History channel sets ambitious miniseries
By DAVID BAUDER | AP Published: Jan 4, 2012 23:32 Updated: Jan 4, 2012 23:32 NEW YORK: After its successful series on the history of America in 2010, television’s History […]
Turkey warns against Shiite-Sunni cold war
Reuters | Jan 05,2012 | 23:55 ANKARA — Middle East powerhouse Turkey on Wednesday warned against a sectarian cold war in the region and said rising Sunni-Shiite tensions would be “suicide” for the whole region. “Let me openly say that there are some willing to start a regional Cold War,” […]
Scientists simulate Biblical account of parting of the Red Sea
Source: NCAR Scientists at National Center for Atmospheric Research and University of Colorado have created a computer model simulating ocean current and fluid dynamics during high wind storm, which could have parted the water in the Red Sea and enable Moses (peace be on him) to cross the strait. The reference is in […]
2012, a Bumpy Year Ahead for China-U.S. Relations?
After a year of ups and downs in China-U.S. relations, are the two giants heading for collision or cooperation in 2012, in the context of global economic woes and U.S. presidential elections? The answer is not clear, partly because of the contradicting messages from Washington in the past year. President […]
China campaign cuts entertainment TV by two-thirds
Satellite broadcasters in China have cut entertainment TV by two-thirds following a government campaign, state news agency Xinhua has reported. An order by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) to curb ”excessive entertainment” came into effect on 1 January. Read More…
Facebook fuelling divorce, research claims
Source: The Telegraph Facebook is being cited in almost one in five of online divorce petitions, lawyers have claimed. The social networking site, which connects old friends and allows […]
Man Confesses in New York Firebomb Attacks, Was it Terrorism?
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Scientists discover new marine dinosaur
Source: The Local German scientists in Lower Saxony have identified a new type of dinosaur that roamed the world’s waters in prehistoric times, they announced Wednesday. The Acamptonectes densus, […]
Lord Sacks: Bet Shemesh intimidation has no place in society
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks has condemned the violent clashes in the Israeli city of Bet Shemesh. Thousands of protesters demonstrated on Tuesday as part of the escalating conflict within Israeli society over the exclusion of women. Read more
Bangladesh teacher arrested over banned book
Courtesy: RawStory.com By Agence France-Presse Wednesday, January 4, 2012 A head teacher in Bangladesh has been arrested after a banned book regarded by some Muslims as blasphemous was found in her college, police said Wednesday. Yunus Ali was arrested from the KC Technical and Business Management College in the coastal district of Pirojpur […]
Pakistan’s women get first abuse hotline
Pakistan has one of the highest rates of domestic violence in Asia, despite parliament recently passing laws aimed at improving the rights of women. Read more
Infographic: The State of Muslim America
Courtesy: Pew Research & GOOD More than 10 years after 9/11, more than half of American Muslims say the fallout from the terrorist attacks have made it more difficult to live as a Muslim in the U.S. Yet America’s Muslim population is not disillusioned. A Pew Research report found that the […]
Ban on male staff at Saudi lingerie stores takes effect
Jeddah: From Thursday, only female staff will be able to sell women’s lingerie in Saudi Arabia, ending decades of awkwardness in the conservative kingdom where women are expected to don black cloaks at all times out of the home. “I and many other women like me were always embarrassed to walk […]
Shaikh Mohammad honours Shaikha Fatima
Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday announced that he has awarded Shaikha Fatima Bint Mubarak with the Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Honorary Sash. Read more
Their spirit seems willing but young Japanese are hesitant to get hitched
Back in the days of “there’s gold in them thar hills,” one of the prospectors’ doleful refrains boasted the title “My Girlfriend’s a Mule and a Mine.” Across the Pacific and some 150 years on, I wouldn’t be surprised if an echo of that plaintive air were not about to […]
Chinese wisdom in managing national television
Source / Courtesy: BBC online Satellite broadcasters in China have cut entertainment TV by two-thirds following a government campaign, state news agency Xinhua has reported. An order by the State […]
Back to barter in France
By Sarah Elzas As Europe’s economy continues to flounder, some are starting to look for alternatives. In France a new barter system facilitates the exchange of services between people without any money changing hands. The accorderie was born in Quebec is now in France, in northern Paris and… Details: http://www.english.rfi.fr/france/ 20120104-alternative-economy-paris
France apologises to Sri Lanka over Tamil Tiger stamps
By Tony Cross France has been forced to apologise to the Sri Lankan government after its post office issued “personalised” stamps supporting the armed separatist Tamil Tiger group, which is banned in France. Details: http://www.english.rfi.fr/asia-pacific/20120104-france-apologises-sri-lanka-over-tamil-tiger-stamps
The Fat Trap
Courtesy: NY Times By TARA PARKER-POPE For 15 years, Joseph Proietto has been helping people lose weight. When these obese patients arrive at his weight-loss clinic in Australia, they are determined to slim down. And most of the time, he says, they do just that, sticking to the clinic’s program […]
Memogate: Judicial commission summons Zardari, Kayani on Jan 9
Source: Express Tribune The SC had earlier issued a notice to the president but he did not submit his reply . ISLAMABAD: The judicial commission probing the Memogate case summoned President Asif Ali Zardari, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (DG-ISI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz […]