06
Aug
09
GAZA Need our Voice………..
We will not go Down by Michael Heart
A blinding flash of white light
Lit up the sky over Gaza tonight
People running for cover
Not knowing whether they’re dead or aliveThey came with their tanks and their planes
With ravaging fiery flames
And nothing remains
Just a voice rising up in the smoky hazeWe will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In Gaza tonightWomen and children alike
Murdered and massacred night after night
While the so-called leaders of countries afar
Debated on who’s wrong or rightBut their powerless words were in vain
And the bombs fell down like acid rain
But through the tears and the blood and the pain
You can still hear that voice through the smoky hazeWe will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In Gaza tonightWe will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never dieWe will not go down
In the night, without a fightWe will not go down
In Gaza tonight
23
Jul
09
Very Emotional recitation
Shaykh sudais showing his humbleness mashaAllah, may Allah keep him well. wasalaam.
25
Jun
09
Passion’s power
The skipper of the underdogs summed it up nicely after winning the semi-final. There is little to celebrate in Pakistan these days, said the man from Mardan, but the nation’s cricketers are determined to bring a smile to people’s faces. And that the Pakistan team certainly did with sterling back-to-back performances after a lacklustre start to the Twenty20 World Cup. For a while it seemed that the nation’s joy would be confined to seeing India exit the tournament at the Super Eights stage.The clinically efficient South Africans lay ahead in the first of the two semi-finals, a contest Pakistan was tipped to lose. How could so mercurial a side prevail over a machine programmed to win? Never mind, Pakistan did it anyway. And on Sunday, it was Sri Lanka’s turn to be reminded that Pakistan can put in a crackerjack performance when it counts most.
An unpredictable side, of course, but also most sublimely, sweetly brilliant when it matters. As one commentator, former England player David Lloyd, put it: ‘It’s Pakistan. And yes, you might say fittingly.’
Fittingly indeed. Pakistan’s victory in the T20 World Cup final sends a clear message that we will not be written off, come what may. Yes, it is perfectly understandable that foreign teams are unwilling to play in Pakistan. After all, the Sri Lankan side, which alone stood by us in our time of trial, came close to dying on Pakistani soil. We are now resigned to the fact that we will either have to play our ‘home series’ at offshore venues or not play at all. So how are things any different now? Pakistan’s victory tells the world that we can win wherever we might have to play.
Even in India, which with its deep pockets now virtually controls the ICC. It will take some doing to crush Pakistan’s spirit. We will not simply go away and sulk. We can triumph in the face of adversity.
Besides the cup, the best thing this slam-bang version of cricket delivered was a sense of self-belief. Also, this Pakistan side seems to enjoy itself on the field; it’s not just another day at the office for men who once liked playing cricket for its own sake. Gone too for the most part are those pumped up ‘I would be a serial killer if I weren’t a bowler’ celebrations that some subcontinental players had picked up in recent years from Caucasian teams. Why be angry when you take a wicket? That’s not our style. This team smiles and exults when it gets a batsman out, like the West Indians did in their heyday. If there is any friction behind closed doors – and it could well be that for a change there isn’t – it doesn’t show on the field and that’s what counts. This Pakistan side has done us proud.
Article Source : http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/cricket/16-power-of-passion-hs-01
Pakistan's victory tells the world that we can win wherever we might have to play. - AFP
10.ways to Improve your Personality
Contrary to what you may believe, you can
The “personality” is the typical pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaviors that make a person unique.
When we say that someone has a “good personality” we mean that they are likeable, pleasant to be around, and good to socialize with.
Everyone wants to be attractive to others. Having a good personality helps – probably even more so than good looks.
While we can improve our looks to only a certain extent, we can work on improving the personality as much as we want.
Here are some ways in which we can accomplish this:
1. Be a better listener. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was considered one of the most charming women in the world because she cultivated the skill of being an exceptional listener. She would look a person in the eyes and hang on their every word. Nothing is more appealing than having someone listening to you intently and making you feel like you’re the only person in the world.
2. Read More and Expand Your Interests. The more you read and interests you have, the more interesting you are to others. It also gives you the opportunity to meet people and share or exchange your views with them.
3. Be a good conversationalist. This relates to how much you read and know. Once you have much to contribute, learn how to talk about it with others. We can’t know everything, so it’s refreshing to learn about things we don’t have time to read about from others. If you’re shy join a group like Toastmasters that encourages you to talk about what you know.
4. Have an Opinion. There’s nothing more tiresome than trying to talk to someone who has no opinion on anything. A conversation has nowhere to go if you have nothing to expound on. When you have a differing opinion, it makes you that much more interesting and stimulating to be around (unless you’re a know-it-all, of course). A unique outlook expands everyone’s perspective.
5. Meet New People. Make the effort to meet new people especially those different from you. It not only exposes you to different cultures and alternate ways of doing things, it broadens your horizons.
6. Be yourself. The next most tiresome thing after having no opinions is to try and be something you’re not. Trying to mold yourself to fit in and be accepted usually backfires. Everyone is unique and expressing that uniqueness is what makes us interesting. If we try to be a carbon copy of someone else, the lack of genuineness comes across.
7. Have a positive outlook and attitude. No one wants to be around people who are negative, complain a lot, or have nothing good to say. In fact most of us run when we see them coming. Be the kind of upbeat person that lights up a room with your energy. You can do this by looking for the best in people and things.
8. Be fun and see the humorous side of life. We all like to be around someone who makes us laugh or smile. Look for the humorous or quirky side in situations. There always is one. When you are fun and lighthearted people are naturally attracted to you.
9. Be supportive of others. This is probably the most endearing quality you can integrate into your personality. Just as you welcome it when you receive it, be the support for others when they need it. Everyone wants a cheerleader, someone who encourages and believes in them, in their corner.
10. Have Integrity and treat people with respect. Be honest and true to your word and you will have the admiration and respect of others. Respect others and you will have their attention and gratitude. Nothing improves a person’s personality more than integrity and respect – respect for others as well as respect for yourself.
As humans we have the power and ability to shape our personalities however we wish. When we strive to develop them to encompass all that we can be, we contribute to others and our own happiness.
23
Jun
09
QUOTE OF THE DAY
A conference is a gathering of important people
who individually can’t do anything but together
can decide that nothing can be done.
“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” is a pangram (a phrase that contains all of the letters of the alphabet). It has been used to test typewriters andcomputer keyboards, and in other applications involving all of the letters in the English alphabet, because it is also a short coherent sentence.
It was known in the late 19th century, and Baden-Powell’s book Scouting for Boys(1908) uses the phrase as a practice sentence for signalling.[1] It appears as a sample typing practice in L. Bronson’s, Illustrative Shorthand, 1888. [2] In the January 10, 1903 issue of Pitman’s Phonetic Journal, it is referred to as “the well known memorized typing line embracing all the letters of the alphabet”.
Variations
A few variations of this pangram exist, including “the quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog“, and “a quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog“. Each of these variations has 33 letters, compared to 35 in the title version.
The version “a quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog“, and any version with the wordjumped in the past tense eliminate one or more letters and hence, are not pangrams. A valid pangram variation is “the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog’s back“.
