White women in forced marriage triangle
By Charlotte Rachael Proudman Notebook – A selection of Independent views -, Opinion The number of long-term relationships between Asian men and white women are increasing year on year. Hooking […]
Al Azhar sheikh proposes bill of rights for Egypt
AP | Jan 11,2012 Source: Jordan Times CAIRO — The head of Al Azhar, the pre-eminent institute of Islamic learning in the Sunni Muslim world, put forward a Bill of […]
How to stop Honour Killing of Muslim women
Source / Courtesy: Whig Standard Alia Hogben, January 7, 2012 Till we honestly talk about the values underpinning tribal patriarchy and their pervasive influence, our women and girls will continue to suffer simply because they are of the wrong gender. To have this focus does not diminish the suffering of […]
Committee meets ‘under oath’: Beleaguered govt to take its case to parliament
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Irfan Ghauri Published: January 11, 2012 ISLAMABAD: While options for the beleaguered Pakistan Peoples Party appear to be narrowing, the ruling alliance […]
NRO case: Supreme Court warns president, PM of disqualification
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Express / Faisal Shakeel Published: January 10, 2012 ISLAMABAD: The apex court has had enough of the federal government’s ‘shenanigans.’ In a sternly-worded order […]
10 Things to Ask When Seeking Life Lessons
Source: The New York Times If you have friends or relatives in the last third of their lives, Karl Pillemer, who heads the Cornell Legacy Project, suggests that you ask what their experiences, both positive and negative, have taught them about living effectively. Their answers may both enrich your understanding […]
Look At The Shocking Difference Between Fast Food Ads And Real Menu Items
Food advertising is infamous for the techniques it uses to make items look bigger and better. The fast food industry is no different. Dario D undertook a lengthy project to compare the pictures shown in fast food ads to the real thing that arrives on your plastic tray. He posted the results […]
How To Prepare For An Economic Collapse
How should people prepare for the difficult years that are coming? I get asked about that a lot. Once people really examine the facts, it is not too hard to convince them that an economic collapse is coming. But once they accept that reality, most of them want to know […]
Black Women Will Close The Gender Gap Before Anyone Else
Black women are narrowing the gender wage gap, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This chart shows black women earning 94% of black men’s full-time weekly wages in 2010, higher than comparisons among Hispanics (91%), Asians (83%), and Whites (81%). Previously the gap between Hispanic men and women had been […]
How To Prepare For An Economic Collapse
How should people prepare for the difficult years that are coming? I get asked about that a lot. Once people really examine the facts, it is not too hard to convince them that an economic collapse is coming. But once they accept that reality, most of them want to know […]
UK: Muslim men accused of hate crime over anti-gay leaflet
http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1324331373.html Source / Courtesy: Guardian UK Five men go on trial over leaflet calling for gay people to face death penalty in first prosecution of its kind under new law. […]
Russia ‘worried’ over Iran’s nuclear ambitions
Russia has voiced rare “worry” over Iran’s nuclear ambitions as the European Union brought forward a meeting of foreign ministers to decide whether to impose a potentially crippling oil embargo. […]
Immigration does keep Britons out of jobs, government committee admits
Immigration meant 160,000 British workers missed out on jobs in the last five years, the Government’s migration expert revealed. A Briton is “displaced” from the labour market for every four […]
Talking to the Enemy – How German Diplomats Opened Channel to Taliban
By Christoph Reuter, Gregor Peter Schmitz and Holger Stark, SPIEGEL-ONLINE After months of secret negotiations, the Taliban are opening a political office in Qatar, a first step toward peace talks […]
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences
This is the title of a very famous article in mathematics by Eugene Wigner. The article and its title reminds me of the verses of the Holy Quran that Dr. […]
French groups protest FIFA plan to lift ban on hijab
A proposal to allow female Muslim footballers to wear the hijab during matches has been criticised by several groups in France, who have written to FIFA President Sepp Blatter to protest. FIFA’s ruling Executive Committee decided last month to put forward a proposal to lift the ban on women wearing […]
“Andalusia Spring” Reclaiming “Occupied” Spain for Islam
Controversies over Islam dominated the Christmas and New Year holidays in Spain this year. These conflicts reflect the growing influence of Islam in Spain after mass immigration from Muslim countries. […]
The rise of atheism in Pakistan
Counter-extremism expert, Ghaffar Hussain catches up with ‘Hazrat Nakhuda’ – founder of the ‘Pakistani Atheists and Agnostics Facebook’s Group. Written by Ghaffar Hussain An increasing number of young Pakistani’s are […]
Beautiful Bangladesh in 10 minutes clip
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Wanted or Not: Alternative-Fuel Cars Flood Auto Show
http://pix04.revsci.net/H07707/b3/0/3/0806180/962184730.js?D=DM_LOC%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.themuslimtimes.org%252Fwp-admin%252Fpost-new.php%26DM_CAT%3DNYTimesglobal%2520%253E%2520General%26DM_EOM%3D1&C=H07707DETROIT — In the race to claim ever-higher fuel-economy numbers and keep up with government regulations, automakers are rolling out hybrids and electric cars aplenty at this week’s Detroit auto show. If only buyers were arriving as fast as the cars. Hybrid sales waned as gasoline prices ebbed in 2011, […]