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Tennis Stars Rally For Peace at US Open
Sporting events can always be counted on to bring feuding nations together – think, US ping pong players visiting in China in the 1970’s.
In a show of unity Friday, India and Pakistan found themselves sitting on the same side while two tennis stars from the traditionally warring nations joined together on the court in the US Open Men’s Doubles final.
“Stop War, Win Tennis” was the mantra as the 16th-seeded pair rolled over opponents in the tournament winning every set until the duo, called the “Indo-Pak Express”, ran out of steam in the final, losing to top-seeded Americans, Bob and Mike Byron, in straight sets via tie breaks, 6-7, 6-7.
But the score didn’t mattered to the crowd which turned out in full force to see Indian Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi join forces.
Indians and Pakistanis from the New York area showing up in good numbers to cheer them on and the two nations’ UN Representatives sat together dressed in matching beige jackets.
It was a beautiful thing to see,” Mr. Qureshi said. “If me and Rohan can get along so well, on and off the court, there’s no reason the Indians and Pakistanis can’t get along with each other.”
It was a bright spot in an otherwise devastated Pakistan, following historic floods that displaced millions of people and disrupted all semblance of normal life there.
Watch the video of their speeches below…
(READ the story from Business Standard)
Tennis Stars Rally For Peace at US Open
Sporting events can always be counted on to bring feuding nations together – think, US ping pong players visiting in China in the 1970’s.
In a show of unity Friday, India and Pakistan found themselves sitting on the same side while two tennis stars from the traditionally warring nations joined together on the court in the US Open Men’s Doubles final.
“Stop War, Win Tennis” was the mantra as the 16th-seeded pair rolled over opponents in the tournament winning every set until the duo, called the “Indo-Pak Express”, ran out of steam in the final, losing to top-seeded Americans, Bob and Mike Byron, in straight sets via tie breaks, 6-7, 6-7.
But the score didn’t mattered to the crowd which turned out in full force to see Indian Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi join forces.
Scientists Discover Way to Power Devices With Soda Pop and Vegetable Oil
Researchers looking for new, cheap energy sources have found one answer in the junk food aisle at the grocery store. Sugary drinks as well as vegetable oils and plain old table sugar could one day be used to recharge cell phones and laptops.
Scientists recently reported a remarkable “first” at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). They’ve created the first fuel cell that can transform sugar and fats into electricity.
(READ the full story at NaturalNews.com)
photo by Mike via Morguefile.com
Some Say Bypassing a Higher Education is Smarter Than Paying for a Degree
If you crunch the numbers, some experts say, college is a bad investment while there are cheaper and better ways to get an education: pursue a dream — travel, do something creative or start a business.
(READ the story in the Washington Post)
9/11 Anniversary: Muslims and Islam Were Part of Twin Towers’ Life
Given the vitriolic opposition now to the proposed Muslim community center two blocks from ground zero, one might say something else has been destroyed: the realization that Muslim people and the Muslim religion were part of everyday life at the World Trade Center.
On any given day, financial analysts, carpenters, receptionists, secretaries and ironworkers gathered in the Muslim prayer room on the 17th floor of the World Trade Center’s south tower
Endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle Numbers Show Signs of Hope
Things may not be as bleak as they once seemed for one endangered sea turtle. A new survey finds that hawksbill turtles are more widespread in the eastern Pacific than earlier studies had suggested.
Surveys conducted between January 2007 and May 2009 found hawksbills nesting on beaches in 6 nations in the eastern Pacific, and swimming in coastal waters off 7 nations.
Nearly Extinct Sierra Nevada Red Fox Spotted Via Remote Camera
A rare Sierra Nevada red fox has been seen in the Stanislaus National Forest near Sonora Pass, confirming that the species continues to survive in a region where it was thought to be extinct for nearly a century.
The Sierra Nevada red fox is one of the rarest mammals in North America. Until now, only about 20 were known to exist in a small area of Lassen Volcanic National Park — a number considered too small to support the species long-term.
South Africa Murder Rate Shows Sharp Fall
The murder rate has fallen by 8.6% over the past year in South Africa, latest statistics show. The total number of murders was now about a third lower than 14 years ago.
Street robberies and sexual offences also showed declines of 10.4% and a 4.4% respectively.
(READ the story in the BBC)
Fidel Castro Says Cuban Communist Model Doesn’t Work
In the only interview he has given an American journalist since he left office, Fidel Castro told a reporter from The Atlantic magazine that Cuba’s communist economic model doesn’t work — even for Cuba.
Julia Sweig, a Cuba expert at the Washington-based Council on Foreign Relations who accompanied Goldberg on the trip, confirmed the Cuban leader’s comment. She told The Associated Press she took the remark to be in line with Raul Castro’s call for gradual but widespread reform.
(READ more of the AP story)
School Revives Music in Afghanistan 30 Years After Taliban Bans It
From traditional instruments to rock guitars – the Afghan National Institute of Music gives disadvantaged children the chance to play a part in the resurgence of music in Afghanistan, which was widely banned under the Taliban regime as un-Islamic.
“You see Kabul was a very thriving, Afghanistan had a very thriving music community thirty years back and, as you know, the history, when the Talibans came they destroyed all the music instruments and now we are trying to revive it. And it should be revived. Kabul, Afghanistan has a very rich musical background.”
School Revives Music in Afghanistan 30 Years After Taliban Bans It
From traditional instruments to rock guitars – the Afghan National Institute of Music gives disadvantaged children the chance to play a part in the resurgence of music in Afghanistan, which was widely banned under the Taliban regime as un-Islamic.
“You see Kabul was a very thriving, Afghanistan had a very thriving music community thirty years back and, as you know, the history, when the Talibans came they destroyed all the music instruments and now we are trying to revive it. And it should be revived. Kabul, Afghanistan has a very rich musical background.”
Librarians Assemble to Read the Qur’an on Steps of Chicago Building
The American Library Association and librarians across the country have moved the Qur’an to the top of their list for titles celebrated during their upcoming Banned Books Week, September 25 – October 2, 2010, an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment.
Leading the way will be librarians assembled tomorrow on the steps of the American Library Association headquarters in Chicago at 1 p.m. for a public reading from the Qur’an.
“Free people read freely,” says Barbara Jones, director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom. “That is a fundamental principle of the American Constitution and a basic mission of public libraries. We don’t burn books, we read them.”
“The librarians of America will not stand by and let ignorance rule,” says ALA Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels. “For every would-be book burner, there are thousands of readers who will speak out for the freedom to peaceably assemble and read whatever they choose.”
The books featured during Banned Books Week, including To Kill A Mockingbird, Twilight, Catcher in the Rye, The Color Purple and Harry Potter, have been targets of attempted bannings. While some books were banned or restricted, fortunately, in a majority of cases the proposed bans did not succeed, all thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, booksellers, and members of the community to retain the books in the library collections.
Librarians Assemble to Read the Qur’an on Steps of Chicago Building
The American Library Association and librarians across the country have moved the Qur’an to the top of their list for titles celebrated during their upcoming Banned Books Week, September 25 – October 2, 2010, an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment.
Leading the way will be librarians assembled on September 11 on the steps of the American Library Association headquarters in Chicago at 1 p.m. for a public reading from the Qur’an.
Tennessee Christians Lay Out Welcome Mat for New Mosque
The Heartsong Church in Cordoba, Tennessee, has opened its doors to its new neighbors from the Memphis Islamic center while they are still building their own place of worship next door.
It is the sense of community that Pastor Steve Stone and Dr. Bashar Shala, chairman of the Islamic center, have built among the faithful that serves to remind us of our American ideals, in stark contrast to the ignorance of a Florida preacher who has threatened to burn the Qur’an tomorrow, on the anniversary of 9/11.
To begin their friendship, Pastor Steve erected a 6-foot red sign outdoors reading, “Welcome to the Neighborhood.”
Tennessee Christians Lay Out Welcome Mat for New Mosque
The Heartsong Church in Cordoba, Tennessee, has opened its doors to its new neighbors from the Memphis Islamic center while they are still building their own place of worship next door.
It is the sense of community that Pastor Steve Stone and Dr. Bashar Shala, chairman of the Islamic center, have built among the faithful that serves to remind us of our American ideals, in stark contrast to the ignorance of a Florida preacher who has threatened to burn the Qur’an tomorrow, on the anniversary of 9/11.
To begin their friendship, Pastor Steve erected a 6-foot red sign outdoors reading, “Welcome to the Neighborhood.”
Obama Singles Out Active Soldier to Receive Medal of Honor
Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, a 22-year-old from Hiawatha, Iowa who was on patrol with his unit in Afghanistan, ran straight into the teeth of a Taliban attack to aid three wounded soldiers, one by one, who had been separated from the others in the ambush.
On Friday, the White House announced that President Obama decided to award Giunta the Medal of Honor.
He will become the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor who has served in any war since Vietnam.
(READ the story in the Washington Post)
Doctor’s Orders: Hit the Beach and Go Surfing (Video)
A new treatment is providing hope for some patients who suffer from a debilitating illness, not through drugs or surgery but a trip to the beach.
“I now surf to live,” says Caleb Remington.
The ocean helps him with breathing, something we all take for granted. Remington has cystic fibrosis.
Nearly 30,000 Americans suffer from the disease, which causes thick mucus to build up in the lungs and the digestive track making it difficult to breathe and break down food.
WATCH the video below, or read the story from CBS Early Show…
(Photo by Sun Star)
Christian Seminary Trains Muslims, Jews for Careers as Chaplains
A Connecticut Christian seminary has the only program in the country that also teaches Muslims and Jews to be chaplains.
The Hartford Seminary believes it serves God by preparing leaders, students, scholars and religious institutions to understand and live faithfully in today’s multi-faith and pluralistic world. The school generates interfaith understanding by affirming the goodness of religious differences.
(Hartford Seminary photo)
WATCH the video below, from AP…
One Graduate’s Experiment in Living Without Money
Mark Boyle has turned his life into a radical experiment and pledged to live without cash, credit cards, loans or any other form of finance.
The British economics graduate was inspired by Gandhi’s call to be the change you want to see in the world.
Now, he’s lived without money since 2008.
(READ the story in CNN)
(Photo by Sun Star)
