Unmarried, Frustrated, and Turning to Islam

Want a job? Avoid fine art, according to 'Daily Beast' list

(NEWSER) - Hey, college students: If your life plans include getting an actual job, you may want to avoid the stars of the Daily Beast 's "most useless" majors list. Majors are ranked in terms of employment, taking into account unemployment rates among recent and experienced grads, earnings, and likely job growth this decade. The list contains a few surprises—sure, fine arts won't get you far, but neither will hospitality management:

1. Fine arts (12.6% unemployment among recent grads; recent grads earn an average $30,000)
2. Drama and theater arts (7.8%, $26,000)

If guilty of murder, he should be hanged or beheaded: spokesperson

(NEWSER) - If Hosni Mubarak is found guilty of murder, the Muslim Brotherhood wants him hanged—or worse. "Beheading by the sword" would be the more traditional punishment under sharia law, says the Islamic movement's spokesperson. As for sons Gamal and Alaa, if found guilty of corruption? "If a man has stolen millions of the state's money, the penalty is that I must cut off his hand," says the spokesperson. "There is no argument. These are God's words." More»

Egypt's Naguib Sawiris sends image of them in Islamic attire

(NEWSER) - Unfortunate tweet department: A telecom mogul in Egypt thought it would be a hoot to re-tweet images of Mickey and Minnie Mouse dressed in Islamic attire. Now tens of thousands have joined Facebook groups condemning Naguib Sawiris and demanding a boycott of his company, Orascom, which happens to be the nation's largest private employer, reports BBC . More»

Muslims would get 15 years in prison

(NEWSER) - Two Tennessee lawmakers have introduced a bill that would make following the Islamic code of ethics known as Shariah law a felony punishable by 15 years in prison. The bill exempts the peaceful practice of Islam, according to the Tennessean , but it labels following Shariah “treasonous,” claiming that those who do so want to replace US laws with religious ones. More»

Corruption, law, services are the issues driving debate

(NEWSER) - Spurred on by the successful revolution in Tunisia, activists across the Middle East are moving away from ideology and theology, in favor of more practical and secular demands, such as ending government corruption, instituting the rule of law, and easing economic suffering, reports the New York Times . “Ideology now has taken a back seat until we can get rid of this nightmare confronting everyone,” said one longtime member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. “This nightmare is the ruling party and the current regime. This is everyone’s nightmare.” More»