By ASSOCIATED PRESS – Arab News TRIPOLI, Libya: Representatives of Muammar Qaddafi’s embattled government held face-to-face talks with US officials in neighboring Tunisia over the weekend, a Libyan government official said Monday, describing the meeting as a first step in opening dialogue. A US State Department official confirmed the meeting […]
By REUTERS – Arab News AMMAN: Diplomatic pressure mounted on Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday after Qatar, previously a major supporter, shut its embassy in Damascus and the European Union said it was considering tougher sanctions. Meanwhile, Syria saw its first outbreak of sectarian violence in four months of […]
By Laila Azzeh, The Jordan Times AMMAN – The number of households in Jordan headed by women has increased from 8.8 per cent in 1979 to 11.8 per cent in 2008, according to a study released on Monday. Women used to head one in every 11 families in 1979, while […]
AMMAN (Petra) – The government on Monday stressed keenness to continue dialogue with all components of the society at the current “exceptional stage”. Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit said Jordan is facing “exceptional challenges” that require this continued dialogue and partnership in order to serve “the homeland’s higher interests”. At a […]
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Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga says illegal immigration would be easier to stop if Schengen’s external borders were better controlled. Sommaruga, who is attending an informal meeting of European Union interior ministers in Poland, told the Swiss News Agency that Switzerland supports all measures which increase the credibility and efficiency […]
The Vatican and Malaysia established diplomatic relations on Monday in the wake of tensions between Muslims and religious minorities in the Southeast Asian nation. The Vatican announced the agreement after Pope Benedict XVI met with Malaysia’s prime minister, only the second meeting between a government chief from the Southeast Asian […]
Source/Credit: /PRNewswire/ LONDON, July 18, 2011 30,000 Muslims to Stand United in Pledge to Counter Hatemongers More than 30,000 Muslims are planning to gather in the English countryside, raise the Union Jack and form a human chain during which they will re-affirm their rejection of violence and extremism. Each member of the […]
“While we reach to Canadian society with interfaith dialogue and other religious events, breaking this world record is one way to dispel myths about Islam and present its peaceful face to the World.” National Ameer of Canada: Lal Khan Malik 2961 people gathered together in Bruce’s Mill, Stouffville, ON to […]
Source / Credit: CNN A person’s demeanor or voice radically changes As an investigator, I first try to assess how someone normally speaks. To do that, I begin an interview by asking questions that I know the answers to, like “What’s your full name?” or “Where do you live?” Some […]
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LONDON — European banks for years bolstered their balance sheets with assets considered safe and secure: the sovereign debt of European countries. But now this debt no longer appears so safe, weakening banks when countries still depend on them for loans to help finance their gaping budget deficits. The results […]
Source: Dailytimes, Pakistan. In addition, Pakistan’s name was changed to ‘Islamic Republic of Pakistan’. A new definition of who is a ‘Muslim’ was legislated and it was required that all citizens, while applying for a passport or a national ID card, must sign an oath in this regard. Religion is […]
Source: Spiegel magazine Germany Thilo Sarrazin, pictured here in April, is outraged. Angry Muslims reportedly drove controversial author Thilo Sarrazin from a Turkish restaurant in Berlin. Though his bestselling book claims Muslims are dumbing down German society, their accusations of racism have left the former central bank board member shocked and […]
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Source:Times of India // LONDON: Salt is addictive in the same way as cigarettes or hard drugs, a study has found. The findings could help explain why many find it so hard to cut back on salt, despite warnings about dangers to blood pressure and heart health, Daily Mail said […]
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Source: Dawn.com Dutch Johan Huibers poses on board of the 150 metre-long Noah’s ark he created at an old abandoned quay on the Merwede River in Dordrecht on June 21, 2011. DORDRECHT: For three years, the quaint old city of Dordrecht has watched in amazement as a local businessman’s dream […]
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has praised the country’s largest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), for its commitment in supporting pluralism. “I praise the NU’s consistency in upholding the four pillars of our society, namely Pancasila [five principles], the 1945 constitution, Bhinneka Tunggal Ika [unity in diversity], and the Unitary State […]
Being a minority of about 10 in a predominantly Muslim country of almost 250 million people is truly being a minority. My National Identity Card lists me as a Christian, since every citizen is required to profess one of six prescribed religions by law – none of which is Judaism. […]