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University staff asked to inform on 'vulnerable' Muslim students

published by You on 30 August, 2011 - 01:00

University staff including lecturers, chaplains and porters are being asked to inform the police about Muslim students who are depressed or isolated under new guidance for countering Islamist radicalism.

The move has resulted in deep discomfort among university lecturers and student union officials who wish to combat terrorism but say the new strategy is an infringement of students' civil liberties.

Read more @ The Guardian

The Great big moon sighting topic for Eid ul Fitr 2011/1432

published by You on 29 August, 2011 - 14:51

Just to keep tabs on the whole wide world.

I guess it will mostly be a copy of this page.

Currently:

Eid on Tuesday August 30, 2011:
Philippines (Announced)
USA (Calculations) [FCNA, ISNA]

Eid on Wednesday August 31, 2011:
Indonesia (Local Sighting)
New Zealand (Local Sighting)
Oman (Local Sighting, since not possible on August 29)

Gaddafi falls

published by You on 22 August, 2011 - 00:55

Well, the rebels have entered Tripoli, there seems to be some sense of jubilation in some segments of the capital while others are still held by Gaddafi's forces.

Gaddafi's son Saif al Islam Gaddafi has been captured and this seems like the ned of the civil war and of the Gaddafi regime.

Now the hard work starts of rebuilding the state - NATO has offered its assistance, which Abdul Bari Atwan of Al Quds on BBC News said was just them/us telling the rebels who is actually in charge.

€10k reward to find runaway cow

published by You on 15 August, 2011 - 19:04

Six-year-old Yvonne escaped from German field after apparently sensing she was set for slaughter

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an animal communication expert from Berne in Switzerland, said she had managed to contact Yvonne using telepathy. "I spoke to her yesterday and she said that she was fine but didn't feel ready to come out of hiding," said Matti. "She said she knew that Ernst had been waiting for her but that she was scared. She said she thought that humans would lock her up and she would no longer be free."

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On Monday Aufhauser said he had leased a helicopter to track down Yvonne. If that did not work, he had a secret weapon: Yvonne's two-year-old son, Friesi, who was previously believed dead but turned up alive at a local farm.

Somalia's al-Shabab rebels leave Mogadishu

published by You on 6 August, 2011 - 14:31

Somalia's al-Shabab Islamist rebels have pulled out of all positions in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, government and rebel spokesmen say.

President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed declared the rebels defeated after they left overnight on trucks.

However, al-Shabab described the move as a "change of military tactics".

The conflict has hampered aid efforts in the famine-hit country, with the militia barring some aid agencies from central and southern areas it controls.

Read more @ BBC News

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