Jamaatud Dawa don’t want Ahmadis praying in Pindi
Tribune: The threats against the Ahmadi community keep coming. This time a ‘banned’ Jihadi organisation is joining hands with local traders to hold a rally near an Ahmadi religious centre […]
NYC Police commissioner regrets being part of Hate Film
Source: NY Times. In Shift, Police Say Leader Helped With Anti-Islam Film and Now Regrets It The New York City police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, through a top aide, acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday that he personally cooperated with the filmmakers of “The Third Jihad” — a decision […]
Obama Sets Goal of Bridging Wealth Gap
Source: NY Times: The president used his State of the Union address to draw a bright economic line between himself and Mitt Romney. WASHINGTON — President Obama pledged on Tuesday night to use government power to balance the scale between America’s rich and the rest of the public, trying […]
Canada’s Foreign Minister, John Baird MP, visited Muslim Leader in London
PRESS RELEASE: CANADA’S FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS ON HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM JAMAAT IN LONDON Yesterday, Canada’s Foreign Minister, John Baird MP, visited the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, […]
Russia, US in fresh ‘cold war’
Source: TOI on Line New US envoy to Russia, Mike McFaul, with Hillary Clinton during his swearing-in ceremony. MOSCOW: The new US ambassador to Moscow came under an extraordinary attack on Tuesday from Russia’s parliament for meeting the leaders of protests against strongman Vladimir Putin on his arrival last […]
Renewed American leadership felt worldwide: Obama
Source: Times of India Barack Obama’s last State of the Union address WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama says “America is back” as a world power. The president gave a flag-waving defense of American power and influence Monday night as part of his State of the Union address. He said […]
Oil embargo on Iran a conundrum for Europe
Source: Asia Times: By Emanuele Scimia The approved oil sanctions against Iran signal an unusual assertiveness of the European Union. For Europe, however, it will not be an easy ride to find alternatives sources to the Iranian crude, while the embargo’s impact on the Islamic Republic could be soften by […]
All that glitters is … oil
Source: Asia Times By Pepe Escobar In his State of the Union address, United States President Barack Obama said, “Let there be no doubt: America is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I will take no options off the table to achieve that goal.” In the […]
US Marine faces 3 months at most for Haditha killings
AFP | Jan 25,2012 | 23:52 JORDAN TIMES CAMP PENDLETON, California — A US soldier accused over the deaths of 24 Iraqis faced a sentence Tuesday of three months at […]
Foreign firms after luring Saudis into forex markets leave them in the lurch
By ARAB NEWS Published: Jan 25, 2012 01:39 Updated: Jan 25, 2012 01:39 RIYADH: Foreign exchange companies in Saudi Arabia are increasingly trying to lure individual investors by tempting them with credit coverage of up to 400 percent of their targets’ capital. They also promise to expand their financial portfolios, […]
‘Embracing Islam is the best deal I made in the Kingdom’
By WALAA HAWARI | ARAB NEWS Published: Jan 25, 2012 01:39 Updated: Jan 25, 2012 01:39 US businessman and pilot calls for efforts to project true image of his new religion RIYADH: Just after spending one month in the Kingdom, where he was treated with kindness in a spiritual atmosphere, […]
Ravil Bukharaev No More: Poet, Author, Human par Excellence
Ravil Bukharaev, Tatar national, an internationally acclaimed author, poet and religious scholar died yesterday in London. He was a great spokesperson for Ahmadiyya Islam in Russia and a lovely human being. Below is […]
Go With Your Gut — Intuition Is More Than Just A Hunch, Says New Research
ScienceDaily (Mar. 5, 2008) — Most of us experience ‘gut feelings’ we can’t explain, such as instantly loving – or hating – a new property when we’re househunting or the snap judgements we make on meeting new people. Now researchers at Leeds say these feelings – or intuitions – are real […]
How To Hide All Your Deepest Darkest Secrets On Facebook’s Confusing New Profile Page
Whether you like it or not, you’ll soon be forced to use Facebook’s new profile page called Timeline. Timeline is a ton of fun to use since it lets you dig into your past and relive funny moments in your life, but this also means Timeline brings about a host of […]
When It Comes to Accepting Evolution, Gut Feelings Trump Facts
ScienceDaily (Jan. 19, 2012) — For students to accept the theory of evolution, an intuitive “gut feeling” may be just as important as understanding the facts, according to a new study. In an analysis of the beliefs of biology teachers, researchers found that a quick intuitive notion of how right an […]
Canadians flocking to Mexico despite deadly drug war
Source: National Post …Canadians aren’t afraid of Mexico, despite hand-wringing over the questionably safety of the country that’s embroiled in a drug conflict. If anything, tourism is growing. Travelers continue […]
Lifelong Brain-Stimulating Habits Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s Protein Levels
Credit to: Science Daily A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, provides even more reason for people to read a book or do a puzzle, and to make such activities a lifetime habit. Brain scans revealed that people with no symptoms of Alzheimer’s who engaged […]
Britain escalates warning to Iran over Gulf oil lanes
Britain escalated its warnings to Iran on Tuesday over its threats to close the oil lanes of the Gulf by declaring that additional naval forces were lined up to defend […]
France rules out early withdrawal from Afghanistan
Alain Juppe, the French foreign minister, has said France would not give in to “panic” and pull its troops out of Afghanistan this year after four of its soldiers were […]
Salman Rushdie decries India’s failure to protect free speech at Jaipur literary festival
Salman Rushdie has launched a fierce attack on the Indian government for pandering to extremist Muslim groups and failing to protect freedom of speech after threats of violence forced him […]