China: Yunnan gas-leak mine ‘is illegal’
A Chinese mine where 21 workers were killed on Thursday and 22 more remain trapped was being operated illegally, state media has reported. Read More…
Norman Ramsey: 1915–2011- Atomic-clock pioneer dies aged 96
Source: Physics-World The US physicist Norman Ramsey, who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize for Physics, died on 4 November at the age of 96. Ramsey’s work on probing the structure of atoms to high precision was instrumental in the later development of the atomic clock, as well as in medical […]
World’s Smallest Auto – Dutch Scientists Drive Single-Molecule Car
Source: Physics-World A “four-wheel drive car” less than one billionth the length of an average SUV has been built and operated by researchers in the Netherlands and Switzerland. The molecular machine is about 1 nm long and uses electrons as fuel as it navigates across a copper surface. The tiny device […]
Indonesians Rush to Marry on 11-11-11
Indonesian couples have flooded the Ministry of Religious Affairs with requests to get married on Friday, believing the date, 11-11-11, will bring them good fortune. State news agency Antara reported that in just three cities, 1,000 couples had registered to perform their nuptials. In Bogor on the outskirts of Jakarta, […]
Forgotten heroes, but not forgotten values
Khairil Azhar, In his last will he said he wished to be buried among his people, not in the state-owned cemetery provided especially for those recognized as heroes. And there he is now, Mohammad Hatta, one of the founding fathers of the Republic of Indonesia, at Tanah Kusir Cemetery in […]
AMYA’s Remembrance day ” Poppy Campaign “
Muslims for Remembrance! (Toronto November 10, 2011): Muslims youth will be standing outside mosques across Canada on Friday November 11th to raise awareness of the sacrifices made by Canadians and to collect money for the Poppy Appeal. The sermons from the pulpit will echo their message of loyalty to country […]
Triumph for women’s rights-Ex-Israeli president to serve 7 years for rape
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered former President Moshe Katsav to spend seven years in prison after rejecting the disgraced politician’s appeal of a rape conviction and other sex crimes. The unanimous decision of the three-judge panel capped a long and sordid chapter in Israeli politics that captured the […]
The Vote for Palestine
Thursday 10th November 2011 in Lead articles, News This article is part of Impact’s Israeli-Palestinian conflict series, which continues until the UN Security Council Vote on Friday 11th November 2011. The landmark vote to accept Palestine as a fully-fledged UNESCO member sparked jubilation from some quarters, a contrast to the solemn, somber-faced Israeli […]
A Rough Guide to… The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Leading up to the UN security council vote on Palestinian statehood on Friday, Impact will be publishing a series of articles on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Here is a short guide to the most important aspects of the conflict. Where did it start? The Israeli-Palestinian conflict first began in the late […]
Enlightening people on the Holy Qur’an
Source / Credit: The Leduc Rep Educating Leduc residents was the goal of the Holy Qur’an open house held at the Leduc Public Library on Nov. 2. The tour has traveled to more than 230 communities across Canada in the past year. “We want people to know about the Qur’an […]
BBC: The fall of the Aztecs 1/5 (CC)
Say, ‘Travel in the earth and see how evil was the end of the sinful!’ (Al Quran 27:70) …
Russia Clears Last Hurdle for W.T.O. Membership
Source / Courtesy: NY Times PARIS — Russia on Thursday cleared the last major obstacle in its 18-year effort to join the World Trade Organization in what the head of the institution called a milestone for global trade. “It’s a victory for Russia, a victory for W.T.O. members, and a […]
Malaysia: Ahmadis Living Under Siege
There is a community in Malaysia that is under siege. In fact they are under siege in all countries where they exist and where there is a high number of Muslims; the countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Indonesia and here in Malaysia. In Pakistan and recently […]
WOMEN’S ISSUES
The Islamic teaching about treatment of women is one of the most misunderstood. Western women generally view Muslim women as repressed and deprived of their rights. The media portrays the stereotypical Muslim woman as fully covered and dominated by her husband, with little more status then a slave. You may […]
Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest in Seven Months
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in seven months, a sign the recovery may be encouraging companies to limit cuts in headcount. Jobless claims fell by 10,000 to 390,000 in the week ended Nov. 5, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. […]
Why we get tired by noon?
Source: TOI on line: There is something about the post lunch hour, when a sense of boredom creeps in and time weighs so heavy that you can almost hear the clock tick. As the sun shines brightest upon the day, we feel an urge to retire to bed or […]
Religion: 30 different religions are being practiced on tiny Maltese Islands
Source/Credit:MaltaStar The International religious Freedom Report compiled by the US State Department says that there are at least 30 religions practiced in the Maltese Islands. Quoting 2004 estimates it says that 95 percent of the population are Roman Catholic and that a survey carried out six years ago found that 53 percent […]
It’s Wife Sharing in India – Not file sharing
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/sounding-the-alarm-on-wife-sharing/article2231130/ Sounding the alarm on wife-sharing amrit dhillon- NEW DELHI— From Thursday’s Globe and Mail-Published Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 12:00AM EST A dirty secret is trickling out of villages in northern India: Some men lucky enough to find a wife are letting their brothers sleep with her because the chances […]
Islamic democracy and Libya – Let’s not fear…
Source/Credit:THE-TIMES-Thursday, November 10, 2011 Foreign Minister Tonio Borg said today that Malta has nothing to fear from Libya as an “Islamic democracy”. Addressing a meeting of MEUSAC – the Malta-EU Steering Action Committee – Dr Borg referred to comments by the new Libyan leadership that the future of Libya would […]
Science – In a galaxy, far, far away…
Source/credit:Thursday, November 10, 2011 , by-AFP: In a galaxy, far, far away, there is a mathematical chance that alien life exists – but the White House says it has no evidence that extraterrestrials have ever tried to contact humans In a galaxy, far, far away, there is a mathematical chance […]