Strangely Enough
Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back
At a special symposium held to commemorate International Women’s Day in Kuwait, Kuwaiti women showed up in force to demand answers in an all too public forum…
Upcoming Events in Michigan (and one big event in New Jersey)
ACCESS 39th Annual Dinner / IRS Deadline for 2006 Returns / CAIR 10th Anniversary Gala / Islamic Games to be held in New Jersey /
Medical Journal Prints Article About Qur`an and Cardiovascular Health
The International Journal of Cardiology has published a 5,000 word analysis of the beneficial and accurate teachings of Qur`an in relation to the heart.
Organ Grinders
The sign reads “For Sale: Kidney , Blood Group A+” and includes a cell phone number at the bottom…
The Story of ‘Skateistan’
Skateparks in the Middle East
Qaradawi: Egypt’s Steel Wall “Forbidden in Islam”
The president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars has said that the steel wall being built by the Egyptian authorities along their border with the Gaza Strip is prohibited according to Islam.
The Next Step: A Stealth Drone
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Air Force on Tuesday confirmed for the first time that it is flying a stealth unmanned aircraft known as the “Beast of Kandahar,” a drone spotted in photos and shrouded in secrecy.
Insurgents Intercept Drone Video in King-Size Security Breach
Amazing story from Wired magazine–insurgents able to watch and record drone video feeds
Dubai Babylon: The glitz, the Glamour – and Now the Gloom
The Gulf state’s dash for intense economic growth at breakneck speed was a project that was bound to fail. Karen Attwood and Mark Leftly report on an extraordinary tale of success leading to excess
Starvation and Behavior
The findings of the “Minnesota Starvation Experiment” conducted at the close of WWII in contemplation of the recovery of millions of Europeans who during the war had suffered from starvation. This is included here because of how it bears on dieting. Ramadan fasting must affect an individual’s ability to cope with and regulate food intake, which is an added dimension to what was already an interesting experiment.
Einstein Letter Condemning Massacres by Early Terrorist Israeli Organization
Rare Einstein Letter the day after the Deir Yassin massacre to be auctioned on E-bay
World’s First Arab Robot
Known more for its architectural feats and infrastructure genius, the UAE is charting new waters in Artificial Intelligence with the creation of the Arab world’s very first Arabic-speaking robot.
Tricked-Out Golf Carts Swarm Florida Communities
Villagers play hard. And they drive … well, they drive kinda slow. Because the ride of choice at the Villages isn’t a Lincoln or a Cadillac. It’s a golf cart.
An American Mother
An American woman speaks about her move to the Middle East.
Toyota’s Running Robot
Toyota Running Robot
How to fix… Firefox Bing. Fix the search feature in the “url bar” aka “location bar”…
If your firefox url location bar suddenly gives results from Bing instead of Google and you want Google back again, here is how you can switch it back:
Trapped by Indifference
stray cats and dogs in Kuwait
Mecca’s Mosques and the Qiblah
Tawfik al-Sudairy, Islamic affairs ministry deputy secretary, downplayed the problem in remarks quoted by the pan-Arab newspaper al-Hayat.
“There are no major errors but corrections have been made for some old mosques, thanks to modern techniques,” he said. Tawfik al-Sudairy, Islamic affairs ministry deputy secretary, downplayed the problem in remarks quoted by the pan-Arab newspaper al-Hayat.
The Fitness Factor
The abundance of wealth often translates into an overabundance of food, which is often just as greasy and artery clogging as it can be. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the State of Kuwait.
