Database Links Chinese and Western Medicine
Kings College study breaks down 350 herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine and predicts their activities covering 41 therapeutic areas in Western medicine. Chem-TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) breaks down 350 herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. The digital database relates traditional Chinese herbal medicine to Western pharmaceutical counterparts on the […]
Inauguration of Bait-un-Nasr Mosque, Welcome address by Norway’s Defense Minister Grete Faremo and Keynote speech by Khalifatul Masih V
A keynote address delivered to locals and members of parliament by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba), Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the inauguration of Bait-un-Nasr Mosque in Oslo, Norway, after the Welcome address by Norway’s Defense Minister Grete Faremo.
Clash of Civilizations or Nuisance?
Medieval Crusading and the War on Terror As the never-ending war on terror enters its second decade, commentators and opinion continue to seek insight from the medieval crusades, when European Christian armies marched to the Middle East to make war against Muslim adversaries. To the casual observer, the crusades would […]
Israel PM ‘ready to partially freeze West Bank building
Israel PM ‘ready to partially freeze West Bank building if it brings Palestinians back to talks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ready partially to freeze West Bank settlement building if it will bring Palestinians back to direct talks, an Israeli newspaper reported on Friday. But the Palestinians said they […]
Egypt, Israel to ink swap deal for detainees soon
(Xinhua) — Egypt and Israel are expected to soon ink a swap deal in which 19 detained Egyptians, including three children, in Israel, will be exchanged for an Israeli-U.S. dual national held in Egypt, official MENA news agency said on Saturday. But state-run Nile TV said on Saturday 28 Egyptian […]
No to Genetically Modified Cultivation
NGOs protest genetically engineered crop regulation The Jakarta Post A group of NGOs advocating agricultural issues are calling on the Agriculture Ministry to revoke its new regulation that allows cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMO). The Executive Director of the Indonesian Center for Environmental Law, Henri Subagiyo, said in a […]
Master of tricks: Exposing others … but doing the same!
Dr Aamir Liaqat (famous by holding fake degree) is exposing and humiliating someone in such a tricky way. Alas! He ever had ponder over his own actions and deeds! Few weeks ago a video of his was on youtube (Saint or Hypocrite? Technology Can Confirm the Real Aamir Liaquat), which really shows his […]
Kingdom keen on global relief work: Al-Asheikh
By MD RASOOLDEEN | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Shoura Council Chairman Abdullah Al-Asheikh has said Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, is keen on providing emergency assistance to deserving people throughout the world. The chairman was addressing delegates at the 125th Assembly of […]
Clinton has hearty laugh at meeting in Islamabad
Islamabad: Washington’s troubled relationship with Pakistan has triggered plenty of heartburn for US officials, but rarely sidesplitting laughter. That changed yesterday when Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton erupted in amusement during a town hall meeting in Islamabad when a participant described the US as Pakistan’s impossible to please mother-in-law. Read […]
Qaddafi put on display in shopping center freezer
By KIM GAMEL | AP ARABNEWS MISRATA, Libya: Muammar Qaddafi’s blood-streaked body was on display in a commercial freezer at a shopping center Friday as Libyan authorities argued about what to do with his remains and questions deepened over official accounts of the longtime dictator’s death. New video emerged of […]
Signals alert worshippers about availability of space
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: The 176 gates of the Grand Mosque will be able to tell worshippers if the mosque is full or not using a traffic light system, director of the department of doors at the Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques […]
Crown Prince Sultan dies: Royal Court
By ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Crown Prince Sultan, deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, died on Saturday, the Royal Court said in a statement. He was in his eighties. Sultan was a central figure in Saudi decision-making since becoming defense minister in 1962. http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article521832.ece
Uni Sierra Leone Muslim Jama’at Visits Secondary Schools
In a bid to revive Islamic philosophy, the University of Sierra Leone Muslim Jama’at has started a school tour in order to encourage students of various secondary schools to make either the Muslim Jama’at or SLEFES their first point of call when seeking entry into the university. The University of […]
Fareed Zakaria’s upcoming interview with President Ahmadinejad
CNN It’s midnight here in Tehran. My interview with Iranian President Ahmadinejad is scheduled for 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. President Ahmadinejad, apparently, gets up at 4:00, goes for a run, then goes to the gym. And so when he’s done with all of that, I will interview him. We’ve got lots […]
European Parliament, Policy Debate on Extremism.
As the world marked the 10th anniversary of 9/11, a leading Muslim group took the issue of the rise of religious extremism. The debate was hosted by Dr Tannock and organised in conjunction with the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the South Asia Democratic Forum. It took place on Tuesday 20 […]
Why Japanese values and morality confound us so
TOKYO — It is said that a Japanese person is born Shinto, marries Christian and dies Buddhist, but really it’s an oversimplification. As a social experiment, find a personals site where Japanese can select their religion from a list. You’ll see that a great deal select “agnostic.” On top of […]
UN women’s fund invites proposals for grants, especially from Arab countries
6 October 2011 – The United Nations women’s fund for gender equality on Sunday invited organizations and government agencies to apply for grants, adding that first phase of its 2011� funding cycle will give priority to proposals that seek to empower women and their communities in Arab countries.“UN Women supports […]
Wal-Mart Cuts Some Health Care Benefits
After trying to mollify its critics in recent years by offering better health care benefits to its employees, Wal-Mart is substantially rolling back coverage for part-time workers and significantly raising premiums for many full-time staff. Citing rising costs, Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest private employer, told its employees this week that […]