Lal Masjid cleric wants enforcement of Shariah
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Azam Khan Published: March 28, 2012 ISLAMABAD: And now he wants enforcement of Shariah law in the country. After already managing […]
Soldiers, Settlers, Break Into The Al-Aqsa Mosque
International Middle East Media Center: The al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage issued a press release on Wednesday morning stating that dozens of Israeli soldiers and fundamentalist settlers broke into […]
Israel gauges fallout from Iran strike
Credit: Asia Times: By Victor Kotsev Amid the ever-growing diplomatic noise and military buildup in the Persian Gulf, a key issue has received insufficient attention: the dual problem of possible radioactive contamination and civilian casualties resulting from an operation against Iran. Strikes on nuclear facilities carry enormous stigma; those directed […]
Using Internet Tools, Terrorist Group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Incites Violence against Shi’ite Muslims and Ahmdis
Using Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Other Internet Tools, Pakistani Terrorist Group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Incites Violence against Shi’ite Muslims and Engenders Antisemitism Introduction This paper examines the role of Pakistani terrorist group […]
Pakistan Among World’s Worst Violators of Religious Freedoms
Worthy Christian News: WASHINGTON D.C. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended that the Secretary of State name Pakistan as a Country of Particular Concern in its 2012 Annual Report. […]
‘Global March to Jerusalem’ departs for Pakistan to join Desmond Tutu and other VIPs
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA; At least 27 Indonesian delegates departed for Karachi in Pakistan on Friday to join “Global March to Jerusalem (GMJ)”. From Pakistan, the convoy will travel by land then […]
Toulouse gunman was informant of French intelligence?
Russian TV: Mohamed Merah, the notorious killer shot in a stand-off with police a week ago in Toulouse, is still stirring controversy in France. An ex-chief of the French spy […]
The Brain on Love: How love changes the brain?
New York Times: By DIANE ACKERMAN: A RELATIVELY new field, called interpersonal neurobiology, draws its vigor from one of the great discoveries of our era: that the brain is constantly rewiring itself […]
Pakistan: Lal Masjid cleric wants enforcement of Shariah: Chief Justice Upset
Express Tribune: And now he wants enforcement of Shariah law in the country. After already managing to get pricey land in Sector H-11 for rebuilding the madrassah (a girls’ seminary) that […]
MPs in Morden hear nuclear war warning
Credit: Wibledon Guardian via Wasim Saroya: Downsizing? London’s mayor Boris Johnson is shown a model Routemaster bus by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad The threat of nuclear war was discussed among a band of political heavyweights who visited Morden on Saturday. No less than eight MPs – two of them cabinet […]
Expanding Universe: Nobel Prize 2011 and the Holy Quran
Source / Courtesy: CNN and Muslim Sunrise October 2011. Scientists studying universe’s expansion win Nobel Prize in Physics CNN) — Two scientists from the United States and one from Australia […]
Four Arab worlds will meet in Baghdad
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Lebanon I have been following the deliberations of Arab summit meetings for my entire adult life, and still remain dubious about the value of such gatherings. The summit taking place this week in Baghdad seems no different – but the Arab world itself […]
Annan says Syria accepts peace plan, fighting enters Lebanon
By REUTERS ARABNEWS BEIJING/BEIRUT: Syria has accepted a cease-fire and peace plan drawn up by UN and Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan, his spokesman said on Tuesday, even as Syrian troops thrust into Lebanon to battle rebels who had taken refuge there. Annan conceded he faced a “long and […]
Humility and Hinduism
By contributing writer Gautama Mehta, originally published at KidSpirit Online Growing up in a Hindu family in New York, I’ve always been taught that I should try my best, but understand that after I’ve done what I personally can, I should leave the rest to God. Well, not specifically God, […]
Jordan PM to head delegation to Arab Summit
AMMAN/BAGHDAD — Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh will head the Jordanian delegation to the 23rd Arab Summit, which opened in Baghdad on Tuesday. The delegation includes ministers of industry and trade and foreign affairs Sami Gammoh and Nasser Judeh, respectively, Jordan’s Ambassador to Egypt and […]
Can the Islamist movements deliver?
By OSAMA AL SHARIF, ARABNEWS Arab Islamist movements have never been so close to grabbing power through open and democratic elections as they are today. They have already succeeded in Tunisia and Egypt. They are expected to do well in Algeria’s upcoming polls. And if elections are held in Jordan […]
IRLP or the Ecological Approach to Rivers? – by Nazrul Islam
Source: Economic and Political Weekly This paper begins by summarising the criticisms of the Indian River Linking Project expressed by scholars from India and other countries of the subcontinent. It then asks the question as to why this project has been launched despite apparent weaknesses. The paper shows that IRLP […]
Alislam-eGazette publishes its landmark volume: Separation of Mosque-Church and State
Source: Alislam-eGazette — An International Publication of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, which has more than 40,000 subscribers. The volume has dozens of insightful articles and links, on the issue of Separation […]
Use It or Lose It: Mind Games Help Healthy Older People Too
ScienceDaily (Mar. 27, 2012) — Cognitive training including puzzles, handicrafts and life skills are known to reduce the risk, and help slow down the progress, of dementia amongst the elderly. A new study published in BioMed Central’s open access journal BMC Medicine showed that cognitive training was able to improve reasoning, memory, language […]
New Evidence On Effects of Green Coffee Beans in Weight Loss
ScienceDaily (Mar. 27, 2012) — Scientists have just reported striking new evidence that green, or unroasted, coffee beans can produce a substantial decrease in body weight in a relatively short period of time. In a study presented at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the […]