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A career that began so promisingly 14 years ago with Shoaib Akhtar refusing to take off his first Pakistan kit for three days, ended with a dressing down on Wednesday when the fast bowler was reduced to being a ‘waterboy’.

The man who was nicknamed the ” Rawalpindi Express” for his ability to bowl at high speeds had been hoping for one last hurrah in Wednesday’s high-octane World Cup semifinal against traditional foes India.

However, Pakistan’s defeat by India brought one of the most controversial careers in cricket to a screeching halt.

“Great Soul” is a book on Mahatma Gandhi written by New York Times Executive Editor Joseph Lelyveld. It has received much attention across the world for its contents which according to its author establishes Gandhi as bisexual, racist, politically incompetent, etc.

The uprisings in the Middle East, the unrest that is tearing apart nations such as the Ivory Coast, the bubbling discontent in Greece, Ireland and Britain and the labor disputes in states such as Wisconsin and Ohio presage the collapse of globalization. They presage a world where vital resources, including food and water, jobs and security, are becoming scarcer and harder to obtain. They presage growing misery for hundreds of millions of people who find themselves trapped in failed states, suffering escalating violence and crippling poverty.

Mahatma Gandhi’s place in history is secure, but was he a “great soul”?
Mahatma Gandhi has long been considered a visionary and a martyr. But Pulitzer Prize–winner Joseph Lelyveld examines Gandhi’s accomplishments as a politician and an advocate for the downtrodden, measuring them against Gandhi’s own expectations and in light of his complex, conflicted relationship with India.

God instructs men to be nice to their wives and to treat them well to the best of their ability:

“…And live with them in kindness…” (Quran 4:19)

A group of Muslim students listened to head speaker Doaa Dorgham as she discussed women of Islam and their struggles and triumphs surround the hijab at Riddick Hall on Wednesday.

Donning a colorful scarf over her neck and hair, Kate Watkins, freshman in international studies at North Carolina State University, walked into her yoga class and quickly drew the attention of peers. As a participant in Behind the Veil, an educational event sponsored by the Muslim Student Association, Watkins and other non-Muslim students wore the hijab for a day.

It is a common misconception with some non-Muslims that Islam would not have millions of adherents all over the world, if it had not been spread by the use of force.

The following points will make it clear, that far from being spread by the sword, it was the inherent force of truth, reason and logic that was responsible for the rapid spread of Islam.

Islam has always given respect and freedom of religion to all faiths.  Freedom of religion is ordained in the Quran itself:

“What was my sister’s crime that she was labelled a terrorist?” asks Mussarat Jahan, the younger sister of Ishrat Jahan who was killed in Gujarat. An independent inquiry has established that Ishrat was the victim of fake encounter, says her sister’s testimony which is part of a compilation titled “What it means to be a Muslim in India today,” released by director Mahesh Bhatt, Jitendra Avhad, MLA and others at a meeting on Saturday.

Hajj is the largest pilgrimage on the planet, but if it is to endure, environmentally-friendly measures are needed.

According to the Quran, humans are entrusted to be the maintainers of the earth and the only species able to burden this responsibility. If there is any place on the planet to which Muslims should offer this protection, surely it should be their holiest sites of Mecca and Medina?

However, during the Islamic pilgrimage, Hajj, most Muslims have to sidestep plastic bottles, used diapers and food packaging in order to complete their pilgrimage.

In a replay of cricket diplomacy that could help resume their stalled peace process, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday invited Pakistani leaders Asif Ali Zardari and Yusuf Raza Gilani to see the India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final at Mohali March 30.

This will be the first cricket clash between them after the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Informed sources in Chandigarh told IANS that President Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani — whose wife has also been invited — had accepted the invitation to watch what is being billed as the biggest draw of the World Cup 2011.

Islamabad: A terrorist plotting to target the ongoing cricket World Cup has been arrested, according to Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik, who claimed there was a “serious attempt” to carry out a terror attack during the tournament.

Rehman Malik, who did not identify the nationality or the affiliation of the alleged terrorist, made the revelation at a joint briefing with Interpol chief Ronald Noble here, saying that the International Police Organisation had helped to uncover the plot.

It is not an exaggeration to say that many people in cities cannot do without internet and its offshoots like Facebook these days. Several factors like faster, cheaper and convenient means to communicate, share and transfer of data are influencing this.

The explosive growth of internet users is also bringing maladies like Nigerian frauds, phishing and identity theft. While the key issue is monetary loss in many such instances, cases pertaining to attack on privacy and personal defamation are also rising alarmingly.

Cricket in India has surpassed at just being a cult and has taken over to be something even more significant. The game probably is the one true unifying force in this country that easily walks over every barriers of caste, creed, race and religion. When Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag walks in to bat at any corner of the globe, there’s always men and women in thousands at the stands, flying the tri-colour high, keeping no bones unturned to show their support. From Chandni Chowk to Chengalpet, everybody prays for a Team India win, forgetting for a day their worries and troubles.

Taariq Ibn Ziyaad is one of the most prominent commanders who recorded his name in the glorious Islamic history which includes names like Khaalid Ibn Al-Waleed, S`ad Ibn Abi Waqaas, `Amr Ibn Al-`Aas, Salaahuddeen and Muhammad Al-Faatih.

Mumbai, March 23: During her questioning by the National Investigation Agency over the Samjhauta Express blasts, Pragya Singh Thakur told interrogators that she had met the 2008 Malegaon blast main accused Colonel Shrikant Purohit a week after the attack. And that he had told her he was into big things like blasts etc and had masterminded the Orissa and Karnataka “disturbances” (Kandhamal riots and attacks on churches in Mangalore).

She said the Colonel also showed the rail tickets to prove his claims.

A60-minute observance of switching off carbon-emitting electrical appliances between 8.30 and 9.30pm during Earth Hour 2010 in Dubai had led to power savings of 16.4% compared to saving during Earth Hour 2009

Authorities in the city hope to go beyond the hour this year to further reduce emissions in its fight against climate change, according to a DEWA official.

India’s lack of killer instinct is often blamed for the side’s lackadaisical performance on field. And there’s quite a bit of truth behind this saying. Team India has more often than not choked in pressure situations in the past, snatching the most improbable of losses from the jaws of victory.

Everyone is aware of Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy’s cricketing talent. But not many are aware of his cricketing talent helping him in his political career. This was what Union Minister Vilas Rao Deshmukh pointed out recently. “Mr. Reddy will lead Congress from the front during MLC elections. Like all of you, I am aware of Mr. Reddy’s cricketing talent and I hope he counters the political googly with ease,” said Mr. Deshmukh, leaving the Chief Minister and others in the auditorium in splits. Well! The Chief Minister is now playing on a different pitch.

Describing women who are morally decayed. The prophet Mohammed (PBUH) said that they are “women dressed but naked, corrupt and corrupters, their hairs are like the inclined hump of female camel, they do not enter the Heaven nor smell its fragrance” [Refer to Abu Daud] the prophet also said “the prayer of a mistreating woman is not acceptable until she purifies her self” [Refer to Imam Ahmed, Abu Daud & Ibn Maja]. The modern scientific researches confirmed that the nakedness of women, their body displaying & their moving in an obscene shape id a disaster on them.

There are three fundamental events that have shaped the way people think in this still-young century: the attacks of 11 September 2001, the Financial Crisis, and the Fukushima nuclear incident. It is these occurrences that have captured our attention and brought starkly to the fore not only the globalized nature of our society but also our own human vulnerability. But it is the conclusion one draws from these events which lays bare the actual debate: that between belief and non-belief.

The Messenger of Allah, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam gives us the answer!
Upon the authority of al-Bara’ ibn `Aazib who said: We went out with the the Prophet (SAWS) to a burial of a man from the Ansar (original inhabitants of Madina) until we arrived at the grave, and he still had not been placed in the slot of the grave.

One basic element in the value system of Islam is the principle of equality or, better yet, equity. This value of equality is not to be mistaken for or confused with identicalness or stereotype. Islam teaches that, in the sight of God, all men are equal, but they are not necessarily identical. There are differences of abilities, potentials, ambitions, wealth and so on. Yet none of these differences can by itself establish a status of superiority of one man or race to another.

A brief look at the series of political scams that have hit the Congress-led UPA government so far.

A M Sadhick Batcha, suspect in the 2G scam and a close collaborator of sacked telecom minister A Raja, was found dead in his Chennai home on Wednesday afternoon.

The Chennai Police said it was suicide, but didn’t rule out foul play. Seen as the man who knew too much about the scam, CBI sources said Batcha was considering turning approver.