A moral society promotes peace
The Barrie Examiner: By Maidah Ahmad (Re: ‘Death penalty won’t solve anything’ in the March 28 edition of the Examiner) The writer’s letter promoting Christian philosophy of justice and punishment […]
Inter Faith Forum to clean places of worship in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD, India: The Inter Faith Forum, an affiliate of the Confederation of Voluntary Organisations, on Wednesday condemned the mindless violence that rocked parts of the Old City on Sunday and pledged to clean and undertake repairs in places of worship that were desecrated. The forum of religious leaders also announced […]
Tax relief likely for solar energy use, green roof
Source: Times of India INDORE: In its bid to promote greenery and renewable source of energy, the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) from the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh is likely to announce tax rebate for green roof and solar panels in its budget on Wednesday. The IMC is expected to offer rebate […]
The history of Timbuktu
As the Tuaregs of Mali have declared an independent state it may be the occasion to look at the history: The popular statement, ” From here to Timbuktu.” conjures up […]
Claims for Jobless Benefits Rise
Jobless benefits claims were higher, the trade deficit was lower and wholesale inflation was flat, the United States government said in three economic reports on Thursday. New claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, the Labor Department said, hitting their highest level since January, a development that could raise […]
Muslim Growth Is Good For Muslim Businesses, Marketing
WASHINGTON (RNS) Muslim consumers are growing in the U.S. and they have money to spend. Now, businesses are starting to take notice. “The emerging American Muslim market is perhaps the new area that a lot of businesses … are starting to look into,” said Rafi-uddin Shikoh, managing director and founder […]
Abraham’s Tent: The Story of How Peace Grew From Camp
Adults can’t seem to figure out the peace thing, but how about Israeli and Canadian kids—with Muslim, Jewish, Christian and Hindu backgrounds—who spent two weeks with each other at camp? […]
Malaysia enthrones new king in lavish ceremony
Source: NDTV Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s new king called for equality for all in the multi-ethnic Asian nation as he was enthroned on Wednesday in a lavish ceremony steeped in centuries-old […]
Iran countersanctions to pull the trigger on EU economy?
A new era has begun in the European Union (EU)-Iran relations recently where the two sides are constantly involved in a sanctions-countersanctions business. On April 11, 2012, Germany also saw […]
Easter customs have deep roots
by Julia Slater, swissinfo.ch The Easter story lies at the heart of the Christian religion, but many people nowadays associate Easter rather with hunting for eggs and taking a few […]
Losing your religion?: ‘NADRA should not be deciding people’s faith’
Express Tribune: Human rights activists have criticised the National Database and Registration Authority’s (NADRA) apparent policy to refuse to change ‘Islam’ as a person’s religion in their records. MPA Rana […]
Indonesia quake explained: Why didn’t massive tremors cause a major tsunami?
Russian TV: A huge tsunami, triggered by a 9.0-magnitude quake, rolled onto Japan’s east coast in 2011. In 2004, tons of water crashed onto Indonesia following a 9.1 quake. But […]
Demolition work at Grand Mosque to end before Ramadan
By MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has instructed relevant authorities to complete demolition work in the northern courtyards of the Grand Mosque in Makkah […]
Pakistan: Mother Of Infant Child Accused Of Blasphemy And Held In Jail
Eurasiareview.com: By Murad Khan: The mother of a 6-month-old girl has been wrongly jailed for more than a month, as Pakistani authorities have failed to file a charge sheet within the […]
Jewish holiday sparks rising tensions over Al Aqsa
by Taylor Luck | Apr 11,2012 | JORDAN TIMES OCCUPPIED JERUSALEM/AMMAN — Minor scuffles broke out between worshippers and Israeli settlers on Wednesday as the latest in rising tensions at […]
The Biggest Open Secret of Banking
Bankers and Economists, small and big, show up in three piece suits, with illusory vocabulary, jargon of economic terminology and complex mathematical formulas, to confuse and impose on the naive and uninitiated, but, […]
3 dead, 16 hurt in bus bombing
Source: Standard Today (Manila) SUSPECTED extortionists bombed a bus in North Cotabato in Mindanao on Wednesday, killing three passengers and wounding 16 others, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said. The military initially reported 10 dead but regional commander Lt. Col. Benjie Hao later revised the death toll. Muslim rebels […]
Life Expectancy May Affect When You Get Married, Divorced, Have Kids
ScienceDaily (Apr. 9, 2012) — Major life decisions such as marriage, divorce, abortion, having a child and attending university may be subconsciously influenced by how long people believe they will live, according to a Queen’s University study. “Life expectancy might be driving all of these major decisions,” says Daniel Krupp, a […]
Trouble Coping With the Unfamiliar as You Age? Blame Your White Matter
ScienceDaily (Apr. 11, 2012) — If you are an aging baby boomer and you’ve noticed it’s a bit harder to drive to unfamiliar locations or to pick a new brand of olive oil at the supermarket, you can blame it on the white matter in your brain. A brain-mapping study, published […]
Passover and Revoloution: Why Are We So Afraid of Change?
Huff Post What is Passover really about? The more I mull over the Exodus story, the more I think it’s always been about change – or more accurately — about our very human inclination to resist change. At every point in the story, we come across resistance to the transitions faced by […]