Better Lives for Mexicans Cut Allure of Going North
AGUA NEGRA, Mexico — The extraordinary Mexican migration that delivered millions of illegal immigrants to the United States over the past 30 years has sputtered to a trickle, and research […]
Getting A Good Night’s Sleep
A good night’s sleep is something we all value. Scientists tell us, and we know from experience, that it refreshes us, helps us perform better, and contributes significantly to health […]
Good Communication in Early Years Key to Success at School, UK Study Shows
A team of researchers in the UK has shown that although social background has a noticeable effect on a child’s readiness for school, what parents do with their children, even before they begin to talk, is actually much more important. The results showed that children who were taken to the […]
UN Seeks Women’s Rights With Legal Protection From Violence
July 6 (Bloomberg) — The United Nations is stepping up pressure on governments to overturn laws and end policies that deny women access to legal systems, control of their bodies and protection from violence, said former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, head of a UN agency promoting women’s rights. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/07/06/bloomberg1376-LNVNNI0UQVI901-78DE39VEVVVRVT6JE92U7V7VN8.DTL#ixzz1RMXN9HFC […]
Italian company creates halal mozzarella
The changing fabric of Italian society has given a new twist to one of the country’s signature delicacies, with the advent of halal mozzarella. Once homogeneously Italian and a nation that was famous for exporting immigrants, Italy has in the past decade seen the arrival of hundreds of thousands of […]
Christine Lagarde, New IMF Director
28 June 2011 – French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has been named as the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today. Her five-year appointment begins on July 5th and she is the first woman to lead the multilateral lender to nations. Read more
Welcome to Palestine Campaign Set For Friday
“We strongly stress that we campaign for a just peace and for the freedom and security of both the Palestinian and the Israeli people” Bethlehem – PNN – As nearly 600 international activists from all walks of life gear up for Friday’s “Welcome to Palestine” campaign, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
Flotilla update
Athens – PNN – The ten ships of Freedom Flotilla Two, as a result of diplomatic arm-twisting and sabotage have faced a variety of setbacks as they attempt to break the Israeli siege on Gaza. Currently seven ships are held in Greek Ports, two are sabotaged and not seaworthy and […]
Which way forward?
On the American drone attacks and possible military incursions into Pakistan, like the operation to get bin Laden, I am reminded of an incident narrated to me by a very dear elder, Sayeed Hasan Khan. He recalls it was during the freedom movement around 1946-47 when he ran into a woman […]
Muslim group wants prayer in public school stopped
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/05/muslim-group-wants-prayer-in-public-school-stopped. TORONTO – One of Canada’s largest Muslim groups has denounced the worshipping of their youngsters at a North York middle school claiming it has opened a Pandora’s Box of issues and must be stopped. The Muslim Canadian Congress joined others groups like the Canadian Hindu Advocacy and Jewish Defense […]
‘Best among you are those best to their families’
By ARAB NEWS The Hadith: “The best among you are those best to their families (wife and children), and I am the best of you to my family,” underlines the importance of kind treatment toward women. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) elevated women to a dignified level unheard of […]
US should slap sanctions on ISI officials: Riedel
WASHINGTON: Stating that there are growing evidences that some elements of the ISI helped Osama bin Laden in hiding safely inside Pakistan, a former top CIA official has asked the US to slap sanctions against spy agency’s those officials who are aiding and abetting terrorists. “We should tell the Pakistani […]
Pakistan’s Spies Tied to Slaying of a Journalist
Anjum Naveed/Associated Press A vigil in Islamabad in June for Saleem Shahzad, who wrote scathing reports about the infiltration of militants in the army. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Obama administration officials believe that Pakistan’s powerful spy agency ordered the killing of a Pakistani journalist who had written scathing reports about the […]
Shahzad’s killing echoes in Washington
In 1979, Nicaraguan soldiers stopped an American correspondent covering the deteriorating situation and summarily executed him. The American public was appalled, support for Anastasio Somoza flagged badly after that, and his regime soon collapsed. Similar dynamics may be underway in Pakistan. The murder in May of Asia Times Online’s Pakistani […]
UN Says Germany Failing to Tackle Social Inequalites
dapd A child in Wetzlar, western Germany, receiving a free meal from a church charity. A UN committee has sharply criticized Germany’s social and education systems, saying the country fails to provide equal opportunities for immigrants and women. It’s also not doing enough to help poor children and the elderly, the UN says. […]
‘Crimes against humanity’ claims in Syria
Human rights group accuses Damascus over May siege of Talkalakh, while up to 22 reported killed in crackdown in Hama. Syria has drawn strong condemnation for its deadly crackdown on protesters in the central city of Hama, with human rights campaigners hinting at the possibility of the country’s leaders being […]
Discordant approaches to Islamic movements
As the US edges towards dialogue with groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, neo-con rhetoric dominates British politics A discordant trend is tearing apart the Western alliance and its Middle East policies. The armed intervention in Libya has highlighted this graphically, with the US giving only token assistance to the […]
Hindus protest Muslim prayers at public schools
TORONTO – Hindus from across Toronto plan to protest outside a North York middle school until a controversial Friday prayer session for 400 Muslim students is stopped. The Canadian Hindu Advocacy is one of a number of Toronto-area groups who are opposed to the 30- to 40-minute services that occurred in the cafeteria […]
Massage Beats Meds for Lower Back Pain, Study Says
Annals of Internal Medicine trial compared massage types at Group Health Massage therapy helps ease chronic low back pain and improve function, according to a randomized controlled trial that the Annals of Internal Medicine will publish in its July 5 issue. The first study to compare structural and relaxation (Swedish) […]