I can see this being very successful...

McDonald's and PepsiCo to help write UK health policy

Department of Health putting fast food companies at heart of policy on obesity, alcohol and diet-related disease

The Department of Health is putting the fast food companies McDonald's and KFC and processed food and drink manufacturers such as PepsiCo, Kellogg's, Unilever, Mars and Diageo at the heart of writing government policy on obesity, alcohol and diet-related disease, the Guardian has learned.

Read more @ The Guardian

Boys and girls being friends.

Whats wrong with it?
What if they like you?
What if they're just friends?

Do you think its wrong to be friends as boys and girl? why?...

Qasim Nanotavi Deobandi wrote in his book:

- "Agir bilfarz bad zamana Nabvi [saw] is'see zameen meh kohi Nabi peda ho toh phir Khatamiyat e Muhammedi meh farq nah ahay ga. Cha'h jahay kay aap kay ma'sir kissi aur zameen meh aur Nabi tajweez keeya jahay toh phir bee aap kee KHATAMIAT BADASTOOR QAHIM RAHAY GEE"

- Suppose if, after the time of Prophet Muhammed sallalahu alayhi was'salam in this world some Prophet was born, even then khatamiat e Muhammedi will not be effected. Even so if like aap {i.e. Prophet Muhammed} in an other world another Prophet is apointed, even then aap {Prophet Muhammed's} khatamiat will remain as traditionally understood.

Branching off TPOS (Pron: Tee-Puh-Oss) [http://www.therevival.co.uk/forum/general/7684#comment-167274]

I found that a lot of people started saying that Respect needs to be earned (or the opposite) but how do we earn respect? Do we have to do something specific and if so how long do we wait until respect is naturally associated with the person?

Do you agree with the statement that "boys don't respect girls unless they know them/have some sort of connection"

But my friends said that ^ today. I've never really thought about it and i don't know any teenage boys that well. It seems like a huge generalisation but if that's true it's a horrible thought.

And why don't they? :/

A man who robbed a takeaway driver of pizzas, cash and his mobile phone was caught after his mother let the victim into their house to call the police.

...

He went to the first available lit window he could see, which turned out to be McManus's own home where he lived with his mother and brother.

Read more @ BBC News

Abu Musa al-Ash’ari said:

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

“Any woman who puts on perfume then passes by people so that they can smell her fragrance, is an adulteress.”

So women shouldn't wear perfume (outside the home or except for her husband) because it can stimulate male desires, attract them to the woman etc BUT what about men who wear cologne? Does that not excite female desires in the same way, is it not the same thing?

Another thing. What about attar (for both men and women)?

nice article on the stupidity of some old people...
http://mybeliefs.co.uk/2010/11/07/just-for-men/

Canadian authorities are investigating an Asian man in his early 20's who disguised himself as an “elderly caucasian male” and was en route from Hong Kong to Vancouver before being discovered as an impostor.

His perfect plan was foiled when midway through the flight he decided to rip his face off.