dawn.com Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Conservative Party’s co-chairman and minister without portfolio poses for the photographers as she arrives at British Prime Minister David Cameron official residence at 10 Downing Street in central London, for the first cabinet meeting, Thursday, May 13, 2010. World David Cameron: Tory leader on cusp of power UK ELECTION David Cameron: Tory leader on cusp of power GUJJAR KHAN: The rise of a Pakistani-born Briton to become the first Muslim woman named in a British cabinet has given Pakistan something to cheer after weeks of introspection and blame over the failed New York bombing. Baroness Sayeeda … Continue reading Pakistanis want British Minister to remove terror stigma

Adil Najam, a Pakistani-American professor at Boston University, took his 12-year-old son aside before sending him off to school last Wednesday. He told him to hold his head high, even if the other kids make fun of him and call him a terrorist. In the days following this month’s attempted car bombing in Times Square by Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad, Pakistanis and other Muslim groups in the U.S. have been taking precautions to prevent a public backlash similar to the one Muslim-Americans faced following 9/11–but they are still preparing for the worst. “We are so grateful, thank God, that the bomb … Continue reading Muslims: Bracing For A Backlash?

Munich Imam Tries to Dull Lure of Radical Islam Gordon Welters for The New York Times Hesham Shashaa, center, an imam at the Darul Quran mosque in Munich, condemns militancy. By SOUAD MEKHENNET MUNICH — Hesham Shashaa looked twice at the display on his cellphone, staring at the number. “It’s either a person who needs help or someone who wants to kill me,” he said. Mr. Shashaa, an imam at the Darul Quran mosque in Munich, follows the strictest form of Islam, Salafi. But the people who want to kill him are Muslims. “They use the religion for their personal … Continue reading German Imam Tries to Stem Lure of Radical Islam

Nick Clegg, Liam Fox and William Hague all sit on the new National Security Council By Aled Thomas No 10 plans to impose national security considerations across Whitehall departments more than ever before. A Conservative party advisor told politics.co.uk that the setting-up of the new national security council (NSC), with its first meeting open to cameras, on the first day of government was “to make it clear that this is the new way of doing things”. In an exclusive interview the party figure said the government wanted to take a “holistic” approach to national security as a whole. Feature: Government’s … Continue reading National security ‘spreading across Whitehall’

London, May 16 (IANS) Long-haired Salman Ahmad, a Pakistani-origin rock star whose band Junoon has sold over 30 million albums, is Britain’s latest effort to combat terrorism — as he wants to counter radicalisation among students “and if that comes from the power of a guitar” then so be it. Ahmad, who cites Led Zeppelin among his influences, will urge Muslim students to choose an electric guitar over extremism, Times Online reported Sunday. This week he will reach out to students at Oxford University, Imperial College and the London School of Economics, which all have sizeable Islamic societies, Times Online … Continue reading Stay away from terrorism, says Pakistani-origin rock star

REAL CSI ‘FAKED LAB TESTS’ A crime scene investigator is suspected of falsifying “thousands” of lab test results By Daily Express Reporter A CRIME scene investigator is suspected of falsifying “thousands” of lab test results. Police believe Mariem Megalla, 57, took so many short-cuts that New York criminal convictions stretching back years are in question. Police face the enormous task of re-testing “hundreds, maybe thousands, of cases”. Unlike characters in TV drama CSI:NY, who work round the clock, the NYPD ­scientist is accused of taking “short-cuts” to ensure she went home on time. A source said: “There could well be … Continue reading How many British people are in prison due to ‘stitch-ups’ by Police?

Weird Clouds Look Even Better From Space By Betsy Mason Clouds are fascinating because they take on so many different, beautiful shapes and are constantly changing. Cloud-watching from Earth can be endlessly entertaining, but some of the most amazing cloud patterns can only be properly appreciated from space. Satellites can take in thousands of miles of the Earth’s surface in one shot, revealing complicated and intriguing cloud patterns we could never see from below. We’ve gathered here some of the best cloud formations to see from above. Click on any of the images in this gallery for a higher-resolution version. … Continue reading Clouds Look Better From Space

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Is 100 enough? Top 100 Star Wars Action Figures: Vintage Bossk (2007) easily makes the list © Bob Trate There are so many Star Wars figures now it seems almost inconceivable to own them all. What is even more of a surprise is that there is not a definitive series of books documenting them all. In Mania’s quest to rank the top 100 Star Wars figures we discovered several figures we had no idea existed. What is truly mind boggling is that there are still Star Wars figures being made and probably always will be. Here are Mania’s Top 100 … Continue reading 100 Star Wars Figures

A-roar-matherapy: Zoo treats its pride of lions to the modern-day spa experience By Daily Mail Reporter Aromatherapy for lions? Massages for tapirs? It might sound like something you’d only see in a Disney cartoon but the luxury answer to animal care is happening for real in a Devon zoo. Indu the female lion is responding well to the aromatherapy trials at Paignton Zoo, while Misha the tapir thinks having her back rubbed with almond oil is to die for. The trials came about after staff from a leading health shop chain learned that animals responded well to new and interesting … Continue reading Lets take a pride of lions to the modern-day spa experience!