Monday, April 23, 2012
And in Dublin: Got Allergies? Get some Hookworms…
Most food allergies result from an immune response to a protein. In 2004 a team at Trinity College, Dublin, tried to counter that reaction by injecting mice with parasites, giving the animals the sort of threat they evolved to fight, thud distracting them from the food proteins. The experiment...
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Friday, April 20, 2012
And in Afgahanistan: Taliban claims Reward for his Capture…
A Taliban commander has been captured after marching up to a checkpoint brandishing a wanted poster with his own face and demanding the $100 reward for his own arrest. Mohammad Ashan was wanted for organising attacks on Afghan troops and so police were bemused when he voluntarily approached the...
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Fun with Fatwas: To Wash or to Wipe, that is the Question…
Fatwa No: 177311 Wiping over the head without wetting one's hand with fresh water Fatwa Date: Jumaadaa Al-Oula 17, 1433 / 9-4-2012 Question Assalum Alykum Q. Is it necessary to wet one's hand afresh for masah of the head or the wetness already existing will suffice? A. It is better to take fresh...
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Fun with Fatwas: Allaah Deeply Cares About Socks…
Fatwa No: 177013 When the period of wiping over the socks begins Fatwa Date: Jumaadaa Al-Oula 12, 1433 / 4-4-2012 Question Please clarify to me when does the period of wiping over the socks begin? Answer All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of...
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Friday, March 30, 2012
And in New York: N Y City schools to ban 'loaded words' from tests…
Divorce. Dinosaurs. Birthdays. Religion. Halloween. Christmas. Television. These are a few of the 50-plus words and references the New York City Department of Education is hoping to ban from the city’s standardized tests. The banned word list was made public – and attracted considerable criticism –...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
And in Australia: Apple to refund Australians for iPad mistake…
Apple will email all buyers of its new iPad in Australia to offer them a refund, a lawyer for the company has said, following an accusation from the nation's consumer watchdog that the electronics giant misled consumers over a key aspect of the product. The Australian Competition and Consumer...
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Monday, March 26, 2012
And in Toronto: ‘Group Womb Cleanses’ and ‘Vegan Womb Cleanses’…
What on Earth is a “group womb cleanse” and a “vegan womb cleanse”? Signs for both have appeared on telephone poles recently in my downtown Toronto neighbourhood, and I am at an utter loss: Why do wombs need cleansing? Exactly whose wombs need cleansing? And if you had a womb in such straits, what...
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Fun with Fatwas: Do I really need to wear my Pants at High Water?
Fatwa No: 135068 Fatwa Date: Jumaadaa Al-Oula 19, 1431 / 3-5-2010 Question As Salaam Alaykum, Sir, I would like to get a new answer for this instead of other answers from Islamweb. I have finished my +2 exams Alhamdulillah and now thinking to travel to my country for further studies (Bachelor...
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Friday, March 23, 2012
And in St. Paul: Porn-Star Prom Date Formally Disallowed
An Oakdale high school senior is being prevented from bringing his chosen date - a porn actress - to prom. Mike Stone tweeted one member after another in that profession, seeking someone willing to go to the Tartan High School prom at Landmark Center in St. Paul. Megan Piper said on her Twitter...
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
Fun with Fatwas: Don’t Sit like Satan, Don’t Eat like Satan…
Fatwa No: 26981 Why Sitting between the Shade and Sun Is Prohibited Fatwa Date: Rabee' Al-Awwal 21, 1433 / 14-2-2012 Question There is a Hadeeth saying that the one who sits one half in the shade and the other half in the sun has lost. How authentic is this Hadeeth? Answer All perfect praise be to...
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