One of the reasons I’m writing about this topic today, is this comment by Gladwyn, which clearly implies unclear understanding of Hijab in particular and Islam in general.

Hijab has been the subject of much controversy and debate, especially since the French government decided to ban hijab and other religious “symbols” from public schools. Everyone [...]

For years now, British Petroleum (BP) has published a fascinating annual report entitled Statistical Review of World Energy. Publicly available on their website, this report provides excellent insight into the sources and uses of fossil fuel energy around the world. Now what does this report have to do with the political issues canvassed on this blog? As it turns out, quite a bit.

A novel Saddam Hussein reportedly finished writing a day before the U-S-led war in Iraq began will be published next week. The book includes a dedication from his daughter which reads: “to the one who taught us all the great values.”

Saddam Hussein’s family will publish next week a novel written by the ousted Iraqi leader [...]

The Jordan River, where Jesus was reportedly baptized, is now just an extra-large toilet.

Jordan River threatened by dams and sewage
By Ibon Villelabeitia, Fri Jun 24, 9:08 AM ET
Reuters

The Jordan River, where Christians believe Jesus was baptized, is heavily polluted with sewage and is in danger of drying up after decades of conflict and intense agricultural [...]

Audiopad is a composition and performance instrument for electronic music which tracks the positions of objects on a tabletop surface and converts their motion into music. One can pull sounds from a giant set of samples, juxtapose archived recordings against warm synthetic melodies, cut between drum loops to create new beats, and apply digital processing [...]

Just one new site per week isn�t very exciting, so we thought we�d launch Live8.technorati.com. No doubt you�ve heard of Live 8 by now. Live 8 Technorati provides you with direct access to what people are saying about Live 8 right now.

Joi Ito has announced that Technorati has launched a site dedicated to the ongoing [...]

Moroccan police had “recently” seized 200 sticks of dynamite and 115 detonators and arrested its 67-year-old driver in the Mediterranean port city of Nador. When they raided his house they found another 485 detonators. “The explosives were being used in traditional fishing and for digging wells.” So the terrorists list of valid excuses just grew [...]

Germany opens world’s first “laughter school.” Getting a Germans to laugh can seem like pulling teeth. So if Germans learn to laugh through a kind of formal methodology, shouldn’t we all go ahead and use it?

A little something for all you Colour Lovers out there. View, rate and review some lovely colours & palettes. The idea is to create a place of color inspiration.

Thumb Drives: If you’re going to get yourself one of those fancy things, you may as well get one that actually looks like a thumb.