A Swiss guy, looking for directions, pulls up at a bus stop where two Americans are waiting. “Entschuldigung, koennen Sie Deutsch sprechen?” he asks. The two Americans just stare at him. “Excusez-moi, parlez vous Francais?” he tries. The two continue to stare. “Parlare Italiano?” No response. “Hablan ustedes Espanol?” Still […]
Source: 90.9 wbur. Associated Press. An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Military District […]
Credit: Dawn .com: By Irfan Hussain ODDLY, the two institutions that bang the accountability drum the loudest are the very ones that won’t submit to oversight themselves. The higher judiciary has used the threat of contempt of court laws to pre-empt any criticism. The security establishment relies on its muscle […]
Courtesy: Express Tribune: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday said that he was helpless against banned religious outfits rallying across the country under the banner of the Pakistan Defence Council […]
Russian TV: A wolf in sheep’s clothing – that’s how ACTA opponents have described the international copyright treaty. Thousands are to protest in Sweden on Saturday while in Poland the legislation has been suspended after attacks on government websites. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday that a wider […]
Credit: Imam Wasim Saroya and Ahmadiyya Times: Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk Source/Credit: Arthur I. Carter Journalism Institute By Nusrat Qadir | February 1, 2011 A graduate student has done a documentary film on the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community with added focus on the plight of Ahmadis and their […]
by Muath Freij | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Kingdom’s water situation is improving after recent rains boosted storage in the country’s dams, Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) Secretary General Saad […]
By HASSAN BARARI, ARABNEWS Unfortunately, while the Arabs agree on the need to see the back of the regime, they have not yet done their homework as to what should be done once the regime is on the run. It is hard to avoid the feeling that Syria’s decisive moment […]
Jordan Times AMMAN — The General Intelligence Department (GID) on Thursday vowed to follow an approach based on respect for human dignity and rights. In a letter sent to His Majesty King Abdullah, GID Director Lieutenant General Faisal Shobaki stressed that the GID will exert its utmost efforts to safeguard […]
By ANDREW TORCHIA | REUTERS ARABNEWS RIYADH: In a cavernous exhibition hall on the outskirts of Riyadh, dozens of young Saudi women stroll between corporate booths in search of jobs. […]
Source: Brampton Guardian – In an effort to dispel myths about Islam, a group of Muslim youth has organized an open house in the city. The event by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (AMYA), a national non-profit group, will take place Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Four Corners […]
One cannot be faulted for assuming that the Difa-e-Pakistan Councilmay perhaps comprise of officials of the defence ministry, four-star generals and decorated admirals who wish to ponder over the defence needs of the country and make major strategic decisions. To find out that it is actually a motley crew of fourty-odd religious […]
When ticking off the benefits of physical activity, few of us would include intracellular housecleaning. But a new study suggests that the ability of exercise to speed the removal of garbage from inside our body’s cells may be one of its most valuable, if least visible, effects. In the new […]
At least 112 people have died so far in a brutal cold front moving across Eastern Europe. In many Eastern cities the homeless are being rounded up and taken into heated tents, while in one part of Serbia its estimated that 11,000 villagers have been stranded by the snow. Click here to […]
By Samuel Olara Gaddafi’s death raises questions for the ICC over the brutal disregard for the rule of law by his executioners Aisha Gaddafi, the daughter of the late Libyan […]
The Challenge: Can you solve a medical mystery involving a 43-year-old woman who suddenly falls asleep and can’t be awakened? The Diagnosis column of The New York Times Magazine regularly asks Well readers to sift through a difficult medical case and solve a diagnostic riddle. This month’s puzzle is a two-part challenge […]
The writer is Op-Ed editor, Daily Times, Pakistan. Reach her at mehmal.s@gmail.com In Satellite Town Rawalpindi, ‘Ewan-e-Tawheed’ is in place for the last 17 years. It is the property of […]
Secular liberals are hated as the ruling elite, even though the right has been in power for the latter half of Israel’s history. Meanwhile, as opposed to religious-nationalists and the […]
Prosecutors at the Jakarta Anti- Corruption Court on Thursday demanded the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for a suspended Central Jakarta District Court judge accused of accepting Rp […]
Express Tribune: A recent protest against Ahmadis in Rawalpindi was an act of harassment and in clear violation of the constitutional rights of Pakistanis, said a press release issued by […]