The arrogance of eurozone elites could kill the European Union
Daily Telegraph- Jack Straw: In 1818, Castlereagh claimed that the Congress System of diplomacy – established to secure peace and stability across a war-ravaged Europe – amounted to “a new discovery in the European government… giving to the counsels of the Great Powers the efficiency and almost the simplicity of […]
Management students develop bio-absorbable stent 3V Avatar
Four technocrats with varied experience set up start-up firm to focus on research and development of bio-absorbable stents. Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad students began working on a bio-absorbable drug eluting stent (called 3V Avatar) that becomes part of patient’s body in just 18 months. “Avatar” not only […]
President Zardari suddenly leaves Pakistan — is he on the way out?
Source: Foreign Policy Author: Josh Rogin Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari left Pakistan suddenly on Tuesday, complaining of heart pains, and is now in Dubai. His planned testimony before a […]
What planet will our children inherit?
It has just been Earth Hour and soon it will be Earth Day; are you doing your bit to save us all from impending doom? What do you think the future has in store for us? I recently got a retirement pay slip thing from my company and while that […]
Stress and stupidity: working with idiots can kill you!
A recent newspaper article cited common causes of heart attacks as junk food, smoking, lack of exercise … and working with idiots! We all know we should steer clear of caffeine, bad fats and cigarettes and get sufficient exercise; and these are things we can do – all it takes […]
ONE DAY SEMINAR ON PROF. DR ABDUS SALAM THE FIRST MUSLIM NOBEL LAUREATE
The one day seminar on Dr. Abdus Salam was successfully held on 15th of May at Taleemul Islam Ahmadiyya high school Asnoor, Kashmir, organized by Majlis khudammul Ahmadiyya. It was […]
Intelligent Design Movement: A Branch of Philosophy
This article was originally published in Fall volume of 2009 of the Muslim Sunrise the oldest Muslim publication in North America. Prelude First something about the big picture, Christian apologists want to make a case for Christianity based on laws of nature and science, by showing that there ought to […]
Pakistan pulls out of border liaison posts; US concerned
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit:Xpress Tribune AP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday temporarily recalled some troops from border posts meant to coordinate activity with international forces in […]
The Establishment of Lajna Ima’illah and the Sacrifices of Early Ahmadi Muslim Women
(Lajna Ima’illah is an auxiliary organisation of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. It comprises of ladies – girls are called Nasirat. Below is an address delivered by the National President of the Lajna Ima’illah UK at the 2008 Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) UK) By the fleeting Time. Surely, man is in […]
German FM takes Hina Rabbani Khar into confidence over Bonn outcome
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By APP Published: December 6, 2011 ISLAMABAD: German Foreign Minister Dr Guido Westerwelle called Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Monday night to […]
2011 Yet Another Bad Year for Human Rights: Setara
The year 2011 has been yet another period of abject failure by the government to protect human rights, according to the results of a survey released on Monday. Bonar Tigor Naipospos, deputy chairman of the Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy, said the survey of leading rights activists, community and […]
Netanyahu and Ahmadinejad; are they twins?
Netanyahu and Ahmadinejad behave like mutant clones when it comes to their international brinkmanship and their uncanny knack of furthering their peoples’ international isolation. By Khaled Diab Netanyahu and Ahmadinejad […]
Online Learning, Personalized – A success story of an immigrant’s son
Source / Courtesy: NY Times SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jesse Roe, a ninth-grade math teacher at a charter school here called Summit, has a peephole into the brains of each […]
The Aid From Women No One Counts
Busan — Gender responsive budgeting becomes important when seen in the background of unpaid but important care work done by women, say delegates to an international meet on aid effectiveness in this South Korean city. “In Africa, a majority of women spend a majority of their working hours doing chores […]
In Ireland, Austerity Is Praised but Painful
DUBLIN — As European leaders scramble to overcome the Continent’s debt crisis, many are pointing to Ireland as a model for how to get out of the troubles. Having embraced severe belt-tightening to mend its tattered finances, Ireland is showing glimmers of a turnaround. A year after it received a […]
Keeping up the St Nicholas tradition
by Isobel Leybold-Johnson, swissinfo.ch With Christmas becoming increasingly commercialised, the custom of St Nicholas, which is celebrated on December 6 in Switzerland, has been fighting back. St Nicholas, who is […]
PRESS RELEASE: World Muslim leader sends Message of Peace to Pope Benedict XVI
The Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has sent a direct message to Pope Benedict XVI calling for the Pope to use his influence to encourage religious tolerance […]
China Sets Conditions on Binding Climate Change Commitment
China will agree to participate in a legally binding treaty on climate change after 2020 under certain conditions, a senior Chinese official said in Durban Monday. China is still a developing country, and other countries should respect a founding principle of the existing agreements that recognizes wealthy nations must do […]
Australian Matthew Ng jailed in China for embezzlement
An Australian businessman has been sentenced in China to 13 years in jail for embezzlement. Matthew Ng, a Chinese-born Australian citizen, was detained by police in the city of Guangzhou in November 2010. Read More…