Internet Use Affects Memory, Study Finds
Source/Credit: Newyork Times: The widespread use of search engines and online databases has affected the way people remember information, researchers are reporting. More:
Dialling for pizza, got space station, jokes Obama
Source/Credit: Times of India. WASHINGTON: Astronauts aboard the International Space Station got a very long-distance call on Friday from US President Barack Obama, who joked that he thought he was dialing out for pizza. Hot from giving a press conference at which he pushed Republicans to reach a deal on […]
Malta: New US Embassy inaugurated; Huge US Embassy is ‘normal diplomatic compound’
The Little America: The sheer size of the new US Embassy compound in Ta’ Qali, which sprawls over 40,000 square metres, can be gauged from this photo. The compound was officially inaugurated last night. Photo: airphoto.com.mt Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: Saturday, July 16, 2011 Spread over 40,000 square metres, […]
Major scientific breakthroughs set to buoy AIDS council of war
Source/Credit: The Times Of Malta, Saturday July 16th 2011 The biggest medical forum on AIDS kicks off tomorrow to a buzz of excitement about potential strategies for curbing a pandemic that has now claimed 30 million lives in its three-decade history. A four-day conference in Rome will mull dramatic evidence […]
Human rights in Islam
Credit/Source: Dawn.com It can safely be said that the modern western movement for recognising human rights started from 1100 CE in Britain and reached its fruition with the 1948 UN Charter of Human Rights. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the Quran revealed to him introduced a new concept of human rights in […]
Picture of the Day – Doomed Star Eta Carinae
Source: APOD Explanation: Eta Carinae may be about to explode. But no one knows when – it may be next year, it may be one million years from now. Eta Carinae’s mass – about 100 times greater than our Sun – makes it an excellent candidate for a full blown supernova. Historical records do show that […]
More Than 20 Shot Dead in Monterrey, Mexico
Source: New York Times MEXICO CITY — At least 20 people were killed — even the hot dog vendor outside — when armed men sprayed gunfire on a bar in Monterrey, Mexico, late Friday, the latest sign of the business hub’s slide into violence in the past year and one […]
Swarms of Locusts Use Social Networking to Communicate
Social studies of Facebook and Twitter have been adapted to gain a greater understanding of the swarming behaviour of locusts. The enormous success of social networking sites has vividly illustrated the importance of networking for humans; however for some animals, keeping informed about others of their kind is even more […]
Volkswagen sales hit record amid China boom
Source: TheLocal German auto giant Volkswagen said on Friday that it made record sales of more than four million vehicles in the first half of the year, helped by booming sales to China – and it expected to do better than the market overall in the second half. More Here… […]
Interview with Sayed Kashua – For Absolute Equality in All Areas of Life
In his novels Sayed Kashua, a very famous author in Israel, talks about the lives of the country’s Arab citizens. Nader Alsarras spoke to him about his new novel that deals with the co-existence of different nationalities and religions in Israel. Source: http://en.qantara.de/ Sayed Kashua, a Palestinian author and journalist with […]
Syria: The Opposition and the Church – A Slap in the Face for the Pro-Democracy Movement
While church leaders pledge their support for the Assad regime, Christians in Syria are backing the protest movement for democratic change. The endorsement of the regime’s propaganda slogans by the representatives of the churches puts them in an increasingly precarious position, as Claudia Mende reports. Source: http://en.qantara.de/ In their official […]
Made in Germany – Turning on the bright lights
The Local’s series Made in Germany presents the best the country has to offer, including high-end lighting designer Ingo Maurer. Source: TheLocal.de From luxury cars to precision machinery, “Made in Germany” still means quality craftsmanship around the world. But the Teutonic attention to detail goes far beyond engineering. This series features a […]
Basel plans care provision for elderly Muslims
by Abdelhafidh Abdeleli, swissinfo.ch If Spanish and Italian immigrants have their own old age care homes, why should elderly Muslims not have similar institutions? The relevant parties appear to be in agreement on the urgent need for special health and social services, but views differ on how to achieve them. […]
Thousands march for Palestine in Jerusalem
by Yair Altman Ynetnews Israeli, Palestinian activists march along line that divided Jerusalem in 1967, call for establishment of Palestinian state. Organizers say they will not resort to violence Some 2,000 people are taking part in a march for the independence of Palestine in east Jerusalem. The organizers of the […]
42% of Britons will get cancer, statistics show
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/ New cancer statistics show that four in 10 Britons will get the disease in their lifetime, as incidence of cancers rise, says charity The number of Britons who have […]
Taliban tell why Ahmad Wali had to di
Source/Credit. Asia Times on Line. Kandahar provincial council chief Ahmad Wali Karzai, assassinated on Tuesday, had his fingers in every conceivable pie in the southern regions of Afghanistan, and was no stranger to double-dealing and the darker side of the law. Only one thing mattered to the Taliban – Wali […]
Seeds of Arab Spring sown in Islam’s past, Turkish author says
Source/Credit: Reuters. FaithWorld Religion, faith and ethics (Mustafa Akyol at the Council on Foreign Relations ‘Religion and the Open Society’ Symposium In New York March 25, 2008 in this publicity photo released to Reuters July 13, 2011/Council on Foreign Relations) Eight year-old Mustafa Akyol was looking at a book in […]
Fount of Wisdom!
Tapping the Knowledge of Germany’s Water Sommelier By Barbara Supp Gregor Schlaeger Water sommelier Jerk Martin Riese samples different waters in Hamburg’s Redroom cocktail bar. Should you drink Tasmanian rainwater with your Riesling? Or would Norwegian spring water be the perfect thing to cleanse your palate between courses? Germany’s water […]
‘The US Is Holding the Whole World Hostage’
Source:Spiegel Magazine’ Grasping for a solution: Obama is making little progress on the debt-ceiling dispute. With no solution to the US debt crisis in sight, the rest of the world is starting to get nervous. German commentators urge congressional leaders to get their act together. A US default would have […]
The Flag of Bilal (6): The Islamic Origins of the Common Law
Since the publication of legal scholar John Makdisi’s ‘The Islamic Origins of the Common Law’ in the North Carolina Law Review, there has been controversy over whether English common law […]