Credit: Spiegel on line: A British biotech lab has released huge numbers of genetically modified mosquitoes in an effort to combat dengue fever. But locals, some say, were not adequately informed of the experiment — and now a debate has erupted over the potential dangers to humans. More:
Kitchen no longer the domain of women as guys start to slice, dice Kyodo Men from the generation that worked hard to turn Japan into an economic powerhouse are increasingly turning to cooking classes as a retirement activity, even though housework was considered strictly women’s work back in their day. […]
As tensions between the US and Iran heat up, author Michael T. Winter believes the main reason behind America’s harsh stance is Tehran’s move to seek an alternative to the […]
Honour Killings, Domestic Violence and Misogyny Are Un-Islamic and Major Crimes Mississauga) Dozens of Canadian and the American Imams / the Islamic leaders affiliated with the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada will be issuing a Fatwa on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the Jamia Riyadhul Jannah, 6680 […]
Dozens of Ethiopian Christians are facing deportation from Saudi Arabia after authorities raided a private prayer service in Jeddah, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). The group was reportedly arrested […]
Khairil Azhar, Jakarta Post: Shortly after the proclamation of Indonesian independence in 1945, a mob of Muslims hurriedly moved to Tugu Church in North Jakarta. They wanted to destroy the […]
DAWN.COM By Faiza Mirza RAWALPINDI: Worshippers at Ewan-e-Tauheed, which is the main worship site for Ahmadis in Rawalpindi, fear that the building will be demolished because of the recent propaganda […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: February 1, 2012 KARACHI: Owner of Efroze Chemical Industries confessed on Wednesday that the batch of IsoTab produced for […]
Courtesy Daily Dawn: Editorial: THE list of those charged or accused under the country’s questionable blasphemy laws — that too on the flimsiest of pretexts — is far too long. Soofi Mohammad Ishaq, sentenced to death by a judge in Jhelum on Monday in a blasphemy case, is another addition to […]
Dr. N . K. Kalia, father of Martyr Captain of Indian Army Saurabh Kalia, who laid down his life defending his country in Kargil from proxy war of aggression enraged by […]
Courtesy Reuters: John Lloyd Multiculturalism is a Western ideal, amounting to a secular faith. Every Western government at least mouths its mantras – that a mix of peoples in one […]
ABORTION IN THE U.S.A. In 1972, the year before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion on demand, there were 184 abortions per 1,000 live births in the United States; however, […]
Some senior Iranian leaders are now more willing to carry out attacks inside the United States in response to perceived American threats against their country, the Obama administration’s top intelligence […]
Apart from the parents’ rights over their children, the Holy Qur’an also clearly mentions the rights of the children upon their parents. It declares: “They have suffered heavy loss who […]
“And kill not the soul which Allah has forbidden save for just cause. And whoso is killed wrongfully, We have surely given his heir authority to demand retaliation, but let […]
AP | Feb 01,2012 JORDAN TIMES THE HAGUE — One of Muammar Qadhafi’s daughters asked Tuesday to intervene in proceedings against her brother at the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying she wants to protect his interests. The court has charged Seif Al Islam Qadhafi with crimes against humanity for his […]
Anti-Ahmadi campaign draws thousands, sparks online reactions Source: The Stream, Al Jazeera. More than 5,000 people rallied on Sunday against the Ewane Tawheed mosque, which was built by an Ahmadi group in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi. Protesters alleged it was constructed without official authorisation, while the Ahmadiyya community claimed […]
The evidence at the scene indicates that the crime was a random act of destruction. By Mary C. Stachyra, CentrevillePatch Fairfax County Police believe that the recent vandalism at the construction site of a new Chantilly mosque was probably a random act of vicious vandalism, Captain Purvis Dawson, the commander […]
Written by Muhammad Azimul Haque Following the Mumbai attacks that killed nearly 200 people, Indian intelligence agencies have been speaking about rogue terror elements in Pakistan firing nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles at […]
They were bitter enemies on opposite sides of the front line during the horrors of the 1992-1995 Bosnian War. Now, one side is bailing out the other in an act of once-unimaginable generosity. In 2010, soldiers above 35 years old were forced to retire as Bosnia tried to rejuvenate its […]