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Bored to death? It can really happen!

published by You on 8 February, 2010 - 23:36

its true - I read it on the interwebs. and we all know everything on the interwebs is true.

look look, it really is true:

You really can be bored to death, study shows

It really is possible to be bored to death, scientists have found, after research showed those who live tedious lives are twice as likely to die young.

People who complain of “high levels” of boredom in their lives are at double the risk of dying from from heart disease or a stroke than those who find life entertaining, researchers at University College London found.

Of more than 7,000 civil servants who were monitored over 25 years, those who said they were bored were nearly 40 per cent more likely to have died by the end of the study than those who did not.

Can the power of thought stop you ageing?

published by You on 6 February, 2010 - 18:36

In 1979 psychologist Ellen Langer carried out an experiment to find if changing thought patterns could slow ageing. But the full story of the extraordinary experiment has been hidden until now.

How much control do you have over how you will age?

Many people would laugh at the idea that people could influence the state of their health in old age by positive thinking. A way of mitigating ageing is a holy grail for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry, but an experiment by Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer three decades ago could hold significant clues.

Read more @ BBC News

Explanation of Surah Fatir

published by Utrujj on 6 February, 2010 - 18:25

Utrujj Foundation presents…

Explanation of Surah Fatir

Date: Every Tuesday from February 16, 2010 until March 16, 2010
Time: 6:30pm until 8:30pm
Location: Muslim World League
Taught by: Shaykh Haytham Tamim

“Oh mankind! Indeed the promise of Allah is true. So let not the life of this world delude you, nor let the chief deluder delude you regarding Allah ” [Surah Fatir 35:5]

Muslim Driving School

published by Lioness of Allah on 6 February, 2010 - 15:27

Assslam... I was wondering wether anybody watched muslim driving school on bbc 2 last tuesday at 10... Whats the show's point??
Are the BBC trying to say that Muslim women aren't great drivers.. or are they just having a stab at muslims again? Why don't they show the insight of a educated Muslim womens life and why have they called it Muslim driving school?.. why not Womens driving school? They are trying to sterotype all muslim women as hopeless drivers, that cant read or write english very well..
What are your views?
Although you have got to admire the 16 yr old who concerted to islam aftera lifetime of drugs and drink...

"My father tried to make me into a suicide bomber"

published by You on 5 February, 2010 - 05:19

Well, that is the gist of the story over at BBC News:

Bombs and beatings: Life among the Taliban

In Pakistan an account of life with the Taliban has emerged from a 13-year-old girl called Meena, who says her own family tried to turn her into a suicide bomber.

There is no independent confirmation of her account but police say they believe she is telling the truth, and her information could be valuable.

Meena told her story to our Pakistan correspondent Orla Guerin.

My brother used to tell me that the place for a woman is either at home or in the grave. I was always restricted to home.

He said: "If you leave the house I'll cut off your head and put it on your chest."

I need advice

published by AmeriBlue on 4 February, 2010 - 20:05

I am writing from America. I am not muslim but I am looking for advice and maybe some answers. I am a student working on my masters degree. I have been dating a Saudi guy for the last year and I am very much in love with him.

When we first started dating I heard that alot of people were saying its strange that he would date me, that he is religious. He follows Islam in every way other than the fact he is with me.

He recently came to me and said that he cannot deal with himself in this anymore. That he goes home and sometimes cries after being with me because it is Haram, but he does not want to leave me.

art

published by nas92 on 4 February, 2010 - 18:08

hey guys, i take art at a levels and im going to go on to study fine art at university this year, but a formal requirement is u have to do life drawing ... and i dont know what to do.
I guess i could use with some suggestions or some advice on how I can tackle this problem but my options are kinda limited ... Help?

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