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Archive for March 25th, 2009

Christian mother arrested to cover up government scandal

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

A Coptic Christian couple in Egypt recently accused the country’s Civil Registry of fraud for registering their two children as Muslims, even though they were born to two Christian parents and had never converted. Now the mother Mrs Suhair Abdo has been arrested by security agents and charged with forgery for claiming to be [...]

Kuwaiti police are on the job

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Kuwaiti blogger The 4th ring posted this priceless photo.
Amira Ali Hussaini of Global Voices informs us that the Arabic spelling is also incorrect.
UPDATE: O.K. from The 4th ring left a comment saying the car isn’t Kuwaiti.  He think it’s Saudi.

China tries to censor satire of government

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Internet users in the Far East are making fun of a Chinese government campaign against online pornography and other allegedly subversive material, and China has responded by trying to stamp out the satire.
Chinese netizens are reacting angrily to reported attempts by government censors to stamp out a humorous form of protest against a recent Web [...]

Taliban dispute Sharia court’s verdict

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

As part of a negotiated settlement with Taliban forces in Swat Valley, Pakistan has established Sharia courts in the region. However, the system is apparently not working to the satisfaction of Swat Taliban.
“I am not going to change the decision as it is valid according to Sharia,” says Maulana Ehsan-ur-Rahman softly but adamantly.
Maulana Rahman is [...]

The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

The collect for today, The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canada, 1962):
We beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts; that, as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel, so by his cross and passion we may [...]