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Sort of coming back to the topic of Foie Gras - the entry in Wikipedia is quite informative: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foie_gras It gives the views of those in favour and against the production... the birds are free range initially and then are force fed, but the fattening is something that happe...

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Liban, I had the same thought as you about the taxi. Perhaps it was from the airport where they have a 20dhs pick up fee? That said, I agree it was a very good article. The closing comment is one I particularly agree with: “There has to be more than just good weather and no taxes,” says Corley. “As ...

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Liban, It is something that will be interesting to watch. Bubbles burst and it remains to be seen when and how bad it will be post bursting. However, the correction will (hopefully) just bring things back to where they should be - perhaps to where Dubai prices were about 5 years ago... looking back ...

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Don't some people eat cats?

Could that not solve the problems?

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Liban - agree with you. Education and a sense of community and helping others within the community to succeed is a hallmark of Jewish progress. This is also a hallmark of expat-Chinese entrepeneurs (sp?) around the world - from Peru to Mauritius - their economic power is less known that of the Jewis...

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good to see some not-so closset trekkers here!

I second Fayz's choice of the Veyron! No comment about 7 of 9...

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I have the great pleasure to announce, by the grace of God, the birth of my third daughter this afternoon - Alisha Zohra was 3.5kg (which is around 7lb11, I think). Mother and daughter are both doing fine. I hope it is a sign of things to come - she was only 2 days late and turned up reasonably on t...

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Thanks for the good wishes... my wife, of course, deserves all the credit.. even more so - now that I realise what it takes to get the girls ready in the morning!!

Here's a photo of daughter no1 and no3..

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I've been following this thread and hope that the situation is resolved now ...

On a positive point, it does show the sense of community built up around this forum.... but on the other hand, if it is confirmed as a joke, I'll hold down the culprit whilst everyone had a bash at him/her!

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An interesting post emadullah - thanks for posting. I was not aware of these references. It raises a couple of questions and an observation: 1. Has the pundit become a mulsim as a result of these findings? 2. How have Hindu scholars reacted to these observations - do they agree or have they a differ...

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Liban - the Quran clearly states that only God can reveal predictions of the future prophets/religions. So therefore, if the above is true (and I have to say that the above post is the first I have heard of this particular detail), then the conclusion that must be derived is that Hinduism must have ...

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Hey - the rest of the world is just jealous they didn't call themselves 'Great'! As for crooked teeth - I think a perfect smile is over-rated and looks fake! :lol: :o In the UK we make fun of the Irish (the butt of the 'stupid' jokes) and the role of 'blonde' jokes seems to get passed around - it us...

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Liban, Allah says in the Quran: Chapter : 16 (Al-Nahl) Verse : 36 And We did raise among every people a Messenger with the teaching, 'Worship Allah and shun the Evil one.' Then among them were some whom Allah guided and among them were some who became deserving of ruin. So travel through the earth a...

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I use BitLord and use torrentspy and isohunt to get my torrents - they download super quick - mostly TV shows from the US - so I agree with the comments above that its probably the torrents you're linking to or your settings. (I'm using DIC with a 2mb connection - they intially set me up with a 64kb...

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Liban, I don't think that the Quran says anywhere that it contains an exhaustive list of all prophets. The Quran lists prophets from the time of Adam, but not necessarily all the prophets between Abraham and Muhammad, pbuh. For example, Lot and Saleh were contemporaries of Abraham, but not descendan...

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Sorry, I forgot about the clearest verse on the subject:

* "And certainly We sent messengers before you: there are some of them that We have mentioned to you and there are others whom We have not mentioned to you..." [40:78]

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Sorry Liban, I must not have explained myself well enough. 40.78 says that not all prophets are named - i.e that there were prophets that were sent, but not named in the Quran. (There are hadith that number the prophets sent at 120,000 - but we do not need to reference hadith on this point as I thin...

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I haven't seen the post in the movies thread (I don' t think I've ever ventured there, so must have a look). I've read the book and enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to the film, despite the awful reviews its been getting. I'm a Muslim and therefore do believe in Jesus and actually believe in all that...

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The Quran does not mention that Jesus married and had children. It does not say he didn't have a wife and child either. Therefore, in my view the underlying notion of the book/film is not a reason for any muslim to have any objection - it does not offend the Muslim view of the personage of Prohet Je...

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In Islam there are two types of 'soul' - the Nafs and the Rooh. Rooh can be thought of as the essence that makes a bunch of cells 'alive' instead of 'dead'. This distinguishes between cells etc that are alive and those which are not. Thus far science hasn't been able to create this life-force - but ...

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Goodbai - I would just disagree with you on the point that the mess/problems were unforseen. If anything, the many who spoke out against the war were proved more right than I expected. If you think back to before the 2003 invasion, there many marches and speeches around the world. All the commentato...

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Choco - animals can be trained to mimic human conciousness, but it does not mean that they are making concious decisions based on a sense of right or wrong. A dog that has been trained to be a guard dog and be very vicious is no more 'good' or 'bad' than a dog that has been trained to be a guide dog...

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Arnie, The actions of a mental patient will be judged as if they were a child, in my opinion. Suicide is a sin - for those who have a choice to choose suicide or not. For those whose mental capacity means they can't make rational decisions will be judged differently. The over-riding concept of the D...

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Arnie, The Quran is the literal word of God - it was relayed via the Angel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad, pbuh. Each chapter of the Quran begins with 'In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful'. Nothing in the Quran is considered the word of anyone other than God Himself - and the Quran its...

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Horizon, The Quran also says that Bees are sent 'wahi' or revelation from God, and that Cows/Bulls were sent down from heaven (not literally, of course). Islam teaches respect for all God's creatures, and the Holy Prophet, pbuh, showed great compassion for all animals, especially beasts of burden. H...

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Arnie - yes, all the 10 commandments as understood by Jews and Christians are encompassed in the Quran.. it will be an interesting exercise to go through and get the quotes - but I'm sure Google can help. In fact, all religions, I contend, enjoin their followers to abide by the 10 commandments.. I'l...

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I couldn't have a thread 7 pages long on scouring pads go without a post from me.

So here it is.

hmmm.. not that interesting in here...

What are scouring pads anyway?

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Hello and welcome to the forums. Firstly, you have come to the right place to get advice – the guys here are friendly and I got a lot of information to prepare me for the move out here a mere 3 months ago. Another website that is useful is http://www.expatmum.com – especially for school information,...

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This may be a silly question - but did Fayz ever get the scouring pads?

(sorry, I don't have the will power to read the thread!)

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All the religions before Islam were regional religions due to the limitations of human communication. Islam teaches that all peoples were sent messengers/prophets from God, with the same basic message. However, man has evolved in terms of civilization and social interaction and the requirements requ...

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