Politics and Culture

My roon mate , a SRILANKAN was taken a loan of 200,000 from Doha bank and gone on vacation.

He has not returned due to serious family comitments and what shall happen to his loan. He has contacted me to discuss with the bank but I need some advice from a knowledgable guy before going to the bank.

Will I be liable in anyway because of my association with my friend. what would be my friends position if he defaults the loan?

pls advice.

While searching about QATAR's history, i got this beautiful link which shows how DOHA used to look like long back..Take a look at the below link..There has been tremendous change in DOHA's infrastructure in past few years..

http://www.qataremba...

http://www.cnn.com/2...

The Catholic church believes that pedophiles are tempted by the Devil not possess.

The catholic church believes in personal repentance and forgiveness of your sins.

I was wondering what Islam has to said to that.

Please:

Don't write a whole book about it, just keep your response short and briefed.

If the president of a country has to be treated for
gallstone removal (not that difficult) in another another country (Germany), this does not say much for
Egyptian healthcare or does it instill a great amount of confidence in your own countrys ability to perform such procedures. What does this have to say about Egyptian trained providers? Mubarak himself shows the way to go -
EVASIVE ACTION !

VRINDAVAN, India (CNN) -- Ostracized by society, thousands of India's widows flock to the holy city of Vrindavan waiting to die. They are found on side streets, hunched over with walking canes, their heads shaved and their pain etched by hundreds of deep wrinkles in their faces.

A widow makes her way in Vrindavan, India, where an estimated 15,000 widows live on the streets.

1 of 3 more photos » These Hindu widows, the poorest of the poor, are shunned from society when their husbands die, not for religious reasons, but because of tradition -- and because they're seen as a financial drain on their families.

They cannot remarry. They must not wear jewelry. They are forced to shave their heads and typically wear white. Even their shadows are considered bad luck.

"Even when you get an order, you can't produce and ship it," says Lou, who is deputy director of the Dongguan Taiwan Business Assn. "Everyone in every kind of factory is short of workers."

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GADDEAJIJPUR: When Hindus visit a temple in Gaddeajijpur village of Uttar Pradesh, they also make it a point to pray at the adjacent mausoleum. It is no different for Muslims. For, the villagers believe their prayers will not be answered otherwise.

http://timesofindia....

I wish our politicians took note of this unity.Long live Hindu-Muslim brotherhood! :-)

Questionnaire

by Wendell Berry

1. How much poison are you willing
to eat for the success of the free
market and global trade? Please
name your preferred poisons.

2. For the sake of goodness, how much
evil are you willing to do?
Fill in the following blanks
with the names of your favorite
evils and acts of hatred.

3. What sacrifices are you prepared
to make for culture and civilization?
Please list the monuments, shrines,
and works of art you would
most willingly destroy.

4. In the name of patriotism and
the flag, how much of our beloved
land are you willing to desecrate?
List in the following spaces
the mountains, rivers, towns, farms
you could most readily do without.

5. State briefly the ideas, ideals, or hopes,

After burqa, France protests Halal meat
After inviting the ire of the international Muslim community by mulling a ban on Burqa, France has now raised a cry opposing Halal menus in restaurants.
A fast food chain has found itself right in the middle of the controversy over its decision to serve only Halal meat in eight of its restaurants.
The decision by 350-branch Quick chain was based on the fact that these restaurants enjoy a strong Muslim clientele.
A lawsuit for discrimination against customers may also be filed as a mayor believes that serving the meat who do not want to eat according to Muslim dietary laws is discriminatory.

M. Shahid Alam

More than eight years after dismantling the Taliban, the United States is still mired in Afghanistan. Indeed, last October it launched a much-hyped ‘surge’ to prevent a second Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, not imminent yet, but eminently possible.

The first dismantling of the Taliban was a cakewalk.

In 2001, the United States quickly and decisively defeated the Taliban, killed, captured or scattered their fighters, and handed over the running of Afghanistan to their rivals, mostly Uzbeks and Tajiks from the Northern Alliance.

Unaware of Pashtoon history, American commentators were pleased at the smashing victory of their military, convinced that they had consigned the Taliban to history’s graveyard.