Murder in the name of God: EU Policy Event on Extremism
Event on Extremism in the EU September marks 10 years after the horrific 911 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in America. It was a turning point in history both in terms of the reach and the sheer numbers slain by terrorists in a single incident. Sadly it was just […]
My personal appeal to all nations of Asia, Africa, Latin America: Get out of the United Nations!
These days we have the charade of Palestine trying to become a member of the United Nations and Israel and the United States (especially) trying frantically to keep them out. The United States can do it easily with its ‘Veto power’ at the UN Security Council. Personally I do not […]
Earthquake Rocks India and Nepal
Source: The New York Times GUWAHATI, India (AP) — A strong earthquake shook northeastern India and Nepal on Sunday evening, touching off landslides, wrecking buildings and sending people fleeing into the streets of Katmandu, the Nepalese capital, and other cities. Initial reports indicated that at least 16 people were […]
China and India Making Inroads in Biotech Drugs
Source: The New York Times Chinese and Indian drug makers have taken over much of the global trade in medicines and now manufacture more than 80 percent of the active ingredients in drugs sold worldwide. But they had never been able to copy the complex and expensive biotech medicines increasingly […]
Probe, prosecution of perpetrators of extremist attacks on minorities ‘rare’ in Pakistan: US report
Source/Credit: NewKeral.com: 14 September 2011 Washington, Sept 14 : Investigation and prosecution of perpetrators of extremist attacks on minorities are rare in Pakistan, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has said in its new report. The ‘July-December, 2010 International Religious Freedom report’, released by the US State Department, noted […]
A Little Help
Source: Boston Review A Little Help David William Turner Mohammad Shafiq Rahman / Andrew Propp In a deep-blue button-down shirt and pressed slacks, Mohammad Shafiq Rahman waits at a busy bus stop in Portland, Maine with his $1.50 fare in hand—more than he has earned in the past year. On […]
How the Internet is Revolutionizing Education (in Graphic)
Source: onlineeducation.net Learning is a life-long endeavor and online education incarnates this age-old ideology quite flawlessly. Today nearly half of all online students are 26 years or older. But what about tomorrow? Read more
Libya conflict: Black African migrants caught in backlash
Libyan migrants claim abuse from NTC fighters Hundreds of African migrant workers in Libya have been imprisoned by fighters allied to the new interim authorities, accused of being mercenaries for Col Muammar Gaddafi, and there are claims that homes have been looted, and women and girls beaten and raped, as […]
Picture of the day: TUAREG men on camels during the “Cure Salee” festival
Tuareg men parade on camels during the “Cure Salee” (salt cure) festival on September 17, 2011. Tuareg, Peul and Wodaabe nomads congregate each year at the salt flats around the northern oasis town of Ingal for the Cure Salee, where their camels, cattle, sheep and goats drink the mineral-rich water […]
Moroccan maids may ‘spell’ trouble, warn some women
By WALAA HAWARI | ARAB NEWS Published: Sep 14, 2011 23:04 Updated: Sep 14, 2011 23:04 RIYADH: Saudi women have voiced reservations against recruiting domestic helpers from Morocco as suggested by the chairman of the Saudi recruitment committee. This is due to an old belief that Moroccan women use black […]
China solar panel factory shut after protests
A solar panel factory in eastern China has been shut down after protests by local residents over pollution fears. Some 500 villagers staged a three-day protest following the death of large numbers of fish in a local river. Read More…
Wanted: Pragmatic Israeli policies instead of ideology
The Netanyahu government is not governed by pragmatism; it continues to be guided by the myths of Masada and Bar Kochba rather than by realistic assessment of international reality. By Carlo Strenger Israel’s strategic situation has worsened considerably in the last weeks. Turkey’s Edogan is scoring points in the Arab […]
More than two-to-one support Palestinian state, global poll finds
A majority of more than two-to-one people around the world back UN recognition of Palestine as an independent state, according to a poll in 19 countries. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – A majority of more than two-to-one people around the world back UN recognition of Palestine as an independent state, […]
Fed Runs Risk of Doing Less Than Investors Expect
WASHINGTON — Investors have concluded that the Federal Reserve will announce new measures to promote economic growth after a meeting of its policy-making committee ends Wednesday. Long-term interest rates have moved as if the Fed had already spoken. The central bank is often described as facing the choice of whether […]
A Christian and an agnostic debate the question of suffering
… On November 11, 2010, Dinesh D’Souza, former White House domestic policy analyst and recently appointed president of Kings College, debated Bart Ehrman, James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The debate—which was sponsored by the Center for Christian Studies—took place […]
Visitors from Gulf states up by 26 per cent
By Khetam Malkawi, JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – The number of tourists visiting the Kingdom from the Gulf states increased by 26 per cent in the first eight months of the year, compared to the same period in 2010, according to a Ministry of Tourism report. The report, which was released […]
Jordan: Stop the rumour mill
SOURCE: JORDAN TIMES Despite His Majesty King Abdullah’s repeated assurances that the so-called Jordanian option is nonsensical and devoid of basis, there are some still determined to cling to this imaginary threat and exploit it to sow distrust and undermine the course of the Kingdom. There are still some who […]
World population will reach seven billion this year – expected to reach 10 billion by the end of 21st century – study
Source/Credit: The Times/Malta/Friday, August 19, 2011 , by AFP The world population will reach seven billion later this year, with increases in the number of people in Africa off-setting birth rate drops elsewhere, according to a new French study published yesterday. Looking much further ahead, the National Institute for Demographic Studies […]
Health Officials at Risk as India’s Graft Thrives
Source: The New York Times LUCKNOW, India — The first doctor to die, a senior government health administrator, was shot on his morning walk last October by two men on a motorbike. Six months later, his successor, a cardiologist, was shot to death while out on a predawn stroll. A […]