Biden Welcomes China’s Rise as Opportunity for More Co-op
United States Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech at Sichuan University in Chengdu City, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011. [Photo: Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing] Visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday called China’s rise a “positive development” that will bring more opportunities for bilateral […]
Tripoli Falls To Libyan Rebels
Source/Credit: Huffington Post TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli Sunday and met little resistance as Moammar Gadhafi’s defenders melted away and his 42-year rule rapidly crumbled. The euphoric fighters celebrated with residents of the capital in Green Square, the symbolic heart of the fading regime. Gadhafi’s whereabouts […]
Maid Seeks H.K. Ruling for Residence Rights
Source / Courtesy: Bloomberg Hong Kong’s policy of denying permanent-residence rights to foreign maids is being challenged as unconstitutional, stoking public debate over ethnic discrimination in the Chinese city. Evangeline Banao Vallejos, a domestic helper from the Philippines who has lived in Hong Kong since 1986, asked the Court of […]
Abuse of elderly hidden behind closed doors
by Clare O’Dea, swissinfo.ch Some of the most vulnerable members of society, frail and dependent old people, suffer physical and emotional abuse in their own homes – and the problem is growing. As life expectancy continues to rise, so do the numbers of people needing daily care and at risk […]
Gitmo detainee lauds SRC initiative
By WALAA HAWARI | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Saudi detainees at Guantanamo Bay have expressed appreciation for the efforts of the Saudi Red Crescent (SRC) to connect them with their families. In a letter of appreciation to the Saudi Red Crescent Association in the Kingdom, detainee Ahmad Al-Darbi said his fellow […]
Worshippers throng mosques for ‘qiyamullail’
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA & MD RASOOLDEEN | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH/RIYADH: The Grand Mosque in Makkah is filled to the brim with worshippers these days as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have come from all over the world to perform Umrah and attend taraweeh and qiyamullail prayers, seeking the blessings of Lailat Al-Qadr (night of power). The Civil […]
Debate: Is Evolution Blind or Guided?
Dr. Zia H Shah, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times debating Jim Frederick, a secular Humanist on the topic, Is Evolution Blind or Guided? Atif Mir our Editor of Law Page is the Host: In the very beginning of the debate, I claim that common lineage of all living beings is […]
IBM produces first ‘brain chips’
Source / Courtesy: BBC IBM has developed a microprocessor which it claims comes closer than ever to replicating the human brain. The system is capable of “rewiring” its connections as it encounters new information, similar to the way biological synapses work. Researchers believe that by replicating that feature, the technology […]
ADHD diagnoses on the rise, CDC says
More and more children are getting a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The percentage of children with the condition rose from 7% in 1998-2000 to 9% in 2007-2009, for both boys and girls. In some areas of the United […]
Quran’s critics misinformed
And create not disorder in the earth after it has been set in order, and call upon Him in fear and hope. Surely, the mercy of Allah is near unto those who do good. (Al Quran 7:57) Source/Credit: Frederick News Post Originally published on August 8, 2011 By Aamna Bhatti I […]
Islam takes root in land of mini-bikinis and Carnival
Source/Credit: AFP RIO DE JANEIRO — “As-salam aleikum!” Omar greeted worshippers as he entered Mesquita da Luz, Rio’s first mosque where he had just broken his Ramadan fast at dusk. Those are some of the only words Omar knows in Arabic, and he quickly continued his conversation in Portuguese with […]
Free from debt: Faithful Muslims live full life without paying any interest
Source/Credit: Deseret News “Riba means interest in Islam, and it has been forbidden,” says Husain, whose debt-free family is an anomaly in America, where the average household has, by some estimates, more than $15,000 in credit card debt and a mortgage of more than $150,000. “Several times it has been […]
Courthouse site of protest over Islamic film
Source/Credit: Herald Citizen COOKEVILLE — A crowd of more than 100 peaceful protestors gathered outside the courthouse last night with signs saying “We love Muslims” and “All religions believe in justice,” among many others, showing their opposition to the Tennessee Freedom Coalition’s showing of what they call a highly […]
‘Pilgrimage to Mecca’: The first British Muslim woman on record to have visited the Holy Cities of Madinah and Makkah
By LISA KAAKI, LISA.KAAKI@ARABNEWS.COM During the 19th century, many women, particularly Englishwomen, were fascinated by the Arab world. Most of these female travelers, like Lucie Duff Gordon, Lady Ann Blunt, Gertrude Bell, Isabelle Eberhardt and Freya Stark, to name but a few, are known to us through their impassioned travelogues. […]
Museum exhibit highlights Pakistan’s Buddhist roots
(CNN) — A statue resembling the goddess Athena and jewelry bearing images from Greco-Roman mythology may not be objects you’d expect to see in a museum exhibit of Buddhist art from Pakistan. Their presence among carvings of Buddha and Indian deities is meant to serve as a reminder of Pakistan’s oft-forgotten […]
(Saudi) Local press: Breaking down the social barriers
By ABDULLAH AL-MOALLAMI | AL-MADINAH I am the woman … listen to me. Listen to the purr of my engine … it is starting. I am a woman fighting for the right, and I let the flag of the truth flutter high. I’m the woman … I know that you […]
The Great Partnership, God, Science and the Search for Meaning
Saturday, August 20, 2011 By David Alton Source / Credit: Spero News “The Great Partnership” intelligently builds upon his previous exegesis. Here he counters what he calls “the unusually aggressive assault on religion” by “the new atheists”, sharing with Albert Einstein the belief that “Science without religion is lame; […]
Baby boomers expected to spend in pursuit of youth
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Baby boomers heading into what used to be called retirement age are providing a 70 million-member strong market for legions of companies, entrepreneurs and cosmetic surgeons eager to capitalize on their “forever young” mindset, whether it’s through wrinkle creams, face-lifts or workout regimens. YOUTH […]
Is Pakistan moving closer to Banning the Burqa?
By Major Retd Zubair Khalil Khan A burqa is an enveloping outer garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions to cover their bodies in public places. The burqa is usually understood to be woman’s loose body-covering. In Pakistan, the use of the burqa has greatly declined, however, burqa use, to some extent, […]