The best chance of being right when you make an assumption is 50%. The same as tossing a coin :) shafique , I am certain that Socrates/Plato/Aristotle were influenced by other thinkers of the time, I agree with you there, Shaf. After all that's how people get thier ideas. But the fact still remains ...
"We don't shy away from declaring that Islam is ready to rule the world." I would say as lies go this is one of the more blatant ones! The dress of these children is not Pakistani, neither is the language on any of the placards, which is English and Arabic. Nor are the people of Pakistan ...
Well, translations are only part of the story. We have concluded that there was tremendous Greek influence on the major Abrahamic religions, in fact I would venture so far as to say that they are nothing but Neoplatonism with embellishments and the addition of a fatherly figure in the form of God or...
With so much hatred all around, here is a nice love story to warm your hearts on Eid day. It will give you all a nice warm feeling as you read this story of how Love blossomed in the very inner sanctums of British Royalty between a Queen and her Muslim man-servant from India (undivided India of the ...
I have checked that I fit all of the required criteria Do you like your bottom pinched now and again particularly by some of the male passengers in First class? :) I am not trying to be funny. This is what I heard from one female air crew member when she was relating interesting stories from her li...
Excellent Shamoosa! I am beginning to get your drift now! Many thanks. I know of a certain food item called a "Samosa". I like it. Particularly with meat in it
As for Christianity I guess it was the religion, which was invented by Greeks, written in Greek (the New Testament) and developped in Byzantium by Greeks using the neoplatonics tools. So it has less in common with Old Testament than Islam, which actually was a return to and an international extensi...
A Ferrari is just a rehash of a Model T Ford after all. Exactly Shafique. The way I see it though is that we have done it back to front, the Greeks were the Ferrari, and we have landed ourselves in the Model T Ford. What next? :shock: This is what happens if you tinker with the works of a Master! N...
I am fortunate enough to live in a part of the world where all religions and non religions co-exist peacefully. There might be a slight preponderance of Christianity. With its different sects. I still do not understand the difference between the Anglican Church and a Baptist Church for example. I ca...
You into Bollywood movies? :shock: The story always revolves round boy meets girl, and its various permutations, with a lot of song and dance. There's usually a villain (not very convincing). May start as a comedy, but always has some tearful ingredients as you follow the fortunes of the pair. Techn...
Its easy to talk flippantly of euthanasia when one is talking in the the third person. Dr. Christiaan Barnard was a South African surgeon, who performed the first human to human heart transplant back in the 60's. He became very famous naturally. He was a great proponent of euthanasia. I heard him on...
I've been following a rather interesting story. A garbage-man (I hope thats what they are called) won the Lottery! All of fifteen million bucks. That's the good part! But then he blew ALL of it on booze, pot, and prostitutes! Within a couple of years! That was the inspiring part I think :P So what d...
I must be getting my inspiration from elsewhere then. For example observing ordinary people in day to day life facing extra-ordinary challenges, sometimes failing, and trying repeatedly, sometimes succeeding brilliantly. They dont get any medals for their fantastic bravery and effort! I didnt watch ...
For societies that don't allow women to participate in politics or vote, and who relegate their women to the domestic sphere only... this is what you are missing. Not missing much then :P Just kidding Kanelli. Women rule everywhere. The X chromosome is the more resilient gene; the Y chromosome is a...
Most people in Britain would be sickened by this I very much doubt that is true from what is spewing out of the few Brits who post here. They are severely biased against Muslims and Islam to the point of being Fascist. This is a typical incident, although an extreme case. Fascist attacks are very c...
Rape is a crime; and like any other crime, one can discuss its causes till the cows come home! From normal people blinded by momentary lust to psychopaths getting their high from dominating a woman by force, and everything else in between!
This is absolute rubbish. And its not the first such report, and may not be the last. These people have accepted to work in Dubai on these conditions. In other words, conditions at home were bad enough to push them into this kind of "modern slavery". I dont think its Dubai's fault. If you ...
kanelli , I dont really want to throw your own words back at you, but clueless is what describes you best. And I'll tell you why. In the other thread (I think Michelle Obama) you are saying that Muslim women should wear tank tops and mini skirts in front of their fathers or husbands, and tell them ...
Hey! You've found a new friend! You two may go well together. He seems to have the same thing about 'Pakis' as you. Little does he know Have fun. I think its about the right time for me to leave DF now.......