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Growing debate on Mickey Mouse fatwa

October 27th, 2008 · No Comments

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 SOURCE AlBawaba.com                              
Posted: 24-09-2008 , 13:39 GMT
                               
An Egyptian Muslim scholar has called for an end to risible religious edicts after a Saudi cleric said Mickey Mouse was an [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Politics · Religion

Dos au Mur/4

October 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments

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Drôle d’impressions en Terre Sainte. Partout des tranchées, des rayures, des lignes droites nous sautent aux yeux. Des kilomètres de barbelés, des murs hauts mais étroits, et des constructions toutes récentes.On se croirait sur le Rocher, à Monaco.
Drôle d’impressions en Terre Sainte, perchée [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Photo · Politics · Religion · Society

Aîd el fitr de ines

October 4th, 2008 · 5 Comments

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Ma petite fille le jour de l’Aid el fitr.
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Aid el fitr moubarek

October 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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Bonjour,
je présente mes voeux de l’aid el fitr a tous et a toutes
aid moubarek
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Celebrating Eid

October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

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Eid Ul-Fitr marks the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan. It is celebrated by the happiness of everyone and family gatherings, but some cultural or traditional aspects turn it into a disaster.
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Tags: Religion · Society · traditions

Un rituel qui tue…

October 3rd, 2008 · 8 Comments

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Un coup de balai et le tour est joué vous cesserez de fumer voire même de respirer ….Un couple de Malaisiens été battu à mort par ses proches dans le cadre d’un rituel censé les faire renoncer au tabagisme et soulager leurs maux.  Au [...]

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Lebanon Jews Tap Diaspora to Rebuild Beirut’s Shelled Synagogue

September 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

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Sept. 18 (Bloomberg.com)
In 1983, Isaac Arazi and his wife were caught in sectarian fighting during Lebanon’s warA Shiite Muslim militiaman helped the couple escape. Arazi, a leader of Lebanon’s tiny Jewish community, sees the incident as a lesson in the Arab country’s tradition of [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · History · Human Rights · Photo · Politics · Religion · Society · War & Conflict

Soirée ramadanesque à deux

September 18th, 2008 · No Comments

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C’est on se retrouvant ce soir chez moi pour réaprendre à djahida comment poster que nous avons pensé à vous envoyer à toutes un coucou affectueux.
souad et djahida
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History of Religion

September 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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How has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries, and where has it sparked wars? This map gives us a brief history of the world’s most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism.
Just follow this link.
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2009, c’est parti !!!

September 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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C’est la fin des vacances, les bourses des tunisiens sont presque vides et les pères de familles attrapent la fièvre d’inquiétude à la veille du mois de Ramadan (le mois de jeûne des Musulmans), un mois qui demande selon certaines familles des dépenses [...]

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