“Membership in the United Nations is open to all other peace-loving states,” notes the UN Charter. The admission depends on “a decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council”, the Charter continues. The conditions sound feasible, but for Palestine the reality of international politics has been blocking its […]
Source: The Globe and Mail ……. Linking acts of terrorism with Islam has become trope to the 21st-century journalistic tragedians. But there’s a larger narrative. The emerging portrait of Anders Behring Breivik, the man in custody for carrying out both the bombing and the shooting rampage at a youth camp, […]
The Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) issued a religious edict, known as a fatwa, on Wednesday, condemning mining practices that were destroying the environment and neglecting people’s welfare. “We condemn mining activities that only destroy the environment and inflict misery on the people. We must prevent such actions through regulation […]
Source / Credit: The Huffington Post By Samia Khan Bambrah Growing up as a member of the privileged class of Karachi, I was blinded to many of the realities of my city. My friends and I were what the average Pakistani would call “burgers,” an affectionately derogatory term to describe the […]
Rather than being the glue that prevents parents splitting up, children will at best just delay divorce, according to a Swiss study. Fabienne Stettler, a sociologist at Neuchâtel University, says the number of divorces peaks when the family’s youngest child is aged between three and five. “Parents are often too […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: The Mashair Railway will transport more than 500,000 pilgrims during the coming Haj season, according to Haj Minister Fouad Abdul Salam Al-Farsy. The minister made the announcement on Tuesday after a tour of a number of Tawafa establishments to assess arrangements being […]
By Rana Moussaoui Agence France-Presse, Jordan Times. BEIRUT – The unprecedented revolt threatening the regime in Syria has placed key ally Hizbollah in a tight spot and prompted the Lebanese group to adopt a more measured attitude, analysts say. “Hizbollah’s margin of manoeuvre is currently very limited because the strategic […]
Source / Courtesy: BBC online Prime numbers are found hidden in nature, but humans have made spectacular use of them, writes mathematician Marcus du Sautoy. Ever since humans evolved on this planet we have been trying to make sense of the world around us. We have attempted to explain why […]
Some of the finest new art works influenced by the Islamic tradition of design are on show at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. They are all nominated for the £25,000 ($40,000) Jameel Prize which is given to contemporary works inspired by Islamic art. The winner will be announced in September. […]
According to a new study, adolescents who consume high quantities of folate in their diets may have increased academic success. Folate and folic acid are forms of a water-soluble B vitamin. Folic acid is the synthetic form of this vitamin, while folate occurs naturally in some foods. Sources include leafy […]
Israeli and Palestinian envoys have squared off at the United Nations Security Council over plans to seek U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state in September. The Palestinian U.N. observer, Riyad Mansour, said Tuesday that seeking recognition would not hurt the peace process and would instead strengthen efforts to achieve a […]
source.newsweek A Dogma to Wreck the Country It beggars belief that the GOP is willing to risk national default for the sake of antitax purity. More.
source.newsweek A new wave of burned-out fathers is coming to screens—and they’re angrier than ever. Richard Cartwright / Courtesy of UniversalJason Bateman (left) and Ryan Reynolds (right) in “The Change-Up.” American dads have never had much to complain about. For decades—make that centuries—they were one-act parents, their main physical role […]
source.newsweek. Madeleine Albright on the time she stuck it to Putin More:
source.newsweek Was Richard Nixon too normal? Abraham Lincoln exceptionally deranged? Why we should look for a little bit of crazy in our leaders. By now, the 2012 Republican presidential contenders have all been tattooed by the opposition, branded as boring, damaged, or even insane. The entire GOP is “barking mad,” […]
source.dailytimes.pakistan Creating words and shaping them in an orderly form is the vocation of poets and men of letters. But there are occasions in life when one is left speechless. This is one such occasion for me; I do not have the words with which to adequately thank the Lenin […]
source:cnn.com More: CNN)— Karine Ramadan is a self-confessed teen geek who often spends five hours a day on the internet. She would love to work in technology when she is older, but will have to fight against a stark “gender gap” among Lebanon’s high-tech community, according to activists. Karine, 16, […]
A documentary film, directed and written by writer-director Yashendra Prasad, based on Jesus Christ’s mysterious stay in Kashmir, has been selected to be screened in the prestigious fourth International documentary and short film festival of Kerala to be held from July 31 to August 4 in Tiruananthpuram. The 52-minute English documentary, The Rozabal Shrine of […]
Source:cnn.com (CNN) — England took nine second-innings wickets on the final day’s play against India at Lord’s Monday to take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series. Stuart Broad took the final wicket of tailender Ishant Sharma to end a remarkable match that saw the fortunes of both teams veer […]