CNBC.com: Support for extreme political movements is building across Europe as the economy starts worsening again – and analysts and anti-extremist organizations are increasingly worried that parties on the left- […]
Credit: TOI NEW DELHI: A huge controversy has erupted over the remains of slain al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden and what exactly happened to them. Osama bin Laden was apparently buried in the waters of the north Arabian sea, but there are now emails that suggest otherwise. The new emails […]
buffalonews.com: By Jay Tokasz: Western New York’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community might be small in numbers, but the group isn’t afraid to broach the big religious issues of the day. That was the case […]
Credit: Asia Times on Line: By Ramzy Baroud Ongoing destruction of Palestinian olive trees by Israeli settlers underlines Israel’s efforts to break historic bonds. Bizarre laws allowing indefinite detentions, property seizures and the interrogation of surgery patients add insult, and as apartheid-like practices worsen, counting on Western leaders to provoke change […]
This Purim, the Museum for Islamic Art invites the whole family to attend captivating theater performances, participate in arts and crafts workshops, and, as always, to visit the Museum’s exhibitions. […]
A document released by the WikiLeaks website has revealed that undercover US-led NATO forces are operating inside Syria against the Syrian government. Source: Press TV WikiLeaks released a confidential email from an analyst working for the US-based intelligence firm Stratfor, in which he claims to have attended a meeting in […]
Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | Source/Credit: Compass Direct News, By BP News Attempt fails as influential Islamic family intervenes on behalf of Christians SIALKOT, Pakistan (Compass Direct News)–Tensions are still high in […]
Credit: Asia Times: By Amir Mir ISLAMABAD – The removal of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan’s naib amir or deputy chief because he went behind the leader’s back in peace talks with the government threatens to spark an internal war that could splinter the umbrella organization of 40-plus Islamic militant groups. Maulvi […]
by Thomas Stephens, swissinfo.ch Life for aspiring Swiss in Zurich could get harder on March 11, when voters decide on whether to accept a new – and tightened – naturalisation […]
By ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Princess Hessa bint Salman, daughter of Defense Minister Prince Salman, hoped her father’s vision for the Holy Qur’an is realized. “His vision was that Qur’an should not be confined only to discussion, but to be an approach for a comprehensive study of jurisprudence science and religion,” […]
by Hana Namrouqa | Mar 06,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Grey water from schools and mosques will be harvested and two ancient reservoirs will be rehabilitated this year under […]
by Mohammad Ghazal | Mar 06,2012 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Although Internet use is growing faster in Arab countries than anywhere else in the world, experts said the amount of Arabic content on the web remains “disappointing” and called for serious initiatives to increase it. Arabic content represents about 3 […]
Source: research-live.com UK— Business prospects remain strong for research in 2012, according to a survey of 411 UK research professionals conducted by fieldwork provider Schlesinger Associates. “2011 held its own and many anticipate the same to be true for the coming year,” Schlesinger’s study says. The majority of respondents to […]
AFP – President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday that there are too many immigrants in France,defending his re-election campaign promise to cut the number of new arrivals in half.”Our system of integration is working more and more badly, because we have too many foreigners on our territory and we can no longer manage […]
y RFI The debate in France over halal meat, which has become a major issue of the presidential election campaign, once again reared its head on Tuesday when the president of theFrench Council of the Muslim Faith, Mohammed Moussaoui, condemned the use of Muslims as ‘scapegoats’ in the row. More: http://www.english.rfi.fr/france/20120306-dont-use-us-scapegoats-halal-meat-row-say-frances-muslims
Source: CNN Author: Erin Burnett Since Iceland’s financial collapse in 2008, the country has debated whether it should stick with the krona or adopt the currency of another country. The obvious choice seems to be for Iceland to submit to, say, oil-rich Norway or maybe even join the EU and […]
Probably the most boring question you can ask about religion is whether or not the whole thing is ‘true’. Unfortunately, recent public discussions on religion have focused obsessively on precisely this issue, with a hardcore group of fanatical believers pitting themselves against an equally small band of fanatical atheists. I […]
England’s faith state schools are failing to mirror their local communities by shunning the poorest pupils in their area, analysis by the Guardian of the latest government figures shows. The Roman Catholic church, which has repeatedly insisted its schools are inclusive, comes out particularly badly in the examination of data published by […]
Windows were shattered, an abandoned building collapsed and people rushed out of homes, offices and schools in a scene a mayor likened to a street fiesta but with “everyone anxious and panicky” as a 5.2-magnitude quake struck Masbate City on Tuesday. The quake, according to volcanologists, was triggered by the […]
http://s.wsj.net/media/swf/VideoPlayerMain.swf Nine advertisers and a radio station in Hawaii dropped Limbaugh’s show after he called a law student a “slut’’ and a “prostitute.’’ Editor’s comments: I applaud President’s comments. Additionally, […]