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 […]
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Congress is at a stalemate over raising the federal debt ceiling, and Americans need to pressure their elected representatives to work out a compromise that will avoid a potentially devastating default, President Obama told the nation Monday night. In his seventh prime time televised address, Obama sought […]
Source/Credit: BBC NEWS Seventy-eight people have been killed in a Moroccan military aircraft crash into a mountain in the south of the country, the army says. The army said three other people were severely wounded in the crash, in what is thought to be one of Morocco’s deadliest air disasters […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta The Divorce Bill was approved by the House of Representatives this morning, with 52 voting in favour, 11 against and five abstaining. All Labour MPs voted in favour except Adrian Vassallo, a strong opponent of divorce, who was not present. The vote was greeted with […]
PUNE, India — When Ranjit Date returned to India 20 years ago after earning a doctorate in robotics from an American university, he hoped to help automate factory assembly lines in his home country. His company, Precision Automation and Robotics India, has done that. But more recently it has also […]
Source: Yahoo News Since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, Muslims in the United States have come under much greater scrutiny and have in many cases been harassed for no reason other than that they fit a profile. Boxer Amir Khan […]
Courtesy: National Geographic Click the picture to enlarge it. “He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.” (Al Quran 59:25) How can our study and […]