By Annie Slemrod, The Daily Star , Beirut, Lebanon Palestinian refugees will not become citizens of a new Palestinian state, according to Palestine’s ambassador to Lebanon. From behind a desk topped by a miniature model of Palestine’s hoped-for blue United Nations chair, Ambassador Abdullah Abdullah spoke to The Daily Star […]
Rfi France. Any French citizen who pays one euro and declares a commitment to left-wing ideals will be able to vote in next month’s primaries and tonight the potential candidates will outline their positions in a carefully stage-managed exercise. It was widely assumed that former IMF boss Dominique […]
The Catholic Church in Switzerland should have done more to combat apartheid in South Africa. That is the finding of the Swiss national commission for justice and peace, which has published a report on the topic. The report, presented at a news conference in Bern on Thursday, said Catholic Church […]
source. dawn.com Interior Minister Rehman Malik during a visit to the Islamabad Police headquarters. – Photo ISLAMABAD: In an attempt to jar the bad cops of the city out of their obstinate ways, the Islamabad police hierarchy has decided to put them to shame, Dawn has learnt. A points system […]
source. dawn.com Afghan policemen leave the site of an attack in Kabul September 14, 2011. US officials suspect militants from the Haqqani network were behind the attack. –Reuters ISLAMABAD: The US warning on militants based in Pakistan goes against counter-terrorism cooperation between the two allies, the foreign ministry said on […]
Church Commissioners are treating a valued piece of heritage as if it were a shopping mall. Rose Castle, Cumbria: once home to the Bishop of Carlisle, and still a jewel in the Church’s property portfolio. During the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell took a dim view of Rose Castle, the […]
Source. Asia Times on Line WASHINGTON – General David Petraeus wrote in his 2006 counter-insurgency manual that the United States command headquarters should establish a “narrative” for the counter-insurgency war – a simple storyline that provides a framework for understanding events, both for the population of the country in question […]
Source: Asia Times on line By Mike Davis Someday, a new Edward Gibbon in China or India will surely sit down to write The History of the Decline and Fall of the American Empire. Hopefully it will be but one volume in a larger, more progressive oeuvre – The Renaissance […]
Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson told his “700 Club” viewers that divorcing a spouse with Alzheimer’s is justifiable because the disease is “a kind of death.” During the portion of the show where the one-time Republican presidential candidate takes questions from viewers, Robertson was asked what advice a man should give to […]
source. asiatimes on line Pakistan suffered one suicide bombing before 9/11 – and 4,808 deaths in 303 attacks since. Responsibility is at the door of jihadi groups who for years had been indoctrinated by the Pakistan military and intelligence services for action in Afghanistan and Jammu and Kashmir. In a […]
source. times of india WASHINGTON: America’s new intelligence chief David Petraeus has predicted that al-Qaida leaders may flee Afghanistan and the entire south Asia as they were being pressed hard by American forces. More:
Source: Swissinfo Twice as many people attend services each week in free – mostly evangelical – churches as in the state-recognised Protestant Church. That is according to findings published on Thursday as part of a National Science Foundation project investigating religions, the state and society. Twenty-nine per cent of all […]
By SHEYMA BUALI, LIFE.STYLE@ARABNEWS.COM Published: Sep 14, 2011 16:38 Updated: Sep 14, 2011 16:38 MakeSpace Architects is a London-based firm whose work specializes in private and social housing, as well as community buildings. Much of the community work focuses on the development of mosques and Islamic centers. Besides designing and […]
By RIMA AL-MUKHTAR, RIMA.ALMUKHTAR@ARABNEWS.COM Published: Sep 14, 2011 16:26 Updated: Sep 14, 2011 17:32 A renowned Arab Caliph once said: “If I were a merchant, I would only trade in Oud perfume, so that if I did not make a profit, I would have profited from its sensational scent.” Oud […]
By Hani Hazaimeh, JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – Scores of people protested outside the American embassy premises on Wednesday, accusing the US of interfering in the Kingdom’s internal affairs. Around 200 individuals from different affiliations participated in the demonstration, which aimed to send a message to the US administration that the […]
TALESPIN, By Nickunj Malik, Jordan Times There are some terms that we use effortlessly in daily life. Sweet dreams, for instance. As soon as we wish anyone goodnight, we usually follow it up with this further expression. We do it automatically, even without pausing to examine the phrase. Sweet dreams, […]
Is Islam for Germany and Separation of Mosque-Church and State? Source / Courtesy: The Review of Religions On the 2nd Day of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany’s Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) on 25th June 2011, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba), Khalifatul Masih V, Fifth Successor to the Promised Messiah(as) and Head of the worldwide […]
Source: Islamic Development Bank Wednesday, 24 August 2011 Jeddah, KSA – Moody’s Investors Service, one of the leading rating agencies in the world, on 24 August 2011 reaffirmed for the sixth consecutive year Islamic development Bank’s “Aaa” long term and P-1 short term foreign currency issuer rating with a “stable” […]