Genes can predict criminal tendencies: study Is that a gun in your genes or are you just opportunistic? A new U.S. study suggests the line between a life of crime and an honest existence could have more to do with your genetic makeup than your environment. Researchers from University of […]
Daily Dawn: Yesterday marked the 85th Birthday of Dr.Abdus Salam, theoretical physicist and the only Pakistani Nobel Laureate. He is not our national hero, his name is rarely ever mentioned, in […]
Even a few lines scribbled on a beach have a purpose and a writer, but, our complex universe, which we can barely explain with the help of complex mathematics and […]
ScienceDaily (Apr. 25, 2011) — Thinking happy thoughts, focusing on the good and downplaying the bad is believed to accelerate recovery from depression, bolster resilience during a crisis and improve overall mental health. But a new study by University of Washington psychologists reveals that pursuing happiness may not be beneficial across […]
French President Nicolas Sarkozy faces an uphill battle in his re-election fight this Spring. We discussed some of the long odds against him here. So to jumpstart his re-election, Sarkozy has announced brand new economic reforms that are sure to be controversial. From The Telegraph: Under new “competitiveness accords”, employers will now be able […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Mudassir Raja Published: January 29, 2012 RAWALPINDI: Thousands of traders and activists from religious parties gathered in Rawalpindi on Sunday to call […]
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Source: The star.com. Neither Mathew Ho nor Asad Muhammad can vote, or buy beer. They haven’t been accepted to college yet, though that might change after this story. The 17-year-olds have already sent a (Lego) man into space. Two weeks ago, Ho and Muhammad launched a homemade balloon carrying a Legopassenger […]
Jewish businessman Robert Harush who grew up in Ashkelon spends fortune on renovation of large Muslim house of worship in Montereau, in effort to promote co-existence. He grew up in […]
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by Khaled Neimat | Jan 29,2012 | 22:42 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Dozens of Islamists on Saturday gathered outside the gates of the Islamic Charity Centre Society (ICCS) after a deal with the government to return the administration of the largest nonprofit organisation in the Kingdom to the Muslim Brotherhood […]
France: 24 REUTERS – French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to reveal a swathe of new economic reforms on Sunday to create more jobs, improve business competitiveness and convince voters he is the right leader to revive France’s sputtering economy. Three months before presidential elections in which Sarkozy has yet to […]
JERUSALEM — Israel’s government on Sunday began examining a plan for a rail link between its Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts, offering a new route for Europe-Asia trade that could […]
By Ansar Raza Abstract Some scholars argue that crucifixion is not a form of death sentence in Jewish law, but a Roman death sentence. According to them, it was not […]
Source: CNN Author: Kerry Egan As a divinity school student, I had just started working as a student chaplain at a cancer hospital when my professor asked me about my […]
Source / Courtesy: National Post Scott Maniquet Jan 25, 2012 – 4:31 PM ET Chief Editor’s comment: We extend a cordial invitation to Liam Neeson to visit the Muslim Times […]
Philadelphia – What’s so scary about sharia, or Islamic legal principles? According to a recent decision from a US Federal Appellate Court – one level below the Supreme Court – […]
Reuters: AMSTERDAM: The Dutch minority government plans to ban Muslim face veils such as burqas and other forms of clothing that cover the face from next year. The ban would make […]
Credit: Express Tribune: Scene from the anti-Ahmadi jalsa in Rawalpindi on January 29, 2012. PHOTO: SHIRAZ HASSAN RAWALPINDI: Hundreds of people organised a protest against the Ahmadiyya community in Rawalpindi on Sunday, claiming that community members had illegally established a worship place in the city. The protest, led by a representative of […]
Courtesy: Express Tribune: Khalid Ahmed: Fear guides Pakistan. And this fear emanates from the absence of law and order. In other words, terrorism. Law and order can fluctuate in most Third World states and still not render them dysfunctional. When we say law and order in Pakistan, we mean terrorism coming […]