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Arnie - the Ummah, or nation of Muslims, did indeed exist under the Prophet Muhammad, pbuh. His ministry lasted some 23 years - he received the first revelations at age 40. It was only in the last part of his life that Islam were the tribes of Arabia united. Mecca surrendered to the Muslims only 2 o...

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firstly - let me say I agree with Liban's and Lionheart's comments above about personality cults etc. Liban - your explanations and answers to Arnie are very good. Now to a bit of dissension.. Lionheart - in regards of the Mahdi, there are numerous Hadith on the subject of his coming. The coming of ...

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sree - just to address your last point of why the voices of moderates aren't heard in public. This is because it is not newsworthy to report the majority view - by definition the out-of-the-ordinary makes the news. There has been an element of media misrepresentation, but even where the media is at ...

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Is Gab's favourite song the Gween Gween Gwass of home?

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I had friends from the west country who used to say:

"Oi can't read an' oi can't write, but that don' matter - coz I drive a big red tracker" (tractor)

(I can't believe Arnie joined the forums after me!)

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Happy Easter - bah humbug! :) I'm at work with a handful of other muslim colleagues who haven't been given the day off! Actually it's quite a positive aspect that companies here (or at least my company at least) give people of other religions extra days off - Hindus get Divali off, Christians Easter...

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all together now .... "under the moon of love"...

boy I'm showing my age..

Arnie - I was repeating what someone from the West Country said.. it was funny in a WC accent though!

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Thanks everyone - I've been away from a computer since my birthday last Thursday, hence the silence. Had a quiet night with the family - went for a meal at the India Palace in Garhoud, food was good and the live entertainment was different (sittar and drum players). Recommended (as is Fudruckers nex...

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Interesting views expressed on the subject recently. I think there will always be a need for national defense - imagine the fate of the world if Germany went unchallenged in the 2nd world war. The fact that the world already has nuclear weapons now means it will be practically impossible to rid the ...

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Fayz - where did you get your Oakleys glased with prescription lenses? Was it at the Al Ain centre? Also, isn't most of the cost of Oakleys the quality of their lenses? Does it defeat the purpose of having them reglazed?? (I'm a spectacle wearer and have your problem of having to switch to sun glass...

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Sorry to hear that Fayz. I'm a -3 and so there is some hope.

I have a pair of D&G frames with prescription sun glasses - but they aren't wrap around - Ideally I'd like something like the oakleys, but no sweat for now.

Cheers,
Shafique

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There are many that now argue in favour of Nuclear power plants now - saying that they are kinder to the environment in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and are much safer than the first few generations of plants (Chernobyl, Long Island). This is why the British government is looking seriously at b...

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Kanelli, I think the argument that this is an issue of religion is not that another religion is rallying against Islam, but one of non-Islamic countries treating Islam as an enemy/foe/baddy/bogey-man. There aren't many non-Muslim theocracies out there, but there are many secular nations who (as some...

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Kanelli - sorry, had to jump in here - 'North America is far more multicultural' than Indonesia? Hmmm - Certainly in the major cities of the US and Canada, but overall more multi-cultural than Indonesia? The bulk of the US is so mono-cultural that they view people from the next state as strange! The...

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Fayz - you're a wealth of knowledge man! Given your ocular credentials - do you know whether it would be possible/worthwhile getting my plastic lenses repaired (the AR coating is all micro-scratched up now and I read that this coating could be disolved off and redone). The specs I have are rimless, ...

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Yes, some areas of North America have a higher concentration of people of certain backgrounds than others. The majority of the US, by area, is mono-cultural. Islam is being used as an excuse to fight the West, and the West in turn is demonising the religion. There have always been some misunderstan...

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Kanelli - no offense was meant in my posts... I abhor all violence and you come across as a very sincere compassionate person.

Whilst I may disagree with some of your opinions/analysis - I enjoy our exchanges, it certainly gets me thinking.

cheers.
Shafique

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Thanks Fayz - I'll just get some new lenses for the frame. I have a spare pair that I can wear whilst it's being made up. I'm learning to haggle hard now - I got a discount out of Plug-Ins when i bought a fridge, tv, cooker and microwave off them recently - despite the assertion on 3 previous occasi...

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Karama, Gold Souk - but actually this last one for 110 was in the Al Ain centre on one of the stalls on the ground floor (just along from the Thai House - which has excellent food btw). XR- do'h! - I didn't know I was going to buy from Plug ins - the washing machine, fridge etc were the same prices ...

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Arnie - the fakes are very good - the Patek Phillipe had a sweep second hand that moved in the same way as a real rolex, in fact that is the first thing I look at when I look at the fake rolexes on display. I was on the verge of buying a Jaeger Le Coutre, as I couldn't justify a Patek Philippe when ...

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In the UK the low-cost clothing shops are in fashion - eg PriMark - who basically copy latest designer clothes and sell them cheap. The quality is good and they are very popular now, with fashionistas buying from PriMark. They copied a jacket (military style?) that was all the rage last summer - sel...

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Congratulations!

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I have some money invested in UK premium bonds and am also going to buy some of these - I had assumed they were govt backed, but perhaps not? There is also the Mashreq Millionaire thingy that is on similar lines, but that doesn't have the profit share.. However, this is perilously close to gambling....

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I'm thinking of setting up an investment scheme (known as the "I can't believe it's not a lottery") which will work as follows: 1. you buy investment units for each investment period 2. An investment period is defined as one calendar month 3. The price for each unit is fixed at 1 Dhiram 4. All units...

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I have done quite a bit of 'preaching' in my time and people have converted to Islam as a result. I have also discussed religion with other religious people and been to their meetings etc. I lived with Christian missionaries in Africa - and even joined in the bible readings in the mornings etc, and ...

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Boy - this thread has got my mouth watering and tummy rumbling!

Definitely will put Malaysia as one of the places to visit... sounds great.

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I personally think there should be limits - for example I would not agree with the creation of foetuses that would be used to provide organs. I am also very skeptical about messing about with nature - look what happened when herbivourous cattle were given food derived from animals.. we got BSE! I am...

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Arnie - I think you are off Topic and Flake-y with this thread.

Watch out, the girls may put a bounty on your head, poke you in the eye with a finger of fudge, or at least there may be creme-egg on your face. There are a Galaxy of other issues that can be covered...

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