Monthly Archives: February, 2012
New evidence suggests stone age Europeans were first Americans
Evidence at several archeological digs in the USA suggest that people from Europe reached America 26,000 years ago. European-type stone age tools have been discovered at six sites in the … Continue reading
Sufi scholar issues 600-page fatwa against terrorism
Sufi scholar Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri’s 600-page fatwa was described last week by the India Islamic Centre as “one of the most extensive Islamic anti-terrorism rulings,” and as
Japanese author Yukio Mishima inspires dance
“I always have a narrative in my head because story helps in linking the movement for me,” says Helen Pickett, the guest artist starring at the University of South Carolina Dance … Continue reading
Saudi national faces prospect of execution for tweeting
“Insulting the Prophet [Mohammed] is considered blasphemous in Islam,” notes OnIslam.net, “which is a crime punishable by execution in Saudi Arabia.” Hamza Kashgari, a 23-year-old Saudi blogger, now faces the prospect of … Continue reading
Muslim model agency launches in New York
A couple of decades ago a model agency for aristocrats was launched in Great Britain. It didn’t last long, as I recall. The founder seemed to have overlooked the obvious … Continue reading
Some reasons not to bomb Iran
The only really positive thing about being associated with a despised philosophy is that gives one a certain freedom to think however one pleases. Having written for a number of allegedly … Continue reading
