read today with great concern, the news, Florida pastor Terry Jones burns copies of […]
Drone strikes are back: US and Pakistan fighting over extrajudicial murders
Russian TV: Despite continuing pleads to abolish drone strikes in Pakistan, the United States used an unmanned aircraft to target a girls’ school over the weekend, executing four suspected militants […]
Panetta, Clinton to discuss Philippine role in Pacific strategy
Philippine News Secretary Leon Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet with top Philippine counterparts next week to discuss America’s expanding military role in the country. Panetta and Clinton will sit down with Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario and Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin next Monday, DOD spokesman Capt. John Kirby […]
Google Drive’s Six Substantial Slip-ups
Source: PC Magazine. By David Murphy The dust on the Drive has settled — Google Drive, that is — and users finally have the chance to play around with the company’s new cloud storage system, one that’s designed to, “work seamlessly with your overall Google experience.” Seamless, perhaps. But perfect? […]
Wind farms can cause climate change, finds new study
Source: The Telegraph Usually at night the air closer to the ground becomes colder when the sun goes down and the earth cools. But on huge wind farms the motion of the turbines mixes the air higher in the atmosphere that is warmer, pushing up the overall temperature. Satellite data […]
Dutch PM: our thoughts are with Prince Friso and his family
Prime Minister Mark Rutte has wished Queen Beatrix and her family a good Queen’s Day. In a video message he said that the Netherlands is at its best on Queen’s Day. “The whole country coloured orange, celebrations everywhere.” Mr Rutte expressed the hope that Queen’s Day would take place in […]
Geert Wilders and Islamophobia in the US—on their way out?
Geert Wilders’ autobiographical book Marked for Death: Islam’s War against the West and Me will be presented in New York on Tuesday. Will his message against Islam and the West’s alleged “Islamification” still resonate in the United States? Here in the Netherlands this week’s political upheaval has seriously dented his influence. […]
Swedish Muslim Politician has been appointed as Human Rights and Goodwill Ambassador for Peace
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 a GOODWIL […]
24 New Lizard Species Identified from Caribbean
Source: Livescience.com A suite of lizards called skinks have just crawled into the science books, with researchers discovering 24 new species of the reptiles from the Caribbean islands. Many of the skink species were identified from museum specimens, and now, the researchers say half of the newbies may be extinct […]
Kickstarter Sets Off $7 Million Stampede for a Watch Not Yet Made
Source: New York Times When Eric Migicovsky, an engineer, wanted to develop a line of wristwatches that could display information from an iPhone — like caller ID and text messages — he went the traditional route of asking venture capitalists to finance his company. The Pebble, a line of wristwatches […]
Wal-Mart’s U.S. Expansion Plans Complicated by Bribery Scandal
In Los Angeles, a Wal-Mart building permit is getting a once-over. In New York, the City Council is investigating a possible land deal with the retailer’s developer in Brooklyn. A state senator in California is pushing for a formal audit of a proposed Wal-Mart in San Diego. And in Boston […]
‘It Is Our Shared Responsibility to Ensure We Do Not Fail’
Credit: Spiegel Germany REUTERS ‘The NPT offers the best chance we have of getting the balance right on nuclear issues,’ Burt writes. Conflict over Iran’s nuclear program, rocket launches in North Korea and the Fukushima disaster: atomic weapons and energy remain risk factors. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is the best […]
Berlin Worried About ‘Muhammad Cartoon Contest’
Credit: Spiegel-Germany dapd A Pro NRW demonstration in 2010. German security authorities are monitoring the far- right group. A far-right group in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia is running a ‘Muslim cartoon contest’ and plans to display the works outside mosques. The move has alarmed authorities which fear it could […]
A history of the world, BRIC by BRIC
By Pepe Escobar Credit: Asiatimes: Goldman Sachs – via economist Jim O’Neill – invented the concept of a rising new bloc on the planet: BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa). Some cynics couldn’t help calling it the “Bloody Ridiculous Investment Concept.” Not really. Goldman now expects the BRICS countries […]
US strikes a military pose for Iran
Credit: Asiatimes: This is in light of the widely-disseminated news over the weekend that the US has deployed its latest generation of stealth bombers at “Iran’s doorway”, possibly in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is in dispute with Tehran over the three islands of Abu Musa, Little Tub and […]
Betrayed by India: The tale of the Pakistani Hindu refugee
Credit: First Post India by Wasim Sroya Pakistani Hindus carry an idol of Ganesha, for immersion at Laxmi Narain Temple in Karachi last year. Pakistani Hindu’s in India are in perpetual hope that the Indian government will offer them permanent refuge. Reuters “Hindus are like a fish out of water […]
Put Religious Freedom Before Harmony in Indonesia, Activist Urges
The Jakarta Globe: Michael Victor Sianipar | Efforts by the government to insert itself more prominently into religious matters, coupled with its unclear stance on the role of religion in the state, will only exacerbate interreligious tensions in the country, leading rights activists warn. Veteran human rights activist Todung Mulya […]
Israel joins UN list of states limiting human rights organizations
UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay lists Israel along with countries such as Belarus, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Ethiopia and Venezuela. Haaretz: A senior UN official in Geneva last week listed Israel among the countries that she says are restricting the activities of human rights groups. The statement, issued on Wednesday by […]
5 Minutes Outside Can Boost Your Mood
MSN Health The next time you’re looking for a natural mood elevator, turn to nature itself. Research published last year in the journal Environmental Science & Technologyconfirms what anyone who’s experienced a sunny-day high already knows: Nature is almost foolproof at boosting your mood and self-esteem. And, amazingly, it only takes […]
Only morality and lives guided under the boundaries of morality can successfully fight the societal ills of this time. World Islamic Leader
Ahmadiyya Times: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Brazil held it 19th Annual Convention on April 14 and 15 at their Mission House in Petrópolis, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The two-day […]