Muslims worldwide are expected to keep an attentive mind on the annual Islamic Society of North America's (ISNA) convention in Chicago. Thanks to live casting on the web, mailing lists and other newsletters focusing on the organization's activities, ISNA has become the talk of the day in several Muslim communities around the world.
"Cloning is not playing God because we do not create the first cell. What we are using is already created by God. This scientific phenomenon is a miracle." With these words, Dr. Shahid Athar, M.D., vice president of the Islamic Medical Association (IMA) and chairman of its Ethics Committee, answered questions about the nature of cloning and how Islamic scientists perceive it.
Bosnia To Send First Joint Olympic Team To The Games
After its first eight years of independence, Bosnia, for the first time, is sending a genuine multi-ethnic team to the Olympics, a move seen as a great step forward in the process of reunification of the war-torn country.