Archive for October 12th, 2004

New Poll

The Arafat naming poll has run its course. The final tally was:
Afatrat             22 (13%)Terrorfat          95 (56%)
Arafish             34 (20%)Puppet Master 17 (10%)
 
A big win for Terrorfat. Hence, from now on, this shall be the name by which I refer to him.
 
Time to vote on the new poll: Besides the US, Which of the Following [...]

What Scares Britons

The Guardian reveals what frightens Britons most.

Britons are more scared of spiders than terrorist attacks and death, a new survey has revealed.
 
Creepy crawlies such as the humble arachnid, cockroaches and other bugs were voted the nation’s number one fear.
 
Terrorist attack came second in the poll of 1,000 British adults who were asked what made them [...]

Putting the “Wo” into Woman

It hasn’t been a good week for women in the Arab/Muslim world.
 

The Saudi government recently announced that women may not vote nor run in the upcoming elections. And while some women were understandably upset by this decision, others actually felt that it was just as well.
Women may neither vote nor run in Saudi Arabia’s first [...]

A Step in the Right Direction

On the second anniversary of the Bali bombings, we could do with some positive news.

The controversial head of Australia’s Muslims, Sheikh Taj Din al-Hilali, is under threat from a new Islamic council that is trying to gather support for an alternative leader.
 
The Islamic High Council of Australia was formed in southwestern Sydney this month with [...]

Bali Bombings – Two Years On

Today is the second anniversary of the Bali bombings – commonly referred to as “Australia’s September 11″ – which claimed the lives of 202 innocent people (including 88 Australians).
 
The Age has a terrific memorial page, which includes the stories of each of the victims (registration required), while Tim Blair recollects the little girl at the [...]