Are you ready for another war? Now that Barack Obama and most of the other major leaders of the western world are publicly calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, we are getting dangerously close to war with Syria. It is not going to happen next week, and […]
Source: NY Times August 18, 2011 The Question-Driven Life By DAVID BROOKS Rift Valley, Kenya We are born with what some psychologists call an “explanatory drive.” You give a baby a strange object or something that doesn’t make sense and she will become instantly absorbed; using all her abilities — […]
Source: The New York Times The smallest room in the house can be a dangerous place. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year about 235,000 people over age 15 visit emergency rooms because of injuries suffered in the bathroom, and almost 14 percent are hospitalized. More than […]
Source: Voice of America In India, anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare has begun a 15-day hunger strike in public after being released from prison. His demands for a tough law to fight endemic graft have gathered huge support across the country and put the government on the defensive. Rose petals and […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s is being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly overrating mortgage-backed securities, whose meltdown led to the 2008 financial crisis, according to two sources with knowledge of the investigation. The sources confirmed to CNN that Justice Department attorneys interviewed current […]
Foods that are healthy for your eyes When it comes to foods for the eyes, carrots are right on top of everyone’s list. However, this rich source of vitamin A is not the only ingredient of a healthy eyediet.Vitamin A prevents night blindness and focal drying of the […]
Source/Credit: AFP/Friday:19.8.2011/ JAMRUD, Pakistan (AFP) – A suicide bomber struck a crowded Pakistan mosque on Friday, killing 43 people and wounding more than 100 during Ramadan prayers, in the country’s deadliest attack for three months. Blood was splattered across the mosque’s main hall and walls, while the building’s doors and […]
BEIJING – Amid doubts over the prospects of a harmonious China-US relationship, the world’s two largest economies delivered strong messages of cooperation during US Vice-President Joe Biden’s visit to Beijing. “In facing a complicated and fast-changing world, cooperation is the only correct choice for the two countries,” Chinese Vice- President […]
Muslim history is full of glorious examples of large hearted tolerance not only between Muslims but also in dealing with non-Muslims. Muslim rule in Spain provides perhaps the most outstanding example of progressive tolerant society, ready to open its arms to all people, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, driven by persecution […]
Jakarta Globe: Bogor’s controversial mayor says he has a new reason not to allow the GKI Yasmin church to open — the name of the street on which it is built has an Islamic name. Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi said Bogor Mayor Diani Budiarto — who continues to defy […]
Jakarta Post: The expression “Alhamdulillah” is sprinkled throughout Muhammad Nur Maulana’s sermons during episodes of Islam Itu Indah (Islam is Beautiful). The Makassar ustad’s (teacher) show airs every morning on TransTV. His other signature expression — widely imitated by viewers — is “Jamaah… Oh… Jamaah [congregation]”, to which listeners respond […]
Jakarta – Lying across train tracks is not normally associated with good health, but for a growing number of Indonesians it has become an effective alternative to conventional medical therapy for easing aches and pains. One particular track in western Jakarta, the capital, has become popular with those who are […]
Bleeding boarders make it harder to condemn Israel’s leaders for refusing to utter the words ‘negotiation on the basis of the ’67 borders.’ The planning, time, place and methodology of the attacks in the south indicate that the intention was not just to kill Israelis, avenge Palestinian deaths, or speed […]
Source/Credit: Hudson New York Islamic mosques are being built more often in France than Roman Catholic churches, and there now are more practising Muslims in the country than practising Catholics. Nearly […]
Source/Credit: The Express Tribune By George Fulton | August 17, 2011 The subject line read “Aamir Liaquat Exposed”. To be honest, I was reluctant to click open the link my friend sent. Having just eaten dinner, I was disinclined to see the good ‘doctor’ laid bare. My mind had wandered to far […]
Whereas, Dr. Floyd E. Clark stays mostly off the subject and indulges in emotional rhetoric to preach to the converted, Ahmed Deedat despite being a Sunni Muslim realizes that Sunni position about Jesus’ crucifixion is not defensible, so he nicely orchestrates all the arguments, which the Founder of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, had written […]
By YOUSUF MUHAMMAD | ARAB NEWS MADINAH: Serving iftar meals to help visitors to the Prophet’s Mosque break their fast is part of the rich tradition of the people of Madinah that dates back to the period of the Prophet (peace be upon him). They lay out hundreds of thousands […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: As traffic conditions on the already crowded Makkah streets continue to worsen during Ramadan, local people increasingly depend on motorcyclists to reach the Grand Mosque area. The occasion offers a golden chance to young bike owners to earn good money. Ali Jameel, […]
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: A charity that paid the blood money to save a Saudi woman from being executed for murdering her husband has given her a furnished house to live in, the Shams newspaper reported on Thursday. The Southern Women Charitable Society in Abha stepped in to secure the […]
By ARAB NEWS DAMMAM: An Alkhobar woman studying in the United States is taking credit for destroying 23 Danish websites that denigrated the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Al-Madinah newspaper reported on Thursday. Nouf Rashid told the Arabic newspaper she was hacking into Danish websites having references to cartoons […]