Cameroonian conjoined twins Pheinbom and Shevoboh were seen as a bad omen when born, but their successful separation by Saudi surgeons has changed their lives – and the faith of some in their village. They were joined at the chest, abdomen and pelvis when born and some of the delivery nurses in Babanki Tungo, a village in north-west Cameroon, were …
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Canada cancels travel visa of Islamic preacher
Indian televangelist was scheduled to speak at Toronto conference Canada has cancelled the travel visa of a controversial television preacher from Mumbai who was scheduled to speak at an upcoming religious conference in Toronto. Officials from the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi telephoned popular Islamic televangelist Zakir Naik earlier this week to say the 44-year-old doctor’s five-year, …
Read More »T B Jayah Memorial Lecture Jaya and the role of minorities, By Dr. Sarath Amunugama
I am honoured by the invitation to deliver this lecture, particularly because Dr. Jayah was born in Galagedera, my electorate. His father was a Police Officer then attached to the Galagedera Police Station. There is also another connection. My father had a collection of Aubrey Collette’s cartoons and as a youngster I spent much time studying them. One of …
Read More »The World Cup: if Allah wills it to be so, By Idris Tawfiq
Islam is just so different from every other way of life. It is such a sweet religion. Every aspect of every day is covered by Islam. There is no aspect of life that is not touched by its sweet and gentle message. Even the World Cup! As Muslims we should never forget this. It is so easy …
Read More »Scientist Studies Suicide Bombings , By TOM WRIGHT
LAHORE, Pakistan—A U.S.-educated Fulbright scholar is giving the government some special advice in building a software park intended to help turn this city into a regional tech hub: how to defend it from suicide bombers, in a sign of how everyday life in Pakistan is shaping itself around an ongoing threat. Rather than focusing on how to prevent attacks, computer …
Read More »Helen Thomas a victim of American media bias, By ALI YOUNES
WASHINGTON: Truth must be told: Helen Thomas, the 89-year-old dean of White House correspondents is more courageous than the president of the United States, and most members of Congress, when it comes to speaking the truth about Israeli treatment of the Palestinians and about the extremist Israeli policies in the Middle East. Thomas, who has been covering the White House …
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