The Virtual Pub
Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: Sour Puss on August 26, 2007, 03:58:03 PM
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'Blasphemous' balls anger Afghans
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6964564.stm
The balls were intended as a gift to Afghan children.
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Some displayed flags from countries all over the world, including Saudi Arabia, which features the shahada, one of the five pillars of Islam - the declaration of faith. The words, which include the name of Allah, are revered, and Muslims are very sensitive about where and how they can be used.
Afghan MP Mirwais Yasini said: "To have a verse of the Koran on something you kick with your foot would be an insult in any Muslim country around the world."
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U.S. POPClock Projection
According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the resident population of the United States, projected to 08/26/07 at 16:17 GMT (EST+5) is
302,704,012
COMPONENT SETTINGS FOR AUGUST 2007
One birth every.................................. 7 seconds
One death every.................................. 13 seconds
One international migrant (net) every............ 27 seconds
Net gain of one person every..................... 10 seconds
302.7 MillionYanks and NOT ONE could have told them
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