1,000-year-old mountain path to Taif restored
Published: Jan 11, 2012 01:48 Updated: Jan 11, 2012 01:48 JEDDAH: The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has renovated a 1,000-year-old mountainous path that links the holy city […]
Iran asks UN to condemn killing of nuclear scientist; US denies role
By AGENCIES Published: Jan 12, 2012 00:38 Updated: Jan 12, 2012 00:45 UNITED NATIONS: Iran urged the UN Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday to condemn the latest […]
An Open Letter by AMYA UK on basis of freedom of speech
Some members of the UCL Atheist Society took the decision to host derogatory and insulting cartoons of the Prophet Jesus and the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon them) on their website. […]
Exhibit explores women in Islam
Source: Tillsonburg News Equality and rights of women in society are important topics of discussion in many communities, religions and organizations around the world today. They were a couple of […]
Christians find vulnerabilities in the Bible and attribute them to the Holy Quran also, without knowledge
Bishop John Shelby Spong Bishop John Shelby Spong has evolved into an atheistic Christian, for a lack of a better term. His scholarship is very helpful in exposing the limitations of […]
How much of happiness is under our control? How can we make the most of it?
Happiness doesn’t just make us feel good; it can also objectively improve our lives: A recent and comprehensive meta-analysis revealed a wide variety of benefits that accrue from positive emotion and well-being, including greater career success, better relationship functioning, increased creativity, enhanced physical health, and even longer life expectancy(Lyubomirsky, King, […]
It’s Getting Easier For Women To Bounce Back After Divorce
More couples are saying “I do” to divorce and not without good reason. It’s easier than ever to get one; the social stigma’s (mostly) evaporated; and as Pew recently pointed out, there are fewer economic repercussions for doing so. Just look at the chart below, which illustrates how the decline in […]
Even Jesus Hated Bankers
The latest issue of The Economist has an article titled The Dangers Of Demonology. “Hatred of bankers is one of the world’s oldest and most dangerous prejudices,” leads the author. The article briefly reviews the history of hatred toward financiers. Scorn for moneymen has a long pedigree. Jesus expelled the moneychangers from the […]
The Mass-Market Genome
Ion Proton Sequencer decodes Human Genome in 1 day for 1000 dollars An old dream comes true : decoding human genome for only 1000 dollars in less than 1 day. […]
Are Quotas for Women in Politics a Good Idea?
By Isobel Coleman Pros and cons of requiring national parliaments to include a minimum number of women Quotas for women seem to be the hot thing in the Middle East these days. Libya just announced a 10 percent quota for women in its new election law. Tunisia used a form […]
Losing Momentum – Germany Could Face Recession in 2012
Source: Spiegel International The German economy grew strongly last year, despite the European debt crisis. Gross domestic product jumped by 3 percent, while the national deficit sank, the Federal Statistical […]
Surgeons get better – then worse – with age, says French study
Research suggests that patients are better off if the doctor operating on them is between the ages of 35 and 50. Surgeons in mid-career, between the ages of 35 and […]
Awaiting a Greek Payout
http://pix04.revsci.net/H07707/b3/0/3/0806180/229209434.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=H07707LONDON — Could Greece’s next rescue payout go straight into the pockets of London hedge funds? That, more or less, is the bet that a growing number of investors are making now as they load up on Greek government securities that mature in March. That is when Athens hopes to […]
December 2011 Alislam-eGazette: A watershed moment for China: Islam or Christianity?
January, 2012 Alislam-eGazette published its landmark volume about Islam and Christianity today. This volume has several articles comparing Islam and Christianity and why it may be important for China to […]
A Culture of Innovation Abounds In Indonesia’s SMK Classrooms
While two vocational schools in Solo are basking in the public spotlight for the sports utility vehicle their students have built, other vocational schools across the country are quietly churning […]
No Peace without dialogue among religions
Shiite property burning and violence in the name of religion Jakarta Post: The repeated violence in the name of religion, including the recently torching of a Shiite boarding school in […]
Muslim Youth Group Calls for Respect in UCL Cartoon Controversy
Adam Walker, national Spokesperson of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) UK, calls upon the University College London (UCL) to protect the diverse values of its students. Recently, the use […]
Libya given $20bn of freed assets
Source: News24.com Tripoli – Libya has received roughly $20bn in assets that were held overseas by Muammar Gaddafi’s regime and frozen during the conflict that ousted him, the foreign minister […]
US Federal Court Blocks Oklahoma Ban on Sharia
Source: CNN US Federal Appeals court has blocked an Oklahoma State Ballot approved measure that barred state Judges from considering Islamic Law, or other international Law in their decision making. […]