Indonesia’s anti-terrorism agency signed a memorandum of understanding with eight Muslim organizations to study programs that could help prevent attacks fueled by religious extremism. Among the groups to sign the agreement was Nahdlatul Ulama, the country’s biggest Muslim group. The memorandum calls for discussions about religious radicalism without providing details […]
Hardly a day goes by without front page news about demonstrations and killings somewhere in Middle Eastern nations. The holy month of Ramadan has begun, but nothing has changed. Sectarian violence has been going on continuously in Pakistan Author says: “If the U.S. and other western nations continue to be […]
Source: Science Daily A new University of Colorado Boulder study shows that a small amount of physical exercise could profoundly protect the elderly from long-term memory loss that can happen suddenly following infection, illnesses or injury in old age. In the study, CU-Boulder Research Associate Ruth Barrientos and her colleagues […]
Source: USA Today Skip the hot dogs, hold the bacon and forget the sausage. Eating processed meats and red meat regularly increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, a large new study shows. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Healthanalyzed dietary-intake data from more than 200,000 men and women in […]
Source: The Huffington Post Ramadan is upon us — a time of fasting, charity, prayer … and fighting off Islamophobia. Norweigian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik killed 76 innocent people in a demented campaign to destroy Islam. Comedian Bill Maher recently called the Quran a “hate-filled holy book.” Evangelical atheist Sam […]
Source: New York Times MADERA, Calif. — Every Sunday, Juan Enriquez, a former farmworker from Mexico, shows off his culinary art, sculpturing sweet white meat from young coconuts with a […]
LONDON: At least 2,200 people, including women and children, have been reported killed in CIA drone strikes in Pakistan, according to a new study by the London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism in conjunction with The Express Tribune. The dead include up to 21 alleged militants that were killed in North Waziristan on Wednesday. The […]
The first Humanity First convoy left Nairobi very early on Friday 29th July. 70 HF Kenya volunteers including 20 women and 50 men had sourced food items in bulk in Nairobi as sourcing in Garissa was proving difficult. These were then packaged into parcels consisting of a range of items […]
Immanuel Kant is regarded as one of the greatest philosophers. His importance can be judged from the facts that word Kant is sometimes used as synonym for philosopher. Often, philosophers are divided into two groups: Pre-Kant and Post-Kant. His following speech given in Konigsberg in Prussia, 30th September, 1784, is of great historic and […]
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Source/Credit: Liberty Magazine: July – August 2011 Editors’ note: This is the fourth in a series of five articles on the history of Christian persecution up to the end of the seventeenth century. The first, second, and third articles can be found here and here and here. The millennium-old Christian consensus that religious diversity was […]
Source/Credit: Liberty Magazine: JULY / AUGUST 2011: Photo: Google-Images There is a new law in France forbidding women wearing full-face veils in public. The media has largely focused on the voices of protest from religious leaders and human rights advocates. Yet it’s important to realize that this law enjoys widespread popular support—not […]
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Ramadan is a time where many Muslims try to curb bad habits. Many of them also take the opportunity to get fit, as they think the lack of food coupled with exercise will help them slim down. In reality, this can have the opposite effect and […]
By GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Several Islamic aid organizations including the Riyadh-based World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will meet in Nairobi on Monday with a mission to lead international efforts to help starving people in the Horn of Africa […]
By ARAB NEWS RIYADH: The Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation is supporting a Ramadan iftar project that will benefit at least 1,000 families in Saudi Arabia’s Alaridh region. The total cost of the project is SR600,000 and will provide support to each family for 30 days. The food will be delivered […]
The Katharine Houreld, The Associated Press, Jordan Times. MOGADISHU – On the front lines of Mogadishu’s streets, Islamist militants battle African Union troops. Standing alongside the peacekeepers are members of an American-run team of advisers, former military men who play a little-known but key role in the war against Al […]
By Rand Dalgamouni, Jordan Times AMMAN – Hama Hinnawi found her calling when she entered the fashion world for a cause. The 32-year-old business administration graduate, who has worked as a consultant at several local companies, said she chose a career in fashion design to rekindle her ties to her […]
By Hani Hazaimeh, Jordan Times AMMAN – A majority of Jordanians support constitutional amendments, while 40 per cent oppose forming governments from a parliamentary majority, according to a recent opinion poll. “A total of 71.4 per cent of the surveyed sample indicated that they support the country’s bid to amend […]
BEIJING – China has decided to lower the operating speed for its bullet trains due to safety concerns amid an overhaul of the high-speed rail system. The decision, made by an executive meeting of the State Council presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday, came after a bullet train […]
MOSCOW, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) — China’s first aircraft carrier, which set out on a low-profile sea trial Wednesday, will not shift the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region, a Russian expert says. The vessel, the former Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag, has been totally refitted for its new role as […]