| Spare Parts Ban Lifted.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:58:44 -0800 by kenyacitizentvA ban on second hand motor spares has been rescinded barely twenty fours hours after the Kenya Bureau of Standards announced it. Prime Minister Raila Odinga has instructed the ministry of industry to lift the ban on used spare parts for cars with immediate effect saying reasons given by the standards body were not convincing enough. Related: spare vehicles cars parts raila kenya | |
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| Islam in the United States of AmericaThu, 08 Jan 2009 21:44:25 -0800 by soasstudentVideo Note - Watch in High Quality for Best Viewing!!!Islam in the United States of AmericaSaracen ProductionsAnglo-Ame rican Momin MediaOnce very small, the Muslim population of the US has increased greatly in the last one hundred years, with much of the growth driven by immigration and widespread conversion. Muslim immigration to the U.S. is rising. In 2005, more people from Islamic countries became legal permanent United States residents ? nearly 96,000 ? than in any year in the previous two decades.There are 1,209 mosques in the United States and the nation's largest mosque, the Islamic Center of America, is in Dearborn, Michigan. It was rebuilt in 2005 to accommodate over 3,000 people for the increasing Muslim population in the region.In many areas, a mosque may be dominated by whatever group of immigrants is the largest. Sometimes the Friday sermons, or khutbas, are given in languages like Urdu or Arabic along with English. Areas with large Muslim populations may support a number of mosques serving different immigrant groups.There is no accurate count of the number of Muslims in the United States, as the U.S. Census Bureau does not collect data on religious identification. There is an ongoing debate as to the true size of the Muslim population in the US. Various institutions and organizations have given widely varying estimates about how many Muslims live in the U.S. These estimates have been controversial, with a number of researchers being explicitly critical of the survey methodologies that have led to the higher estimates.Within the Muslim community in the United States there exist a number of different traditions. As in the rest of the world, the Sunni Muslims are in the majority. Shia Muslims, especially those in the Iranian immigrant community, are also active in community affairs. All four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) are found among the Sunni community.According to a 2004 telephone survey of a sample of 1846 Muslims conducted by the polling organization Zogby, the respondents were more educated and affluent than the national average, with 59% of them holding at least an undergraduate college degree. Citing the Zogby survey, a 2005 Wall Street Journal editorial by Bret Stephens and Joseph Rago expressed the tendency of American Muslims to report employment in professional fields, with one in three having an income over $75,000 a year. The editorial also characterized American Muslims as "role models both as Americans and as Muslims". Related: islam in the united states of america muslim arab african american caucasian latino new converts reverts usa dawah daee religion history prophet muhammad peace be upon him arabia shariah spiritual traditional literal political modern cultural | |
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| Hugh Evans - Global PovertyThu, 08 Jan 2009 14:46:27 -0800 by SaxtonSpeakersBureauHugh EvansHugh Evans is one of the first of a new breed of young leaders with an enviable reputation as an international humanitarian.He began his humanitarian work when just 14 years old when he traveled to the Philippines as an ambassador for World Vision.Sleeping in the slums of the Manila ignited Hugh's passion for helping serve the world's poor. A passion he felt all the more forcibly the following year while studying in India. The abject poverty he was exposed to strengthened Hugh's resolve to make a difference to those struggling for survival in the developing world. After completing high school in 2001, Hugh deferred University becoming World Vision's inaugural Youth Ambassador travelling to South Africa. On the ground, Hugh implemented building projects while caring for a number of orphaned children affected by aids.Returning to Australia, Hugh become founder and director of the Oaktree Foundation. It remains Australia's first youth run aid organisation with a mission to empower young people in the developing world through education in a way that is sustainable.Hugh set up the first Oaktree project in South Africa's Kwa-Zulu-Natal province: a community resource centre that now provides more than a thousand people with the opportunity to receive education for the first time in their lives.In Ghana, West Africa, Hugh helped develop a project focussing on releasing young women from slavery and providing them with educational opportunities in partnership with International Needs.Since 2003 development projects funded by Oaktree have also been established in The Philippines, Papua New Guinea, India and East Timor, providing educational opportunities to more than 40,000 young people.When the Boxing Day tsunami struck in 2004, Hugh quickly travelled to the epicentre in Banda Aech. Together with other NGO's Hugh helped co-ordinate an emergency relief operation. He returned and soon became one of the key leaders behind the successful Make Poverty History campaign. Hugh led a team around the country throwing the spotlight on the importance of Australia boosting its foreign aid commitment to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income - in line with the UN Millennium Development Goals of ending extreme poverty by 2015.The campaign included illuminating the sails of Sydney's famous Opera House for several days with faces of poverty. Hugh and close friend Dan Adams ran the Make Poverty History concert involving major Australian artists as well as U2 frontman, Bono.The Rudd Government has formally acknowledged Hugh's contribution and the impact the campaign had by giving them the confidence that the Australian electorate would accept significantly boosting Australia's foreign aid commitment, in line with the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. In 2008 Hugh stepped down from Oaktree and was soon charged with the responsibility of becoming the Co-Chair of the inaugural Youth 2020 Summit in Canberra.It's one of many title's Hugh can claim, together with numerous accolades and awards.Among the most notable, in 2004 the Australia Day Council awarded Hugh the prestigious title: Young Australian of the Year.In 2005, Hugh's humanitarian work was recognised on a global scale, named the Junior Chamber Young Person of the World Award.In 2006 Hugh was the recipient of the 'Free Your Mind' award - a title he also shares with Burmese human rights activist Ang San SuShi.Hugh chalked up these achievements while undertaking a Science/Law degree at Melbourne's Monash University, which he completed with First Class Honours.He is the recipient of the Sir John Monash Award and scholarship from the British Council allowing him to read a Masters of International Relations at Cambridge in the United Kingdom, which he is currently undertaking.He is an exceptional public speaker, at once inspiring and credible.Visit www.saxton.com.au for more information. Related: hugh evans saxton speakers bureau | |
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