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Archive for December, 2007

Gadget Crazy

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Assalamu-Alaykum (Peace be upon you)
Apparently Britain has gone gadget crazy.
And you know what? I think I believe that.
According to a few official sounding polls and surveys, we the consumers in Britain, have spent more on technology this year than any of our European counterparts, and have come second only to the Americans…
So we now […]

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Press Release!

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

Assalaamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
Just to say a quick Jazakallah Khair (may Allah give you a good recompense) to the folks at Asian Leader Newspaper, and more specifically Ibrar for allowing us a little space in the latest edition of their newspaper to print our website address.
Insha-Allah (with the Will of Allah) more people will […]

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Manage your Life!

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Assalaamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
Busy, busy busy!! That’s what everybody seems to be these days - busy!
Busy at work, busy at home, even busy relaxing! Yes, these days it seems that we have to take special ‘time out’ for everything - even being with our loved ones and chilling out!
Maybe it’s got something […]

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Christmas Trees or Qurbani?

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Assalamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
Well it’s that magical time of the year again!
That time when everybody comes together, shares a good ol’ family meal and sacrifices a lamb…? (Qurbani)
Yes I am of course talking about the up and coming Eid-ul-Adha. Why what were you thinking? Christmas?
Ok, while we’re on the topic of festivals, […]

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Duty of Care

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Assalamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
What does it mean to owe a duty of care?
Well, in essence it means a responsibility owed by someone to someone else.
So you could have a doctor, for example, who has a professional duty of care to his or her patients and also (in this country) to the General Medical Council.
Or […]

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Forgive & Forget

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Assalaamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
To forgive somebody is not an easy thing to do - especially when what they have done has been really hurtful.
Or when you have trusted somebody and they have breached that trust, it’s not easy to put the same stock in that person again.
Indeed, to forgive and forget as the title […]

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Slice of pi

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Assalaamu-Alaykum (Peace be Upon you)
Remember Mohammed Ibn-Musa al-Khowarizmi?
Well for those of you thinking, huh? , the great Khowarizmi could be regarded as the father of Algebra - yes, I know, we’re talking maths again!
Not only is Al-Khowarizmi regarded as the founding father of Algebra, but he actually popularised Algebra into a distinct topic from […]

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