Hajj pilgrimage 2011: by numbers

The annual Hajj pilgrimage which will peak on Saturday as the faithful gather in the plain of Mount Arafat, outside Mecca in the kingdom’s west, is the world’s largest annual gathering. Key numbers for the hajj this year: – An estimated 2.5 million pilgrims are gathering in Mecca this year […]

Oligarchy, American Style

Courtesy: NY Times   November 3, 2011 Oligarchy, American Style By PAUL KRUGMAN Inequality is back in the news, largely thanks to Occupy Wall Street, but with an assist from the Congressional Budget Office. And you know what that means: It’s time to roll out the obfuscators! Anyone who has […]

Sentences passed: Teammates to inmates

By Agencies Published: November 4, 2011 Source/Credit: Xpress Tribune LONDON: Last night, the Pakistan cricket team went to bed wondering how to take the remaining eight Sri Lankan wickets on a flat pitch in Sharjah. Miles away, Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir lay awake behind bars in London, wondering where it […]

Afghan Father and Mother kill their Daughters to restore Family “Honour”. Girls were too “Westernized” and had an “Interest in Boys”

TIMOTHY APPLEBY The Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prosecution-paints-picture-of-clumsy-cover-up-in-honour-killings-trial/article2207448/ KINGSTON – Three teenagers and a woman found dead in a submerged car at the Kingston Mills lock two years ago were the victims of “honour killings” committed by members of their family who then staged an elaborate but clumsy cover-up, a court […]

Religion: Libya and Polygamy

Source/Credit: Thursday, November 3, 2011 , by-R-Fsadni Almost two weeks ago, the official liberation of Libya was celebrated in Benghazi. The speech given by the country’s interim leader, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, has since gained international notoriety. The attention it got was justified but, unfortunately, it was also marred by misreporting. Meanwhile, […]