Ng: Our food is our biggest draw
KUALA LUMPUR: The lure of delicious food has enticed tourists to spend RM9.7bil on food and beverage last year. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said the figure accounted for 17.2% of overall tourist expenditure for the year. “Food has and will continue to be one of our […]
Ancient treasure found – and sold
MALACCA: Agents of scrap metal dealers have been selling old Portuguese coins, bullets and religious amulets that were unearthed during a recent landslip along the banks of the Malacca River to antique brokers from Singapore. The artefacts, the most valuable of which found so far was a cannon ball that […]
No more excuses for errant motorists captured on high definition cameras
KUALA LUMPUR: The “it is not me” excuse will not work for motorists captured on the latest police cameras because the authorities have gone HD (high definition). “The “LTI20-20 TruCAM” captures sharp images. It can show clearly the registration number of the vehicle. “If taken from the right angle, even […]
M’sia extends condolences to India, Nepal over quake tragedy
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has conveyed its heartfelt condolences to the Indian and Nepal governments and their people following the tragic earthquake that have rocked both countries’ borders last Sunday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost their lives in this disaster,” said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah […]
Islam Is More Ideology Than Religion, F.B.I. Analyst Says in Video
Source/Credit: The New York Times The video is dull — seminar room, dim lights, PowerPoint — but its message from an F.B.I. counterterrorism analyst is provocative: fighting Al Qaeda and other extremist groups is a “waste” compared to the broader threat posed by Islam itself. The lecturer, William Gawthrop, is […]
Floods ravage Pakistan livestock
Source/Credit: Aljazeera Pakistani officials say thousands of livestock have been killed in the floods, brought on by heavy monsoon rains. Officials at the ministry for food and agriculture said that a rapid response was needed to keep animals in flood affected areas alive. As Imtiaz Tyab reports from Mirpur Khas, the […]
Ten Questions To Ask Your Doctor
Source/Credit: NPR It’s so hard anymore to get time with anyone — especially your doctor. So you really need to be prepared to make the most of each appointment. Take heart. The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has come up with a cheat sheet you can bone up […]
GOP to Bernanke: No new stimulus
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Republican leaders in Congress have asked Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to refrain from any further monetary stimulus during policy makers’ two-day meeting ending Wednesday. “Respectfully, we submit that the board should resist further extraordinary interventions in the U.S. economy, particularly without a clear articulation of […]
Laughter is the best way to win a war!
George Bush was sitting in his office wondering whom to invade next when his telephone rang. ‘Hello, Mr. Bush!’ a heavily accented voice said, ‘This is Gurmukh Singh from Phagwara, District Kapurthala, Punjab … I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring a war on you!’ ‘Well, Gurmukh,’ […]
Islamophobia: Paranoia infects North America
Source / Courtesy: The Toronto Star, Sep 21, 2011 By Haroon Siddiqui Editorial Page One legacy of the decade since 9/11 has been the growing fear of Muslims and Islam. Many Europeans dread “Eurabia,” the ostensibly imminent Arab/Muslim takeover of the continent, even though its Muslim population is less than 3 […]
’10 million girl children will become forced brides — in one year’
Source: TOI on Line Desmond Tutu , Nobel Peace Prize winner, spent decades fighting apartheid in South Africa. Today, as part of ‘The Elders’ global coalition, he’s taking on child marriage. The Archbishop spoke with Srijana Mitra Das about the crucial ‘Girls, Not Brides’ campaign, tradition, non-violence – and corruption: […]
Video: Charter for Compassion by Karen Armstrong
In this video and a similar video linked below, Karen Armstrong describes the insight of Hillel, a Jewish teacher of Jesus’ time, when a potential convert approached Hillel and asked to be taught the entire Torah while standing on one foot, Hillel summarized as follows, “That which is hateful to you […]
Ex-Afghan leader’s assassin waited days to see him
source:times of india KABUL: The suicide bomber who assassinated former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani insisted on meeting face-to-face with the ex-president and waited in Kabul for days to talk with him about brokering peace with the Taliban, an associate of Rabbani’s said Wednesday. Rabbani — who headed a government council […]
Pasha meets Petraeus in Washington to discuss Haqqani network
WASHINGTON: Amidst growing pressure on Pakistan to act against the Haqqani Network, Pakistan ISI chief General Ahmed Shuja Pasha visited Washington DC quietly on Tuesday for a one day visit to meet with his CIA counterpart General David Petraeus. As first reported by Washington Post, the CIA officially declined to comment […]
Riyadh inks memo on waterworks
Japan and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed a memorandum on Japan’s cooperation in infrastructure building for the water business in the country, government officials said Monday. read more
President Barack Obama and President Mahmoud Abbas will meet today
United Nations (CNN) — As the international community works on a package of initiatives to avoid a diplomatic showdown over Palestinian statehood at the U.N. Security Council this week, the presidents of the United States and the Palestinian Authority will meet to discuss the issue, a senior U.S. official told […]
Saudi woman teacher excels at MEA education forum
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: A Saudi woman secondary school teacher in Jubail has won an international award for the innovative educational methods she presented during the annual Partners in Learning Middle East and Africa Forum held in Jordan recently. Noura Aldowaikh of the Secondary School in […]
Naif opens Takfir conference in Madinah
By YOUSUF MUHAMMAD | ARAB NEWS MADINAH: Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior Prince Naif opened an international conference on “The Phenomenon of Takfir (branding opponents as infidels)…Reasons, Impact and Treatment” here on Tuesday. Earlier on arrival at the conference venue, Prince Naif was greeted by Prince Saud bin […]
Islamic Insight
Source: Midland Mirror MIDLAND – Iftikhar Ahmed from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Canada discusses the nature and true meaning of Islam with John Hutchison during a Qur’an open house on Saturday at the Midland Public Library. The Toronto-area group promotes peace, condemns terrorism and raises awareness about the Islamic […]