Muslim Footballer Opens ‘Alcohol-free Bar’ .
PARIS – In an effort to fight alcohol addiction, French Muslim football player Franck Ribery has opened an alcohol-free bar that would serve fruit juices.“I wanted a concept that’s a […]
Ban on salesmen in lingerie stores to be enforced from Thursday
By ALI BLUWI | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, starting Thursday, will implement the Ministry of Labor rule that only females can work in women’s lingerie stores. The Labor Ministry […]
Why don’t the US and Iran choose dialogue first?
By LINDA HEARD, ARAB NEWS If you believe that current hostilities between Washington and Tehran are all about Iran’s uranium enrichment program opening the door to a potential Iranian-made nuclear bomb engraved “Tel Aviv,” you’ve yet to peel the layers of this increasingly poisonous onion. Once you do, you’ll understand […]
Palestinians, Israelis hold ‘positive’ round of peace talks in Amman
No breakthrough, but more sessions planned by Hani Hazaimeh, Jordan Times AMMAN — Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Tuesday said the talks Amman hosted between the Palestinians and Israeli negotiators were held in a “positive atmosphere and reflected the seriousness of both sides to reach substantive results”. Chief negotiator Saeb […]
Make Chai Not War : Comedy team to spread religious harmony in India
A trio of Indian origin comedians – Rajiv Satyal, Hari Kondabolu and Azhar Osman will be on an US sponsored Indian tour in an effort to strengthen ties and spread religious harmony. Rajiv Satyal, who is best known as “The Funny Indian” said “It’s cool to be able to go to India because that’s […]
Lahore – Interfaith harmony camp for students
An NGO held a three-day Interfaith Harmony Camp at St Anthony’s High School, Lawrence Road, Lahore. “Through this, we hope to promote a sense of harmony, tolerance, co-existence and respect […]
John William Draper another scholar banned in his time
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times George Santayana is well known for the saying, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” […]
Libya citizens linked to Muammar Gaddafi can’t run in election
TRIPOLI — Libyans with ties to ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi will be banned from running in elections under a bill drafted by the country’s new rulers. Academics who wrote about […]
Fountain of youth? Stem cells help slow aging in mice
Experimental research on mice is offering an intriguing glimpse into how stem cell treatments might one day help slow the aging process. This new research was conducted on mice that […]
Canada’s Government Plan for the Office of Religious Freedom
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says his department’s new Office of Religious Freedom won’t become a vehicle for playing domestic politics in Canada’s immigrant communities. Mr. Baird dismissed criticism […]
A Muslim Honors National Bible Week
Source / Courtesy: The Huffington Post By Harris Zafar For those who may not know, we are in the midst of National Bible Week, sponsored by the National Bible Association. This is a week, especially identified to raise awareness of the Bible’s importance and relevance to the nation and the […]
Nobody Understands Debt
Courtesy: NY Times By PAUL KRUGMAN In 2011, as in 2010, America was in a technical recovery but continued to suffer from disastrously high unemployment. And through most of 2011, as in 2010, almost all the conversation in Washington was about something else: the allegedly urgent issue of reducing the […]
Economic activities should focus on social needs: Muhammad Yunus
Source: The Economic Times KOLLAM (Kerala): Nobel Laureate and architect of Bangladesh Grameen Bank Muhammad Yunus today stressed the need to discard the economic theory that business is all about profit-making and said all economic activitiesshould focus on solving the problems of society.Speaking at the inaugural session of the International […]
A U.S. withdrawal that isn’t quite one
The question remains: are the Americans really leaving Iraq? Or are they leaving from the door to come back in through the window? The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is twice the size of the White House, covering an area of 104 acres. In addition to the mammoth complex, there are […]
Bangladesh: Terror Funding Continues Unabated – Analysis
Courtesy: Eurasia Review January 2, 2012 By Rajeev Sharma Under the Prime Ministership of Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshhas undoubtedly cracked down on the jehadi brand of terrorism as well as terror outfits that have been needling India for years. But Dhaka may have to do more tomake these efforts more […]
Do Christians believe in atheists? UBC study finds believers distrust atheists as much as rapists
Religious believers distrust atheists more than members of other religious groups, gays and feminists, according to a new study by University of B.C. researchers. The only group the study’s participants […]
Indonesians have new symbol for injustice: sandals
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesians have found a new symbol for their growing frustration at uneven justice in this young, democratic nation: cheap, worn-out flip-flops. They have been dropping them […]
In Arabic and in Hebrew, a name is more than just a name
A serious world war is erupting in Israel about identity, narratives, the status of Israeli Arabs and the right of return. Haaretz: When the prime minister convened an emergency meeting […]
Twins born: One white, one black
Source: The Local A woman in the eastern German town of Leipzig has given birth to a white twin and a black twin – a phenomenon scientists say is a […]
Should more be done to protect German?
Source: The Local A group dedicated to maintaining the German language’s purity is upset that a dictionary maker’s “Youth Word of the Year” is derived from English. Does German deserve […]