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Muslim Woman on Obama’s Advisory Council

by on 23. Apr, 2009 in Islam, News, Politics, U.S

Dalia Mogahed, an Egyptian American, will advise President Obama on prejudices and problems faced by Muslims. She became the first Muslim veiled woman to be appointed to a position in the White House. Mogahed heads the Gallup American Center for Muslim Studies, a non-governmental research center providing data-driven analysis on the views of Muslim populations [...]

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Too Fat to Fly?

by on 15. Apr, 2009 in News, U.S

I have a trip planned for Dubai end of May and I was very close to getting a flight on United Airlines. Emirates made more sense because it flies non-stop from San Francisco to Dubai and United doesn’t. Not that I am obese or anything, I was still surprised when I read few news headlines [...]

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A Sad Day for Oakland

by on 23. Mar, 2009 in Issues, News, U.S

On Saturday, 21 March 2009, Oakland saw one of the worst days in its history. Four Police officers shot, three dead, one on life support. All four officers were shot by Lovelle Mixon, 26, of Oakland, a parolee who fled after shooting the first two officers following a routine traffic stop, then shot two more [...]

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