Indonesian Donates Record $30m to Singapore University
It is the largest gift the National University of Singapore (NUS) has received from an international alumnus, but Indonesian tycoon Tahir is reluctant to talk about the $30 million he […]
1,200 Ahmadi Muslims gather in Chino for 26th West Coast convention
This past Christmas weekend heralded more than just the traditional church services, turkey dinners, holiday sales and gift-giving. At the Baitul Hameed Mosque on Ramona Ave. in Chino, an overflow crowd of 1,261 Ahmadi Muslims and guests filled the prayers halls and lecture auditoriums for three days of invigorating spiritual […]
Pending blasphemy cases: Govt orders arrest of accused
It is pertinent to mention here that over 960 people had been charged with blasphemy in Pakistan from 1980 to 2009. Of these, 479 were Muslims, 340 Ahmadis, 119 Christians, […]
Buddha: A Witness against Pauline Dogma
As all humans are God’s creation, it stands to reason that God not only guided people in the Middle East through Abraham, Isaac, David, Solomon, Jeremiah, John the Baptist and Jesus, but, He also guided other people through prophets like Confucius, Buddha and Zoroaster. If this be true there should […]
Swiss satisfaction …
Age, money and human relationships have the largest influence on the happiness of the people Switzerland is considered one of the countries where people are happiest. (Google translation) Source: http://www.nzz.ch […]
Saudi Arabia: 28,000 Saudi women ready to replace men in sales jobs
Source: Sikandar Malik of Germany 01-01-2012 RIYADH, (Arab News): Over 28,000 Saudi women have come forward to take up jobs at shops selling lingerie and women’s accessories throughout the Kingdom, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Labor. Fahd Al-Tukhaifi, assistant undersecretary for development at the ministry, said […]
Israeli, Palestinian negotiators to meet in Jordan
OCCUPEID JERUSALEM — The Jordanian government on Sunday said it would host a meeting between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators this week, bringing the sides together for the first time in more than a year. Officials said Tuesday’s talks would not be a formal negotiating session. Nonetheless, it would mark a […]
Riyadh oil aid to help Sanaa end severe crisis
By SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS DAMMAM: Saudi Arabia has promised to donate fuel to Yemen with a view to helping the neighboring country tide over severe economic crisis and rising fuel shortage. The decision to help Yemen was first taken by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah […]
How Israel helped its own foes
by URI AVNERY, AVNERY@ACTCOM.CO.IL Hamas, Hezbollah and Brotherhood owe their growth to Tel Aviv If Islamist movements come to power all over the region, they should express their debt of gratitude to their bete noire, Israel. Without the active or passive help of successive Israeli governments, they may not have […]
Greece in talks to repay debts with solar power
EU’s energy commissioner Gunther Oettinger, the director general for energy Philip Lowe, and the head of the EU’s Athens task force Horst Reichenbach have discussed the idea of enabling Greece to repay some of its debts to EU member states, such as Germany, by providing them with solar energy. “Several […]
Odisha to use solar fencing to stop man-elephant conflict
Odisha, one of the eastern state of India has decided to make solar fencing in the district of Ganjam to arrest increasing man-elephant conflicts in Ganjam district. “The work for solar fencing will start after the elephant herds are driven away Ganjam block,” divisional forest officer, Berhampur AK Jena said. […]
Insight: West in political crisis has echoes of 1930s
(Reuters) – Dysfunctional politics threatens to deliver a protracted period of slow global growth, possibly lasting well beyond 2012, which will only deepen the political and economic problems for the West. The global financial crisis that began four years ago has morphed into a political crisis for the United States […]
US ups extremist fight in Pakistan
DawnOKARA: Sultan Mehmood Gujar was a solid supporter of militants and even donated money to them, until he attended an innovative 40-day lecture series by a moderate cleric aimed at countering violent extremism. The course, given to the public at an Islamic school in a hotbed of militancy in Pakistan, […]
6 Reasons Why Buying A Home Is Like Throwing Away Money
Most people see buying a home as a part of the “American Dream”, well for most it’s become a nightmare. Buying a home is pretty much the best way to throw your money away and here’s why. Renters win because they have the flexibility that homeowners do not and after 30 […]
My predictions for 2012? Much of the same, sadly
The euro won’t collapse, Barack Obama won’t lose the White House – and Labour’s lumbered with Ed Miliband. By Janet Daley of Daily Telegraph. It has become this column’s tradition […]
The return to religion
With the chill wind of austerity blowing through the country, religion’s warm embrace looks more and more inviting. Peter Oborne welcomes the resurgence of a national pastime: churchgoing. It’s Sunday […]
The rewards of honesty
Source: Dawn Author: Sana Saleem You would have to be exceptionally callous to be able to forget the image of a woman being shot in broad daylight; unarmed and seven […]
Muslim Americans Celebrate New Years in Times Square
Muslim Americans spread the message of peace in New York’s Times Square on New Years Eve. Source / Courtesy: CNN ireport Around one million people gathered in the Time Square […]
Indonesia: Shia Boarding School Set Ablaze
Ulma Haryanto, Ezra Sihite & Dessy Sagita, Jakarta Globe A Shiite-run Islamic boarding school in East Java was set on fire on Thursday by a group claiming to be Sunnis, […]
Stocks: Volatility sign flashing red
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Investors may be saying good riddance to a choppy year, but they’d better buckle up. The first quarter of 2012 is going to be a roller coaster ride, with Europe front and center. “The euro debt crisis continues to be on the feared side of the […]