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Lifting Social Media Ban: Iranians Now Take a Breather
Amidst the much hyped over ban on the social networking sites in Iran, the Iranian ministers including the president Hassan Rouhani have embraced the social media. Many more cabinet ministers are becoming active online encouraging others to join the sites like Facebook and Twitter. The people of Iran breathed a sigh of relief hoping that […]
Digital Learning Transforms Classrooms
The advent of new technologies and virtual environments are about to transform the class room environment now that the tablets have started to replace teachers in many parts of the world. A number of schools in the Netherlands have started the way of revolutionizing the method of learning. There, tablet computers will soon replace teachers […]
The First Minaret in Denmark and the Biggest Mosque in Scandinavia
The mosque complex has an area of 6,800 square meters with a domed mosque, offices, classrooms, a cinema, a restaurant, childcare facilities, a playground, a community center for the aged. Denmark saw the construction of its first minaret, a 20-meter structure, the other day as the project for the biggest mosque in Scandinavia at Rovsingsgade […]
Van Gogh’s New Painting on Display!
Sunset at Montmajour, A new Vincent Van Gogh painting has been discovered. Ittook two years of research to confirm its authenticity. The workis believed to have beendone during the artist’s time in the Southern French town of Arles, the same period during which he painted his Sunflowers, The Yellow House andThe Bedroom. The priceless piece […]
Muscat’s Only Opera House Opened for Public
The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) is now open every morning, 8.30 am to 10.30 am, seven days a week , for public visits. The tourists can see the insides of the magnificent building known for its Omani architecture, the main foyer with its impressive and grand staircase, the theatre and even get a glimpse […]
‘Headscarves’ turn women jobless
Reports have started to pour in indicating that Muslim women face second grade treatments due to headscarves. Whether it be forbidding entry to schools, collegesand job interviews or physical and psychological abuses at work places, on the streets or at home, Muslim women in headscarves are having a tough time. A survey whether Muslim women […]
Powerful Earthquake Strikes Off Chilean Coast
An earthquake measuring a mighty 8.2 magnitude on Richter scale struck the coast of northern Chile late Tuesday causing small landslides, triggering a tsunami and sapping power and telephone lines. Five people died including one woman, two due to heart attacks and three crushed to death, said Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo. About 300 prisoners escaped […]
“Ghostbuster” Writer, Actor Harold Ramis Dies
Comedy actor, director and writer Harold Ramis, died on Monday at his suburban Chicago home after a four-year battle with an autoimmune disease, his talent agency said. Ramis, aged 69, died early Monday morning of complications from vasculitis, which causes inflammation and damage to blood vessels, said Chris Day, a spokesman at United Talent Agency. […]
Arab Summit Rejects Israel as ‘Jewish State’
Arab leaders, on Wednesday, called for a political solution to the conflict in Syria and backed the Palestinians in refusing to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. Israel threatened to destabilize the US-Palestinian peace talks, said the Arab leaders in a statement issued at the conclusion of the two day Arab League summit in Bayan […]
Muslim women face degrading treatments due to wearing headscarves
Muslim women face second grade treatments all around the globe due to their headscarves. Whether it be forbidding entry to schools, colleges and job interviews or physical and psychological abuses at work places, on the streets or at home, women are having a tough time because of their faithfulness to faith. A survey whether Muslim […]
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