Syrians 'forced to eat cats and dogs' to survive the war as three-quarters of population of 22 million will need aid to survive next year

Three-quarters of Syria’s 22.4 million people will need humanitarian aid to survive by 2014, according to a UN study. Bread in some areas costs five times what it was at the start of the conflict, and 80 per cent of Syrians say their greatest fear is shortage of food.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/starving-in-syria-t…

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'Edhi has remained a simple and humble man. To this day, he owns two pairs of clothes, has never taken a salary from his organization and lives in a small two bedroom apartment over his clinic in Karachi'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Sattar_Edhi

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This is a must read. One of the most funniest articles I have ever read. It had me in stitches and if you've got a good sense of humour, you will laugh at this too... and even if you don't have a good sense of humour.. you will still laugh, trust me!

Lota AKA Bodhana? AKA Chumbo? AKA Boundroo? I don't think I know any other names for it.

The lota has torn apart relationships and embarrassed first-generation kids like me. So what is it? Let me explain - Written by WAJAHAT ALI

Hi everyone and Asalaamu Alaikum.

I've created a survey for a project I'm doing and would really appreciate it if you could take some time out to fill it in. The aim of the survey is to explore the extent to which religion and/or belief systems influence a woman’s view on abortion.

It should take approximately 15-30 minutes to complete and is designed for females aged 16 or over. All the information you provide will be treated with confidentiality. Please be honest and answer to the best of your ability. If at any stage, you feel uncomfortable and wish to stop answering any of the questions then you are free to do so.

Big news from bangladesh today: they have executed someone! (link to BBC News article).

Abdul Kader Mullah was a senior leader in the Jamaat-e-islami party which back at the time of independence in fought for unity against independence... and lost. For context, tThe current PM calls the guy who led the independence movement daddy (and the former PM and leader of the opposition calls the man who executed him daddy).

Either way, there was never any process to reconcile the different factions in Bangladesh following independence, and everything was sort of hoofed away as there were many immediate issues to deal with straight away followed by many political upheavals and political coups.

Students in the UK are demonstrating against university guidelines allegedly backing gender segregation. Channel 4 News looks at what sparked the debate in the UK's biggest universities.

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Campaigners are targeting Universities UK (UUK) offices in Tavistock Square, London, after the organisation published a report last month saying universities could segregate by gender during talks from external speakers.

In the report, UUK claimed that universities faced a complex balance of promoting freedom of speech without breaking equality and discrimination laws.

The Last sermon of the beloved Prophet, peace be upon him. 

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“O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and take these words to those who could not be present here today.

....but sometimes perhaps it would be nice to look in the mirror and remind ourselves that we need to be awesome before we think we can help others become awesome. 

I saw this video a while ago. Some people think they look better than they actually do. Some people think they look worse than they do. 

Sometimes it might be a good idea to get a picture of yourself and be realistic about your qualities for self improvement. 

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