Originally posted by OneEightSeven: ^^NP, Marcel has retired from france team. Er..um.. right shows you how up to date I am. Brazil to win all Italy in the Finals Holland 3rd Ahh Holland always the bridesmaid never the bride. Perhaps they will have better luck next year.

Yep, I absolutely love Stewie Griffen. Futurama is a great show as well.

Ghana wins world cup 1:0 against France with a controversial own goal from Marcel Desailly. I think I will leave the serious predictions for later...

Clooney is already being attacked by right wing elements because of this movie. Looks like the movie will be good then.

Those "ethnics" (I hate that word) that were attacked were born and raised in Australia. So were those who attacked those life guards in Cronulla. Furthermore there are more Christian Lebenese Australians than Muslim. Already the closet racists are using this as an excuse to declare Multiculturalism a failure while shouting that this is a problem of "ethnics" who belong to a violent Islamic culture. :rolleyes: . We have watched our country spiral into a hell hole thanks to this Prime Minister. From sitting back and allowing Pauline Hanson set a racist agenda to the Children overboard scandal, Tampa, Detention Centres, Iraq was it any suprise that this happened. I think not. What is also disgusting is the role John Laws et al had in inciting and fostering racism towards Middle Eastern Australians. Im sickened by all of this. (and that includes the car smashings that evening as well) The only thing alot of us can commend is role the police and the ambulance services played in attempting to protect the innocent people attacked by those hooligans. Throwing bottles of beer at a Police Officer. Disgusting.

^^If im not mistaken I believe Rakiya Omaar lives in Hargeisa or atleast spends much time there.

^^^^^ Ha Ha Ha (deep belly laugh) Your threat is comical in its absurdity. If we were to settle it now with a simple battle of rock, sisscors, paper my hands would put your oversized ferret in its rightful place. Brains over Power, I always say And tell me what injury could a slap from such a feeble creature do to my mighty hands?. Sadly you have miscalculated your power for my avatar does not reveal that in reality these "pretty" hands could easily overshadow a whole colony of your picachus.

Originally posted by Don't Kill Xu: My avatar is the very best and so magnificent that you puny humans aren't worthy to gaze upon its demented beauty. So flee, you inconsequential mortals and bow your heads in shame. LOL yes it is a very cute avatar I admit. Ill jump abroad this train of self adoration (looks fun) because in fact it is I who has the greatest avatar. Not only of this website but indeed the whole entire world mwahahaha!! (evil cackle). Do you not marvel at its beauty? Fear it! For it is known to blind those who dare look upon it without the reverance it deserves and to those who deny my words as falshood I say :mad: ....... Talk to the hand! (or hands i more correctly) and if it talks back fear not, only escort yourself to the nearest mental institution post haste.

Originally posted by Suldaaanka: Mr. Thom Cookes is currently in Hargeisa with a team of Australian Election overseers. He will do a documentary about Somaliland which will be aired on SBS around mid Nov. If this is true then from what I have heard those letters they recieved which pointed out how incorrect and biased it would be to constantly focus on "failed state" reports on Somalia may have worked. :cool: A source would be appreciated

^^ I think you misunderstood me. I know there are graduate and undergraduate programs of law in Australia. What i was trying to say was that I was always under the impression that the United States seems to have a greater focus on graduate entry into law rather than undergraduate entry. I may be completly wrong ofcourse. So those in the states correct me if i am.

^^^^I believe the the degree program for Law is different in the UK. Someone from the UK may have to correct me if im wrong but im pretty sure that like Aus there is no such thing as graduate schools for law. So as soon as you finish highschool you start your law degree.

1991, I was starting primary school here in Aus. I had a vague understanding of the war. I remember watching news reports with my parents and asking what a "warlord" was amongst other things.

mashallah

No lol you have misunderstood me. Ive noticed there are plenty of people here who show a true concern for the future of Somalia. So to come here and act all indifferent about Somalia makes little sence. What I meant was if Somalia or somalis means nothing to you why would you come to a website like this?.

^^^^Too right. Unfortunately muslims have fallen into the trap of combating injustice with injustice. Direct conflict with the Quran. "Let not the injustice of others lead you to injustice". May we always remember that.

^^^^Some of us are not Americans. Just a little information. Guys I would point out that we are currently on SOL so those least likely to help or consider rebuilding the country would not bother on a site like this.

On another note did you pay close attention to Howards response to the idea of a headscarf ban. He said it was "impractical" he seemed to suggest that he agrees with the idea in principle only it would be too difficult to implement.

States rule out school headscarf ban State governments are quickly dismissing calls for Muslim girls to be banned from wearing headscarves while attending state schools. New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, the Northern Territory and South Australia have already rejected the idea. Federal Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop has backed calls from her Victorian colleague Sophie Panopoulos to ban girls from wearing the headscarves to school, saying they are being used as an icon of defiance and symbolise a clash of cultures. But state education ministers say they will not ban girls from wearing the clothing. New South Wales Education Minister Carmel Tebutt says the comments do not reflect Australia's diversity. She says students from different backgrounds seem to mix very well together in the state's schools. "In fact, what I see in our public schools is the great traditions of Australian democracy in action where students work together, where students value each other, they show tolerance, they show respect and they understand the various cultural differences that students bring to the school," she said. "I think that's the great strength of our public education system." Her Queensland counterpart, Rod Welford, says no one should take Ms Bishop seriously. "She's a caricature of a federal Liberal politician and neither we in Queensland, in our education system, nor indeed most of her federal colleagues will take any notice of the nonsense she speaks," he said. Howard urged to act But the chairman of the Ethnic Communities Council, Phong Nguyen, has called on Prime Minister John Howard to show leadership on the issue and put a stop to the discussion. "I think the Prime Minister has to come out very clear and very quickly to put the issue at rest immediately and that's the leadership we need," he said. The Federal Opposition's deputy leader, Jenny Macklin, also says Mr Howard needs to condemn comments by his colleagues about headscarves. "You know the Prime Minister should keep Bronwyn Bishop and Sophie Panapoulos in check," she said. "These sort of extreme comments don't fit in a respectful and tolerant society and that's the sort of society that we certainly want to see, a place where religious freedom is respected, where people are able to practice their religious beliefs without these sort of comments." Northern Territory's Education Minister Syd Stirling agrees the suggestion of a ban borders on extremism. "It's extremist elements in different parts of the community that we need to very careful of," he said. "I just think it's a most ungracious comment and certainly not supported by this Government." Encouraging extremism? Federal Liberal MP Susan Ley says a ban could lead young Muslims towards a more militant interpretation of their religion. "I think we need as a community to embrace the Muslims within our number and that involves a lot of different things including a dialogue, including understanding, including talking to people and in this way we won't encourage young Muslim people to a more rigid interpretations of their faith which could lead to extremism," she said. The Victorian Opposition's education spokesman, Victor Perton, says a suggestion of a ban on headscarves in schools is madness. But Mr Perton says freedom of expression and religion are crucial parts of Australian culture. "If you ban the head scarf as an expression of the Muslim religion, do you ban head scarves for Christians, do you ban the wearing of crucifixes?" he said. "Look, I think this is madness." South Australia's Education Minister Jane Lomax-Smith has described the proposal 'dopey'. Dr Lomax-Smith says she will not be taking up the suggestion. "I think it's just about as dopey as banning Christmas trees for kindergartens," she said. "It's a form of political correctness where you say that everyone's got to look the same and I'm really absolutely opposed to it. It's divisive and I believe public schools should be inclusive." ABC NEWS ONLINE

lol Rahima you tell him. Liban believe me you are probably one of the many people secretly wishing you were in Australia.

Lol my bad then. I was already aware of the rankings of all the universities. If this is the same one I know than the rankings of the universities are based on research. Which doesnt incorporate undergraduate standards. This probably explains why the vice chancellor of UWA is aiming to put the uni into the top 60 through increasing research grants. Very well researched i might add.

Check this page out if you havent already!!. Darwinism Refuted and other articles The authors books are very popular and very well researched. If you check out the comments section you will find there was a lively debate amongst students and lecturers from a Belgium university about evolution as well. The main page also has links to alot of interesting articles. One of my favourite websites without a doubt.

:eek: :eek: :eek: . I thought she backtracked on those opinions earlier. Ah well looks like Delta/Lexus? is at it again :rolleyes:

Sigh* facts ey, too much work. Well here it goes this is what I based my opinion on. *Teachers (more than one you see) who have taught in both states who have told me themselves that standards in Perth are much higher. I assume they have some knowledge in this area. * Newspaper articles. Which have said the following. - Entry into ECU the least prestigious university in WA is harder than getting into interstate universities. eg Uni of Syd - Perth has only 4 major public universities. UWA (the most prestigious), Curtin, Murdoch, ECU these universities do not offer enough places when compared to the number of students applying. Several thousand miss out on a place each year. The result of this disparity is that competition for the few places are fierce driving up cut off ranks for all courses. If memory serves me correctly Politicians in WA were complaining about federal government initiative which would mean one uniform education system (instead of the current VCE, TEE, HSC etc). These politicians and others (curriculum council) argued it would bring down education standards in WA to bring it in line with those of other states. In particular NSW whose education system was blasted in Parliament. I recall a very amusing parliamentary debate which was speaking of the Uni of Newcastle in particular (but thats a seperate issue) Well that might not be satisfactory. But ill have you know I try not to subsititute facts with opinion. Looks like it may have been close this time.

* slaps forehead in annoyance* Zu stop giving aussies a bad name you are making us look slow lol. Oh back to the topic in question. Like a few others i think Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... a lil cliched but hey seems pretty honest.

Originally posted by bint abee saeed: in islam nothing is based on common sense and reasoning with the intellect. ?. I thought through common sence and reasoning we obtain a better understanding and appreciation of our deen. Throughout the Quran there are many ayats that call to our reasoning and common sence. So to say that nothing is based on common sense and reasoning would be incorrect. You are absolutely correct to say that the Quran and sunnah are a source of knowledge. But I would have intepreted the last hadith you quoted as an example of how the Sunnah is a superior source in these matters. Well thats my two cents. If I am wrong then please enlighten me. Allah knows best.