Muslims call for imams in the German military
Muslim leaders have slammed the lack of an Islamic spiritual counsellor in the German armed forces in spite of the fact that an estimated 1,200 Muslims serve in the Bundeswehr. More Here….
Europe Tries to Curb U.S. Role in Tracking Terrorists’ Funds
BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Wednesday presented proposals for tracking the finances of terrorists in Europe that are aimed at ending the primary role of the United States in those efforts. The European Union needed “to find a European solution for extracting the requested data on European soil,” said […]
US targets Iran – via Iraq
The United States says that Iranian-backed Shi’ite militias were responsible for the deaths of 15 US servicemen in Iraq in June – a two-year high. Reviving Washington’s friction with Tehran over Iraq may have more to do with deteriorating relations over Iran’s nuclear program than with uncertainty over US troop […]
Taliban deliver hammer blow to NATO
The assassination on Tuesday of Ahmad Wali Karzai, President Hamid Karzai’s half-brother, smashes to bits the notion that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is winning the war in Afghanistan. The Taliban are now rid of the major pro-Washington actor not only in Kandahar province but in the whole south of […]
Pakistan bristles at failed label
Pakistan may be taking a deleterious turn, especially as the United States plans to pull out of Afghanistan by 2012 and threatens to withdraw military aid from the country, but its media has reacted indignantly to claims that put it on the same scale as the poorest African countries. Foreign […]
Picture of the day: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner.
“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 appreciation of beauty in nature help us in our […]
Polish working age one of EU’s lowest
Only 34% of Poles aged over 55 work, which is one of the lowest results in the European Union, the latest data published by EU statistical agency Eurostat show. The situation is slowly improving, daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna writes, citing data from a report on human capital in Poland. http://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/17311/news/27503/103690
Ageing Church of England ‘will be dead in 20 years’
The average age of its members is now 61 and by 2020 a “crisis” of “natural wastage” will lead to their numbers falling “through the floor”, the Church’s national assembly was told. The Church was compared to a company “impeccably” managing itself into failure, during exchanges at the General Synod […]
The Matara Therapeutic Boarding School
A program that offers the warmth and wisdom of Jewish tradition together with the cutting edge of psychological and educational technology at the particular location on this planet that connects all Jews throughout all generations. When a teenager is struggling with emotional or behavioral issues like defiance, depression, or drug […]
Orthodox Jews clash with Israel police
JERUSALEM — Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews clashed with police in a conservative neighbourhood of Jerusalem on Wednesday as tax officials tried to carry out inspections, a police spokesman told AFP. Micky Rosenfeld said six police officers were lightly injured as some 300 protestors threw projectiles at them, and six demonstrators […]
World population to hit 7 billion by October
Growth is a ‘challenge and an opportunity’ UN says, as activists campaign for easier access to family planning tools. The United Nations commemorates World Population Day against the backdrop of an upcoming landmark event: global population hitting the seven billion mark by late October this year. According to current projections, […]
Nepal’s oldest school starts sexual revolution
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s oldest modern school that ushered in a revolution in education in the 20th century is now poised to bring in more sweeping social changes with the acceptance of a 13-year-old student, who was thrown out of a village school for being a transgender. opened in 1892 when the […]
Mother and Child Coupling: From Mentally Challenged to a Genius and a Polymath
Back in the 1930s, H. M. Skeels studied mentally disabled orphans who were living in an institution but were subsequently adopted. After four years, their IQs diverged an amazing fifty points from those of the orphans who were not adopted. And the remarkable thing is that the kids who were adopted were […]
Genesis of gender discrimination
Addressing the constraints women face in the labour market requires gender-sensitive market regulations. It is a matter of common observation that women are doing various household jobs like babysitting, cooking, cleaning, etc, outside their homes, but such employment is not covered through labour legislation or social security laws A baby […]
Visa Delays Put Iraqis Who Aided U.S. in Fear
By TIM ARANGO BAGHDAD — Terrorism fears in the United States are all but halting visas for Iraqis, even those who risked their lives aiding the American war effort, making them especially vulnerable ahead of the planned American military withdrawal. The Obama administration has required new background checks for visa […]
Thousands of Iraqis face long wait for visas — and entry to U.S.
By Ed O’Keefe, Wednesday, July 13, 3:37 AM BAGHDAD — Heightened security concerns in the United States have stalled the immigration process for tens of thousands of Iraqis who worked for the U.S. government or American firms in Iraq and hope to move to the United States, according to U.S. […]
Jazan girls beat timidity, work as ‘mobile vendors’
By ARAB NEWS JAZAN: Although most Saudi girls attend university or college with the hope of securing a job as a teacher or administrative assistant, the harsh realities of life and lack of opportunities prompt some of them to seek other career prospects to make ends meet. This has resulted […]
Survey finds girls prefer careers over marrying rich
By RIMA AL-MUKHTAR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: According to a recent survey, Saudi women indicated that they prefer having a successful career and earning their own money than to having a wealthy husband. Over 200 Saudi women between the ages of 17 and 35 took part in the online survey […]
The tombstones in Rabwah’s graveyards tell a macabre tale.
RABWAH: The tombstones in Rabwah’s graveyards tell a macabre tale. The graves of the men killed in the attacks on Ahmadi places of worship in Lahore – retired army officers and young factory workers among them – rest with the dozens killed due to the persecution of the Ahmadiyya community. […]