China warns US on Asia military strategy
China’s state media have warned the US against “flexing its muscles” after Washington unveiled a defence review switching focus to the Asia-Pacific. Read More…
Austria hit by heavy snow, major railway line shut
Heavier than usual snowfall and high winds have caused chaos on roads and railways in many areas of Austria. Part of a major railway route has been shut down in […]
Cameron set for new row with Europe over closer harmonisation
David Cameron is facing a fresh row with France and Germany over plans to more closely integrate the European Union. A draft treaty circulating in Brussels this weekend states that […]
Innovations from Islam’s Golden Age
Source: IIP-Digital The traveling exhibition 1001 Inventions: Discover the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization, at the California Science Center in Los Angeles through 2011, reveals how science and technology flourished […]
Innovations from Islam’s Golden Age
Source: IIP-Digital Washington — What do cameras, coffee, toothbrushes and perfume have in common? All of them trace their origins to the Golden Age of Muslim civilization. These are […]
Scientific Role of Muslims
Source: MPAC Scientific achievements are an inherent part of the Muslim identity and there is a need to reinforce and encourage Muslim contributions in science, technology, business, medicine etc. It […]
Fed Policy Makers Urge More Housing Aid
Three Federal Reserve policy makers said the U.S. government should try new ways to spur the housing market without agreeing about how much more the central bank needs to do to bring down interest rates. New York Fed President William C. Dudley said in New Jerseyyesterday that “additional housing policy […]
All-American Bigotry
Source: The Huffington Post Author: John Feffer Islamophobes would like you to believe that they’re not anti-Islam. They’re only anti-Islamic extremism. So why is it that Islamophobes are always going […]
Un-teaching extremism
Source: Dawn Author: Fahad Faruqui The US has taken an initiative to spread the counter-extremist message across Pakistan to prevent the breeding of extremism and to deradicalise militants who were completely taken […]
Students succeed in building a car
Jakarta Globe: On the Road to Producing a National Car for Indonesia Solo. It’s been a long road, but the students at Solo’s SMK 2 and SMK 5 have succeeded […]
Musharraf urges Pakistan to review policy on Israel ties
Former President General (rtd.) Pervez Musharraf supported Pakistan to review relationship with Israel, saying this will benefit Pakistan. Musharraf, talking to an Israel-based newspaper in an interview, noted, “Israel is […]
Mosque vandalism hurts all
Ottawa Citizen: We recently conducted an interfaith event called Children of Abraham with Imam Limame of the Outaouais Islamic Centre. In attendance were members of our three congregations including the […]
Houston enhances its link with Arab culture
By MARIA PETRINGA, ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 4, 2012, IN THE LIFE & STYLE SECTION OF ARABNEWS.COM The city of Houston, Texas, is widely known for its achievements in energy, […]
Houston enhances its link with Arab culture
By MARIA PETRINGA, LIFE.STYLE@ARABNEWS.COM The city of Houston, Texas, is widely known for its achievements in energy, space and medical technology. During the past few decades, thanks to its excellent […]
Jesus’ miracle: Surviving the Cross
By Zia H Shah Jews were not expecting a suffering Messiah or one who will die on a cross, as Deuteronomy said, “And if a man have committed a sin […]
Makkah governor calls for study to curb Haj squatters
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has urged the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Institute for Haj & Umrah to conduct a detailed study on how […]
February 2011 Alislam-eGazette: Metaphysics, Religion and Science
So said Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Founder of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community “The God of Islam is the same God Who is visible in the reflection of the laws of nature and is discernible in the book of nature. Islam has not presented a new God but has presented the […]
Why Banks Shun 30 Million Americans?: The Unbanked and the Debanked
CNBC: They are 30 million consumers, representing a quarter of U.S. households, who earn a collective $1.3 trillion a year. But banks don’t want to serve them, because they lose money. And the nonfinancial institutions who do serve them may not be offering them much value in the long term. […]
Orthodox world celebrates Christmas: Which one is the real Christmas?
RT: More than 30,000 churches and cathedrals across Russia have held religious services as Russia celebrates Orthodox Christmas. In Moscow alone, around 90,000 people have attended liturgies. The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill, has delivered the Christmas Liturgy in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, where about […]
Aidan Dwyer’s Bright Idea Is Something New Under the Sun
13-year-old Aidan Dwyer whose parents had been hoping to install solar panels on their Long Island house, but their yard was too small and their roof wasn’t suitable. There was, however, enough room for a tree. Perhaps, Aidan postulated, trees arranged their branches to improve the collection of sunlight. If […]