Moment of Relaxation
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Are Ethical People Happier? Science supports religion
“The just man is happy, and the unjust man is miserable,” Plato declares in The Republic. A noble thought, to be sure, but Socrates’ most famous student didn’t have data to back up his belief. Harvey James, on the other hand, does. The University of Missouri economist finds a relationship between life […]
Gaddafi’s Mob Murder: Arab Winter, Not Spring
Gaddafi’s Mob Murder: Arab Winter, Not Spring Tarek Fatah, Founder, Muslim Canadian Congress………… The Huffinton Post If there was any doubt in my mind that the so-called Arab Spring was nothing more than a backdrop to a long winter freeze, that doubt was set aside by the gory scenes of […]
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 […]
Chants of Labbaik resonate across Makkah
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA & SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS MINA: The holy city of Makkah reverberated with chants of “Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik” (O God, here I am answering your call) as nearly three million pilgrims from around the world readied themselves for what is often described as once in […]
Picture of the Day : Tent City of Mina
Millions are at the tent city of Mina where they will spend time before heading to the Arafat plain on Saturday. About one hundred thousand volunteers and officials deployed at different points in the holy sites provided necessary care and support to the guests of God. There were moving scenes […]
‘Palestinians will not accept less than full UN seat’
RAMALLAH (Reuters) – The Palestinians will not accept anything less than full United Nations membership and do not want an upgrade to an observer state in the world body, the foreign minister said on Thursday. Riyad Al Malki’s remarks suggested the Palestinians would not seek such an upgrade once their […]
Dispatch: British troops and Taliban fighters in Mexican standoff
Across a flat, open expanse of ground 600 yards to our front we could see three Taliban standing at the corner of a mudbrick compound.The insurgents also knew precisely where we were. But they would only grab their weapons and open fire if the patrol from 2nd Bn The Rifles […]
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 […]
UK: Captain Salman Butt and Pakistan bowlers jailed for no-ball plot
Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt has been jailed for 30 months for his part in the conspiracy to bowl deliberate no-balls in last year’s Test match against England. Former world number two Test bowler Mohammad Asif, 28, was jailed for one year and bowler Mohammad Amir, 19, has been […]
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, […]
Islam: Islamic finance can alleviate suffering
By its very nature, Islamic finance can help alleviate suffering in the Mediterranean and particularly in North Africa, Malta Institute of Management president Reuben Buttigieg told last week’s Mediterranean Islamic Finance Conference. This is the time to show that the values we preach come to reality in a region that […]
Human Rights Situation in Pakistan AHRC Report
Human Rights Report The State of Human Rights in Pakistan in the years: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007,2006 Source/Credit: The Asian Human Rights Commission http://www.humanrights.asia/countries/pakistan
A senior surgeon belonging to the Ahmadi sect is abducted with his son and remains missing
Source/Credit: Asian Human Rights Commission: November 3, 2011 A senior surgeon belonging to the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam has been missing since October 30, 2011. He was traveling in a car with his son of eleven years. The car was found abandoned far away from his home. Dr. Shah Muhammad […]
European Central Bank, Under New Chief, Cuts Key Rate
FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank lowered its benchmark interest rate Thursday, as the new president, Mario Draghi, acted quickly to address a looming recession and acute tension caused by the sovereign debt crisis. Mr. Draghi, assuming office at one of the most dramatic points in the history of the […]
More reasons to go to war- Could this be the beginning of WWIII?
The UK Is Stepping Up Preparations For War With Iran The UK is considering all options after growing increasingly concerned with Iran’s nuclear program, reports the Guardian. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/uk-iran-war-2011-11#ixzz1cdxnnOoT
The wages of war
Source: Times of India Two recent events have brought home some ugly truths. A Sri Lankan-origin Australian tried (unsuccessfully) to lay charges against the president of Sri Lanka, visiting Perth to attend the Commonwealth summit, for alleged war crimes in the war against the Tamil Tigers. Another former head of […]
Branded an Ahmadi, hakim is expelled from district
By Muhammad Sadaqat Published: November 3, 2011 Source/Credit: Xpress Tribune HARIPUR: A hakim accused of being an Ahmadi and proselytising was expelled from Haripur on Wednesday. The police, however, denied expelling Sheikh Arif from the district and said he had decided to leave himself. Chased out or left voluntarily? Haripur police officials said that local ulema, […]
Philippines ranks 8th in gender equality
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines ranked eighth in a survey of countries that managed to achieve a semblance of equality between men and women, an improvement from its ninth-place ranking last year. Full article
These Are The Ten Most Powerful People In Europe Right Now
Forbes has just published its annual list of the world’s most powerful people which is sure to cause no little debate. There’s sure to be plenty of arguments over who did and didn’t make the list. Maybe, just maybe, there might be one or two eyebrows raised at Barak Obama’s resurgence […]