Dr. Hawa Abdi & Her Daughters: The Saints of Somalia
They are Women of the Year because: “They are fearless. Their life’s purpose is to be of service to Somali refugees, and their unwavering fortitude in the face of insurmountable obstacles is a testament to the warrior spirit of women.”
—Iman, cosmetics executive, model and 2006 Woman of the Year, born in Somalia
Her lifesaving efforts started in 1983, when she opened a one-room clinic on her family farm. As the government collapsed, refugees flocked to her, seeking food and care. Today she runs a camp housing approximately 90,000 people, mostly women and children because, as she says, “the men are dead, fighting, or have left Somalia to find work.”
Read more @ Glamour
(article found via LoonWatch)
The First Cyber war
It is a bit boring isnt it?
Just boring hackers hacking sites, either being pro or anti wikileaks.
Meanwhile Julian assange is being held in solitary confinement.
Either way, brace yourself for more boredom - the first cyber war has begun.
Israel offers compensation for Gaza flotilla deaths
Israel offers £63,000 each to families of men killed on Mavi Marmara in exchange for Turkey's help in indemnifying navy against lawsuits
Israel has proposed paying compensation to relatives of Turks it killed during a raid on a Gaza-bound ship, in exchange for Ankara's help in indemnifying the Israeli navy against lawsuits, officials said today.
Read more @ The Guardian
2,000 Indonesian Maids Jailed Or Sheltering in Saudi Arabia
In excess of 1,700 Indonesian maids are “languishing in different jails” around Saudi Arabia, most on alleged charges of immorality, while another 300 are sheltering in Indonesian Embassy shelters because of non-payment of wages or torture, it was reported on Thursday.
Read more @ The Jakarta Globe
The civil war among Muslims in Britain
The previous government’s controversial programme for preventing violent extremism is currently being reviewed by the Home Office. How did it happen that programmes which were introduced with the aim of promoting “community cohesion” and preventing the influence of violent extremists ended up achieving the opposite of what they set out to achieve? Since the introduction of such programmes British Muslim communities have been engaged in what is effectively a ‘civil war’ which has left young Muslims (the intended beneficiaries of the programmes) further marginalised and more vulnerable to extremist ideas.
Golden rule of Biochemistry violated!!!!
Until now, the idea has been that life on Earth must be composed of at least the six elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur and phosphorus - no example had ever been found that violates this golden rule of biochemistry.
and now they have found one that replaced the phosphorus from that list with arsenic - normally considered poisonous.
Iranian Scientist(s) murdered by terrorists
While everyone is focussing on wikileaks, some acts of terrorism may be going less noticed.
Today an Iranian scientist was murdered by some terrorists who planted a bomb on his car while he was driving it (the terrorists were on motorcycles).
Another scientist was injured in a separate incident and this is the third targetted attack in this year, prompting questionjs as to who is killing these scientists.
United States warns Turkey about coming WikiLeaks release
The United States has notified Ankara that the expected new release of classified US documents may contain references to Turkey, a Turkish official said on Friday
Read more @ Todays Zaman
The files potentially contain information about Turkey helping militants in Iraq and America supporting the PKK in Northern Iraq (and Turkey).