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Welcome, and thanks for the contribution. What we really need now is for a Shia (or Egyptian) muslim who believes in this temporary marriage and has practiced it to come forward and let us know why they think it is Islamic. If it is really a common practice then we should, in theory, have no difficu...

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Are you saying that Herve is anti-islamic? What do you base this theory on? Hey BM ;) - try and keep up and read what is posted (this time). Nothing (I repeat NOTHING) in the OP was actually written by herve - it was the article he cut and pasted that I was referring to. As to herve - at least he d...

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Censorship of books in Palestine and Israel seems to be something both sides of the conflict like to do. Banning novels on grounds of decency or religous values is one thing - but censorship of school books?? Surely that deserves a greater condemnation than a blogger reporting two novels were confis...

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I see on the news that hundreds have been arrested in protests:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12289475

I hope that it remains relatively peaceful - fascinating to see how this story unfolds.

Cheers,
Shafique

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Stephen Colbert on some radical muslim snacks.

Yummy.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colber ... up-vacuums

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Colonists who are illegally living in land captured in 1967 and which is under Israeli Military Occupation, are actually killing Palestinians. Just take two examples from the past 2 weeks: Colonist (aka settler) shoots and kills Palestinian, 13 Jan 2011: http://www.haaretz.com/news/settler-shoots-ki...

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My best wishes and prayers that it all goes off peacefully.

Cheers,
Shafique

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An interesting point of view reported in Huffington Post - Seymour Hersh speaking in Qatar highlights the Christian fundamentalists in the US military. Seymour Hersh: Military Branch Being Run By ‘Crusaders’ The New Yorker’s Seymour Hersh alleged in a speech in Qatar that key branches of the U.S. mi...

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In what seems like an impeccable piece of logic, Tea Party representative makes the point that it is bizzare that the US is effectively borrowing money from China to send to Israel as 'military aid' - but is in effect funding an arms race. Egypt, Paul points out, gets almost the same amount of aid. ...

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I had to get one of those from the Dubai police - my story was a bit shorter, the major issue was finding out where to actually go and get one done. The company PRO (usually very competent) got all the forms filled and then informed me to go to the police station 'past the airport, it's on your righ...

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I hope everyone is safe, and continues to be safe. With Mubarak having dismissed the Cabinet, but clinging on to power - it seems that there is some momentum.. However given the clear peoples' wish that Mubarak has to go, I can't see how he can hang on without resorting to violence. :? Loonwatch hav...

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I've just finished 'After the Prophet' by Lesley Hazelton - whose excellent TED talk on the Quran is a must: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y2Or0LlO6g I was going to write a review - but basically I agree completely with the promotional blurb on her site, quoted below. Highly recommended. I read it...

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I was enjoying an iconic performance of a major pop/rock star who also happens to be an Asian immigrant (of Indian heritage, as some would say) - when it occurred to me that some may not be aware that he was an Asian immigrant. His parents were from Gujarat, India and their ancient ancestors were fr...

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Well, he wasn't born in America so can't really be an ABCD!

However, he did change his name from Farrokh Bulsara and did downplay his origins.

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Shafique

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^It was either this or commenting on the Ugandan activist killed this week and at whose funeral a pastor made a scene. :shock: Freddy made better music than the 'eat da poo poo' vids. ;) (BTW - wasn't his se.xual preference once called the English disease? Given that he passed away from Aids, I won'...

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^Don't tell anyone - but I had to look it up too!

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Shafique

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^Yeah, I realised that as soon as I posted it - hence the quick edit. AIDs has devastated sub-saharan Africa - it is a demographic time bomb with up to 1 in 4 HIV positive in some countries. Not a disease to joke about. But back to the late great Freddy - I have to admit that when I was first told h...

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The "English disease", by which continental Europeans mean gay attachments between men. http://encyclopediadramatica.com/English (But interestingly, amongst Arabs the term is used for syphyillis) As for Englebert.. I didn't count Cliff Richard as a British Asian just because he was born i...

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On a more serious note, I see that now over 50 people have been killed.

I hope that the people get their wish and have a peaceful 'people's revolution'. It could go either way, but I continue to hope for the best.

Cheers,
Shafique

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A scotsman can't keep away from a horse.. :shock: Man sentenced for s.ex act on horse at Devon stables A man was caught on a covert infra-red camera performing a sex act on a horse at a stable in Devon. Derek Woods was caught when he triggered alarms at the stable which had been set up by police aft...

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suddenly everyone is an expert with ME, Muslims, and Egyptians matters... Ignore the loons. They were just waiting for an anti-Islamic angle and couldn't contain themselves when a snippet of news was highlighted on Islamophobic blog. They are nothing if not predictable - some looting goes on and it...

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So, is Joanna Lumley a British Asian actress in your book, or is Cliff Richard a British Asian pop star? As for Spike Milligan - Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan KBE (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier, and actor. Milliga...

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Here:
http://totallycoolpix.com/2011/01/the-egypt-protests/

(They're too big to link - they get cropped, so best viewed on the site itself)

Pretty awesome scenes.

cheers,
Shafique

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The news footage today shows the crowds and army getting on well - with people on the tanks and embracing the soldiers. I hope that this aspect of the protest continues and the army doesn't turn on the people. Mahmoud - thanks for sharing, good to get personal insights into the events. Cheers, Shafi...

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From the commentaries, the ruling elites in Saudi, Jordan and Kuwait are looking at the events in Egypt with some concern - they share some of the same characteristics of Egypt and Tunisia in terms of suppression of popular/democratic will.

Cheers,
Shafique

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It also puts an interesting spin on the otherwise innocent website:

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Shafique

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Gideon Levy in Haaretz relates the events unfolding in Egypt to Palestine and Israel, and draws some conclusions. .. Not only is the Fatah regime in Ramallah and the Hamas regime in Gaza destined to fall, but perhaps also, one day, the Israeli occupation, which certainly meets all the criteria of cr...

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^You don't like admitting when you're wrong do you? So, do you or do you not consider Cliff Richard, Joanna Lumley and Spike Milligan (pre 1962 when he took Irish citizenship) as 'British Asians'? I don't. But back to Freddy - note that the web page from which those photos come from call him the fir...

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No pictures were provided, so the mind boggles.

Perhaps other 'animal lover's' can clarify???

Cheers,
Shafique

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Hey sym - thanks for sharing. Great photos. Brings back memories of business trips to Istanbul. When I last was in Aya Sofia, they had scaffolding up and it covered half the dome - but good to see that the restoration of that part is now complete. Did you also visit the Harem area at Topkapi? Cheers...

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Radical Muslim Snacks

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'Crusaders' running US Military?

Rand Paul: The emperor is not wearing any clothes

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Re: Will Egypt follow Tunisia?

After the Prophet: Excellent Book

First British Asian Popstar

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Re: Will Egypt follow Tunisia?

Animal lover charged

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Egypt protests - in pictures

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After Egypt - Hamas and Fatah?

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Re: My Trip To Turkey (Winter 2011)

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