Fox Loses “Fair and Balanced” Lawsuit

Good news. A federal judge on Friday denied Fox News Channel’s request for an injunction to block liberal humorist Al Franken’s new book, whose title mocks the Fox slogan “fair and balanced.” U.S. District Judge Denny Chin said Fox’s claim was “wholly without merit, both factually and legally.” The network had argued Franken’s book —… Continue reading Fox Loses “Fair and Balanced” Lawsuit

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Evolution: Another Viewpoint

Following up on my critique of Muslims not accepting evolution and after finding out that Harun Yahya, one of the opponents of evolutionary theory, is not a scientist, I discovered a lecture by a Saudi geologist (specializing in micropalaeontology) Dr Zaghloul Al-Najjar that he gave at the University of New South Wales Islamic Society. He… Continue reading Evolution: Another Viewpoint

Agricultural Subsidies

I am probably late in this, but it’s a blog and I never promised timely coverage. As we all know, the agricultural subsidies given by US, EU and Japan to domestic interests hit the developing world hard. The New York Times has a series of op-eds on the topic from different countries. These op-eds do… Continue reading Agricultural Subsidies

Vanity Googling

This weblog is now #5 on the Google search for Procrastination; #1 for Zack Ajmal; #4 for Zack; and #2 for Ajmal. Also interestingly, I am the #10 search result for “fair and balanced”.

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Georgia Senator Race

Zell Miller is retiring next year as the senior senator from Georgia. Civil rights leader and former mayor of Atlanta Andrew Young is thinking of running for the open seat. Thirteen years after he last held elective office, Andrew J. Young Jr. —- the former pastor, civil rights leader, congressman, mayor and ambassador, to pick… Continue reading Georgia Senator Race

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A Good Reason to Exercise

I guess I should start exercising regularly. 🙂 A new study offers an additional reason for men to exercise: It could add years to their sex lives. Researchers hope men will learn from this, and exercise to protect their potency even if they haven’t exercised to protect their hearts. Men over 50 who kept physically… Continue reading A Good Reason to Exercise

Pakistan Oil Spill

An oil tanker ran aground in the Arabian Sea off of Karachi last month spilling thousands of tonnes of oil in the sea. An oil tanker which ran aground off the coast of Pakistan has broken into two. The tanker, which was carrying 67,000 tonnes of crude oil, broke apart when the tide changed. Port… Continue reading Pakistan Oil Spill

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Extinction of Men

Well, it seems men will be extinct soon. MEN are doomed to extinction, victims of the decaying human Y-chromosome, the only piece of DNA men possess and women do not. So says Bryan Sykes, professor of human genetics at Oxford University, in a book that envisages the “Sapphic reproduction” of women by genetic manipulation. A… Continue reading Extinction of Men

Harun Yahya

Continuing my previous post about evolution, I want to just let you know who Harun Yahya is. HarunYahya is a pen name used by Mr. Adnan Oktar. Born in Ankara in 1956, Adnan Oktar is a prominent Turkish intellectual. Completely devoted to moral values and dedicated to communicating the sacred values he cherishes to other… Continue reading Harun Yahya

Muslims and Evolution

Ticked off by The B. Files’ saying: my anti-darwinism has been reaffirmed after I read “The Lost World.” And Abez: Evolution is bogus. I am asking my readers, especially Muslims, to tell me their viewpoint about the theory of evolution. Do they think it is all bogus? Do they agree with the young earth creationists?… Continue reading Muslims and Evolution