At least 675 women killed for ‘honour’ in 2011
At least 675 Pakistani women and girls were murdered during the first nine months of the year for allegedly defaming their family’s honour, a leading human rights group said Tuesday.…
Women rights bills passed, greater social protection for women
Acid victims sitting in the gallery of the upper house witnessed the landmark Senate proceedings in awe. The Senate unanimously passed two historical bills upholding the rights of women, The…
Canada’s immigration ban on wearing face coverings veils for citizenship oath.
Canada’s immigration minister announced Monday a ban on wearing face coverings such as burka and niqab veils when taking a citizenship oath. “Starting today, any individual will have to show…
Catalysts for peace: three women receive Nobel Prize
Liberia’s president, a fellow Liberian and a Yemeni activist received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo Saturday for showing how women facing war and oppression can shed the mantle of…
Muslims from poor states positive towards west: UAE poll report
Muslims from impoverished nations with low literacy rates and a high dependence on foreign aid hold the most positive views on relations with the West, according to a newly released…
China newspaper strongly condemn against the NATO attack, US violation of law
An influential state-run Chinese newspaper on Tuesday accused the United States of violating international law and fanning the flames of terrorism after Nato strikes killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. The strongly-worded…
Chines newspaper urges people,’democracy doesn’t have to start from revolt’
China is edging closer to democracy partly because of the Internet but should avoid the deadly social unrest seen in countries such as Egypt, a state-run newspaper said in an…
Immortals: Movie Review
God Zeus ( Luke Evans) has faith in a mortal stonemason Theseus (Henry Cavill) which is why he believes it is Theseus who will put an end to the tyranny…
Secularism in Muslim societies
MUCH has happened in the last week to draw attention away from the momentous elections in Tunisia: Qadhafi’s gruesome killing; the Turkish earthquake; and the Eurozone crisis, among other lesser…
Ra.One movie review
Story: Goofy gaming expert, Shekhar Subramaniam (Shah Rukh Khan) wants to be a super hero for his son Prateik (Armaan Verma). But his young son, like all young sons, thinks…
