Showing posts with label World Today. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Today. Show all posts

Friday, March 19, 2010

Saddam's Palaces Today

Saddam's Palaces Today
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1973064,00.html

This quote, from the Photagrapher Mosse, is what stuck me the most:

       "The most interesting thing for me," he says, "is the very fact that the U.S. chose to occupy Saddam's 
        palaces in the first place. If you're trying to convince a population that you have liberated them from a
        terrible dictator, why would you then sit in his throne?"

In pictures: Jerusalem's African quarter

A glimpse into a world we may never see ourselves..

In pictures: Jerusalem's African quarter
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8556358.stm

Egyptian writer's call for new Ka'bah shrine causes international uproar

hatha 9a7i? does he even grasp the importance, the significance, the symbolism, the historical context of the Kaaba? the Qibla?

Egyptian writer's call for new Ka'bah shrine causes international uproar
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/18/egypt-writer-kabah-islam-mecca

Thursday, March 18, 2010

India to capture 1.2 billion population in new digital census

Wow!! I take my hat off...

India to capture 1.2 billion population in new digital census
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/india.population.register/index.html

Yes, my freedom for an fb status update

Facebook traps Italian fugitive mafia suspect
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8570796.stm


I mean, seriously?? What gets me is that this is not the first time some idiot running from the law is caught because they were cocky enough to post something or other on fb. A while ago some idiot broke in to someone's house and would have gotten away scott-free but due to the extreme urgency of updating his status, he actually logged on to his account from his victim's computer then FORGOT to log out!! i mean, HELLO!!!

*deep breath* 1...2...3... *exhaaaaale*

I don't know why this bothers me, but i have a seriously low tolerance for stupidity these days!

Plus, i don't get all the hype about fb. Ok, ok, i get it, but, personally, i dont want everyone on my friends list knowing every little thing i do every single minute of every single day. My fb page is like an apartment i've rented but haven't gotten to furnishing and literally just come home to sleep in. Actually, its worse than that... Social networking is great and all, and i'm 100% for all technological advancement etc, but sometimes i just want my time to be my time. Its gotten to the point that i turn off my mobile these days just to get a break from calls and texts that i'm compelled to respond to, just because my phone is on...

Oh, i forgot to add, on a scale of 1 to 10 on anti-socialness, i'm cruising at a 9 these days...

Friday, October 9, 2009

Switzerland vs. the Minaret

If you want to gauge the mood and attitude towards Islam and Muslims in Switzerland, here's something that will help you:
Swiss city allows controversial right-wing poster
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/08/switzerland.poster.campaign/index.html

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Tunnel Living in Vegas

Again, alifestyle I could never fathom.. Fascinating.
The secret world beneath Sin City
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8239319.stm

Our world today - Ingushetia

Walking in the shoes of an Ingushtian family who have just lost their son cos he was an alleged "militant" when in truth the country's security services tortured him to death. This is our terrible world today.
Ingushetia's cycle of violence
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8287143.stm