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 […]
FOOD STAMP SCAM: Check Out How Sleazy Companies Prey On Poor, Hungry Americans
Given that a record 47 million Americans now depend on food stamps to eat, I figured I’d poke around and see how food stamps work. For example, I wanted to know: How do you get food stamps? What are they? What are the income and wealth eligibility hurdles? So, naturally, […]
China’s Elite Are Privately Talking About A Revolution
Tsinghua University Professor Patrick Chovanec alludes in his latest blog post to three paragraphs in the FT that are “too explosive to reprint in a blog authored in China.” Here’s the part he’s talking about: Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/china-elite-talking-about-a-revolution-2011-11#ixzz1dIknPtyl
The fear of producing idiots By Rodel Rodis
SAN FRANCISCO—When Sen. Ramon Revilla, Sr. was undergoing surgery at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto in 2003, he was regularly visited by consuls from the local Philippine Consulate. As he did not know how his surgery would turn out, Sen. Revilla candidly shared information about his personal life. “I have […]
How to cut your risk of memory loss: Physical and mental exercise and avoiding atherosclerosis are the keys!
CNN) — When Darla Arni’s mother began showing the first signs of dementia 16 years ago, Arni worried she was doomed to the same fate. So Arni began reading up on what she could do to stay mentally sharp. Turns out, plenty. Arni, now 55, grew up on a farm […]
Connecting the Dots: Education and Religious Discrimination in Pakistan — A Study of Public Schools and Madrassas
This study was sponsored by: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) was created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 as an entity separate and distinct from the State Department. USCIRF’s principal responsibilities are to review the facts and circumstances of violations […]
McCaul unclear Zardari can make good on his pledge
Source: Daily Times: ISLAMABAD: The head of the Homeland Security delegation, Michael McCaul, downplayed the significance of President Asif Ali Zardari’s remarks about “eradicating” the Haqqani network, saying it was unclear whether President Zardari had the power to make good on his pledge, given the influence of the military in […]
Australia Senate backs carbon tax
Australia’s Senate has approved a controversial law on pollution, after years of bitter political wrangling. The Clean Energy Act will force the country’s 500 worst-polluting companies to pay a tax on their carbon emissions from 1 July next year. The Senate vote is a victory for Prime Minister Julia Gillard, […]
Australia’s trade surplus shrinks due to dip in exports
Australia has reported a weaker-than-expected trade surplus for September as exports fell due to slowing demand. Shipments fell 3% from the previous month, while imports were down by 1%, resulting in a trade balance of 2.5bn Australia dollars ($2.6bn; £1.8bn). The data comes amid concerns that a slowdown in the […]
‘Who lost Iraq’ debate fizzles
Source: asiatimes on line: WASHINGTON – Two weeks after President Barack Obama announced the withdrawal of all remaining United States troops from Iraq by the end of next month, a familiar clutch of neo-conservative hawks and prominent Republicans are blaming the president for “losing” the Middle Eastern country to its […]
Do the bomb Iran shuffle
Source: Asiatimes on line: Get ready for a flurry of fuzzy satellite ”intelligence” of generic warehouses all across Iran frantically described as segments of a nuclear bomb assembly line (Remember a famous ”secret nuclear facility” in Syria not long ago? It was a textile factory.) Get ready for a flurry […]