Month: June 2010

Submitted by admin4 on 10 June 2010 – 7:00pm. Indian Muslim By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Yes, it is fact. Patna dailies today carried one-page Gujarat Government ad on ‘prosperity’ and ‘good living’ of Muslims in the land of Narendra Modi. But the photo that the ad carries to prove the point has…
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The Muslim News Cyprus/TRNC: 07-06-2010 NICOSIA, Cyprus,(Zenit.org).- Saturday in Nicosia Benedict, XVI met with an important figure among Cypriot Muslims, Shaykh Nazim al-Qubrusi al-Haqqani, 89, spiritual leader of a Sufi movement, and participant in interreligious dialogue. The brief meeting took place outside the apostolic nunciature before the Pope went to celebrate Mass in the Church…
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Intellectuals and respected Afghan professionals are convinced the west is prolonging conflict to maintain influence in the region Daniella Peled It’s near-impossible to find anyone in Afghanistan who doesn’t believe the US are funding the Taliban: and it’s the highly educated Afghan professionals, those employed by ISAF, USAID, international media organisations – and even advising…
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Jews worldwide share genetic ties But analysis also reveals close links to Palestinians and Italians. Alla Katsnelson A common ‘genetic thread’ runs through Jewish populations scattered across the globe.Shmulitk / iStockphoto Different communities of Jews around the world share more than just religious or cultural practices — they also have strong genetic commonalities, according to…
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International health agencies sing praises of surgical procedure. John Whitfield Should health clinics in Africa advise circumcision?WHO/Rapelang Radebe The United Nations (UN) has recommended circumcision as a means of reducing the risk of HIV infection in heterosexual men. The announcement should pave the way for African governments to incorporate the practice into their AIDS-prevention strategies.…
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Al Jazeera’s Jamal Elshayyal reports from Istanbul after being released by Israel following convoy raid Turkish forensic experts have confirmed that the nine activists killed during the Israeli raid on the Gaza aid flotilla were shot with guns. Eight were Turks and one a US national of Turkish origin, the Anatolia news agency reported on…
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