Learning to be British and Muslim

I'm not a believer in state schools being religious - Christian, Muslim, whatever. I feel that state run schools are best being secular. If a parent wants something different then by all means but not on the...

Faces of Bali - Uluwatu Temple

"Pura Uluwatu (temple of the stone head) or Pura Luhur Uluwatu temple is located in the edge of stone cliff in southern part of Bali. This ancient temple is dedicated to the spirits of the sea. Built in the...

Badung, Denpasar's Big Sister

"Badung Regency, south coast of Bali When the other rival kingdoms in south Bali were defeated by the Dutch in 1900, Badung Kingdom gained an expansive links trade. But it was last only for six years as Badung was finally invaded in 1906 through a massive battle known as...

Gianyar - The Mother of Ubud

"Gianyar Regency is located at central Bali , with Ubud as one of the district in Gianyar regency became a famoust tourist destination in the world. Until the fourteen century Bali was ruled Bali by the Warmadewa...

Fake Chinese Communist official arrested: US$2.6M in payoffs

I guess the Chinese Government doesn't like Competition in what seems to be only the Chinese Government has a right to extort bribes from it's...

Welford Park, Welford, Berkshire

I have often wondered where Welford is located and what lies within this unknown place. Welford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, situated in the valley of the River Lambourn to the...

Open Garden Squares a Great Escape

Open Squares weekend is a chance for the public to view the impressive garden squares, normally kept locked to the public. One category-B square in particular is never open... "At HMP Wandsworth, the largest...

Iraq: Girls' school attacked - 250 insurgents die as battle rages

"U.S.-backed Iraqi troops on Sunday attacked insurgents allegedly plotting to kill pilgrims at a major Shiite Muslim religious festival, and Iraqi officials estimated some 250 militants died in the daylong battle...

Iraq: 250 Insurgents Killed in Battle

"BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S.-backed Iraqi troops on Sunday attacked insurgents allegedly plotting to kill pilgrims at a major Shiite Muslim religious festival, and Iraqi officials estimated some 250 militants died in the daylong battle near Najaf. A U.S. helicopter crashed...

Protesters clash with police in Egypt

"Dozens of would-be demonstrators lobbed shoes at some 100 police officers who beat the crowd back into the courtyard of the Al-Azhar mosque, the main Sunni seat of learning. At least 500 worshippers, including...

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