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Two Arabs from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are going to travel to the end of the earth on a mission to help raise awareness in their communities about climate change, and the importance of protecting our environment.
Abdulla Al-Misnad of Qatar and Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Nuaimi of the UAE will join 2041’s ‘Inspire Antarctica Expedition’ from 5th to 18th of March, which will educate participants about global warming, conservation, and Antarctica’s fragile ecosystem. The two Arabs will join a team of 70 people from 28 different countries, who will be exploring the world’s most remote continent.

Asian Cup 2011 update: Arabian Gulf Cup tournament now set for November 2010 in Yemen
Yemen will host the 20th Arabian Gulf Cup from 22 November until 4 December 2010, it was announced at the weekend in the Yemeni capital Sanaa at the closing session of a conference of the GCC Football Federations which also included Iraq and Yemen.
There had been speculation that recent internal strife in Yemen might impact on the ability of the Gulf country to host the biennial tournament.
Yemen;s President Ali Abdullah Saleh told Dubai Sport TV: “Yemen is ready, economically and security-wise to host this competition.”

Asian Cup 2011 update: Japan, Australia field under-strength sides for vital qualifiers

Australia and Japan, the two top-ranked teams in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), have both opted for under-strength sides as they bid to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 in next month’s penultimate qualifying round.
Three-times AFC Asian Cup winner Japan, who only need a draw in Yemen to qualify, have included 13 new faces for the 6 January match.
Australia, who play in Kuwait on the same day, have left out most of their UK-based players, including captain Lucas Neill of Everton, clubmate Tim Cahill and star veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer.

-Spiral staircases in medieval castles all run clockwise.
This is because all knights used to be right-handed. When
the intruding army would climb the stairs they would not
be able to use their right hand which was holding the
sword because of the difficulties of climbing the stairs.

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-In 1912 former president Teddy Roosevelt, a Republican,
wanted to run for the White House one more time. Denied
his party's nomination, Teddy ran as the candidate of a

Anecdotally, Muslim women often speak of feeling "protected," "safe," and "respected" when they wear the hijab (religiously mandated modest dress that covers the shape of the body and includes the headscarf or veil). Now there may also be evidence to show that their feelings are rooted in scientific fact.
When psychologist Susan Fiske and a team of researchers at Princeton University performed MRI brain scans on heterosexual men who viewed a series of images showing both scantily clad and fully clothed men and women, they found that the men had an unmistakable response to women wearing less clothing.

Directed by Nabil Ayouch

(In Arabic and French language with English translations)

A group of four child beggars led by Ali Zaoua separates from a large group of a young street urchins in the city. The leader refuses their separation and one of his members accidentally killed Ali Zaoua by a stone's throw. his other three friends try to temporarily hid Ali's body in some open hole in the dock pier until they can find a suitable and proper burial for him. The three kids explore Ali Zaoua's previous life. They visit his mother, a prostitute, and realizes his room is full of drawings and 'dreams' and is somewhat got a life 'wealthier' compared to their friends. They meet a fisherman who owns a boat and knows Ali and they realized Ali was his best protege. One by one his three friends continue to realize that their friend is far more than what they only knew in a few days they've lived each other in the streets of Casablanca: A kid full of wonderful dreams who survived the ugly facets of the city but accidentally lost a life at an early age.