Marco SecchiMarco SecchiPolitics, Religion, Social and lifestyle from published journalist Marco Secchi 
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LOL in the Gulf!
2008-05-23 20:30:00 The Gulf as an ideal place to live…check it out here More About: Culture , English
Raped over the phone
2008-05-06 20:20:00 Crazy virginity obsessed Muslimeen: TUNIS, Tunisia, April 27 (UPI) ? A Tunisian family alleges their daughter was raped during a telephone conversation with a man, a lawyer for the family said. The 30-year-old man said he never touched the young woman. But he acknowledged he heard her scream while they were ?totally into? an erotic telephone ... More About: Phone
Niqab for brothers
2008-05-05 20:03:00 Via The Instanbulian comes a great alternative to the headscarf or türban or, even worse, burka for women: an eye mask for men who aren?t able to control themselves if they see a woman who doesn?t cover her hair (and neck). As most will know, some fundamentalist Muslim men want their women to cover up - ... More About: Culture , Brothers , English , Niqab
Moderate drinking
2008-05-05 13:37:00 From Sky News A British couple who got so drunk on holiday that their three children had to be taken into care have been harshly criticised by Portuguese authorities. Hotel staff in Vilamoura, in the Algarve, called police after Eamon McGuckin, 34, and his wife Antoinette, 32, collapsed while on holiday on Friday night. They were rushed to ... More About: Culture , Drinking , Moderate
Beauty Queens
2008-05-04 15:42:00 Beauty queens are low on political acumen ? and Miss Carolina is no exception. Pakistan?s Miss World International, Mahleej Sarkari, told GEO TV that she would go on a date with Musharraf. LAHORE: Miss Pakistan International Mahleej Sarkari has said that she wanted to date President Pervez Musharraf at some Australian island where she would like to ... More About: Beauty , Culture , English , Queens
Were in the world is Osama Bin Laden?
2008-05-04 13:32:00 One of my favourite films presented at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival is Morgan Spurlock?s follow-up to his hit 2004 documentary Super Size Me. Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden is a documentary on the epic action scale. A search for the most wanted man on earth becomes a nice primer about ... More About: Cultura , English , The World
BNP at City Hall
2008-05-03 22:39:00 From the New Statesman Hours before Boris Johnson took the platform outside City Hall to proclaim his victory as the next mayor of London, anarchists and anti-fascist activists assembled along the Queen’s Walk to protest the elections and in a bid to blockade Richard Barnbrook and other members of the British National Party from ... More About: Culture , English
Dichiarazione Redditi 2005
2008-05-02 16:34:00 Segnalazione di link gia’ presenti sulla rete internet, di file relativi alle Dichiarazioni dei Redditi diffuse dall’Agenzia delle Entrate. L’Agenzia delle Entrate Italiane ha reso disponibili sul Web, per la prima volta nel Paese, i redditi dichiarati da tutti i cittadini italiani nel 2006. Tutto in Rete, anche se in realtà solo per poche ... More About: Peer-to-peer , Mule , Excel , Italiano
Grand Theft Auto
2008-04-30 12:00:00 “Grand Theft Auto 4″ went on sale on Tuesday, with fans lining up to grab the first copies of the criminal action game hailed as a brutal and satirical masterpiece equal to films like “The Godfather.” Retailers took advance orders for the game weeks earlier and many outlets threw open their doors at midnight to ... More About: Cultura , English
One Night Only
2008-04-29 21:46:00 It happens very rarely that I feel impressed by one of the Band I end up taking pictures. One Night Only are an Indie Rock UK band and they really impressed me for their music, sound, lyrics. They are really great and friendly guys as well! I may add a link to the pictures if I ... More About: Culture , English , One Night Only
Quilliam Foundation
2008-04-26 13:37:00 Two launches in two weeks for two new British Muslim organisations. On Tuesday the Quilliam foundation - established by ex-members of radical Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir - was launched. The coming week will see the launch of British Muslims for a secular democracy - established by a group of high-profile journalists and ... More About: Foundation
Renaissance
2008-04-24 19:27:00 The splendour of Italian Renaissance and Baroque art is featured in the sumptuous exhibition currently on show a the Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, with 90 paintings and 85 drawings of the Italian school belonging to the British Crown. On show are some very celebrated works such as Leonardo’s “Neptune”, the “Portrait of a young man” ... More About: Culture , Cultura , English
Rats
2008-04-23 20:32:00 After hubris comes the fall. On April 22nd Sir Fred went cap in hand to shareholders, asking them for £12 billion ($24 billion) in Europe’s largest capital-raising to date. He says he may also have to pawn some family silver: he hopes to raise another £4 billion by selling the bank’s profitable insurance business. It is ... More About: News , English , Rats
Love and Religion
2008-04-19 20:08:00 “Religion s’ goal is to bring love, if a religion does not do that, it isn’t a religion. Religion must be like a musical instrument where the sole purpose is to bring joy and express love.” Doesn’t happen often to find and meet intelligent and so inspiring people I regard Shaikh Hisham Kabbani of the ... More About: Love , English
Marmaris
2008-04-19 17:47:00 It is a regular Turkish Diner with Doner and Shish Kebabs. However, their service is fast & friendly and food reasonably good. I recommend Kofte kebab for it is as juicy as it gets. It is mainly a meat-place and probably the few vegetarian offerings are best avoided. The staff are friendly and the ...
Ken-vs-Boris
2008-04-17 17:41:00 The election of the Mayor of London is developing nicely into a contrast of political visions, alongside a comparison between the characters of the major candidates. What has struck me, from the debates on TV, for I?ve not been to any of the election meetings in London, is that Ken Livingstone looks careworn. He appears ... More About: News , English , Boris
Cool hookah
2008-04-13 18:09:00 Hookah is not what a Sicilians calls a prostitute. Also known as nargila, ghelyun, sheesha, chillam, hubbly bubbly, or simply water-pipe, hookah is to the Muslim world what a pint or a lager is to British: At the end of a work day, it’s what you suck on when hanging out with your friends. For centuries, ... More About: Cool , English
Pulitzer Prize
2008-04-11 15:54:00 The Washington Post just won a Pulitzer for this. What if you took an international violin maestro who charges £500 a minute, gave him a 2 million pounds fiddle, and let him play in a metro stop in DC. Would anyone stop? Would anyone care? Would anyone give some money and how much? Check out the ... More About: News , Culture , English
Galaxy British Book Award
2008-04-10 02:58:00 In London today Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling attended the Galaxy British Book Award s show where she received the Lifetime Achievement Award. The award, which recognizes an enduringly popular author whose books have made an outstanding contribution to contemporary literature is Ms. Rowling’s fifth Nibbie. JKR won her first Nibbie ten years ago for Harry Potter ... More About: News , English
George Clooney - Leatherheads
2008-04-08 23:14:00 George Clooney , director and star of Leatherheads and his leading lady and fellow Oscar winner Renee Zellweger unveil their new romantic comedy at the film’s European Premiere in London’s Odeon Leicester Square. Pictures can be found here More About: George Clooney , English , George
Baisakhi Glasgow
2008-04-06 21:35:00 Vaisakhi, also spelled Baisakhi, is one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar. It is the Sikh New Year festival and the anniversary of the founding of Khalsa (the Sikh brotherhood) in 1699. It usually falls on 13 or 14 April according to the Sikh solar calendar, and celebrations take place throughout April ... More About: Glasgow , English
Kebab Mahal (Edinburgh)
2008-04-06 00:19:00 My favourite place to eat in Edinburgh ! The reason for this is disarmingly simple: the dishes on the menu are of a quality that could easily hold their own alongside many posh venues and restaurants, yet at an affordable price that is in keeping with the modesty of the surroundings. No one will ever claim this ... More About: Mahal
Hookah Review
2008-03-31 20:33:00 I take a connoisseur?s pleasure in hookah (also known as: hooka, sheesha, nargila, water-pipe), I do not smoke it often but as with wine there is a big difference between being a connoisseur or just drink some “booze” to get drunk….or in few words the Scottish way of life! I have smoked at ... More About: Culture , Review , English
Carla Bruni in London
2008-03-27 23:05:00 The style of Carla Bruni, First Lady of France enchant London and the British public during the two days State visit. Few of my images from the last two days visit are here More About: Culture , English , Carla Bruni
Allam
2008-03-24 17:57:00 The Egyptian-born Allam’s conversion to Christianity — he took the name “Christian” for his baptism — was kept secret until the Vatican disclosed it in a statement less than an hour before the Saturday night service began. Allam, who is a strong supporter of Israel and who an Israeli newspaper once called a “Muslim Zionist,” ... More About: English
Magnete diVINO
2008-03-23 16:32:00 There are times when there is nothing better that a nice glass of wine, better if is a Brunello di Montalcino Biondi Santi Tenuta il Greppo …….I am sure Rumi would agree with me! MEVLANA JALALUDDIN RUMI (Persia, 1207 - 1273) MAGNETE DIVINO Gioia non vidi in entrambi mondi,salvo te, anima mia, molte meraviglie ... More About: English , Divino
Halal meat in Scotland
2008-03-22 23:17:00 Finally is out in the open on The Herald as well as on other website and papers, I have complained endless times about sub standard level of hygiene in most of the Halal shops at least in Edinburgh. Too many complacent Mosques and Imams prefer to keep quiet and say nothing just to ... More About: Scotland , Meat , English
Waris Shah ISHQ DA WARIS
2008-03-17 22:32:00 The movie starts off with the Mugal Ruler banning the music as he believed that music departed the person away from god. Then comes Waris Shah ( Gurdas Mann) looking for Guruji, who teaches music at a secret location, when Guruji and Waris Shah meet, Guruji tells him that he is talented but he needs the ...
From Amir Hanza to the black tent
More articles from this author:2008-03-17 19:21:00 The Adventures of Amir Hamza, literature about the Prophet?s uncle, which everyone, including Muslims, have been going ga-ga over, merely reaffirms the fact that the myopist, Islam ic-history-prudes are out of touch not just with reality but their own history. Here is just one raunchy passage involving Amar Ayyar, Hamza?s trickster friend. Way raunchier than anything ... More About: Culture , English , Black , Tent 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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