Archive for December, 2004

The Dance Of Nature

16 December 2004

Via:Pensées perdues You can’t but be captured by the beauty of this tree which looks just like a ballet dancer hypnotized by the magic of melodies…Subhana Allah!

Eine Sozialstudie

16 December 2004

Vorurteile gibt es viele, Fakten weniger. Ausländische Mädchen und junge Frauen in Deutschland sind weit karrierebewusster, als die gängigen Klischees es behaupten. Eine neue Sozialstudie über das Leben von Migrantentöchtern des Familienministeriums ist gespickt mit Überraschungen. Junge Muslimas haben ehrgeizige und sehr konkrete Berufspläne und zählen zu den “Bildungsaufsteigerinnen”. Die muslimischen Eltern unterstützen ihre Töchter [...]

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Me

16 December 2004

Inspired by Subzero Blue: I love traveling, but hate flying, and I’m scared of heights. I’m fascinated by languages, love knowing the origins of words, and enjoy linking languages together. I have a history in car accidents. When I was in the 4th grade I had the worst one, in which I lost a friend. [...]

Environmental Quote…

15 December 2004

“The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river”. ~Ross Perot

Linux 4 Arab

15 December 2004

I think this Linux 4 Arab logo is simply adorable

A Day In My Life… “Youm Fi Hayati”

14 December 2004

Is a wonderful program I watched on Dubai TV last week. The program can be considered a type of reality programs, a very successful one, and better than many of the silly ones offered to watch people do nothing useful. “Youm Fi Hayati” as it’s called in Arabic, is presented by the Egyptian Mariam Ameen, [...]

Out Of The Blue…

14 December 2004

The other day, after work, and as I was opening my apartment door I heard this cute little Meow so close to me, and before I could see the source, I felt something rubbing my shoes, and voila, it was this little kitten. I just love cats, but I’m scared of them when they’re too [...]

Ilkone Islamic Mobile Phone

13 December 2004

A new brand of mobile phones called Ilkone is rolling out some really cool looking, feature rich Islamic mobile phones.Among its many features, ilkone’s i800 offers automatic precise prayer timing anywhere in the world, an alarm option which can be set to sound before and after the call to prayer (Azan) with actual Azan voice [...]

Work Diaries(14): Shoot Me Please!

10 December 2004

I sent an email to our branch in another country. I wrote the following:Please ship package by air to (company name) in (country name) as soon as possible. 10 minutes later I get the following reply:Eman, please advise company and country name. Also confirm whether we should ship by air, or sea!!

Kenyan Environmentalist Wins Nobel Prize

10 December 2004

Wangari Maathai, Kenya’s deputy environment minister won Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, to be the first African woman to win the Peace Prize.Details…