United Nations urges FIFA to allow hijab headscarf
PST GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) — The United Nations has urged FIFA to allow Islamic women to wear a hijab headscarf while playing soccer. The U.N. says Wilfried Lemke, sports adviser […]
Students protest closure of meditation room
Islamic students at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, HvA, have taken to praying in a stairwell as a protest against the closure of the school’s meditation room. They hope to force the school to provide them with their own prayer room. However, the school board is refusing to meet […]
Targeted attack: Elderly man killed, grandson injured, outside relative’s house
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit : Xpress Tribune By Z Ali Published: February 29, 2012 HYDERABAD: An 80-year-old man, identified as Chaudhry Akram Arain, was shot dead and […]
Nine myths about euthanasia in the Netherlands
The Dutch law allowing euthanasia under certain sharply defined circumstances often raises eyebrows abroad. And it gives rise to countless unfounded allegations. The criticism is often made in foreign media that euthanasia is too easy in the Netherlands. The elderly are said to fear for their lives in Dutch hospitals. […]
Low cost computer Raspberry Pi goes on sale
Source: The BBC news. A credit-card sized computer designed to help teach children to code goes on general sale for the first time today. The Raspberry Pi is a bare-bones, low-cost computer created by volunteers mostly drawn from academia and the UK tech industry. Sold uncased without keyboard or monitor, […]
BB murder case: Interpol to be issued red warrant for Musharraf’s arrest
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit:Xpress Tribune By Web Desk / Zahid Gishkori Published: February 29, 2012 RAWALPINDI: The govenment of Pakistan is all set to issue a red […]
James Murdoch quits News International
James Murdoch has stepped down as executive chairman of News International, the UK newspaper business that owns the Sun and the Times titles. The newspaper publisher has been tainted by […]
‘Jesus Discovery:’ Jerusalem Archeology Reveals Birth Of Christianity
source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com First Posted: 02/28/2012 7:27 am Updated: 02/28/2012 12:04 pm The following is an excerpt by James D. Tabor and Simcha Jacobovici, authors of The Jesus Discovery: The New Archaeological Find That Reveals the Birth of Christianity On the morning of Tuesday, June 29, 2010, outside the Old City […]
Insight: How the Greek debt puzzle was solved
(Reuters) – Wolfgang Schaeuble was playing Sudoku on his iPadas he waited to hear whether Greece’s negotiating team had persuaded private creditors to accept a bigger loss on their Greek bonds. Germany’s finance minister needed this last piece of the debt restructuring puzzle to fall into place. Without the private […]
Controversial preservatives linked to cancer
The apparent link between parabens and breast cancer. It was in 2004 that researchers reported the occurrence of a series of compounds known as parabens in human breast cancer tissue, […]
North Korea Agrees to Curb Nuclear Work, U.S. Says
Credit: NY Times: WASHINGTON — North Korea agreed to suspend nuclear weapons tests and enrichment and allow international inspectors to verify and monitor activities at its main reactor, the State Department announced on Wednesday, as part of a deal that included an American pledge to ship food aid to the […]
Merkel Stuck in the Euro Firewall Trap
Credit: Spiegel-Germany dapd German Chancellor Angela Merkel has a difficult choice ahead of her. Merkel is damned if she does — but Europe could be damned if she doesn’t. Pressure is growing on the German chancellor to drop her government’s opposition to significantly increasing the size of the permanent euro […]
Lifestyle factors behind most cancers
Credit: TOI on Line: SYDNEY: Lifestyle factors, not exposure to chemicals in food and consumer products, are the most significant causes of cancer, according to the latest evidence. Bernard Stewart, professor of oncology at the University of New South Wales, said: “Measures known to prevent cancer include smoking cessation, reducing […]
Foods you must eat every day
Credit: TOI on Line. While we know that there are a lot of foods that are super healthy and good to eat, we may not consume them regularly. However there are certain foods, which are important to consume on a regular basis, as these comprise of essential vitamins and minerals […]
The root cause of the confrontation with Israel
By Bilal Hassan Al- Arabiya: Last Friday, the al-Aqsa Mosque transformed from a Palestinian, Arab and Islamic symbol to a scene of confrontation and clashes between Palestinian civilians and the […]
Netanyahu: Government will maintain the holy places in Jerusalem to ensure freedom of worship for all religions.
Middle East Monitor: Netanyahu criticises Abbas and claims Jerusalem is the “eternal capital of the Jews” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attacked President Mahmoud Abbas for his speech at […]
Trapped in a Legal Limbo, Indonesia’s Ahmadis Look for a Home
Jakarta Globe: Mataram. More than a hundred displaced followers of the Islamic Ahmadiyah sect who for years have had to live in shelters in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, have still […]
Jordan Islamists want urgent Arab meeting on Jerusalem
Jordan’s opposition Islamists urged King Abdullah II on Wednesday to call an emergency Arab summit in a bid to protect Jerusalem from “Judaization.” “We urge you to lead Arab, Muslim […]
The Genesis of a church’s stand on race: All revelations are not from God
By Jason Horowitz, Published: February 28 On Dec. 25, 1964, as Mitt Romney enjoyed his last Christmas break as a high school student in Michigan, two Mormon missionaries visited Darius Gray in Colorado […]
If You Feel O.K., Maybe You Are O.K.
NY Times: EARLY diagnosis has become one of the most fundamental precepts of modern medicine. It goes something like this: The best way to keep people healthy is to find […]