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Archive for March, 2007

Yeowch

Sunday, March 11th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »

For most of my life I have had piercings. When I was a little girl, my violin teacher - an American called Randy - had three holes in each ... Read more..

The Jewish School where half the pupils are Muslim

Thursday, March 8th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

(Hijab flutter to The National Security Files which is the blog for a new Muslim radio program, check it out!) Critics of multiculturalism eat your stony little hearts out! "King David, in Birmingham, ... Read more..

500 Acts of Kindness

Thursday, March 8th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

If you're a Muslim living in Australia, check this out: YAMY500 - Australia Get Into It!! There are 500 good reasons to work for the benefit of humanity. 500 Young Muslim Australians ... Read more..

Am I a Grownup Yet?

Thursday, March 8th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

One of the weird things about working in a university whilst studying, is that you don't quite feel like a grownup with a real job.  Ever since I whimsically took ... Read more..

Kidney Stone Update

Thursday, March 8th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »

For those dear readers following the saga, there is some good news, wa alhamdulillah. I saw Urologist #3 again, and to my relief he has organised for me not to have ... Read more..

Bargaining Power

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

A few weeks ago I tried to explain to Yasmin the concept of compromise.  Bearing in mind she is a little over three, I explained it as a process where ... Read more..

Finality of Prophethood

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 13 Comments »

In the comments thread of this post, AbuOmid has repeated Baha'ullah's claim that Muslims have chained up the hand of God (a Qur'anic accusation originally leveled at some Jews who ... Read more..