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Gideon Rosenblatt
The Veil
The Qur'anic evidence supporting the veil is held in the following verse (three translations for comparison):
033.059
YUSUFALI: O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
PICKTHAL: O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them (when they go abroad). That will be better, so that they may be recognised and not annoyed. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
SHAKIR: O Prophet! say to your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers that they let down upon them their over-garments; this will be more proper, that they may be known, and thus they will not be given trouble; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Ignoring the rape culture aspects of the translation (cover yourselves so you're not molested!), some people seem to feel that to "draw their cloaks around them" means to cover the face too, and that's just wrong.
The word veil is used in the Qur'an, but in the context of "drawing a veil over your thoughts", and it is wholly directed at men.
If the Hadith (Traditions) are consulted, it's easy find examples that deny the veil, such as:
Shahi Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 65, Number 375:
Narrated Anas:
I know (about) the Hijab (the order of veiling of women) more than anybody else. Ubai bin Ka'b used to ask me about it. Allah's Apostle became the bridegroom of Zainab bint Jahsh whom he married at Medina. After the sun had risen high in the sky, the Prophet invited the people to a meal. Allah's Apostle remained sitting and some people remained sitting with him after the other guests had left. Then Allah's Apostle got up and went away, and I too, followed him till he reached the door of 'Aisha's room. Then he thought that the people must have left the place by then, so he returned and I also returned with him. Behold, the people were still sitting at their places. So he went back again for the second time, and I went along with him too. When we reached the door of 'Aisha's room, he returned and I also returned with him to see that the people had left. Thereupon the Prophet hung a curtain between me and him and the Verse regarding the order for (veiling of women) Hijab was revealed.
Reading this tells me that the prophet only drew the veil when alone with a woman, and not when in the presence of others, and you'll note that the method of the veil was not to be draped around the woman, but drawn between them.
Much of the manufactured confusion around the veil is down to a radical translation of the word “Jilbab.” These radicals say it is a garment that covers the face except the left eye. This is not supported by the meaning of Jilbab in Arabic Dictionaries.
In al-mawred dictionary: ِJilbab = gown, loose garment
In Al-Faeq dictionary: Jilbab = Dress
In Lisaan Al-Arab dictionary: Jilbab = Dress
In these translations, there is no deeper meaning. In only one of them is the garment described, and even that has no mention of covering the hair or face.
Ultimately, the veil is a device used by weak muslim men to hide women because they can't draw a veil on their own thoughts... I think the whole thing is demeaning and disrespectful to women, frankly, and women who use it as a badge of honour are, in my view, similar to slaves who wear shackles as a badge of honour when they have the key to their freedom in their hands.
I applaud Riham Said, and I hope she continues to be a strong example for women who live under such misogynistic societies.
(Video via +Trev Warth and +Lise Bjerregaard Nielsen)
Ayoub Khote
Ridiculously photogenic Russian police cadets..
Gisel Ocañas
Cajón stuffed mushrooms, fresh salmon with olives and lime, asparagus and a fresh salad.
Getting ready for dinner with friends.
how are you starting this long weekend?-------
#food #friends #healthyeating
Yifat Cohen
Super low tide this morning here on Tutka Bay on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska is revealing tons of amazing critters. Here's +Karyn Traphagen with a giant sea star.
Mark Traphagen
7 Adwords Mistakes Local Businesses Should Avoid!
Local PPC Tips
Here are the 7 mistakes you will learn to fix:
1. All Networks All Devices.
2. Keyword Match Types.
3. Exclusions Display Network.
4. Rotate Evenly.
5. Location, Location, Location.
6. Impressions Cap.
7. Adwords Express.
Full post: http://goo.gl/D3eQv
via +Yifat Cohen
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#localppc #localonlineadvertising #googleadwords #adwordstips #marketingmistakes #localbusinesstips #localadvertising #austintexas
Yifat Cohen
Curves
Tidy coils of rope inside a crab pot, stacked onboard the F/V Delma Ann, shot during last week's work assignment in Newport, OR.
Just for fun, I processed this one - after sharpening and cropping - using nothing but "curves" adjustments (-:
Project 52 B&W, Week 21
#P52BW13 | +Project 52 B&W
Curated by +Tisha Craw, +Susan Porter, & +Lauri Novak
Pat Kight
You Guys!
It’s been, so far, the kind of year when I thought I’d changed profession and become a pilot. I seem to have spent more time in the air and at airports than at home. Throughout all this G+ has been a constant that’s kept me informed, grounded and focused and I chronicled some of that (http://goo.gl/420N7). As it happens, every time I was in the air also seemed to be the moment Google chose to change the functionality, design or both of G+ so that by the time I logged on I was even more at a disconnect than usual as I neither knew what had happened exactly nor (most importantly) why.
Normally, for me, the process of catching up is familiar: log onto several tech websites, track the changes they detail. Go to specific forums, monitor the chatter. Get back to G+, play around, experiment, test and confirm. Sit back and think how the changes confirm or change my own grasp of what’s really going on. It takes time. At the end of a day flying it takes the kind of concentration they need to custom-design drugs for (I know I’d pay). It’s not always something that happens.
Except, of course, G+ that confounds us with its community spirit, connections, zest and sheer exhilaration of contact (http://goo.gl/7MMj3) is different enough to turn convention on its head and short-circuit even this. Instead of doing all the stuff I detailed above I just logged into G+ and joined the conversation.
It gave me instant access to deep analysis, experts were already busy deconstructing the dynamics of the changes and why they mattered (or not). More ideas, suggestions and thoughts were flying around than I could have on my own (particularly after a flight) and whether asked in private or public everyone was contributing so much material that even thinking, could be put aside for a moment.
As a matter of fact the level of insight, experimentation and analysis that was going on was several orders of magnitude better than that of my favourite tech journalists who were probably feeling the whiplash effect of successive changes in Google’s product, design and functionality announcements following the I/O.
“Thank you” is such a poor return for what I feel. What we have here is more unique than we may readily realise. Here is Clay Shirky’s “Cognitive Surplus” put to brilliant use and we have not even began yet. Shirky believes that the application of cognitive surplus and analytical thinking can change the world. I believe that in a very small, but important way, we have actually began to do so through here. Time will be an issue for me over the next few days. After things quieten down I will make sure I put as much back in here as I have recently got out.
David Amerland
Question of the Day
What part of your personality surprises people?
This question is going to need some explanation.
I'm not sure whether it’s some weird impostor syndrome, or just that my brain is wired differently than others, but I always feel that I'm seen as rather benign in many ways.
That is, until I'm hit with a topic I know about, am passionate about, and someone is definitely wrong about. When those three things are true, and I have enough time / energy, I will beat someone into submission with facts until they bleed, or give up.
It’s not exactly a dark side, but it’s a forceful side that doesn't come out often, and when it does, I think it surprises people (or maybe just surprises me :P)
#ftl #questionoftheday
Ayoub Khote
I'm never shopping at Restoration Hardware.
Restoration Hardware continues to think we're back in the late 1800's, shipping massive paper catalogs to people who don't want them. This is the second year they've done this. Last year's mailing was over 3 pounds. This year's weighs in at 6.4 pounds (2.9 kilograms) of paper. My sister got this the other day too, and I'm really wondering just how massive a waste of resources this is.
Now the weight of the mailing has more than doubled in size. This sucks. These guys need to stop this business practice. I refuse to shop at a retailer who thinks and acts this way.
I complained about this last year, and could have sworn I unsubscribed from their mailing list:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/105103058358743760661/posts/eUZ3R6FwTdC
So, if you're getting this mailing, and don't want it, here's where you go to turn it off (supposedly):
https://www.restorationhardware.com/customer-service/catalog-cancellation.jsp
Gideon Rosenblatt
So, in five minutes, it went from sunshine, to rain, to hail...
Go home, weather, you're drunk!
Ayoub Khote
New York City
Madison Square Park
Friday, May, 24, 2013
Red, Yellow and Blue
Rope Art by Orly Genger
Sublime, and many other things...
Happy Memorial Day Weekend everyone...
P.S. In case you are interested, here is a link to a New York Times article on this inventive artist. I wish you could see this installation in person...the primary colors...the Blue and Red I took in the sunshine, the Yellow when it was raining...are so vibrant and alive. Truly beautiful.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/arts/design/orly-genger-in-madison-square-park.html?pagewanted=all
Giselle Minoli
+31 - 1 shares - 11 comments
No, +Dede Craig King, this is Anarchy in the UK!
#fridayrockshow
Ayoub Khote
Ok Monday, let's do this!
Yifat Cohen
Tim Cook tells Congress, Apple won't move $100 million back to US
In other words, the bridges, roads will build themselves, education, innovation for his Apple technology will just fall from the sky.
"In the end, Cook wouldn't agree to move more of Apple's cash to the US while it has a 35 percent corporate tax rate. "I am not proposing a zero rate," said Cook. "My proposal is that we have a reasonable tax for bringing back money from overseas." He called for a "dramatic simplification" of the US tax code.
Apple struck a deal with Ireland in the 1980s that made sure its corporate tax rate there would never be above 2 percent. The US corporate tax rate is ostensibly the world's highest at 35 percent, but after deductions the effective corporate tax is around 12 percent, the lowest it has been in decades.
The hearing ended with some final words from a dissatisfied Levin.
"We've got to change this system. You made a unilateral decision—three Apple employees decided where these profits are going to be taxed or not taxed. Folks, it's not right. That is not right."
Chris Veerabadran
My New +Forbes Article: Deconstructing Google's Strategy: Will Google Eat Your Business Next? Link: http://ow.ly/lkLOb
Would love to hear your thoughts...or if you find any typos! Been staring at this one for a while... Share if you like (or hate) it!
John Blossom
President's Volunteer Service Award (Brag Time)
Last night at the city council meeting, I was presented with the President's Volunteer Service Award by the police chief.
My group saved our city over $100,000 in 2012.
There are many ways to make a difference, and for me, as someone who started in public safety at age 14, volunteering with my local police department is fun, rewarding and helps build the relationship between police and citizens (especially in the age where there is an abundance of police abuse).
Phil Bowyer
Do you even lol +Eric Aultman ??
Gisel Ocañas
The New Google Play Music - Powerful, But Still Tuning In
So far I have really enjoyed the new features of +Google Play Music. It assembles playlists of music based on your tastes expressed via your music collection as well as through selected artists and its own editorial selections.
It mixes both items from you own collection and the expanded collection quite adeptly. It's hard for me to say yet if it creates better mixes than +Pandora does with its Music Genome Project of music categorization, but it seems to be about as good for providing interesting mixes, so far.
The new Google Play Music is also fun to watch and fun to use. By "watch" I mean that when you have it up on your +Google TV screen, the images from the album art for a song slowly move around to show you the whole image. It's a bit hypnotic, in a good way. The new Web interface is a vast improvement, and I like the apps on my phone and tablet better than ever. So far, so good.
Now, the not-so-good: performance. It appears that Google is a little stingy about its buffering of streaming music, which means that it tends to interrupt songs when there's not more music that's been pumped up from the Internets. By contrast, Pandora has been a very smooth performer for streaming - and even the older version of Google Play Music was somewhat smoother in this regard. It seems like some more tuning is in order. Also, while the recommendations in the Explore function are reasonably relevant, they could use some more work. All in time, I guess.
If you haven't tried the new features of Google Play Music yet, they're definitely worth a try. It mixes the best features of most other streaming music services quite nicely. I am not ready to give up my Pandora subscription just yet, but I can see that decision point looming...
John Blossom
Are G+ users really smarter than those on other social networks?
I've seen this assertion made frequently. And comments on my posts and posts in my stream tend to be intelligent and insightful. Posts here make me think, make me learn, make me feel, make me wise, and occasionally make me cry.
But "What's Hot" commenters are G+ users too. How often and how quickly does an amazing post go to shit when it hits "What's Hot"? Those are your fellow plussers doing that. Maybe G+ isn't any smarter than the others. Maybe you've just cultivated a really good stream and formed really good friendships with amazing people. Well done.
Gisel Ocañas
Dark Energy & Dark Matter
Full size version: http://chandra.si.edu/resources/illustrations/infographics.html
The two largest pieces of the Universe that we know the least about, yet nothing less than the ultimate fate of the Universe will be determined by them. (Illustration: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss)
Related Links:
http://chandra.si.edu/resources/flash/univ_pie.html
http://chandra.si.edu/xray_astro/dark_matter/
Johnathan Chung
The Key to Creating Value in Business
Creating value is the essence of business. But sometimes we lose sight of what value really is. We turn it into an abstract concept – a kind of business-speak – and when we do, we lose that tangible sense of what it actually means to create value in business.
The truth is, value is something quite real and quite concrete. If you want to understand how to create value in your business, think about being of service. All products of real value are embedded with specific ways of serving customers. Through that service, value is created.
That which serves, creates value.
Stop for a moment and think of something you own that you really value. Take off your business hat and see yourself as someone else’s customer. It may be a great pen that fits perfectly in your hand, the satisfaction you get from your iPad, or the joy you get from your mountain bike. It doesn’t matter what it is, just so long as it’s something you would be really sorry to lose. Without it, there would be a small hole in your life – nothing like the loss of a friend or loved one, of course – but still, you would feel its absence. Now, in just a few words, note what it is that you’d miss most about it.
For me, it’s a Sansa e280 MP3 player. I was using using it, listening to Keane as I wrote this article. I won’t go into the details here, but I really do appreciate this little device. It’s easy to use and by pairing it with the Rhapsody music service, I get more flexibility in enjoying a broad range of music on the go than I’d have with Apple’s highly locked-down products. If something were to happen to this little music player and I weren’t able to replace it, I would be sad. That little thing really serves me. There’s real value there, even if some of that value just got eroded a bit with Google's latest updates to Play Music last week.
So did you find something similar in your life … a product that really serves you? What was it?
To see how this ties back into building value in a business, click through to the full article:
➼ http://www.the-vital-edge.com/creating-value-in-business/
#mission #purpose #value
Gideon Rosenblatt
Today's xkcd is awesome!
The Alt Text is: Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can make me think I deserved it.
http://xkcd.com/1216/
Ayoub Khote
After reading this article, I have to agree with this quote from the author: "Holy shit, internet, I don't even know you anymore!"
Ayoub Khote
Belgrade by night. :)
David Amerland
This happened ... within the last couple hours. I hope they managed to get everyone safely out of the water before dark...
Shocking, but not surprising - lots of deferred bridge and highway maintenance in the Pacific Northwest, and we don't have the most stable ground under our transport systems (witness the annual mudslide mess that plagues passenger & freight rail from Tacoma north to Canada).
This is only Interstate highway route between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. Could be a long Memorial Day travel weekend up there.
Pat Kight
Saffron Potatoes recipe
Any potato dish, I'm all for it, this one looks great. The recipe needs saffron, potatoes and olive oil. It appears this recipe originates from Spain.
Chris Veerabadran
Birds made with Legos
Nicely done with Legos. The designer wants Lego company to sell these as sets.
Via Guardian: http://goo.gl/ZT5af
Chris Veerabadran
iOS to get more...Androidish? Say it ain't so.
John Blossom
Monsieur Bandit's Daily Doodles
No, it's not really orange anymore, but still kinda, huh?
+Annie Yim
Gilliom Werner Claessens
Salvador Dali illustrates Alice in Wonderland. h/t Brain Pickings dot org
http://goo.gl/dQtCx
Image: Down the Rabbit Hole
Jan McCartney
My wife is teaching an abroad university course in Dingle, Ireland - here are some of the local denizens in those parts...
John Blossom
You guys remember when hangouts just worked?
Yeah, me too. Now, it's a freakin mess
Phil Bowyer
Hey developers, we are rolling out cross-platform single sign-on over the coming days, which helps you build more seamless experiences using Google+ Sign-In across devices!
#googleplusupdate #googleplusplatform
Yifat Cohen
And even more in standby mode. Bring it on, Intel...
John Blossom
Easy to Love.
Out of all the possible places, it was in an old episode of Golden Girls where I've heard something that made me pause and think.
They were the words of Blanche Devereaux, spoken standing in front of Big Daddy's fresh tomb, while, as any true Southern Lady would feel her duty to do, she was fighting to keep her composure.
In that moment of definitive goodbyes, when it was time to see it as it is, Blanche said: "I realized I wasn't always easy to love" .
For some reason those words hit me like a rock. Thinking back, which is one of the benefits and curses brought to you by silver hair, I have to admit that I too wasn't always easy to love.
This was partly because of what Mother Nature put on my harddrive, partly because of stubbornness, partly because of stupidity.
But, on the other hand, being as I am and having made all my mistakes, formed me into what I am today. There was a price to pay of course, there always is.
Being able to look back and see that you were not always easy to love, is a sign of something important. It means that you are able to silence that damned ego that got you into trouble so many times.
It means that you can finally see with a certain degree of objectivity that not everything is other people's fault, but that some of it is your own.
This is something extremely valuable because it frees you from anger and the feeling of having been wronged. And when you are in the second half of your existence and things start to be counted down, not up, both of those are a waste of precious time.
David Amerland
UEFA Champions League Anthem
This anthem is played before every Champions League match and will be played during the Finals this Saturday between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, a must-see match.
Read the NY Times article about the anthem: http://goo.gl/tdRwO interesting story.
Chris Veerabadran
Lori Friedrich is hanging out with 5 people right now in a live Hangout On Air! #hangoutsonair
Ayoub Khote
This is the kind of mood I am in right now...
Not too bad :)
Gilliom Werner Claessens
This is something I tend to forget ever so often....
The only path to amazing runs directly through not-yet-amazing. But not-yet-amazing is a great place to start, because that's where you are. For now.
Gilliom Werner Claessens
More than 50,000 users have added +B Corporation to their circles here on +Google+! Thank you for supporting this global movement of people using the power of business as a force for good!
Gideon Rosenblatt
Google SuperWiFi For Africa?
I am hopeful that in the weeks and months ahead you'll hear more about my +Nkommo project to bring improved knowledge sharing and communications to developing nations, but I am also mindful of the technology challenges. +Engadget picked up on +The Wall Street Journal's report on Google's initiatives to encourage better communications networks in places like #ghana and other Sub-Saharan nations, but I am not sure that they get the picture quite right.
While it's possible that Google could roll out wide-area wifi signals in such places - the technology is now referred to as Super WiFi in some places - doing so will face many political, economic and cultural hurdles. As with +Google Fiber, it's likely that Google's presence with pilot projects using this technology may help to stimulate local carriers to rethink their strategies in both urban and rural Africa.
From my perspective, it's equally important to build the Web from the bottom up as much as from the top down in such places. That is, we have had an enormous emphasis on trying to get good connectivity to central servers on a global network, but not much though about how developing nations can have successful public networks with or without connectivity to the Internet as a whole. Be it village by village or neighborhood by neighborhood or just person to person, we have more power to communicate than we may think with today's mobile networking technologies.
Watch this space.
John Blossom
Google wants all the local signals that it can get. At just about any price, it would seem.
John Blossom
As someone who is lucky enough to live in the U.S. but didn't grow up here I had an arm's length appreciation of the contribution of servicemen and women. Having now had the chance to do some work with Welcome Back Veterans and to study the physical, mental and social cost of their contribution, it is with profound respect that we think of their service this weekend. In many ways I can't understand the inadequacies of the support they receive when they return home. This weekend is a chance to reflect on their selflessness and pause to express our gratitude to them, their families and communities. Let's hope the next year bring major steps forward in their care.
Simon Mainwaring
Classic...
Paul Simbeck-Hampson
Check out these gorgeous Trek inspired dresses that premiered at the #BigWow comic book convention in San Jose! I need one for my next event, don't you think?
Courtney Ramirez
Lightning didn't strike the swan
A wild thunderstorm raged across Lake Garda last night. As it approached our side of the lake I thought it an ideal opportunity to capture it on video; my family wasn't that sure!
I went down to the shoreline and walked out onto an old wooden jetty armed with my trusty Nexus4 and filmed 7 minutes of storm action.
Just before it got too wild, a swan took flight in front of me as the sky lit up from another flash of lightening. I've not got time now to do a full and clear edit, but here's a screenshot from the video on pause. The swan is just above the play button.
Paul Simbeck-Hampson
Good to know if you decide to take the leap from "solopreneur" to "small business with employees."
Dawn Mentzer
+Kitty V'Marie, We're introducing Mia to the letter Y in words and your note about "Jim" will make it more fun.
Bernie Goldbach
Leaving this beautiful part of the world tomorrow, but I'll be back.
Ciao! Lazise
Paul Simbeck-Hampson
+2 - 1 shares - 1 comments
Extreme Moronic Cretins Compilation 2
Watch this and squirm.
Allan Ewart
Don't put a screwdriver in an electrical outlet. You just end up with vodka and orange juice all over the floor.
Gisel Ocañas
The headline says it all. Organizations will not die, but unless they are extremely effective networks of individuals will beat them.
Paul Simbeck-Hampson
Bush - Bin Laden Meeting 9/10
Albie Bach
Tomorrow is Geek Pride Day! Here's how to celebrate it. :)
Courtney Ramirez
Bob Morris
This is AWESOME - alright Nest - you've got the code. Now implement it!
http://ow.ly/lnrhY
(thanks +Jolie O'Dell!)
John Blossom
Can't drag route in new Google maps?
Can't even drag starting and ending points !!!
Am I missing something?
#newgooglemaps
Ganesh Nayak
People Sign "I Am a Moron" Petition
It goes to show people will sign anything without reading it. Mark Dice
Allan Ewart
Yeah, #bigdata
Zev Mo Green
The Veil
The Qur'anic evidence supporting the veil is held in the following verse (three translations for comparison):
033.059
YUSUFALI: O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
PICKTHAL: O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them (when they go abroad). That will be better, so that they may be recognised and not annoyed. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
SHAKIR: O Prophet! say to your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers that they let down upon them their over-garments; this will be more proper, that they may be known, and thus they will not be given trouble; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Ignoring the rape culture aspects of the translation (cover yourselves so you're not molested!), some people seem to feel that to "draw their cloaks around them" means to cover the face too, and that's just wrong.
The word veil is used in the Qur'an, but in the context of "drawing a veil over your thoughts", and it is wholly directed at men.
If the Hadith (Traditions) are consulted, it's easy find examples that deny the veil, such as:
Shahi Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 65, Number 375:
Narrated Anas:
I know (about) the Hijab (the order of veiling of women) more than anybody else. Ubai bin Ka'b used to ask me about it. Allah's Apostle became the bridegroom of Zainab bint Jahsh whom he married at Medina. After the sun had risen high in the sky, the Prophet invited the people to a meal. Allah's Apostle remained sitting and some people remained sitting with him after the other guests had left. Then Allah's Apostle got up and went away, and I too, followed him till he reached the door of 'Aisha's room. Then he thought that the people must have left the place by then, so he returned and I also returned with him. Behold, the people were still sitting at their places. So he went back again for the second time, and I went along with him too. When we reached the door of 'Aisha's room, he returned and I also returned with him to see that the people had left. Thereupon the Prophet hung a curtain between me and him and the Verse regarding the order for (veiling of women) Hijab was revealed.
Reading this tells me that the prophet only drew the veil when alone with a woman, and not when in the presence of others, and you'll note that the method of the veil was not to be draped around the woman, but drawn between them.
Much of the manufactured confusion around the veil is down to a radical translation of the word “Jilbab.” These radicals say it is a garment that covers the face except the left eye. This is not supported by the meaning of Jilbab in Arabic Dictionaries.
In al-mawred dictionary: ِJilbab = gown, loose garment
In Al-Faeq dictionary: Jilbab = Dress
In Lisaan Al-Arab dictionary: Jilbab = Dress
In these translations, there is no deeper meaning. In only one of them is the garment described, and even that has no mention of covering the hair or face.
Ultimately, the veil is a device used by weak muslim men to hide women because they can't draw a veil on their own thoughts... I think the whole thing is demeaning and disrespectful to women, frankly, and women who use it as a badge of honour are, in my view, similar to slaves who wear shackles as a badge of honour when they have the key to their freedom in their hands.
I applaud Riham Said, and I hope she continues to be a strong example for women who live under such misogynistic societies.
(Video via +Trev Warth and +Lise Bjerregaard Nielsen)
Zev Mo Green
Not sure if this a new look profile layout on G+ mobile, but it looks great.
Paul Simbeck-Hampson
Jag aktiverade hangouts och plötsligt var G+ tillbaka. Har gått så länge sen jag ens tänkte på det här kontot och nu vet jag inte vad jag ska göra med det.
Gabriella Åkesdotter
"So, I’ve come to this point where I start thinking “what else is there to write about?”. And what’s the good of writing about it? Who needs the repetition of the same messages I’ve been trying to get across for years? Who needs opinions where the “Six reasons why xyz…” stuff rules. Snacks."
Amazing post worth reading and reflecting on by all of us. Welcome your comments, if you feel the same way at times, and what you do to get through it or do instead.
Paul Simbeck-Hampson
Have to say... Huge step by the Pope
Ganesh Nayak
Dare I go there?
Dawn Mentzer
http://www.danablankenhorn.com/2013/05/the-truth-about-the-va-scandal.html Bush increased need dramatically, tried to contract everything out, tried to kill open source. True, Obama people haven't moved as quickly as they should have, but their budget has been limited by Congress.
Dana Blankenhorn
I've seen better Dinosaurs at the Creationist Museum.
LOL
Zev Mo Green
Gorgeous
Zev Mo Green
I thought some of these were good.
Allan Ewart
3 ways for learning Wisdom
Ahmed Qureshi
"DevOps, data science, and even software development are teaching us that nice organizations with well-defined boundaries may be easy to manage, but they don’t get the job done. Siloed development locks you into long and ineffective product cycles; they lead you to build products that are obsolete when they’re finished, or aren’t what the customer wants. The results are inflexible: they are hard to modify, extend, or fix, and it may take months, not days, to get from version 1.0 to 1.0.1."
John Blossom
Worst lighting conditions EVAR! But the Fuji handled it nicely.
Julian Finn
Home Office Under Staircase
Ahmed Qureshi
Wood Cabin Bedroom
Ahmed Qureshi
Sky Garden House by Guz Architects
Ahmed Qureshi
A drawing room
Ahmed Qureshi
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/05/23/boy-scouts-vote-gay-members-editorials-debates/2356567/
Dana Blankenhorn
Love spotify? Me too...
Here are a few reasons to love it more. Some of these I knew about - (I love the Filtr app) but a lot were new. Hope you fellow music fans enjoy!
Courtney Ramirez
Be the change!
Patrick Parker
I've always loved the phrase, 'Alternate Reality' as if that makes it reality.
Zev Mo Green
Daily Circles check it out
| Name | Author | Members |
|---|---|---|
Austrian Photographers |
54 | |
Finnish active people and Pages circle |
111 | |
Google Developers GTUG |
152 | |
Super Science Circle |
220 | |
Photography Newbies |
100 | |
Food, Beer, and Wine Circle |
165 | |
Social SEO |
25 | |
Google+ Pages and interesting people |
241 | |
Android Pages |
31 | |
Banken und Finanzen |
170 | |
Think different: the interaction circle |
200 | |
Play Ball! Baseball |
31 | |
some great people |
501 | |
experts in social business |
90 | |
Writer's Circle |
99 | |
Science Circle |
300 | |
Google Services |
48 | |
Daily Fine Art |
199 |
Rznag Rmrod
Jaana Nyström
Nils Hitze (Kojote)
Fraser Cain
Dante Duphorne
Chris Robinson
Mark Traphagen
Thomas Morffew
Daniel Bödger
Max Huijgen
Google+
Thomas Power
Meg Tufano
Gideon Rosenblatt
Siegfried Hirsch
Charles Lupica