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I started believing that the intolerance we Muslims keep in mingling with the world culture is become the culprit in interfering with Islam in shaking hand with the other cultures of the world, we have to look back to the Spanish Convivencia, the system which made the Islamic Spain a wonderful country which made the world to respect. La Convivencia is a term used to describe a postulated situat...ion in Spanish history when Jews, Muslims, and Catholics in Spain lived in relative peace together within the different kingdoms. It lasted from the Muslim Umayyad conquest of Hispania in 711 until 1492, concurrent with the Reconquista ("Reconquest"). The phrase often refers to the interplay of cultural ideas between the three groups, and ideas of religious tolerance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Convivencia

We spend so much of our lives with our parents and yet most of it is devoted to routine and commonplace things. But we rarely discuss the profound. Time is short and unfortunately we are all getting older. There may never be a better time than now to have a meaningful conversation with your parent or parents. You sometimes hear people say that they regret missed opportunities while their parents were alive and that there were things they wish they had spoken about. Make sure that you seize the chance while you can. Here are some good questions to ask your parent or parents: 1. Can you tell me a story about your parents or grandparents? Family history is much more than a family tree and a photo album. It is also a collection of stories which become your family folklore. Be sure to have some stories about your ancestors that you can pass on to your descendants. 2. Can you tell me a story about when you were a child? Stories about their adventures, hopes, fears and relationships with frie...

As a parent, you must be aware of the impact you have on your teenager's sense of self-worth. Your words and actions help build or tear down your teen's self-esteem. Self-esteem issues affect teenager's from all walks of life whether they be healthy or ill, rich or poor or come from an a single-parent or two-parent home. During those moments, it will be up to you to step in and coax your child to improve her self-esteem Link

The Art Of Cleaning Almost Anything…. Link

Radiation sickness, medically known as acute radiation syndrome (ARS) and often called radiation poisoning or radiation toxicity, is a collection of symptoms that occur after exposure to a large amount of ionizing radiation over a short period of time.[1][2] Radiation sickness is generally associated with acute exposure and has a characteristic set of symptoms that appear in an orderly fashion.[3]Read on to understand more about radiation sickness. Link

A new device that a doctor holds right over a mole uses laser light to determine if it's melanoma. Detecting melanoma—the most lethal form of skin cancer—still relies on dermatologists eyeballing moles and deciding which ones warrant a biopsy. A new handheld device developed by scientists at the British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA) and licensed to Verisante Technology could provide instant information about the molecular makeup of moles. The device, called the Verisante Aura, is held above a mole, and uses Raman spectroscopy, a technique that distinguishes molecules using their vibrational states, to scan for those whose relative concentrations are characteristic of melanoma. The device returns a verdict within seconds. Following a successful small clinical trial, Verisante is now analyzing the results of another trial with 1,000 moles. The company plans to seek approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Canada Health later this year. For patients whose melanoma isn...

As the Internet advanced, a host of efficient new communication tools became available. Social networking sites are considered "new technology" because of their widespread popularity in a relatively short span of time. These sites are used to connect users with their friends and family, favorite companies, musicians, alumni networks or any such individual or group. As networks such as Facebook and Twitter grow, businesses and governments are increasingly using them to improve communication with clients. For example, according to Ozmosis, Inc.'s 2009 study, "Health Alerts & Lessons Learned from H1N1," 255 hospitals had a presence on Facebook and Twitter to better communicate with patients and the general public. Link

From discovering the so-called God particle and confirming the existence of an Earth-like exoplanet to understanding more about the brain and even defining a fourth domain of life, the science possibilities for 2011 are awe-inspiring. Here's a look at some of what may come to bear in the coming year Link