November 24 2004

Overcome Your Flying Phobia

If you’re like me, a fearful flier, then here you go some great tips to conquer your fear of flying FOR GOOD.
I’ve tried everything, nothing worked, lol. Maybe these tips will finally solve my problem 😉 Let’s wait till my next flight and see.

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November 23 2004

Women Seat Belt


women seat belt
Originally uploaded by AquaCool.

Thanks to my dear sis Monia 🙂

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November 23 2004

Vorgehen Israels gegenüber palästinensischen Bauern kritisiert

Arabische Umweltaktivisten nutzten den 3. Weltnaturschutz-Kongress der World Conservation Union (IUCN) in Bangkok, um die internationale Aufmerksamkeit auf die problematische Situation vieler palästinensischer Bauern zu lenken. Sie warfen Israel vor, durch seine Siedlungspolitik und den Bau der Grenzmauer Jahrhunderte alte Olivenhaine auf palästinensischem Gebiet und damit die Existenzgrundlage vieler Bauern zu vernichten. “Bäume sind die Lebensgrundlage der Menschen. Stoppt das Entwurzeln der palästinensischen Bäume”, konnten die Kongressteilnehmer auf einem Plakat lesen. Die Arabische Gruppe für Naturschutz bittet um internationale Hilfe für ein Projekt, das die Anpflanzung von einer Million neuer Bäume, vor allem von Olivenbäumen, vorsieht. Sie sollen dort wachsen, wo israelische Bulldozer die alten Haine niedergemacht hatten.

Quelle: Islamische Zeitung

November 19 2004

Be Yourself…

Why would you want to be someone else
When you could be better by being yourself
Why pretend to be someone you are not
When you have something they haven’t got

Cheating yourself of the life you have to live
Deprives others of that only which you can give
You have much more to offer by being just you
Than walking around in someone else’s shoes

Trying to live the life of another is a mistake
It is a masquerade; nothing more than a fake
Be yourself and let your qualities show through
Others will love you more for being just you

Remember that God loves you just as you are
To Him you are already a bright shining star
Family and friends will love you more too
If you spent time practicing just being you

by Ellen Bailey

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November 19 2004

“Celebrate Islam!”

Founded in 1995, Astrolabe is the leading distributor and affinity marketer of media and entertainment products that celebrate Islamic values and Muslim culture.
Astrolabe is committed to providing high quality cartoons, documentaries, books, software, toys, and art that reflect the diversity of Muslim thought while generally promoting a positive American Muslim identity through its online store, phone representatives, sponsored events/concerts, convention bazaars, and bi-annual direct-mail catalog.

Take a look at it, it’s really great and provides a wide range of Islamic products for the whole family. I personally loved it.

November 18 2004

10X10: When Pictures Define Time…

10×10â„¢ (‘ten by ten’) is an interactive exploration of the words and pictures that define the time. Every hour, 10×10 collects the 100 words and pictures that matter most on a global scale, and presents them as a single image, taken to encapsulate that moment in time. Each hour is presented as a picture postcard window, composed of 100 different frames, each of which holds the image of a single moment in time. Clicking on a single frame allows us to peer a bit deeper into the story that lies behind the image. The result is an often moving, sometimes shocking, occasionally frivolous, but always fitting snapshot of our world.
Over the course of days, months, and years, 10×10 leaves a trail of these hourly statements which, stitched together side by side, form a continuous patchwork tapestry of human life.

I think it’s BEAUTIFUL!

November 17 2004

Palestine: Dying To Live

Concerned members of the advertising and media community in Jordan have produced a media campaign: Palestine: Dying to live to mobilize public opinion, to open the world’s eyes to the various violations of basic human rights, in an effort to bring forth the plight of the Palestinians to the Western world, in a language they understand.

I encourage you all to check it out. It’s in English and French. The photographs in the actual campaign section are available also in Arabic.

November 17 2004

Are They Sports?

Last night we were watching “Rocky”, apart of the movie being an extremely exciting one till this very day, it always reminds me of my opinion concerning “sports” such as Boxing.
I never really considered Boxing to be a sport. Just like I never was convinced of the idea of Formula 1, wrestling, motor bike/ cart racing, to be kinds of sports.
To me a sport is an extremely healthy and environment-friendly activity. And I can’t see anything healthy in breaking someone’s teeth, or smashing their skulls, or lifting them up in your arms just to throw them on the ground as strong as you can!
I see nothing environment-friendly in pumping out toxic gas and crashing a speeding car causing fatal injuries!
I really don’t know, they might be fun to watch, but when it comes to me, I’ll never ever consider any of them sports.

November 17 2004

Enough With The… “SHIT”!

Israel is filing a complaint against… Jordan pigeons!
Yep, as crazy as it may sound, this is nothing but the truth. Pigeons gather in Aqaba, enjoy their time in the beautiful city by eating and eating. And then they fly to Eilat where they happen to find it the perfect place to get rid of their… shit, leaving the Israelis angry of the dirt covering their coasts.

What can I say? It’s the animal, the animal, the animal instinct 😉 Oh, no, let’s get serious, maybe these pigeons aren’t as innocent and spontaneous as they seem, what if they belong to some kind of a terrorist organization?!

Via: 4eco.com

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November 16 2004

Belated…

I haven’t been able to blog for the past few days. Anyway, I hope all of you had a great and happy Eid Al Fitr, wishing that we’ll hear better news about our Arab brothers and sisters all around the world, specially in Iraq and Palestine.