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		<title>Oh, What Games They Play</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting comparison of Orwell and Huxley. Thanks to RecombinantRecords.net

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		<title>Youth and the issues they face today</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A laudable and much needed service for our communities. For details see Muslim Youth Helpline&#8217;s website.

See another noteworthy initiative here: Children&#8217;s Islamic Library
Hope other communities can take inspiration from the above two projects. For the library project, I think a further challenge would to be incorporate general educational and recreational material, especially considering the dearth [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aalisthoughts.wordpress.com&blog=1102575&post=929&subd=aalisthoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Love Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 04:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Something that&#8217;s been long known as existing in all kinds of affectionate relationships, science is finally opening itself to this area of research:
from NPR (May 21, 2009):
The Love Study
On a bright spring day, Schlitz is leading Teena and J.D. Miller down a path to the laboratory at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, north of San [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aalisthoughts.wordpress.com&blog=1102575&post=928&subd=aalisthoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story of Stuff</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 12:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch the video here: Story of Stuff or here (full version). The website is here.
For related videos, see The Corporation, Affluenza (see also its PBS website), and Consuming Kids (also their feature: &#8216;what parents can do&#8216;).
A Cautionary Video About America’s ‘Stuff’By Leslie Kaufman, NYTimes, May 11, 2009
Excerpt:
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		<title>Nature Alive</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Meri Mehboob Kahin Aur Mila Kar Mujh Se</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sahir&#8217;s poem on Taj Mahal reminds one of Ali Shariati&#8217;s On the Plight of the Oppressed People. Like Ali Shariati, Sahir seeks to set the standards for beauty and love in this poem.
A question that comes to mind: Beauty and Truth, are they two separate things? Could a magnificent monument &#8211; whether Taj Mahal, Egyptian [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aalisthoughts.wordpress.com&blog=1102575&post=925&subd=aalisthoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Life&#8217;s Little Instructions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Found this in my inbox today. Presents some useful points.
The 11 Rules To Change Our World
1. You be the change you dream of seeing (Thanks Mahatma Gandhi). &#8220;If everyone of us would sweep their own doorstep, the whole world would be clean,&#8221; observed Mother Teresa. She was right.
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		<title>Review &#8211; Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran</title>
		<link>http://aalisthoughts.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/review-jasmine-and-stars-reading-more-than-lolita-in-tehran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Review: Jasmine and Stars: Reading More than Lolita in Tehran (UNC Press, 2007)
By Ali A., Islamic Insights, Feb 9-15, 2009
While reading a text assigned for your class on a topic related to Islam and Muslims, ever had that feeling of frustration, “That’s NOT how it is!”? You know the reading is full of holes, yet [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aalisthoughts.wordpress.com&blog=1102575&post=923&subd=aalisthoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Connect Your Hearts With Gaza&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://aalisthoughts.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/connect-your-hearts-with-gazas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An excerpt from &#8220;What Gaza Asks From Supporters?&#8221; from Gaza Awareness:
&#8220;The plight of the oppressed Palestinians and the cause of resisting the occupation are good enough reasons for people of conscience from different backgrounds to come together. This movement is not for particular individuals or organizations – religious or secular – over in Palestine or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aalisthoughts.wordpress.com&blog=1102575&post=922&subd=aalisthoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Message of Karbala</title>
		<link>http://aalisthoughts.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/the-message-of-karbala/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I find the below message quite inspiring. Reminds one of Ali Shariati&#8217;s Arise and Bear Witness.
A Message from Sheikh Muhammad Bin Yahya Al-Ninowy:
Virtues of Muharram
Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim
“Among the believers are Men, who delivered their promise to Allah” (Ayah 23/Surat Al-Ahzab)
If history has taught us anything, it has certainly delivered a message with unequivocal resonance; Haqq [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aalisthoughts.wordpress.com&blog=1102575&post=921&subd=aalisthoughts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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