The abnormality syndrome in Pakistan
Source:dailytimes Pakistan As a teenager, when I was supposed to be enjoying life, making friends, watching movies, playing games, socialising and talking about our little dreams, I was thinking of pleasing God and hating His perceived enemies “The only abnormality is the incapacity to love” — Anais Nin. According to […]
The curse of intolerance
source:dailytimes-Pakistan A myriad curses afflict Pakistan. One of them is intolerance of views — religious and other. In this intolerant climate, the news of an innocent Ahmedi’s death at the hands of bigots points at the rot in our society. Naseem Ahmed was assassinated in Faisalabad late night on Saturday. […]
European Bankers Urge Leaders to Move Quickly on Debt Crisis
PARIS — As the stock and bond markets seem eerily similar to the dark days of 2008, Jean-Claude Trichet and Mario Draghi, the current and incoming chiefs of the European Central Bank, pointedly urged European leaders to move quickly to ensure that the euro zone’s debt crisis does not become […]
Girl, 4, drives along motorway
Source. Times of India A four-year-old Chinese girl has been filmed driving along the motorway. The child – who is called Jia Zheng by a man in the vehicle thought to be her father – is shown in control of the wheel as the footage is taken from inside the […]
MAURITIUS: Plans to become a regional knowledge hub.
Plans to create new universities in Mauritius in the coming years highlights the government’s ambition to transform the island into a regional knowledge hub. The country aims to attract about 100,000 foreign students by 2020, and campaigns are now being conducted in India and Tanzania to promote the island as […]
China white paper pledges peaceful rise
China’s government has released a policy document that lays out its vision for the country’s future. It says it wants to be a rich, strong nation at peace with other countries. China will not repeat the mistakes of other great powers who sought to dominate other nations, the white paper […]
Madagascar: An Exhibit for Islam against Christianity!
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Almost 80% of species in Madagascar are unique to the island and are not found else where. As a […]
Actions speak louder than the words: “Islam Means Peace. It Has Nothing To Do With Terror”
Source / Courtesy: Rochester Homepage On Saturday, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community set up a blood donation event. There they had the chance to explain the true meaning of Islam. Long time member, Rafiq Ahmad knows first hand how hurtful stereotypes can be. “Unfortunately, we have been pushed through elevators we have been […]
Iran’s nuclear dream comes true
Source. Asiatimes on Line Russia has given Iranians cause for joy as the much-delayed nuclear power plant in Bushehr finally goes online. More nuclear contracts with Tehran may follow along with positive action from Tehran on Moscow’s proposals to end the nuclear impasse. Celebrations are tempered, however, by the “double-edged […]
Libya: The real war starts now
Source: Asiatimes on Line. As the Libyan Transitional National Council already behaves like a lame duck and as the militias will simply not vanish, it’s not hard to picture Libya as a new Lebanon, with regions carved up between numerous factions. This includes the deadly Islamic temptation – which is […]
Israel-Turkey storm will blow over
Source:Asiatimes on Line The leaked United Nations report on the takeover of a Turkish ship by Israeli commandos last year in which nine people died has sent relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv from cold to icy. In the immediate future, the countries will take their own separate paths navigating […]
It’s the practical approach
source:toi on line The government has begun to look for alternate ways to deal with drug abuse, and little wonder. With an estimated 7.5 crore drug addicts in India at last count – that’s just the formal figure – it isn’t a problem that’s going to go away soon. Neither […]
Pakistan: The federal government must intervene to stop the killings of Ahmadis
Source: Nasim Malik of Sweeden through Asian Human Rights Commission About AHRC: The Asian Human Rights Commission is a regional non-governmental organisation that monitors human rights in Asia, documents violations and advocates for justice and institutional reform to ensure the protection and promotion of these rights. The Hong Kong-based group was founded […]
Analysis: Cheney vigorously defends war in Iraq
Source: The Associated Press Author: Steven R. Hurst WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney’s autobiography presents a robust defense of his push for the U.S. invasion of Iraq without critically examining two issues central to America’s near-failure in the war: the Bush administration’s decision to disband the country’s army and banish […]
Pakistan and Afghanistan reconciliation — V
Source: Express Tribune Author: Najmuddin A Shaikh If we support an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process of reconciliation and if we are part of the solution and not part of the problem, then it is logical for the Afghans to expect us to use our influence with the Taliban to persuade […]
Italy calls for no repeat of ‘Iraq mistake’ in Libya
Source: AFP CERNOBBIO, Italy — Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on Sunday urged the international community and the new Libyan authorities to avoid making the same “big mistake” as in Iraq. “If somebody used to work for the regime but has no blood on his hands, why destroy all the […]
Torture inquiry to investigate UK-Libya rendition claims
Source: Guardian Author: Patrick Wintour David Cameron has asked the Gibson inquiry into alleged UK complicity in tortureto be widened to examine the extent of intelligence-sharing by British secret services with the Libyan Gaddafi regime, including rendition and torture. He will set out details of how the Gibson inquiry will […]
Why Muslims are still mad at America
Source: CNN Author: Steven Kull On the ten-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, many Americans are wondering whether the risk of a terrorist attack against America has been reduced. The picture is mixed. With the death of Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda is weaker. With revolutions in several Arab countries, […]
Confrontation in Complexo do Alemão: Daily
Source: The Rio Times RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – There was a small confrontation between residents and the military Peace Force in the pacified community Complexo do Alemão (Zona Norte) on Sunday evening. Three people were arrested, one woman got shot by a rubber bullet and one Military Police officer got hit […]