I had the pleasure of meeting author Sumbul Ali-Karmali at Silicon Valley Reads' annual event yesterday. Hosted by the Indian Business and Professional Women's group (IBPW) at the India Community Center (ICC) in Milpitas, CA, this annual event drew over 40 attendees.Sumbul discussed her nationally-acclaimed and Independent Publishing Book award winning title, "The Muslim Next Door: the Qur'an, the Media, and that Veil Thing." I have not read her book yet, but I did purchase an autographed copy for my per... read more »
1) Have you ever thought why there's conflict between Shia and Sunni?2) Have you ever thought how can "brothers" hate each other so much?3) Have you ever thought about why they kill each other?4) While both sects are massacring each other, have you ever wondered how they can claim that Islam is the Religion of Peace???The origins of the Sunni-Shia conflict was always violent, and that appears to be giving way to another period of spreading conflict in the Middle East..That struggle is most violent and da... read more »
Una nueva entrega de software libre en películas y televisión. Esta vez podemos ver un entorno KDE y el uso de Kopete por parte de Niki Sanders, el personaje que encarna Ali Larter en Heroes: Podemos ver este fotograma en el minuto 7 segundo 10 del primer capítulo de la serie titulado Génesis. Podemos ver bajo [...] read more »
Desempregado, Nick está de mal a pior. Enfrentando problemas com a bebida, ele acaba de ser abandonado pela mulher, que despeja tudo o que é seu no jardim de casa. Na tentativa de recomeçar a vida, coloca à venda, ali mesmo, tudo o que tem. Um novo vizinho pode ser a chave para que o quotidiano de Nick volte aos eixos. Confiram Pronto para Recomeçar (Everything Must Go - 2010) com Will Ferrell, read more »
These days I hardly get time to watch any movie and whenever I get that precious time, I try to use that moment completely and watch something very selective. Yesterday was such day and I selected Bol, a Pakistani movie to watch. It was an fulfilling experience and my selection was right. After watching 'Bol' movie, I was compelled to think whether situation of women is really that bad in Pakistan as shown in the movie or it is just a movie. One can argue over the style of making of this film, which is s... read more »
Bono, el líder de la banda U2, fue tratado por palpitaciones aceleradas de corazón y dolor en el pecho. El cantante fue llevado por su esposa, Ali Hewson, a un hospital de Mónaco, cuando empezó a sentir los dolores. Estuvo varias horas en el hospital Princess Grace Memorial, donde se le determinó que no era necesario que pasará la noche allá. Estos percances de salud vienen solo tres read more »
Abu Bakr adalah nama kunyah (panggilan), nama asli beliau adalah Abdulloh bin UtsmanOrang Arab tahu mana nama, mana kunyah ataupun laqab.Imam Ali asli orang Arab,, pasti beliau tahu itu.Tidak ada orang memberi nama anaknya dengan nama kunyah atau laqab.Tapi tahukah kawan???? Ternyata Imam Ali adalah orang Bani Hasyim pertama yang memberi nama anaknya dengan nama ABU BAKR.Kalau bukan karena mengidolakan Abu Bakr, kecil kemungkinan.Bagaimana bisa Imam Ali mngidolakan Abu Bakr, tapi orang-orang yang mengaku... read more »
Armin van Buuren sparge tiparele cu un sound curat, combinat cu diversitatea unui gen care a scris istorie in muzica electronica. Cu ultimul album de artist, Mirage, a facut o demonstratie de versatilitate; cu single-uri precum: Full Focus, Not Giving Up On Love, This Light Between Us si Drowning a explorat fiecare ring de dans din [...] read more »
Walking in The Shadows of Henry David Thoreau Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.~Henry David Thoreau~ I am in Boston today and on my first full day Continue reading read more »
Kebingungan keduapuluh lima...Kita ketahui Imam al-Hasan -semoga Alloh meridhainya- adalah putra Imam Ali, ibu beliau adalah Fathimah az-Zahra -semoga Alloh meridhai mereka-. Imam al-Hasan juga termasuk Ahlul Kisa sebagaimana pemahaman Syiah Imamiyyah, beliau juga termasuk Imam yang ma'shum. Keadaannya sama seperti keadaan saudaranya (al-Husain yang lebih muda satu tahun -semoga Alloh meridhainya-).Tetapi mengapa, imamah terputus dari keturunan al-Hasan???Akan tetapi keturunan al-Husain yang melanjutkan ... read more »
