موسوعة القواعد الفقهية PDF

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Telescopes versus Terrorism in Pakistan

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by Salman Hameed

Amateur astronomy in Pakistan has been booming in the past couple of years. I have an article in the Magazine section of today's Pakistan Express Tribune that talks about this face of Pakistan.

Here is the article (Here is the direct link to Tribune Express):
Looking to the Heavens
It is an understatement to say that Pakistan is going through a tough time. Scores of civilians have died, and continue to die, in spates of suicide bombings. Many of the recent terrorism suspects in the world have had links to the lawless areas between Afghanistan and Pakistan. And now, with the killing of Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad, the world’s accusatory fingers are squarely pointed at Pakistan.
But this is also a time when – of all things – amateur astronomy is blooming in Pakistan. An increasing number of young, educated Pakistanis are looking at the heavens, not necessarily to seek help, but to appreciate the grandeur of the universe.

Lahore has seen its share of terrorism in recent years. More than 3,000 lives were lost in these attacks in 2009 alone. But 2009 also marked the rise of popular astronomy in the cultural capital of Pakistan. The Khwarizmi Science Society (KSS), based in Lahore, organised its first Falakayati Mela (Astronomy Festival) at Punjab University in January 2009. The Mela invited children and adults alike to look at the sky with the help of a telescope. The turnout was spectacular: over 500 people showed up to view the majestic rings of Saturn, as well as a close-up of craters on the Moon.

The KSS was not content to open up the universe only to those living in big cities. They brought their telescopes to public schools in small towns in Punjab too. Just a week after the infamous attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, young astronomy enthusiasts from KSS had their telescopes setup at Government High School Number 1, in Phool Nagar, 50 km south of Lahore.

Falakayati Melas continued through 2009 and 2010 in Okara, Jehlum, Shahdara, Swabi and Lahore. At some places 500 people showed up to look at Jupiter, at other places, 1500! While the appetite for wonder was on full display here, suicide bombings also continued throughout Pakistan during this time. Lahore, Rawalpindi, Mian Channu, Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan. The total number of people dead in these attacks, unfortunately, outnumbers those who were looking through telescopes at these Falakayati melas.

But the universe goes on.

One of the architects of the Falikyati Melas is Umair Asim. A senior vice principal at a school, he has spent his lifesavings on a telescope and an observatory at the rooftop of his house in Lahore. He is one of the leading amateur astronomers in Pakistan. He recently captured a close-up of some of the Moon’s craters, and this image was picked up as the Lunar Photo of the Day (LPOD) for April 27, 2011 – the first ever from Pakistan. One of the craters in the image, Maupertius, is 44 km in diameter. The entire city of Lahore can comfortably fit in there.

Umair and other astronomers from Lahore are not alone. There are a number of amateur astronomers in Karachi. They delight when power goes out in the city of lights – which seems to happen more than it should. Just this past year, Karachi Astronomy Society (KAS) organised an all-night astronomy session at Badro-Jabel – a dark site, located about 300 km from Karachi. This was an unprecedented gathering of Pakistani astronomers, with some joining in from as far as Lahore. Multiple telescopes were present; the star amongst them was an 18-inch Dobsonian telescope, perhaps the largest of its kind in Pakistan. Its owner, Khalid Marwat, has not only been generous in sharing the telescope, but also in imparting lessons about the night sky.

For one night, a small part of a Pakistani desert had eyes that could see and appreciate the beauty of the Orion nebula – a gas cloud that is forming new stars. This nebula is located about 1500 light years away and is lit by the light of baby stars. It wasn’t in the Orion nebula, but our own Sun was also born in a stellar nursery such as this, a few billion years ago! For a moment, however brief, the news of terrorism seemed to fade away in this cosmic context.

I have my own affinity with the bright night sky of Karachi. I was first smitten by astronomy in the early 1980’s, when Pakistan Television (PTV) aired the first episode of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos. My perspective on life and the universe was never the same. The Karachi night sky did not show many stars, but this encouraged me to imagine planets around other stars, gas clouds being consumed by hungry black holes, and strange galaxies formed “only” a few million years after the Big Bang.

Pakistan, at the time, was under the dictatorship of General Zia-ul-Haq. The history of US, Pakistan, and Afghanistan was in the process of being intertwined in ways that few imagined at the time. Oblivious to the political realities, a few of us formed an astronomical society by the name of Amastropak – The Amateurs Astronomical Society of Pakistan. In the late 1980s, a few small telescopes in Karachi would regularly scan the skies and bring the rings of Saturn into focus.

I left for the US and received my PhD in astronomy in August 2001. My thesis explored the causes for the triggering of star formation in galaxies millions of light years away. But closer to home, the next ten years would see a dramatic increase in terrorism in Pakistan. Even the shrines of Sufis would not be spared the carnage.

But at the same time we have also seen a growing interest in astronomy in Pakistan. The cause may not be easy to explain, but evidence is there for all to see. Can we build on this interest and have a program that promises small and easy-to-use telescopes all across Pakistan? “Yes to telescopes, no to guns!” Can we make astronomy our national obsession – like cricket or mangoes? Instead of being Osama Bin Laden’s hideout, can Pakistan one day be known as the nation of stargazers, that crazy country where almost everyone has seen the rings of Saturn?

Published in The Express Tribune, Sunday Magazine, June 5th, 2011.

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The Cutest Free Mini Poster!

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Hey Friends! Even though we just ended this school year, many of us are focusing on next year already. I wanted to share with you a really cute mini poster about hallway rules that you sure can use when teaching new students what the hallway expectations are next year. Just use the sidebar link to my Teachers pay Teachers store and grab your little fun and free mini poster today! And if you are feeling real friendly please click that follow me button in my Teachers pay Teachers store! And if you are feeling REAL super happy you can download the free mini poster and leave me a comment! So that's mini management in a snap, so how bout that?


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استمتع بفشلك ولاتكن فاشلاً ..

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للكاتبة : أ. سلوى العضيدان


الكتاب أشبه ما يكون بالضوء الذي يلمع في نهاية النفق المظلم
سيرشدك نحو الطريق الذي تسلكه لتصل إلى النور الذي يضيء في داخلك وليس خارجها ..
كثيرون يعتقدون أنهم لا قيمة لهم إن تخلى عنهم الآخرون فهناك شيء ما سيهتز فيهم
فيصبحون خائفين وأقل توازنا وأكثر ضعفا في مجابهة الواقع ولربما فضلوا الاختباء خوفا من مواجهة ذاتهم ..!
من هنا نجد كيف أن إنتهاء أي علاقة زوجية او عاطفية قد تدمر الشخص وكانه هو من انتهى وليست تلك العلاقة ...
وكذلك حين يفقد المرء وظيفته نجده تائها وكأنه فقد علامات الطريق
أو حين يفشل في شيء ما نجده يصدر حكما بانتهاء آماله وطموحاته وكأن هذا الفشل هو الباب الذي أصبح بلا مفتاح ...!!




نبذة عن الكتاب:


هذا الكتاب سيعلمك أن تنهض كلما كبوت ...
وحين تسقط سيكون بجوارك وأنت تنفض غبار الطريق عن ثيابك وتلملم حاجياتك المبعثرة ....
و سيساعدك على الوقوف مرة أخرى ... سيرشدك إلى الكنز المدفون في أعماقك وكيف تكتشف ذاتك من جديد ،
لتحول فشلك وعثراتك من قوة سلبية ضاغطة إلى قوة إيجابية دافعة للأمام ...

إن الفشل و اليأس حين يتحكم في النفس فإنه يقتلها ويفقدها لذة السعادة والحياة؛
فتستسلم له بانهزام ليسحبها فيما بعد من عنفوان الحياة ودفئها, إلى حيث برودة الأحلام الموءودة والأماني المذبوحة بسلاحه البغيض.
لذلك انا واثقـــة ومؤمنة ، بأن أي إنسان لا يولد فاشلاً، ولا يستمر فاشلاً ولا يبقى فاشلاً، إلا إن أراد هو ذلك ..!

يقول هنري فورد: " سواء اعتقدت أنك تستطيع شيئا أو أعتقدت أنك لا تستطيع فستجد أنك محق في الحالتين ..!

من أجلك عزيزيي القاريء وضعت هذا الكتاب ... لأني أريدك أن تستمتع بقيمة الكنز الذي تحمله في أعماقك ...
فابحث وستندهش من كل هذا الحب والأمل والثراء الذي حصلت عليه لأنك أدركت أن كنزك الداخلي
لا يحتاج إلى خريطة باهته لتصل إليه بل يحتاج لإيمانك الصادق بذاتك ...
وحينها سيفتح لك بوابته السحرية ولآلئه وجواهره الثمينة فأنت الآن أدركت قيمة ما تملك ... !




( الكتاب سعره في متناول الجميع فقط بـ 15 ريالا )
 
بدا لي كتاب مميز فأحببت نشره هنا 
بارك الله في كاتب الموضوع ووفقه لكل خير


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Saturday Video: "The Musalman" - A Handwritten Urdu Newspaper

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by Salman Hameed

Here is a fantastic short film (10 minutes) about a handwritten Urdu newspaper, The Musalman, from Chennai in southern India. It is heartening to see this kind of love and passion for the language. I grew up on Urdu books, so I have a soft corner for such a video. But it is also fantastic to see such an emphasis on calligraphy!

Check it out (tip from Open Culture):



From Open Culture:
Tucked away in the crowded southern Indian city of Chennai, in the shadow of the Wallajah Mosque, is an unflattering building. But what happens inside the building is remarkable. Every day since 1927, a dedicated team has worked tirelessly to create a handwritten newspaper, The Musalman (in Urdu: مسلمان). Today, there’s a team of six workers who work on the newspaper daily. Four of the workers are known as katibs, writers dedicated to the ancient art of Urdu calligraphy. They have the most modest of facilities: two wall fans, three light bulbs, and one tube light in an 800-square-foot building. But watching the video, you learn how this newspaper has survived for three generations — everyone who works there is absolutely devoted to the task. In fact, they are prepared to work on The Musalman until their “last breath,” an undeniable passion.
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To learn more about The Musalman, read this Times of India story

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Teaching Blog Addict

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Ok, so I will admit it. I am a teaching blog addict and let me tell you why... This is the place I go for inspiration and information and it is the place where I have met the most passionate and supportive group of educators. If you haven't already you have to check it out! I think you will realize you just might be a teaching blog addict too! OM~gosh!


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Dear Leonardo

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As I was driving by the school today I thought of you. When I think of you I somehow think of music. You taught me that there are other ways of communicating and connecting with a person even when language is a barrier. As an ELL teacher, you have reminded me that music can be powerful in a classroom and that I need to sometimes slow down and enjoy the music. I brought my CD's home this summer to listen to again. And when I am missing you all I have to do is listen. And I hope you remember the song in your head is the song in your heart...
Love, Mrs. Coe 


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الدعاء و يليه العلاج بالرُقي PDF

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مدونة الفقه المالكي و أدلته .. للصادق الغرياني PDF

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حقوق النشر لكل مسلم بشرط ذكر المصدر 
 


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Thanks Mom

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1,001 Pearls of Teachers' Wisdom: Quotations on Life and Learning

 
Thanks mom for sending me this. I saw this at the bookstore on Monday and almost bought it. I love this book. You are the best! I sure needed something to lift the spirits after all of the very sad goodbyes today.


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Screening of "Nostalgia for the LIght" on Monday night

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It is rare to come across a film that is thoughtful, hopeful, stunningly beautiful, and touches on some of the big questions about what makes us human. Nostalgia for the Light is one such film. The documentary film is set in the Atacama desert in northern Chile - one of the driest places on the planet. The desert is one of the best places to do astronomy, and over the last four decades, astronomers from all over the world have built cutting-edge telescopes in the area. But this desert is also the location where the Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet, held political prisoners and then later dumped bodies of many of his opponents. Twenty-five years have passed since the end of Pinochet regime, and yet, some women are still searching for the remains of their loved ones - sometimes in the shadows of the great observatories. The movie looks at the way we use our past to answer questions about life. It is a beautiful poetic essay!

Nostalgia for the Light has a small distribution. It won't be in theaters for long. If it shows up in your town, please go and see it (it will be in Boston - Brattle Theater in Cambridge - for one week starting from June 10th).

We will have a special screening - one night only - at Amherst Cinema this coming Monday (June 6th) night at 7:30pm. This movie will also serve as the inaugural film in the new Science on Screen series (more details to come). I will be introducing the movie and then field Q&A after the screening.

 If you are in driving distance, don't miss this opportunity to see this film on the big screen. It is worth it - and as you can tell, I cannot recommend it enough. Here is the announcement of the screening and a trailer below that:

NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT

SCIENCE ON SCREEN:


Unexpected pairings of films with experts in science, technology and medicine.
First in a series:

Introduction and Q&A to follow with Dr. Salman Hameed of Hampshire College. 
For his new film master director Patricio Guzmán, famed for his political documentaries (THE BATTLE OF CHILE, THE PINOCHET CASE), travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert, where atop the mountains astronomers from all over the world gather to observe the stars. The sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe. The Atacama is also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact: those of Pre-Columbian mummies; 19th century explorers and miners; and the remains of political prisoners, “disappeared” by the Chilean army after the military coup of September, 1973.  So while astronomers examine the most distant and oldest galaxies, at the foot of the mountains, women, surviving relatives of the disappeared whose bodies were dumped here, search, even after twenty-five years, for the remains of their loved ones, to reclaim their families’ histories. Melding the celestial quest of the astronomers and the earthly one of the women, NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT is a gorgeous, moving, and deeply personal odyssey.
Salman Hameed is an astronomer and Assistant Professor of Integrated Science & Humanities at Hampshire College. He works on issues related to science and religion, including analyzing reconciliation efforts between astronomers and native Hawaiians over telescopes on top of sacred Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT is a meditation on Time and Memory and how we make meaning out of history. Dr. Hameed will talk about the interaction of science, culture and politics at some of the best observatory locations in the world.
Here is the trailer:

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موسوعة موطأ الإمام مالك PDF

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هذه الموسوعة تحتوي على :


موطأ الإمام مالك

التمهيد (لابن عبد البر)

الاستذكار (لابن عبد البر)

القبس (لابن العربي)


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Moujza At Home

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Antipasto Pasta Salad

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I wanted to make a pasta salad and my husband wanted me to make an antipasto so this is my compromise.  The best of both worlds!

Ingredients:

1 lb of pasta (I like curly pasta for this like fusilli, rotini etc.)
1 cup of sliced green and black olives
1 12 oz jar of roasted red peppers julienned
2 cups of pre-made italian salad dressing
1/2 lb of genoa salami cubed
1/2 lb of pepperoni cubed
1 lb of provolone cheese cubed

Preparation:

Boil pasta according to package directions, drain and put in a large bowl.  Drizzle pasta with a little olive oil to prevent sticking.  Add sliced olives and roasted red peppers to pasta and salad dressing.  Toss well to coat.  Cover and refrigerate until pasta is completely cooled.  Once cooled add cubbed meats and cheese and toss to combine.  Serve cold.

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الأحكام الفقهية الخاصة بالقرآن PDF

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الناشر : دار النفائس 

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LESSON 104: Slatted Bottom Racks (217-427-2678 www.honeybeesoline.com)

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LESSON 104: SLATTED BOTTOM RACK
I’ve mentioned slatted bottom racks briefly in previous lessons, but I want to dedicate an entire lesson to this mysterious invention. When you look at it, you really aren’t sure what it is, how it works, or even how it fits on the hive. Just what is it good for?
slatted rack
We make these here at Long Lane Honey Bee Farms, and we cannot keep them in stock. They are challenging to build with 15 different pieces.
slatted rack2If you look at it carefully, you’ll notice that on one side the slates are very close to top and if you flip it over there is a larger opening underneath.
So let’s find out what all the talk is about regarding slatted racks.
It fits on the top of a bottom board just below the bottom deep hive body. Carl Killion used a similar idea to allow space for bees and extra ventilation. C. C. Miller believed in the idea but he simply made 2” bottom boards but found that the bees would build comb on the bottom of the frames to fill the extra space provided. But with a false bottom (the slatted rack), the bees are tricked not to build comb.
People are always confused which way to place these on the hive because on one side the slats are close to the top and the other side they are a over an inch away. Place it on the hive with the slats as close as possible to the frames.
The slatted bottom rack is also thought to help reduce swarming by giving extra space for bees to hang out. Those who use the racks really believe in them, and use them on all their hive. Perhaps you should try one and test it for yourself to see if there is any difference.
Some claim that since the rack keeps the end of the frame 2 inches from the opening that the queen will lay to the bottom of the deep frames.
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Dear Odalis

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In your life you will meet people that you have an instant connection with and sometimes it is just unexplainable. In my life, it was you. In the beginning I was not really sure what it was that made me feel that connection but now I do... I have watched you grow and change and in so many ways become your own person. Long gone are the days of having your "best friend" speak for you or do for you. I am so proud that you emerged as a leader in our class and with your own voice. I love your voice that I always knew was there. I admire you for always telling me what you would "do better" the next lesson. I guess you learned how important self reflection is to learning and growing. I am glad that I was better at including that in the lesson cycle than I have been in the past. You worked hard this year and it shows. I am proud of you. When I am missing you, I am going to think of a butterfly because you emerged into your own self just like a butterfly does. Sometimes it might have felt like it was slow but changes were taking place day by day. This is your day! I want you to get out there and fly like I always knew you could!

Love, Mrs. Coe



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Sekilas tentang Mr. Self-Destruct (legendaris poker)

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Mr. Self-DestructMenang US$ 30juta di meja poker. Kehilangan US$ 900ribu sekali main. Tewas akibat kokain di usia 46.


    Dalam poker hall of fame, ada seorang pemain yang ketrampilan dan kenekatannya begitu dikenal, demikian pula dengan gaya
hidupnya yang rock n’roll. Ia adalah Stu Ungar yang kini sudah almarhum. Namm legenda pemain poker terbaik di dunia ini terus hidup.
            

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10 Tips Sukses Bermain Poker

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Jangan heran, saat ini banyak sekali orang yang sukses dalam bisnis poker. Seiring merebaknya permainan ZYNGA TEXAS HOLDEM POKER,
terutama di Facebook. Berbagai kalangan dari anak-anak hingga dewasa sudah tergila-gila pada permainan online yang satu ini. Sangat banyak yang menjadikan ini sebagai ajang bisnis dalam mencari penghasilan tambahan. Seringkali mereka tidak mengerti bermain poker,

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Cheat Zynga Poker Chips

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Pernah dengar tentang Zynga Poker Chips Duplicator yang katanya adalah software buatan hacker Jerman. Dengan sangat menyesal saya mengatakan bahwa ini adalah sebuah software 'nipu' alias scammer.

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Pakistan's polio eradication problem

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by Salman Hameed

Pakistan had successfully reduced the polio cases to 28 in 2005, down from 1155 in 1997. But now it seems that there is an increase again. Last week's Nature has a short piece on it:
Pakistan is one of four countries in which polio is still endemic (see 'Stubborn holdouts'), but with 144 confirmed cases in 2010, it is the only country in which polio is making a comeback. The worsening situation in Pakistan could put gains elsewhere at risk. "As long as there's polio in any one country it's a threat to every country in the world," says David Heymann, chairman of the board of the UK Health Protection Agency and a former assistant director-general of the WHO involved in polio eradication.

The issue of polio eradication is a worldwide issues, and if it holds out on one place, there will always be a chance for its spread again. It is unclear what is the cause of this resurgence in Pakistan again - but climate and population density are two of the issues mentioned in the article. Couple of years ago, there was also a reaction against vaccination campaigns in the northern areas of Pakistan - and that may have exacerbated the situation as well (see Between Fatwas and Polio and "Infidel Vaccine: Polio Vaccination Controversy in Pakistan). But now there are cases in other parts of the country as well. One of the new problems now in containing the disease may be related to the decentralization of the health ministry - and I hope this doesn't end up as a self-infected wound:

Pakistan's government has not ignored the problem. In January, the country rolled out an emergency action plan, with the goal of halting virus transmission by the end of 2011. The plan seeks greater accountability at all levels of government to boost immunization rates, and it calls for health officials to work with the military and local leaders in tribal areas to build support for vaccination. Frustrated with the lack of progress reported at the April meeting, President Zardari also ordered an investigation into recent polio outbreaks in Sindh and Balochistan, and formed a new oversight committee to keep him personally informed about eradication efforts.
Yet some fear that looming constitutional reforms could make it harder for Pakistan to exterminate polio. The country is set to devolve its Ministry of Health by the end of June, part of a long-delayed move to transfer more power to provincial governments. Bill Gates, whose Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Washington, funds polio eradication programmes, has expressed concern about the changes directly to Zardari. Sania Nishtar, a health-policy expert who heads Heartfile, an independent health-policy think tank in Islamabad, worries that without a central health authority to coordinate international donors' efforts and vaccine procurement and distribution, Pakistan's polio campaign will suffer.
Read the full article here (you may need subscription to access it).

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من حديث النفس ( فيه صورة للغلاف ) pdf

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Dakwah : Maaf, saya sibuk

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"Aku bukan tak mahu ikut halaqoh dengan kau, tapi aku sibuk. Banyak assignment dan group discussion."

"Maaf akh, ana rasa ana tak dapat nak komitmen lagi dengan tarbiyah. Prestasi pelajaran ana merosot teruk."

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SIBUK. Satu daripada 1001 macam alasan lagi yang sering diterima ketika seseorang diajak untuk ke program-program tarbiyah dan dakwah. Alasan sibuk memang terdengarnya relevan. Tetapi sungguh tidak rasional bagi mereka yang mahu menggunakan otak mereka untuk berfikir. Mengapa?



Semua Orang Sibuk

Jika namanya manusia, apatah lagi seorang pelajar, tentulah kita sibuk. Kuliah yang perlu dihadiri, tugasan-tugasan yang perlu diselesaikan, dan pelbagai lagi tanggungjawab-tanggungjawab sebagai seorang mahasiswa.

Seorang bapa pula, jauh lebih sibuk. Mencari nafkah untuk meyara keluarga. Mendidik dan membimbing keluarga. Membahagikan masa antara keluarga dan kerjaya.

Namun yang pasti, mereka sentiasa ada masa untuk makan. Sentiasa ada masa untuk berehat dan tidur. Sentiasa ada masa untuk membaca surat khabar. Sentiasa ada masa untuk bermain bola di waktu petang. Sentiasa ada waktu untuk macam-macam lagi, kecuali hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan Islam, Dakwah dan Tarbiyah. Mengapa?

Realitinya

Sesibuk apapun kita, kita sentiasa punya 24 jam sehari untuk dihabiskan. Namun yang berbezanya adalah bagaimana cara ianya dihabiskan.

Ada yang biasa tidur 6 jam sehari di waktu malam. Bahkan ada yang tidur lebih lagi hingga 8 ke 9 jam sehari dicampur dengan tidur siang dan tidur dalam dewan kuliah.

Ada yang berbual-bual kosong, melayari internet, facebook dan bersosial ria hingga tanpa sedar, 3 jam berlalu sia-sia.

Jika kita ambil 1 jam sebagai contoh, pelbagai perkara boleh berlaku.

Dalam masa 1 jam, beberapa pasangan telah berzina dan beberapa orang anak luar nikah telah dilahirkan.
Dalam masa yang singkat itu juga, berapa banyak botol arak telah dituang,dan berapa ramai yang mengambil dadah dan ganja.
Dalam masa 1 jam juga,beberapa orang telah dibunuh, dirompak,diragut,dan dipukul.
Segalanya berlaku dalam masa 1 jam!

Pada sisi lain pula, banyak kebaikan berlaku dalam masa 1 jam. Bagi seorang pelajar, dalam masa 60 minit itu, sebuah sesi kuliah di sesebuah universiti berjalan. Bagi seorang suri rumah, sebuah lauk utama, sayur, dan nasi selesai dimasak dalam masa 1 jam.
Sebuah halaqah dapat dijalankan walau hanya sesi tilawah dan taujih.
Sebuah perbincangan telah selesai dengan satu agenda.
Sebuah perjalanan bas Plusliner daripada Seri Iskandar menuju ke Kuala Lumpur telahpun sampai Tapah!
Bagi mereka yang bertilawah, telahpun mendapat 1 juz tilawah serta tadabbur hanya dalam masa 1 jam. Bagi mereka yang berdakwah, beberapa orang mad'u telah diziarahi dan disentuh hatinya dalam masa 1 jam.

Pengalaman Saya

Ramai mad'u saya yang tidak lagi mahu ditarbiyah bersama dengan alasan kesibukan. Masing-masing beralasan mahu fokus dengan pelajaran dan akan menjaga diri sendiri. Namun tidak sedikit yang saya temui membuktikan sebaliknya.

Ada yang sekarang tiap-tiap minggu turun ke Kuala Lumpur untuk sesi seminar Multi Level Marketing (MLM). Apa bezanya dengan kesibukan ikhwah-ikhwah yang setiap minggu berulang-alik dari Perak ke Selangor untuk mentarbiyah mad'u?

Ada yang sibuk dengan aktiviti persatuan. Mesyuarat berjam-jam, kadang-kadang hingga larut malam. Lepas mesyuarat singgah kedai mamak minum-minum bercampur lelaki perempuan bukan mahram sehingga jam 2 ke 3 pagi. Apa bezanya dengan kesibukan ikhwah-ikhwah yang berhalaqoh sehingga jam 3 pagi?

Benarlah kata-kata seorang ikhwah:

"Manusia ini, kalau tidak disibukkan dengan hal-hal dakwah, mereka tetap akan sibuk dengan hal-hal keduniaan."

Dan untuk hal-hal keduniaan, apatahlagi untuk hal-hal yang disukai oleh hawa nafsu, tidak pernah ada masalah atau alasan yang dikemukakan. Hanya untuk hal-hal yang berbau keislaman sahaja yang akan menjadi masalah. Kerana syaitan telah memainkan peranannya.

Syaitan menjanjikan (menakut-nakuti) kamu dengan kemiskinan dan menyuruh kamu berbuat kejahatan (kikir); sedang Allah menjadikan untukmu ampunan daripada-Nya dan karunia. Dan Allah Maha Luas (karunia-Nya) lagi Maha Mengatahui.
[Al-Baqarah, 2:268]

Untuk urusan keislaman, rugi terasa meluangkan masa.
Cuba kalau tiba-tiba kawan ajak main game atau tengok movie dan anime? Sukar sekali untuk ditolak. Walaupun esok ada test! Nampak sangat menipunye!

Nampak sangat menipunye~


Penyelesaiannya : Letakkan Prioriti

Mengapa orang masih boleh makan walau sesibuk apapun dirinya? Kerana dia merasakan makan itu prioriti dan meninggalkannya suatu masalah.

Mengapa jika tiba-tiba seseorang sakit perut, dia pasti akan cari tempat tersorok untuk menyelesaikan hajatnya? Mengapa tidak beri alasan sibuk dan tiada masa lalu buang sahaja di mana-mana? Kerana malu dan maruah diri menjadi prioriti hidupnya.

Begitu juga jika kita menjadikan Dakwah dan Tarbiyah sebagai prioriti dalam hidup kita. Hendak atau tidak, kita tetap akan melapangkan masa. Jika kita mahu, semuanya boleh berlaku. Namun jika memang tidak mahu, tiada siapapun yang boleh membantu.

Kesibukan sudak pasti bukan alasan. Ia hanya perkataan busuk yang digunakan oleh mereka yang kontot akal fikirannya untuk melarikan diri daripada dakwah dan tarbiyah.

Kata-kata Ustaz Zikro:
"Simpalah alasan-alasan kamu itu dalam pendrive baik-baik. Nanti depan Allah SWT di akhirat, keluarkan, semoga Allah menerima alasanmu itu."

Ya-Allah, kekalkanlah kami untuk bersabar dalam kesibukan mempertahankan keimanan diri, keluarga, ikhwah-akhwat dan orang-orang yang beriman.

Dan bersabarlah kamu bersama-sama dengan orang-orang yang menyeru Tuhannya di pagi dan senja hari dengan mengharap keridhaan-Nya; dan janganlah kedua matamu berpaling dari mereka (karena) mengharapkan perhiasan dunia ini; dan janganlah kamu mengikuti orang yang hatinya telah Kami lalaikan dari mengingati Kami, serta menuruti hawa nafsunya dan adalah keadaannya itu melewati batas.
[Al-Kahfi, 18:28]

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Red Velvet Cake Pops

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Happy 4th Birthday Charlotte

A sweet treat (one of many) for my daughter, Charlotte's 4th Birthday Party.  I've been wanting to attempt to make cake pops and it was much more difficult than I thought it would be.  I need more practice to make them look prettier but they tasted absolutely delicious!  Here is my first attempt.
Melt a small amount of chocolate to dip each lolipop stick in and insert into cake balls
Let harden in a cool, dry place to set the chocolate before dipping the cake balls in more chocolate.
Coat each cake ball in melted chocolate and decorate with sprinkles.
                                    

Ingredients:

1 box of red velvet cake mix
1/2 a container of cream cheese frosting
2 bags of pink melting chocolate (or white chocolate chips and red food gel dye)
40 lolipop sticks
1 small container of pearl sprinkles (or any that you like)
1/4 cup of vegetable oil (or one big spoonful of crisco to thin out chocolate for dipping) 

Preparation:

Mix cake according to package directions and bake in a shallow large baking dish or on a baking sheet.  The cake will take less time since you are baking a thin cake.  Check peridically for doneness with a tooth pick or clean sharp knife. (inset a tooth pick in the middle of the cake and when it comes out clean the cake it done).  Cool the cake completely and then break cake up and place in a large mixing bowl.  Crumble the cake into fine crumbs using your hands.  Once crumbled add 1/2 a the container of frosting and mix until completely combined with a fork (or your hands if you prefer).  Line a cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper and roll cake mix into small balls with your hands and place on cookie sheet.  Melt a small amount of the pink chocolate in a microwave bowl.  Dip a lolipop stick in the melted chocolate and then insert immediately into the middle of a cake ball. The sticks should be facing up (see picture above).  Repeat that step until all the cake balls have stick inserted with melted chocolate.  Set cookie sheet aside in a cool spot to harden. (DO NOT put the cake balls in the freezer to harden because the cake will become damp and hard to work wirh once it begins to thaw).  

NOW THIS IS WHERE I NEED TO WORK ON MY TECHNIQUE.  The next step is to dip and coat each cake ball in melted chocolate and decorate.  Getting the right consistency for the chocolate to dip and finding the right technique to coat each cake pop evenly and neatly is not easy.  I think practice makes perfect (or in my case, makes it good enough).

Melt the remaining chocolate in a large microwave safe bowl.  (melt in 30 second increments, stirring in between until melted and smooth).  Add vegetable oil or crisco and stir again until combined and smooth.  You want a thin enough consistency so the chocolate can pour off the spoon easily.  Carefully dip each cake ball by holding the lolipop stick and using a spoon to help coat the bottom of the cake pop.  Immediately sprinkle with your decorative sprinkles.  Place each cake pop, lolipop stick side down into a piece of stryofoam covered with plastic wrap to cool and harden.


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Insect Masks and Compound Eyeglasses!

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Ok, just had to post something to literally make me HAPPY! I finally got back to Michael's to grab my bee masks and wouldn't you know...I happened to see some COMPOUND EYEGLASSES! If this does not make a stressed out Kindergarten teacher HAPPY, I just do not know what to say!
WHEW, feelin a little better now!
PS Don't forget to join the Math Linky Party below!


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