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MR's Blog (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
As you can see here (via TechCrunch) a few people are mad that BestBuy’s thanksgiving advertisement features a 14-letter phrase (or 15 if you count the hyphen). Who’s going to BestBuy this weekend? Related posts:New York City Public Schools may get two more holidays: Eid-ul-Adha and Eid-ul-Fitr!Hillary Clinton Eid ul Fitr Message | Obama Family sends Eid [...] Related posts: New York City...
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Want to be a Free Thinker (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
I put myself in charge of arranging a drink with my husband's friends from Cambridge -- what an effort that was. I knew them from the year I studied there so was happy to see them again. We went to the wine cellar of the Pontefract Castle pub near Oxford Street. We didn't come back up for hours and by that time, I was staggering on the platform to get the train home. Here are some of my pals from last...
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Islam in Europe (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
UK: Gov't should not engage with 'moderate' Muslims In the bottom article ENGAGE is claiming that Hafeez is a regular British Muslim, while at the same time saying that the gov't should not engage with 'moderates'. What are 'moderate' Muslims, then? As for the 'fasting' lecture, it all depends on the context. A lecture about Ramadan makes sense if this was a reception to honor Ramadan. In any other...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
The President of the Republic, His Excellency, Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh continues to receive more congratulatory messages from Gambians in the country and abroad on his landmark UN address, the observance of the Holy month of Ramadan and Eid-Ul Fitr.
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The Art and Science of Food (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
I finally posted a recipe of Lontong Sayur Pepaya Muda Udang or Green Pepaya and Shrimp in Spiced Coconut Milk with Rice Cakes as the last series of Eid ul Fitr dishes 2009. Traditionally, lontong is made by partly cooking or soaking raw rice, draining and packing tightly into a rolled-up banana leaf. The leaf packaging is fastened with bamboo picks and cooked in boiling water about 2 hours or so....
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America's North Shore Journal (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
"During Eid ul-Fitr [the Islam holiday], I went around to all the guard towers to speak with some of the Afghan guards. If you think about it, they were sitting all by themselves for hours on this major, Islam holiday," said Maj. Loftis. "I figured that if I were someplace by myself on Christmas, I would want somebody to come around and share the moment with me." In the ongoing...
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Daily Khabor @ Khabor.Com (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
Thank you Dr. Parvez. It is undoubtedly a good reflection of the stark reality. I was pleased to read the USA analogy you have mentioned in providing the policy input in the underlying social dynamics. Thank you again. Hafizur Rahman -----Original Message----- From: Isha Khan To: Dhaka Mails Sent: Sat, Oct 24, 2009 8:33 pm Subject: [khabor.com] India's invisible minority India's invisible minority...
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Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
`The Christian Institute’ A London council which shuts its schools on Muslim, Sikh and Hindu holy days is rethinking its calendar. One head teacher told officials conducting a review into the closures she was “frustrated” by the enforced holidays. Waltham Forest Council in East London closes its state schools on Eid-Ul-Fitr, Diwali and Guru Nanak’s Birthday, which are [...]...
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The Art and Science of Food (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Tauco are salted fermented soybeans and pronounced tow cow . They were brought to Indonesia by Chinese immigrants. It has cooperated with Indonesian culinary for centuries. Each regions of Indonesia have different type of tauco. It can be used for cooking fish, chicken, vegetable, tofu etc. Tauco is sold in whole and paste. It's similar to miso in Japanese cuisine. Tumis Pare dan Teri Bumbu Tauco means...
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The Christian Institute (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
A London council which shuts its schools on Muslim, Sikh and Hindu holy days is rethinking its calendar. One head teacher told officials conducting a review into the closures she was “frustrated” by the enforced holidays. Waltham Forest Council in East London closes its state schools on Eid-Ul-Fitr, Diwali and Guru Nanak’s Birthday, which are celebrated [...]
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Tabloid Watch (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
The Daily Mail appears to have decided that it might need to stop picking on gays for a bit and so has turned its attention back to immigrants and Muslims. There's the ludicrous cat story , a Melanie Phillips article about the BNP and another story about numbers of immigrants . And then there's this rather oddly worded headline : 'The schools told' . What ? This story, like the cat one, has been stolen...
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The Empire Chronicles (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Schools are being ordered to close on Muslim, Hindu and Sikh holy days despite objections from teachers, the Daily Mail reports. The directive by two London councils means the schools must shut for the annual celebrations of Eid-Ul-Fitr, Diwali and Guru Nanak’s birthday in addition to the traditional Christian holidays of Christmas and Easter. The policy even affects schools with only a small...
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Islam in Europe (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Germany: Turkish leader says all kids need Islamic holiday off The leader of the Turkish Community in Germany (TGD) Kenan Kolat said Tuesday that non-Muslim schoolchildren should be allowed out of school for an important Islamic religious holiday. "I think it would be good if one for one day, such as the Eid ul-Fitr following Ramadan, to let all of the kids off," Kolat told daily Berliner...
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National Secular Society (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Teachers in Waltham Forest have expressed concern at the imposition of minority religious holidaysfollowing the news that community schools in the borough will in future be obliged to close during Eid-Ul-Fitr, Guru Nanak and Diwali
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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.. (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
It's already the 13th day of Syawal today.. So how was your Eid ul-Fitr celebration? Hope everyone's having a good time.. ^_^ So, have you started fasting 6 days in Syawal yet? Today is my 3rd day..alhamdulillah.. I just hope i could finish fasting before the month ends.. According to Sahih Muslim, if you fast for 6 days during Syawal and the whole month of Ramadhan, it is equivalent to fasting "perpetually"....
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