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To Protect and to Infect - or how all electronic communication is totally compromised

published by You on 6 February, 2014 - 23:42

Interesting lectures by researchers on government and commercial spying/surveillance/hacking.

I think lecture 2 is more important than part 1 to watch... less technical, actually shows hardware etc in there and shows you how badly the internet and electronic communication is compromised.

The basic gist is one of total surveillance. They discuss specific products (I don't like Apple, so the apple bit is interesting)

(oh and btw, if you are reading this on a laptop with a camera, thats easy to hack. security conscious people should tape it over.)

Lecture 1:

Dear people who don't want to create an account for various reasons

published by LookingToSee on 6 February, 2014 - 11:34

I know this site is a bit slow in terms of content and responses but that's because there aren't many members on here, so you should join and voice your opinion, get the discussions going and the opinions aflying.

 

It might be a bit complicated to create an account and post on here, but trust me, when you take hte time to create that account, you won't regret it. There's loads of spammers and crazy people out there who would jump at the opportunity to post rubbish and make good people's life a lil difficult if access to the forums was simplified. so you should join, it's worth it. we're a nice lil super-diverse community, and the main thing that crosses each of our lives are a) Islam and b) This site. so join!

 

Muslim Public School Holidays Will Be Observed In New York City

published by Hummus on 5 February, 2014 - 22:03

Muslim families in New York City have been requesting official recognition for Islamic holidays in public schools for years now, but they may finally see some changes under new Mayor Bill de Blasio.

On Monday he discussed the issue on the Brian Lehrer Show, declaring that he planned to move forward with closing schools for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, as well as for the Lunar New Year.

“It is complicated in terms of logistics and school calendar and budget. But it’s something I want to get done in a reasonable time frame,” he said, according to the New York Daily News.

Schoolboy, 13, rapes his eight-year-old sister after watching porn on the X-Box because he 'wanted to try it out'

published by Hummus on 5 February, 2014 - 22:00

Yes, this actually happened. 

A 13-year-old schoolboy raped his eight-year-old sister after watching pornography on an X-Box computer console, a court has heard.

The teenager told police he used the games console to view explicit material before he 'decided to try it out'.

The boy said he targeted his younger sister because she was small and 'couldn't remember stuff'.

At Blackburn Magistrates Court yesterday the boy admitted rape, indecent assault and inciting his sister to perform a sexual act on him.

The youngster, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has been bailed to live with relatives away from his sister while a pre-sentence report is being prepared.

Somali women protest against child fostered by lesbian couple

published by TPOS on 2 February, 2014 - 21:36

Full story here 

I think it's wrong that they didn't take the child's background into consideration. But on a related on is a  Muslim child being fostered/adopted by a homosexual couple ok? Is it better than not having the right care? Or would it be wrong because Islamically the child will just be led astray which is perhaps the biggest wrong you can do to a child? I dunno. *confused*

Allah vs atheism: ‘Leaving Islam was the hardest thing I’ve done’

published by Hummus on 20 January, 2014 - 16:45

Amal Farah, a 32-year-old banking executive, is laughing about a contestant singing off-key in the last series of The X Factor. For a woman who was not allowed to listen to music when she was growing up, this is a delight. After years of turmoil, she is in control of her own life.

On the face of it, she is a product of modern Britain. Born in Somalia to Muslim parents, she grew up in Yemen and came to the UK in her late teens. After questioning her faith, she became an atheist and married a Jewish lawyer. But this has come at a cost. When she turned her back on her religion, she was disowned by her family and received death threats. She has not seen her mother or her siblings for eight years. None of them have met her husband or daughter.

UKIP councillor blames storms and floods on gay marriage

published by Hummus on 19 January, 2014 - 21:39

A UKIP councillor has blamed the recent storms and heavy floods across Britain on the Government's decision to legalise gay marriage.

David Silvester said the prime minister had acted "arrogantly against the Gospel".

In a letter to his local paper he said he had warned David Cameron the legislation would result in "disaster".

UKIP said Mr Silvester's views were "not the party's belief" but defended his right to state his opinions.

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