Ethiopian Muslims Protest After Eid Al Adeha Prayer
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – Nearly two hundred thousand Ethiopian Muslims gathered at one place in and around the Addis Ababa Stadium to perform the prayer of Eid Al Adeha (Arefa), one of the most important Islamic holydays, on Friday, October [...]
Anne’s Image of the Day: NGC 1579
By Annelies Rhemrev
November 2, 2012
NGC 1579, a reflection and emission nebula in Perseus
Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona (http://www.caelumobservatory.com/index.html)
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The Issue of Arab Jews: Manipulating a Justified Cause
By James Dorsey.
Synopsis
A recent United Nations conference on the rights of Jews forced to flee Arab countries in the wake of the establishment of the State of Israel focuses attention on a long overlooked consequence of the Middle East [...]
More Clues to Mars’ Wet Past
By Annelies Rhemrev
On 6 June, the high-resolution stereo camera on ESA’s Mars Express revisited the Argyre basin, this time aiming at Nereidum Montes, some 380 km northeast of Hooke crater. The stunning rugged terrain of Nereidum Montes [...]
Anne’s Image of the Day: Saturn’s moon Rhea
By Annelies Rhemrev
November 1, 2012
Saturn’s moon Rhea
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
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Rhea is, at 1,528 kilometers (949 miles) across, the second-largest moon of Saturn and the ninth largest [...]