"The party believes the extent to which a human society is ‘civilised’ can be measured by the way in which its members treat other living creatures and the natural environment in general." -official website of the Party of the Animals, based in Netherlands.
http://www.partijvoordedieren.nl/content/view/129
According to Wikipedia encyclopedia, The Party for the Animals is a political party in the Netherlands with two seats in parliament. One of its main goals is fighting for animal rights and animal welfare, though it claims not to be a single-issue party. Its chairwoman and political leader is Marianne Thieme. The party was supported in the run-up to the 22 November 2006 parliamentary elections by several Dutch celebrities, such as writers Maarten 't Hart and Jan Wolkers. It is the world's first party to gain parliamentary seats with an agenda focused primarily on animal rights. As of January 1, 2007 the Party for the Animals has 6,370 members."
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Campaign against animal cruelty
Boycott KFC - where abuse of chicken, illegal ways of slaughtering and cruelty has been widely reported.
Go to www.KentuckyFriedCruelty.com for details about the campaign, that has recently come to Cairo. In addition, a protest in downtown Cairo at 1:00 pm February 17 is expected to raise awareness of the issue. Attend if you can.
Contacts of campaigners: Jason Baker Cell: +85262007588 Email: jasonb@peta.org
Nadia Montasser Cell: 0103468148 Email: nmontasser@hotmail.com
According to a recent press release by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) , "KFC drugs and breeds chickens to grow so large that many become crippled from the weight of their massive upper bodies. At slaughterhouses that supply KFC, birds who are still alive after having their throats slit are scalded to death in defeathering tanks. "
Spread the scandal!
Go to www.KentuckyFriedCruelty.com for details about the campaign, that has recently come to Cairo. In addition, a protest in downtown Cairo at 1:00 pm February 17 is expected to raise awareness of the issue. Attend if you can.
Contacts of campaigners: Jason Baker Cell: +85262007588 Email: jasonb@peta.org
Nadia Montasser Cell: 0103468148 Email: nmontasser@hotmail.com
According to a recent press release by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) , "KFC drugs and breeds chickens to grow so large that many become crippled from the weight of their massive upper bodies. At slaughterhouses that supply KFC, birds who are still alive after having their throats slit are scalded to death in defeathering tanks. "
Spread the scandal!
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Bravo Firas - for sharing ...
O Ummah of Mohammed, have you died?
By Firas Al-Atraqchi
First Published: February 9, 2007
The Haram Al-Qudsi (Noble Sanctuary) housing the Al-Aqsa Mosque was invaded and occupied by Israeli police yesterday. Stun grenades were fired by Israeli forces at worshippers. Live ammunition was also used.
And the Muslim world slept.
Israeli forces told the media that they had reinforced an already existing police presence in the area with an additional 3,000 troops.
Why? Israeli authorities feared Palestinian worshippers, who numbered in the tens and hundreds were expected to demonstrate against the Israel excavations near the Noble Sanctuary.
The Israel Antiquities Authority said the excavations, expected to take months, is to strengthen an access ramp to Dung Gate for the "benefit and safety of visitors" after damage caused by an earthquake and snowstorms in February 2004.
The clerics in the mosque urged the Israelis to stop firing at the demonstrators, but to no avail.
And the Muslim world slept.
Not only did the Muslim world sleep, but the two usurpers of Palestine, Hamas chief Khaled Al Meshaal and Fatah President Mahmoud Abbas hugged and kissed in Mecca on Thursday, congratulating each other for having petty turf wars which killed off nearly 60 of their supporters.
Including women and children.
And the Muslim world slept. Careful sleeping giant, for as you slumber others will steal your prayer rug right from underneath you.
And that is what has happened. The Palestinians brutally took arms against one another and while the upper echelons of the rival factions journeyed to Mecca, Jerusalem was the target of an insidious plot.
Divide and conquer, old chaps, divide and conquer.
But it is of no concern to the leaders who rested on finely made Italian furniture shaking hands with those who would wear elegant silken robes worth thousands of dollars.
On Al-Jazeera, Mohammed Hussein, mufti of Jerusalem, called for medical assistance for wounded Palestinian worshippers.
When ambulances arrived, Israeli troops refused to grant them entry. As I write this, I am watching a Palestinian man receiving urgent medical aid for a severe head wound that is too gruesome to describe on these pages.
Mohammed Hussein and the rest of the Muslim clergy then resorted to calling members of the diplomatic corps in Israel begging them to exert pressure on Israeli authorities to allow the ambulances in.
Palestinian civilians who scrambled to rush first aid equipment to the Al-Aqsa Mosque were pushed back by Israeli troops.
Why is this happening now?
First off, the divide and conquer axiom is not to be underestimated. Second, the Al-Aqsa Mosque — and the threats it faces under a brutal Israeli occupation — reverberates with Muslims. Therefore, if you want to provoke Muslims plan your Shavuot outing in the Noble Sanctuary.
And third, which most local experts tend to agree on, is Israel’s attempt to derail mediation and reconciliation in Mecca.
Fatah will be soft on Israel regarding today’s violation. Hamas will not. The two will disagree. A suicide bombing here, a few dead Palestinian children dead there, and Ariel’s your uncle.
Bravo, Mahmoud.
Bravo, Khaled.
You have handed Israel its greatest victory.
The Mosque is built of cement and brick. Human lives are much more expendable. Once, Muslims marched in outrage when holy sites were violated, ignoring that tens of thousands of their brothers and sisters were killed in conflicts partially of their making.
Seven hundred thousand dead Iraqis – no one marches for them, but cartoons and brick are reason for outrage.
But now, even the desecration of holy sites is no longer sancrosanct.
And the Muslim world slept.
**Bravo, Firas.
By Firas Al-Atraqchi
First Published: February 9, 2007
The Haram Al-Qudsi (Noble Sanctuary) housing the Al-Aqsa Mosque was invaded and occupied by Israeli police yesterday. Stun grenades were fired by Israeli forces at worshippers. Live ammunition was also used.
And the Muslim world slept.
Israeli forces told the media that they had reinforced an already existing police presence in the area with an additional 3,000 troops.
Why? Israeli authorities feared Palestinian worshippers, who numbered in the tens and hundreds were expected to demonstrate against the Israel excavations near the Noble Sanctuary.
The Israel Antiquities Authority said the excavations, expected to take months, is to strengthen an access ramp to Dung Gate for the "benefit and safety of visitors" after damage caused by an earthquake and snowstorms in February 2004.
The clerics in the mosque urged the Israelis to stop firing at the demonstrators, but to no avail.
And the Muslim world slept.
Not only did the Muslim world sleep, but the two usurpers of Palestine, Hamas chief Khaled Al Meshaal and Fatah President Mahmoud Abbas hugged and kissed in Mecca on Thursday, congratulating each other for having petty turf wars which killed off nearly 60 of their supporters.
Including women and children.
And the Muslim world slept. Careful sleeping giant, for as you slumber others will steal your prayer rug right from underneath you.
And that is what has happened. The Palestinians brutally took arms against one another and while the upper echelons of the rival factions journeyed to Mecca, Jerusalem was the target of an insidious plot.
Divide and conquer, old chaps, divide and conquer.
But it is of no concern to the leaders who rested on finely made Italian furniture shaking hands with those who would wear elegant silken robes worth thousands of dollars.
On Al-Jazeera, Mohammed Hussein, mufti of Jerusalem, called for medical assistance for wounded Palestinian worshippers.
When ambulances arrived, Israeli troops refused to grant them entry. As I write this, I am watching a Palestinian man receiving urgent medical aid for a severe head wound that is too gruesome to describe on these pages.
Mohammed Hussein and the rest of the Muslim clergy then resorted to calling members of the diplomatic corps in Israel begging them to exert pressure on Israeli authorities to allow the ambulances in.
Palestinian civilians who scrambled to rush first aid equipment to the Al-Aqsa Mosque were pushed back by Israeli troops.
Why is this happening now?
First off, the divide and conquer axiom is not to be underestimated. Second, the Al-Aqsa Mosque — and the threats it faces under a brutal Israeli occupation — reverberates with Muslims. Therefore, if you want to provoke Muslims plan your Shavuot outing in the Noble Sanctuary.
And third, which most local experts tend to agree on, is Israel’s attempt to derail mediation and reconciliation in Mecca.
Fatah will be soft on Israel regarding today’s violation. Hamas will not. The two will disagree. A suicide bombing here, a few dead Palestinian children dead there, and Ariel’s your uncle.
Bravo, Mahmoud.
Bravo, Khaled.
You have handed Israel its greatest victory.
The Mosque is built of cement and brick. Human lives are much more expendable. Once, Muslims marched in outrage when holy sites were violated, ignoring that tens of thousands of their brothers and sisters were killed in conflicts partially of their making.
Seven hundred thousand dead Iraqis – no one marches for them, but cartoons and brick are reason for outrage.
But now, even the desecration of holy sites is no longer sancrosanct.
And the Muslim world slept.
**Bravo, Firas.
Friday, February 09, 2007
Oh Potter!
Lovers of Harry Potter: Did we ever entertain the notion that R.A.B. could be Dumbledore himself, and that the message he left with the locket is meant for Harry Potter to find, as a lead to why Dumbledore let Snape kill him (Yes, Snape did it not because he's evil but because he was forced to do it by Dumbledore. Remember them arguing in the forest and Hagrid hearing bits and pieces of their conversation. Snape seemed reluctant to do something that Dumbledore was urging him to). Anyway, we know that Dumbldore knew the place where they found the last horcrux in HP n' HBP, so he obviously was there before and being an alchemist he recognized the potion that he later drank when Harry was with him. Initially, when he discovered this horcrux, he knew that he had to have someone with him. And Snape had to stay put in Hogwarts. So HP, who will fight Vold, is the obvious choice. Dumbledore sacrificed his life to destroy the horcrux. Perhaps his hand was burned during the first trip to the cave. Perhaps Joe was giving us a clue. Remember when Harry was wondering about Dumbledore's burned hand and Hermoine said: "But there are some injuries you can't cure...old curses...and there are poisons without antidotes." Why did she say "poisons without antidotes?" Hermoine doesn't know but I believe it's a clue from Joanne herself. So it makes sense that Dumbledore would know that he would die, he's a legilimens and occlumens (spelling is so wrong, I know!) so he might have communicated this to Snape at the last moment. Perhaps that's why Snape was almost angry and spiteful as he performed the killing curse on the only man who ever trusted him, and gave him a second chance. The person who also wrote the message must be aware of the prophecy, and although people are vaguely aware that Harry is Vold's nemesis, they're not 100 percent certain that he could stand up to him like Dumbledore would know. Besides, when Dumbledore fell, the amulet/the locket was thrown by Dumbledore's side as if it was meant to be found. Perhaps Dumbledore placed it in the potion during his first visit to the cave in order to make it seem to Harry that this is the horcrux and not the potion. Maybe that's why Dumbledore was suffering (because this part of Voldemort's spirit showed Dumbledore the horrors that this evil wizard had committed). Perhaps Dumbledore drank it and became the Horcrux, and that's why he asked Snape mind-to-mind to kill him (verbally urging him by saying Please Severus). He knew this is the only way that it could be destroyed, and he could only sacrfice himself (which is so Dumbledore). Maybe Snape did not perform the killing curse alone, but a nonverbal curse that would throw the almost-dead dumbledore away and give the present death eaters the impression that he actually killed Dumbledore - further gaining their trust and the trust of the Dark Lord.So in sequence:- Dumbledore goes to the cave to destroy this horcrux- Finds the potion and as an alchemist realizes that it is the horcrux, and that it has to be drank and the drinker has to be killed for it to be destroyed- Goes back and tells Snape about it, and makes Snape promise to kill him, which burdens Snape (the conversation in the forest whose closure Hagrid overhears).- He goes back to the cave, places the locket inside the potion –with the message to Voldemort. It could very well be for Harry. Or for both. The message is clearly written by someone who knows he will sacrifice his life in order to make it possible for Voldemort's equal to finally meet him and destroy him once and for all.- Dumbledore takes Harry to the cave, because he needed him on the journey (perhaps it’s essential that Harry and not Snape is there). - They go back to Hogwarts. When Dumbledore sees the dark mark over the castle, he realizes it has been breached.- You know what happens. There are two possibilities: Snape killed Dumbledore knowing that this is the only way he could destroy the horcrux. Or the inner battle between the good inside Dumbledore and the evil of the horcrux he drank has weakened Dumbledore to the verge of death. He knew he was dying so he urged mind-to-mind Snape to kill him/appear to kill him. Snape performs a non-verbal spell that casts Dumbledore away (make it appear that he’s struck by a spell) and merely pronouncing the killing curse (without meaning it, you have to mean a spell in order for it to be effective). - Dumbledore had a few moments before he succumbed to death to make the locket visible, knowing that there is a good chance that Harry, Hagrid, or any of the good ones would find it. - If it’s Dumbledore, then I have no clue what RAB stands for :) :) Maybe it’s a clue that Harry has to research in order to understand. He might not have spelled it out, just in case that any of the death eaters or the bad guys find the locket and not Harry.- Read the message again: "To the Dark Lord I know I will be dead long before you read this but I want you to know that it was I who discovered your secret. I have stolen the real Horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as I can. I face death in the hope that when you meet your match, you will be mortal once more. R. A. B."Or may be it's just Regulus Black ... Arghhhh ... GOD! I can make flawed theories forever. But I'll guess I'll never know until next July - enshaallah. I wish I'd be alive till then. I really need to know what happens!!
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