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Turkish MPs plan headscarf reform

published by You on 30 January, 2008 - 02:30

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[size=18]Turkish MPs plan headscarf reform[/size]

Two major parties in Turkey say they will submit a joint plan to parliament to ease a ban on the Islamic headscarf in universities.

The Islamist-rooted governing AK Party and the nationalist MHP say it is an issue of human rights and freedoms.

The two parties have enough votes in parliament to overturn the constitutional ban on headscarves.

A strict headscarf ban has been in force in universities since 1997. It was ordered by the secularist military.

UK gov issued 250k phone tap licences in nine months

published by You on 29 January, 2008 - 17:18

[quote][size=18]UK gov issued 250k phone tap licences in nine months[/size]

The regulator for Britain's snoopers has released a report covering the last nine months of 2006, painting a panglossian picture of a period which saw a quarter of a million intercepts.

From 11 April to 31 December 2006 there were 253,557 requests for communication data.

Ending the stranglehold on Gaza

published by You on 26 January, 2008 - 17:40

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[size=24]Ending the stranglehold on Gaza[/size]

[size=9][i]By Eyad al-Sarraj and Sara Roy[/i][/size]
January 26, 2008

AN ISRAELI convoy of goods and peace activists will go today to Erez, Israel's border with Gaza, and many Palestinians will be on the other side waiting. They will not see one another, but Palestinians will know there are Jews who condemn the siege inflicted on the tiny territory by Israel's military establishment and want to see an end to the 40-year-old occupation.
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'Atheistic fundamentalism' fears

published by You on 22 December, 2007 - 16:28

[quote][size=18]'Atheistic fundamentalism' fears[/size]

The Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, has described a rise in "fundamentalism" as one of the great problems facing the world.

He focused on what he described as "atheistic fundamentalism".

He said it led to situations such as councils calling Christmas "Winterval", schools refusing to put on nativity plays and crosses removed from chapels.

In his Christmas message, he said: "Any kind of fundamentalism, be it Biblical, atheistic or Islamic, is dangerous."

The archbishop said "atheistic fundamentalism" was a new phenomeno

Humour 'comes from testosterone'

published by You on 21 December, 2007 - 14:51

Very interesting article:

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[size=18]Humour 'comes from testosterone'[/size]

Men are naturally more comedic than women because of the male hormone testosterone, an expert claims.

Men make more gags than women and their jokes tend to be more aggressive, Professor Sam Shuster, of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, says.

The unicycling doctor observed how the genders reacted to his "amusing" hobby.

Women tended to make encouraging, praising comments, while men jeered. The most aggressive were young men, he told the British Medical Journal.

Previous findings have suggested women and men differ in how they use and appreciate humour.

Subverting Wikipedia

published by You on 17 December, 2007 - 02:07

While it is entirely possible to do so, it is extremely likely you will [url=http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Wikileaks_busts_Gitmo_propaganda_team]get caught[/url].

(This topic was created just to point this out to MuslimBro who I think has issues with Wikipedia and its accuracy compared to other sources. I could not remember where the other bits of convo took place.)

Ph34r Internet stalking!

Did Morgan "Supersize Me" Spurlock find OBL?

published by You on 5 December, 2007 - 22:20

[quote][size=18]Did Morgan Spurlock find Osama bin Laden?[/size]

Rumors are flying that filmmaker Morgan Spurlock of "Super Size Me" fame may have done what the United States government has failed to do for the last six years — find Osama bin Laden.

The speculation first began at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, where Spurlock showed a select group of potential buyers 15 minutes of footage from his new documentary, "Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?" The film follows Spurlock through the Middle East in his search for the elusive leader of al-Qaida.

Issue 10 - OUT NOW!!!

published by You on 4 December, 2007 - 01:57

There have been some disturbing reports recently that mention the release of Issue 10 into the wild. These reports are totally unconfirmed and should be ignored.

Oh, what the hell. Who am I kidding? It is out there. We are doomed, I say, doomed. DOOOOMED!

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Emails to the Editor

What's He Chattin' About? - Islamic words used in this issue

Don't Worry, Be Happy

The Revival Guide: Top Nasheed Artists

Ali & Jamal

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