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Different Worlds
We dedicate this blog to the dead children in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Palestinian mothers who get shot at for smiling at the wrong time, my Sudanese brothers and sisters in Darfur and Southern Sudan, broken hearted child soldiers in Uganda, the raped and abused in Ecuador, the silent women of Atenco Mexico, the political activists in Burma, prisoners of conscious in Guantanamo bay, modern day slaves in the United States, Japan, South East Europe, and the Middle East. LGBT's who are hated just because they love differently, Muslima Hijabie women who are targeted by hate crimes but are still strong enough to be proud, Muslim men who are stereotyped and demeaned, families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks, lost souls in Alexandria, Egypt, suicidal teenagers who are bullied for being different, women who do not feel beautiful, starving children all over the world, people who do not have adequate healthcare simply because they can't afford it, protestors in Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt. This goes out to the people with hope.
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March42012
3PM
Why a Big Mac Costs Less Than a Salad
The chart was put together by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, but its figures still, alas, look quite relevant. Thanks to lobbying, Congress chooses to subsidize foods that we’re supposed to eat less of.
Of course, there are surely other reasons why burgers are cheaper than salads. These might include production costs, since harvesting apples is probably more naturally seasonal than slaughtering cows (even though both are in demand year-round). Transportation and storage costs might also play a role, as it’s probably easier to keep ground beef fresh and edible for extended periods of time, by freezing it, than cucumbers.
Read more: http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/why-a-big-mac-costs-less-than-a-salad/
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February22012
The TRUTH about corporations
January222012
1 Student Arrested Every Day In NYC Schools, 94% Are Black Or Latino
According to new data released by the NYPD [pdf], an average of one student is arrested every day in the city’s school system, and three others are issued summonses. During summer school from July through September, four students each day are arrested, and 94% of those arrested are black or Latino, and 83% are male. “The data raise concerns about black students being disproportionately arrested in the city’s schools,” Donna Lieberman, the executive director of the NYCLU says in a release. “If the Bloomberg administration is truly serious about closing the achievement gap, then they must address this disparity and focus more attention on educating children — not arresting them.”
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6PM
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6PM
877 million people in this world live in poverty.
6PM
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1AM
the one who lives by the sword, dies by the sword.
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October162011
Occupy Milwaukee, October 15, 2011.
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August162011
“KORAN BY HEART is a film about the intense competition at the world’s oldest Koran memorization contest, when the best and brightest kids from 70 countries across the Islamic world gather each year during Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, to see who can recite the Koran with the greatest accuracy, passion and beauty. Just 10 years old, the main characters are remarkable, talented boys and girls from remote and volatile parts of the Islamic world — their future hanging in the balance amidst the controversies and divisions that engulf as their religion. KORAN BY HEART is a coming of age story about Muslim kids in modern times.”
This had to be one of the best documentaries I have watched in a while. In all honesty, these kids put me to shame to know that they have the Quran memorized without even knowing Arabic. Their hard work and dedication is truly amazing and no where near what you seen in many kids today. May Allah bless them and reward them all for their efforts and keep them among those that will granted entry into Jannah, ameen.
Adorable and inspiring altogether. This reminds me of my student who was a Haafiz e Quran - meaning that he memorized the Holy Quran by heart and understood it by comprehending various compilations of tashreeh - interpretation. His oratory skills were spellbinding and his demeanor towards class fellows left me not only impressed but touched. Very polite, humble and bright in above-average terms. The process of memorizing the Quran in which 114 surahs, 6666 verses with very minute detail concerning zer, zabr, paish and much more, is an extremely daunting task. Muslims all over the world take pride in performing hifz.
I asked my student - Bilal - once: How does it feel to know a sacred text word for word? Was it a dreary burden? Did it change his approach towards life? He answered with a smile, “I feel like a really cool nerd with a sure spot in heaven.”He was 9 at the time.
12AM
Viva Palestina!: Breaking News.
Airstrike on Gaza kills one, injures two.
Israeli warplanes have launched an airstrike on the Gaza Strip that killed one Palestinian and critically injured two others.
The attack targeted the eastern section of the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Tuesday morning, a Press TV correspondent…
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12AM
http://www.amnestyusa.org/majid
On May 22, 2011 one young man will turn 25. But he will not be able to celebrate his birthday with friends and family as many young men would. Instead, Majid Tavakkoli will be spending his 25th birthday in a dank and fetid cell in one of Iran’s most squalid prisons.
This video is a joint effort between Amnesty International USA and United4Iran.
Artist: Fools & Horses
Song: 3 Chords
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