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Tuesday,Jul 24 2007, 11:11:14 AM*Two moon on 27 August 2007*



Zahid, 50
Manchester
United Kingdom

I would like to ensure you all that the mars would be appearing at the largest size... however it'll not look as big as the moon looks.

Dear All Friends, Two Moons Day
Please,have this valuable information. Don't miss it.
*Two moon on 27 August 2007*
*27th Aug the Whole World is waiting for......... ....*
Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August.
It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye . This will cultivate on 27 Aug 2007 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles of earth. Be sure to watch the sky on 27 Aug 2007 at 12: 30 am. It will look like the earth has 2 moons. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.
Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again.

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Monday,Jul 23 2007, 11:30:41 AMTHE MAIN REASONS I AM HERE IN ZORPIA!

THE MAIN REASONS I AM HERE IN ZORPIA:

- I AM HERE TO RELAX. YOU KNOW,CHILL. JUST IN MY OWN WAYS.

- I AM HERE TO ENJOY LEARNING FROM MY FRIENDS OR OTHERS NEW SKILLS IN GRAPHICS,
I GOT A FEW EXAMS COMING!

-I LOVE TO WRITE AND SHARE.YOU DO NOT HAVE TO AGREE WITH ME.

- I DO NOT MIND LISTENING TO YOUR PROBLEMS BUT YOU KNOW WHAT,
THERE ARE PLACES TO GO FOR THINGS LIKE THAT.

- I CAN RELATE TO A LOT OF YOUR PROBLEMS
BUT I AM NOT HERE FOR THAT.
LIKE A FEW OF MY GOOD FRIENDS REMINDED ME,
"SHAKIRA,YOU CANNOT DO TOO MUCH
AND STOP PLAYING GOD!"
THEY ARE SO RIGHT!
I CAN NOT HELP YOU WITH YOUR PROBLEMS.

 - I KNOW OF A PERSON WHO IS IN FACT MARRIED
AND DUE TO HIS MANY PERSONAL PROBLEMS,
TOLD ME THAT HE VISITS SIMILIAR SITES LIKE THIS
AS IT IS CHEAPER THAN GOING FOR THERAPIES!
SO BEWARE!

- IF YOU DO NOT LIKE WHAT YOU SEE,DO NOT PEEK!
IF YOU DO NOT LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR, DO NOT LISTEN!
IF YOU DO NOT LIKE WHAT OTHERS DO, DO NOT LET THEM BOTHER YOU!
IF YOU TAKE ACTIONS, BEWARE OF THE CONSEQUENCES.AMEEN.

- THIS IS A FIELD/PLAYGROUND FOR ALL.
IF YOU ARE NOT READY FOR IT, LIKE I WAS,
YOU EITHER SINK OR SWIM.
SINCE I LOVE LIFE, I CHOOSE TO SWIM.
STILL I PAID A HEAVY PRICE FOR THAT.

-IT IS NO FUN BEING INFAMOUS,
THEN YOU HAVE TOO MUCH ATTENTION!
YOU CANNOT JUST BE YOURSELF, LIKE ME!
I AM JUST VERY CHEEKY BUT MEAN NO HARM.

- I DO NOT LIKE TO HEAR OR SPREAD RUMOURS.
SO ,PLEASE FIND SOMEONE ELSE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

-I DECIDED I DO NOT NEED SO MANY JUNK MAILS
AS MY SERVER IS EXTREMELY  MAD AT ME .
SO, YOU MAY NOT HAVE MY EMAIL IDS.
I AM REALLY TO BUSY TO CHAT.HONEST.

-I HAVE LEFT MY PM OPEN FOR A WEEK NOW.
I AM SO GLAD THAT I RECEIVED
REALLY NICE PMS FROM PEOPLE.THANK YOU!


-HOWEVER,A FEW PMS TRULY THAT LEFT ME SPEECHLESS!
IF I DO NOT ANSWER YOUR PM,
IT PROBABLY MEANS
I WILL TRY TO GET BACK TO YOU LATER
OR
LOOK OUT FOR THE ANSWERS IN MY JOURNALS.

LASTLY,I AM NOT INTERESTED.

-ALTHOUGH,I AM A CHINESE MUSLIM.
I AM NO LONGER PRACTICING
SOCIO PSYCHOLOGY
NOR
AM I REPRESENTING ANY N.G.OS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

 - FOR PEOPLE FROM MALAYSIA,
I AM TRULY A MALAYSIAN,
ALTHOUGH,I MAY NOT LOOK,
ACT OR SOUND LIKE ONE.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
JUST A FEW MALAYSIANS
BUT I AM NOT INTERESTED
TO BUILD A NETWORK HERE.
AS A MALAYSIAN, I DO THINK I KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT FROM ME
AND I AM NOT INTERESTED.PERIOD.

-SINCE I AM SO BORING,
I DO NOT HAVE A WEBCAM!
SO, PLEASE KINDLY MOVE YOURSELF
TO ANOTHER HOMEPAGE WHICH HAS
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.

-YOU CAN ONLY GET TO ME
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I AM SEEKING HERE.
IF I DO NOT SEEK, THEN,
I DO NOT WANT ANYTHING FROM ANYONE!


-I AM HERE JUST TO MEET A FEW GENUINE PEOPLE ,
WHO CAN AFFORD TO HAVE A REAL LIFE FRIEND.

- PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME ANYMORE QUESTIONS ABOUT ISLAM.
PLEASE REFER TO BELOW:

ياريت تشارك معانا فى الجروب ده يوم نختم على افواههم وتكلمنا ايدهم وتشهد ارجلهم بما كانوا يكسبون
ما يلفظ من قول الا لديه رقيب عتيد
لا تاخذه سنة ولا نوم السنة هى الرمشة
ياريت تشارك معنا فى الجروب ده لان كل حرف بتكتبه والكى بورد وكل حاجة هتشهد انت استخدمتها ازاى
to help people to convert to islam share in this group http://me.zorpia.com/group/how_to_conver_to_islam
and know it right and know the right religion and show detalis of islam and mohammad (Peace be upon Him)Who are those people who don’t believe in him or his religion (Peace be Upon Him) but very fanned of his great personality and religion?? So they went higher than the dictators and cleverness and lies, and wrote about the Prophet (Peace be Upon him) and about the Quran and Islam and Muslims. Their writings and researches are honest and logical with no hate or prejudice.

http://me.zorpia.com/group/how_to_conver_to_islam

I DO NOT KNOW THIS GROUP. I STUDY ISLAM IN
FROM VARIOUS SCHOLARS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

-YES, I NOTICE A FEW JOURNALS.

FAKE FRIENDS

People are too fake on here.They only want pic comments, or to see how many friends they can get. And his thing annoys shit out of me. So let's see who will actually repost this. This is a test to see who's paying attention. This is a test to see how many people in my friends list actually pay attention to me. Copy and repost in your own bulletin. Lets see who the true friends are and I think I know who you are.... Repost this if you are a friend...Don't reply... just copy and paste this in a new bulletin as "fake friends'' I know what your talking about!!

AN IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT SCAMMERS

If anyone asks for your home address so they can send you something, say NO NO NO!! They will send you items bought with a stolen credit card and when the police trace the items they will be traced to you! The scammer will have you send them to an address he gives you and you will be the one arrested.The scammer gets off scot free! They usually do this right after meeting you. so remember, NO NO NO!

HAVE A GREAT AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE.

MY ELDERS USED TO TELL ME THIS,
"IF THINGS SOUND TOO GOOD,THEY ARE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!" AMEEN. 

STAY BLESS,BE HAPPY AND IF YOU DO PLAY,PLEASE PLAY SAFE!

 ALWAYS,
SHAKIRA 

Friday,Jul 20 2007, 11:54:03 AMWHY MY MOM IS THE BEST?

 WHY MUM IS THE BEST?

 THIS IS WRITTEN BY MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER,
I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SHARE THIS WITH ALL OF YOU,
FRUIT FOR THOUGHTS,FOR US,
AN OLDER VERSION OF HER.

HAVE FUN,BE SAFE,STAY BLESS AND HAPPY AS ALWAYS.

ALWAYS,
SHAKIRA
 

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♥MOMS LOVE♥

ღWhen You were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you.
You thanked her by crying all night long.

ღWhen You were 2 years old, she taught you to walk.
You thanked her by running away when she called You.

ღWhen You were 3 years old, she made all your meals with love.
You thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor.

ღWhen You were 4 years old, she gave you some crayons.
You thanked her by coloring the dinning room table.

ღWhen You were 5 years old, She dressed you for the holidays.
You thanked her by plopping to the nearest.

ღWhen You were 6 years old, she walked you to school.
You thanked her by screaming "I'M NOT GOING!".

ღWhen You were 7 years old, she bought you a baseball.
You thanked her by throwing it through the nest-door-neighbor's window.

ღWhen You were 8 years old, she handed you an ice-scream.
You thanked her by dripping it all over your lap.


ღWhen You were 9 years old, she paid for piano lessons.
   You thanked her by never even bothering to practice.

ღWhen You were 10 years old, she drove you all day from soccer to gymnast to once birthday part after another.
   You thanked her by jumping out of the car and never look back.

ღWhen You were 11 years old, she took you and your friends to the movies.
   You thanked her by telling her to sit on a different row.

ღWhen You were 12 years old, she warned you not to watch certain TV shows.
   You thanked her by waiting until she left the house.

ღWhen You were 13 years old, she suggested a haircut.
   You thanked her by telling her she had no taste.

ღWhen You were 14, she paid a month away at summer camp.
   You thanked her by forgetting to write a single latter.

ღWhen You were 15, she came home from work, looking for a big hug.
   You thanked her by having your bed room door locked.

ღWhen You were 16, she tough you how to drive her car.
   You thanked her by taking it every chance You could.

ღWhen You were 17, she was expecting an important call.
   You thanked her by being on the phone all night.

ღWhen You were 18, she cried at your high school graduation.
   You thanked her by staying out partying till down.

ღWhen You were 19, she paid for your college tuition, she drove you to campus carried your bags.
   You thanked her by saying Good-Bye outside the dorm so you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends.

ღWhen You were 20, she asked whether You were seeing someone.
   You thanked her by saying "It's none of your business.".

ღWhen You were 21, she suggested certain careers for your future.
   You thanked her by saying "I don't want to be like You!".

ღWhen You were 22, she hugged you at your college graduation.
   You thanked her by asking whether she could pay for a trip to Europe.

ღWhen You were 23, she gave furniture for your first apartment.
   You thanked her by telling her Your friends it was ugly.

ღWhen You were 24, she met your faince and asked about your plans for the future.
   You thanked her by glaring and growling "Muuhh-ther, please!".

ღWhen You were 25, she helped to pay for your wedding, and she cried and told you how deeply she loved You.
   You thanked her by moving halfway across the country.

ღWhen You were 30, she called with some advice on the baby.
   You thanked her by telling her, "Things are different now.".

ღWhen You were 40, she called to remind you of a relatives birthday.
   You thanked her by saying you were "Really busy right now.".

ღWhen You were 50, She fell ill and needed You to take care of her.
   You thanked her by reading about the burden parents become to their children.

ღAnd then, one day, she quietly died.
   And everything You never did come crashing down like thunder on Your HEART!


      IF SHE IS STILL AROUND, NEVER FORGET TO
         LOVE HER MORE THAN EVER . .
      AND IF SHE'S NOT, REMEMBER HER UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND PASS IT ON
ALWAYS REMEMBER TO LOVE YOUR MOTHERBECAUSE YOU ONLY HAVE ONE MOTHER IN YOUR LIFE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!


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Saturday,Jul 14 2007, 04:48:29 PMBEWARE OF THOSE WHO MOCK GOD!

 ~@~@~ <@~@> ~@~@~ <@~@>~@~@~ <@~@> ~@~@~

 PLEASE KINDLY NOTE THAT

 THE MAIN REASONS WHY I POST
THIS JOURNAL IS BECAUSE:

I WAS USED AND IN A WAY,
STILL NOT BEING RESPECTED
AS A WOMAN AND A MUSLIM AS
I SEE MANY UNNECESSARY PROVOKING
POSTING IN MY HOMEPAGE.

JUST PROVE ME RIGHT THAT
PEOPLE ARE JUST EVIL.PERIOD.

WITH DUE RESPECT,I HAVE EVEN HAVE
A FEW MUSLIM AND NON MUSLIM BROTHERS
WHO FEEL THEY NEED TO DEFEND ME
SINCE I AM BUT A FEMALE ,FRIEND AND
FELLOW MUSLIM (MUSLIMAH).

NOW AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE
SHOWN TO ME DUE TO ISLAM
AND WORLD PEACE.

AGAIN I RESPECT ALL RELIGIONS,
YOU GOT YOURS
AND I GOT MINE.PERIOD.

 
TO ALL THE FACELESS ZORPIANS
TO STOP POSTING
DEGRADING ITEMS
ON MY HOMEPAGE!

I TRULY LIKE TO KEEP
MY HOMEPAGE
FOR THOSE WHO COME IN PEACE,
WHICH INCLUDES  FRIENDS
WHO WANTS TO SHARE
THEIR WONDERFUL TALENTS
AS I DO APPRECIATE
TALENTS LIKE MS.LILY!


AGAIN, I AM TRULY
VERY HAPPILY MARRIED
AND A "ONE MAN WOMAN"
TO MY BETTER HALF.

I DO NOT NEED ANYONE
TO TRY USING MY HOMEPAGE
TO PROPOSE TO ME!
(THE REAL GUYS I DO KNOW
NEVER WILL DO SUCH
IDIOTIC THINGS!USELESS ****!)

ARE YOU "GUYS" ACTUALLY
WOMEN DISGUISED AS MEN
JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE
A PERSONAL VENDETTA
AGAINST WOMEN???

WELL,IT IS STILL A CRIME, DEAR! 

I CAN ALWAYS KEEP
THE POSTINGS ONLY
FOR MY FRIENDS
BUT  LIKE I SAID
I AM HERE FOR A REASON
AND I AM DETERMINED
TO DO MY RESEARCH.PERIOD.

I ALWAYS KEEP MY ENEMIES
NEARER TO ME! LOL.

MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU ALWAYS.

ALWAYS,
SHAKIRA

BELOW IS FROM MY BLOG.
WRITTEN IN NOV,2006.
JUST WANTED TO SHARE
THE INSIGHTS AND
THE JOKES WITH ALL!LMAO
.  

~@~@~ <@~@> ~@~@~ <@~@>~@~@~ <@~@> ~@~@~

BEWARE OF THOSE WHO MOCK GOD!

All of us know there is GOD, our Creator.

I am a Muslim, I have taken an oath
“There is only one God,ALLAH S.W.T
and PROPHET MUHAMMAD(p.b.u.h)
is the ONLY MESSENGER of God.”

I was not born a Muslim but
all my eldests,especially my late father,
always enhanced to me
the importance of GOD.

As a Chinese, I was brought up with TAOISM
but strangely, my own father
never ever impose upon me
to follow it as I used
to have a lot of questions
which he himself cannot answer
and told me, one of the reason
he has a lot of confidence in me
is my fear in GOD.

Then, I was exposed to Christianity
when I was studying in USA.
As you all know,
those of you from Connecticut,
there are many churches
and my first adopted family
sort of imposed upon me
to attend church every Sunday.

I am brought up
NEVER FORCE
TO DO ANYTHING
AGAINST MY WILL.

After two years of studying Islam,
I embrace Islam as my religion,
in both worlds.
Since then, I have been actively in
conversations with people
around the world from
all varies religions.

One of the most significant thing is,
we all believe there is one GOD. Ameen.

These are some stories
gathered to remind us of GOD.
May HE always keep us safe,
blessed, protected and loved.

At the end of the day, you will come to realize that:

NO ONE is more POWERFUL than GOD and HE KNOWS BEST! ALLAHUABAR!

THE MEN & WOMEN
WHO MOCKED GOD

It is written in the Bible (Galatians 6:7):
"Be not deceived; God is not mocked:
for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."

 
JOHN LENNON:


Some years before during his interview
with an American Magazine, he said:

"Christianity will end, it will disappear.
I do not have to argue about
that. I am certain.
Jesus was ok, but his subjects were too simple,
Today we are more famous than Him" (1966)".

Lennon, after saying that
the Beatles were more famous
than Jesus Christ, was shot six times.

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TANCREDO NEVES:

During the Presidential campaign,
he said if he got 500 votes from his party,
not even God would remove
him from Presidency.

Sure he got the votes,!
but he got sick a day
before being made President,
then he died.

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CAZUZA:


During a show in Canecão ( Rio de Janeiro ),
whilst smoking his cigarette,
he puffed out some smoke
into the air and said: God, that's for you.

I can't even explain how he died.

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THE MAN WHO BUILT TITANIC:

After the construction of Titanic,
a reporter asked him how safe the
Titanic would be.
With an ironic tone he said:
"Not even God can sink it"

The result:
I think you all know
what happened to the Titanic.

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MARILYN MONROE:

She was visited by Billy Graham
during a presentation of a show.

He is a preacher and Evangelist and
the Spirit of God had sent him to preach to her.

After hearing what the Preacher
had to say, she said:
"I don't need your Jesus"

A week later, she was found dead in her apartment.

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BON SCOTT:


The ex-vocalist of the AC/DC.

On one of his 1979 songs he sang:
"Don´t stop me, I’m going down all the way,
wow the highway to hell".

On the 19th of February 1980,
Bon Scott was found dead,
he had been choked
by his vomit.

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CAMPINAS/SP IN 2005:

In Campinas, a group of friends,
drunk, went to pick up a friend.

The mother accompanied her to the car
and was so worried about the
drunkenness of her friends and
she said to the daughter - holding her hand,
who was already seated in the car:
"MY DAUGHTER, GO WITH GOD
AND MAY HE PROTECT YOU",

She responded:
ONLY IF HE (GOD) TRAVELS IN THE BOOT,
COZ INSIDE HERE IT'S ALREADY FULL"

Hours later, news came by that
they had been involved in a fatal
accident, everyone had died,
the car could not be recognized
what type of car it had been,
but surprisingly, the boot was intact.

The police said there was no way
the boot could have remained intact.

To their surprise,
inside the boot was a crate of eggs,
none was broken.

~@~@~ <@~@> ~@~@~ <@~@>~@~@~ <@~@> ~@~@~

TO ALL MY CHRISTIAN FRIENDS 

Many more important people have
forgotten that there is no other name
that was given so much authority
as the name of Jesus.

Many have died, but only Jesus
died and rose again,
and he is still alive.

 

Specially for those who are already in an affairs,
contemplating of getting into an affair,
trying to get out of an affair,
be it in real life or in the cyber world…….

Blessed are those who are ignorant,
chose to be ignorant and
overcome the temptations of curiousity!

I am very blessed in the sense
that I am all of the above
including the fact that as
I was always reminded,
very naïve! Alhamdulillah.

Both my daughters are
into an online game
called “SUPER DANCER ONLINE”.
I am calling all parents
to please supervised openly,
your children’s activities.
As a parent, IGNORANT is NOT A BLISS.
I have heard a lot of horror
and unbelievable stories
about the forbidden activities
of the underage but
ARE THEY SOLELY TO BE BLAMED?

I give both my daughters controlled freedom
and always take a keen
interest in their interests!
Told them, if they are curious about anything,
I rather be the one they turn
to intro them to the PROS and CONS
of whatever their curiousity maybe!
I always tell them if they want to go to a DISCO,
please let me know,
I will behave myself
if they promise to take me along!
When my partner in crime
takes over the role of a
much needed father, phew!
then, we will take turns in
going with them to whatever events
that they like as long as
they are still under
our loving care and home!

Playing the “SUPER DANCER ONLINE”
game have taught both girls
a lot of things and
in more ways than not,
I am very proud of
the fact that their E.Qs
are much sharper than mine!

Everything is HARMLESS
yet everything has its potential
of being DESTRUCTIVE.
It is my hope that parents around the world,
spend a little more time
to share their children’s interests with them.
It is actually a real fun way to make it
into your family’s activities.
Just please don’t keep
breathing down
their necks…..remember
when we are teenagers ourselves???

LETS THEM HAVE FUN,
THE SAFE WAY,SHALL WE???

Here are some jokes about AFFAIRS…
…..do have fun reading,cheerios!

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AFFAIRS

The 1st Affair

A married man was having an affair with his secretary.
One day they went to her place and made love all afternoon.
Exhausted, they fell asleep and woke up at 8 PM.
The man hurriedly dressed and told his lover to take his shoes
outside and rub them in the grass and dirt.
He put on his shoes and drove home.
"Where have you been?" his wife demanded.
"I can't lie to you," he replied,
"I'm having an affair with my secretary.
We had sex all afternoon."
She looked down at his shoes and said:
"You lying bastard! You've been playing golf!"

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The 2nd Affair

A middle-aged couple had two beautiful daughters
but always talked about having a son.
They decided to try one last time for the son they always wanted.
The wife got pregnant and delivered a healthy baby boy.
The joyful father rushed to the nursery to see his new son.
He was horrified at the ugliest child he had ever seen.
He told his wife: "There's no way I can be the father of this baby.
Look at the two beautiful daughters I fathered!
Have you been fooling around behind my back?"
The wife smiled sweetly and replied:
"Not this time!"

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The 3rd Affair

A mortician was working late one night.
He examined the body of Mr. Schwartz, about to be cremated,
and made a startling discovery.
Schwartz had the largest private part he had ever seen!
"I'm sorry Mr. Schwartz," the mortician commented,
"I can't allow you to be cremated with such an impressive private part.
It must be saved for posterity."
So, he removed it, stuffed it into his briefcase, and took it home
"I have something to show you won't believe,"
he said to his wife, opening his briefcase.
"My God!" the wife exclaimed, "Schwartz is dead!"

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The 4th Affair

A woman was in bed with her lover when she heard her husband
opening the front door.
"Hurry," she said, "stand in the corner."
She rubbed baby oil all over him, then dusted him with talcum powder.
"Don't move until I tell you," she said," pretend you're a statue."
"What's this?" the husband inquired as he entered the room.
"Oh it's a statue," she replied,
"the Smiths bought one and I liked it so I got one for us, too."
No more was said, not even when they went to bed.
Around 2 AM the husband got up, went to the kitchen and returned
with a sandwich and a beer.
"Here," he said to the statue, have this.
I stood like that for two days at the Smiths
and nobody offered me a damned thing."

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The 5th Affair

A man walked into a cafe, went to the bar and ordered a beer.
"Certainly, Sir , that'll be one cent."
"One Cent?" the man exclaimed.
He glanced at the menu and asked: "How much for a nice juicy steak
and a bottle of wine?"
"A nickel," the barman replied. "A nickel?" exclaimed the man.
"Where's the guy who owns this place?"
The bartender replied: "Upstairs, with my wife."
The man asked: "What's he doing upstairs with your wife?"
The bartender replied: "The same thing I'm doing to his business down here."

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The 6th Affair

Jake was dying. His wife sat at the bedside.
He looked up and said weakly: "I have something I must confess."
"There's no need to," his wife replied.
"No," he insisted,
"I want to die in peace. I slept with your sister, your best friend,
her best friend, and your mother!"
"I know," she replied," now just rest and let the poison work."

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Friday,Jul 13 2007, 03:51:04 PMHOW I CAME TO LOVE THE VEIL?

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HOW I CAME TO
LOVE THE VEIL


Below is an article sent to me
by
Bro. Malik via my gmail,
justmeshakira@gmail.com
JAZAKALLAH KHAIRAN KHATHIRAH.


ASSALAMMUALAIKUM
to
ALL MY MUSLIM FRIENDS.


WARMEST REGARDS & LOVE

to

ALL MY FRIENDS.


Let us not let RELIGION

SEPARATE US,
Let us not let our LANGUAGE
BE A BURDEN,

Let us not ever let anything
CRUEL
COMES
BETWEEN ALL
GOD'S CREATURES.
AMEEN.


I just want to dedicate
this posting
to
ONE LOVE
ONE PURPOSE

ONE WORLD
WORLD PEACE
FOR ALL.
AMEEN.

Always,

~*~ShAkirA~*~


~**~***~**~

How I Came To Love The Veil

Yvonne RIDLEY
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I used to look at veiled women as quiet, oppressed creatures -- until I was captured by the Taliban . In September 2001, just 15 days after the terrorist attacks on the United States, I snuck into Afghanistan, clad in a head-to-toe blue burqa, intending to write a newspaper account of life under the repressive regime. Instead, I was discovered, arrested and detained for 10 days. I spat and swore at my captors; they called me a "bad" woman but let me go after I promised to read the Koran and study Islam. (Frankly, I'm not sure who was happier when I was freed -- they or I.)

Back home in London, I kept my word about studying Islam -- and was amazed by what I discovered. I'd been expecting Koran chapters on how to beat your wife and oppress your daughters; instead, I found passages promoting the liberation of women. Two-and-a-half years after my capture, I converted to Islam, provoking a mixture of astonishment, disappointment and encouragement among friends and relatives.

Now, it is with disgust and dismay that I watch here in Britain as former foreign secretary Jack Straw describes the Muslim niqab -- a face veil that reveals only the eyes -- as an unwelcome barrier to integration, with Prime Minister Tony Blair, writer Salman Rushdie and even Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi leaping to his defense. Having been on both sides of the veil, I can tell you that most Western male politicians and journalists who lament the oppression of women in the Islamic world have no idea what they are talking about. They go on about veils, child brides, female circumcision, honor killings and forced marriages, and they wrongly blame Islam for all this -- their arrogance surpassed only by their ignorance.

These cultural issues and customs have nothing to do with Islam. A careful reading of the Koran shows that just about everything that Western feminists fought for in the 1970s was available to Muslim women 1,400 years ago. Women in Islam are considered equal to men in spirituality, education and worth, and a woman's gift for childbirth and child-rearing is regarded as a positive attribute.

When Islam offers women so much, why are Western men so obsessed with Muslim women's attire? Even British government ministers Gordon Brown and John Reid have made disparaging remarks about the nikab -- and they hail from across the Scottish border, where men wear skirts.

When I converted to Islam and began wearing a headscarf, the repercussions were enormous. All I did was cover my head and hair -- but I instantly became a second-class citizen. I knew I'd hear from the odd Islamophobe, but I didn't expect so much open hostility from strangers.

Cabs passed me by at night, their "for hire" lights glowing. One cabbie, after dropping off a white passenger right in front of me, glared at me when I rapped on his window, then drove off. Another said, "Don't leave a bomb in the back seat" and asked, "Where's bin Laden hiding?"

Yes, it is a religious obligation for Muslim women to dress modestly, but the majority of Muslim women I know like wearing the hijab, which leaves the face uncovered, though a few prefer the niqab. It is a personal statement: My dress tells you that I am a Muslim and that I expect to be treated respectfully, much as a Wall Street banker would say that a business suit defines him as an executive to be taken seriously. And, especially among converts to the faith like me, the attention of men who confront women with inappropriate, leering behavior is not tolerable.

I was a Western feminist for many years, but I've discovered that Muslim feminists are more radical than their secular counterparts. We hate those ghastly beauty pageants, and tried to stop laughing in 2003 when judges of the Miss Earth competition hailed the emergence of a bikini-clad Miss Afghanistan , Vida Samadzai, as a giant leap for women's liberation. They even gave Samadzai a special award for "representing the victory of women's rights."

Some young Muslim feminists consider the hijab and the niqab political symbols, too, a way of rejecting Western excesses such as binge drinking, casual sex and drug use. What is more liberating: being judged on the length of your skirt and the size of your surgically enhanced breasts, or being judged on your character and intelligence?

In Islam, superiority is achieved through piety -- not beauty, wealth, power, position or sex. I didn't know whether to scream or laugh when Italy's Prodi joined the debate last week by declaring that it is "common sense" not to wear the niqab because it makes social relations "more difficult." Nonsense.

If this is the case, then why are cell phones, landlines, e-mail, text messaging and fax machines in daily use? And no one switches off the radio because they can't see the presenter's face.

Under Islam, I am respected. It tells me that I have a right to an education and that it is my duty to seek out knowledge, regardless of whether I am single or married. Nowhere in the framework of Islam are we told that women must wash, clean or cook for men. As for how Muslim men are allowed to beat their wives -- it's simply not true. Critics of Islam will quote random Quranic verses or hadith, but usually out of context. If a man does raise a finger against his wife, he is not allowed to leave a mark on her body, which is the Koran's way of saying, "Don't beat your wife, stupid."

It is not just Muslim men who must reevaluate the place and treatment of women. According to a recent National Domestic Violence Hotline survey, 4 million American women experience a serious assault by a partner during an average 12-month period. More than three women are killed by their husbands and boyfriends every day -- that is nearly 5,500 since 9/11.

Violent men don't come from any particular religious or cultural category; one in three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime, according to the hotline survey. This is a global problem that transcends religion, wealth, class, race and culture.

But it is also true that in the West, men still believe that they are superior to women, despite protests to the contrary. They still receive better pay for equal work -- whether in the mailroom or the boardroom -- and women are still treated as sexualized commodities whose power and influence flow directly from their appearance. And for those who are still trying to claim that Islam oppresses women, recall this 1992 statement from the Rev. Pat Robertson, offering his views on empowered women: Feminism is a "socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians."

Now you tell me who is civilized and who is not.


Washington post - 23 October 2006



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