VEILED ATHELETES CHALLENGE STEREOTYPES IN BEIJING
By Catherine Bremer
BEIJING (Reuters) – The women in Roqaya Al Ghasara’s home town in Bahrain are so proud of their pioneering Olympic sprinter that some of them got together to design and sew a set of tailor-made aerodynamic veils for her to run in.
Egyptian fencer Shaimaa El Gammal, a third-timer [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Show me love
Posted in Cut and Paste, Islam, Remembering Veronica, Thinkers, Tulips wonders on AMpSun, 26 Oct 2008 11:08:57 +000008Sunday 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When you were young
Posted in Islam, Remembering Veronica on PMpSat, 25 Oct 2008 13:02:47 +000002Saturday 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the name of Allah,
most gracious, most merciful
It’s not every second that we are reminded about death.
Al-fatihah.
Amin.
The last song i’m wasting on you
Posted in Remembering Veronica on PMpFri, 24 Oct 2008 13:02:33 +000002Friday 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the name of Allah,
most gracious, most merciful.
A classmate asked me who’s my bestfriend.
I told her i don’t have any.
She asked me why.
I just smiled my smile.
Messin with the kid
Posted in Cut and Paste, Islam, Remembering Veronica, Thinkers, Tulips wonders on AMpFri, 24 Oct 2008 09:30:57 +000030Friday 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In the name of Allah
most gracious, most merciful.
Alhamdulilah. Finally, a day to pen down my thoughts and revise through the things that i have learnt. 2 weeks have past so fast. Alhamdulilah. can’t wait for me to graduate.
First things first, my assignments are piling up which i love. so no complains on that.
went to aerobics [...]
Laila majnun
Posted in Cut and Paste on AMpWed, 15 Oct 2008 11:42:09 +000042Wednesday 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Loving the song.
Go google the story of laila majnun.
Powerless
Posted in Remembering Veronica, Thinkers, Tulips wonders on AMpWed, 15 Oct 2008 11:22:49 +000022Wednesday 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the name of Allah
most gracious, most merciful.
Alhamdulilah. Things went fine.
Today is interesting eventhough, i know nuts about china. haha.
Had my Art of War module (yes, sounds initimidating right) haha. i guess i have to expect that girls intake for the class was low knowing is a boy’s module. but i never expect to be [...]
The runaway found
Posted in Islam, Remembering Veronica, Thinkers on AMpMon, 13 Oct 2008 11:53:00 +000053Monday 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the name of Allah
most gracious, most mericful.
Alhamdulilah. Finally, after coming back home from first day of school, this is the only time i finally got up with a correct mind to be awake until proper bedtime calls.
The first day of school can’t be any perfect.
Got up subuh and gave my grace; praying that today [...]
Sand in my shoe
Posted in Remembering Veronica on AMpSat, 11 Oct 2008 08:13:24 +000013Saturday 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the name of God,
most gracious, most merciful
there’s a difference between loving and owning someone.
There’s a difference between backbiting (truth or lie) and extracting the story out as a lesson and gain knowledge from it.
There’s a Fine difference.
May i bite my toungue before i speak of someone by the intentions i have.
Even if it bleeds.
Life for rent
Posted in Islam, Remembering Veronica, Thinkers, Tulips wonders on AMpSat, 11 Oct 2008 08:06:28 +000006Saturday 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the name of God,
most gracious, most merciful.
why is it that when muslims say “insyaAllah” but never does it even if God wills it?
okay. the simplest of all.
wanting to go somewhere, and you say “If God is willing”. apparently, He wills. but you won’t. so why the statement -_-”.
Why is it that People recite those [...]
White flag
Posted in Remembering Veronica, Thinkers on PMpFri, 10 Oct 2008 23:07:15 +000007Friday 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the name of Allah,
most gracious, most merciful.
Here, i shall put down my armour and reflect.
You have been a great wife and i know you have. Putting your Husband’s confidence ahead of yours.
Nevermind the history you have not known, or perhaps, will never know?
And even if you know a fraction of it, you would forsake [...]
