Month: September 2013

The world’s oldest university

The world's oldest university is the University of al-Karaouine in Fes, Morocco. It was established by a Muslim woman in 859 CE. — in Fez, Figuig, Morocco. From Wikipedia: The University of al-Karaouine Read more [...]...
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Why is America a deeply racist nation?

An Indian American wins a beauty pageant and twitter emerges with over 700 racist comments according to TODAY.com. The question is, WHY? Had a white woman won, there would be no Christian racist slurs Read more [...]...
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Go home with your turban!

For the 2nd time in my life, I was told to go "back home" today. As I pulled into a parking lot of a shopping centre with my family, a lady stood beside her vehicle smoking. I honked 3 times to alert her Read more [...]...
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The UNKNOWN Sultan and the Irish Famine

In 1845, Abdülmecid I declared his intention to send £10,000 to Irish farmers during the Great Irish famine but Queen Victoria requested that the Sultan send only £1,000, because she herself had sent Read more [...]...
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