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A Civility Test Between Israelis and Palestinians
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Australian journalist Tony Clifton and the late French war photojournalist Catherine Leroy covered the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. They had at their disposal pictures and footage of Israeli brutalities in Lebanon, which Western media outlets would not want to print. Later, Clifton and Leroy produced the 1983 book God Cried to tell the world w

Risks to Health of Klia Cleaning Staff
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LETTERS: Being a Bangladeshi university academic, I am happy to chat with Bangladeshis who work in shops, grocery stores and petrol stations. I try to understand their life, experiences and challenges they face in a foreign land. I learn a lot from their struggles and am humbled by the beauty of their simplicity. Recently, I went to the Kuala Lumpu

Wife Beating Points to Husband's Ignorance of Basic Islamic Teachings
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Even for people who are ready to defend Islam, the widely held interpretation of Quranic verse 4:34 causes discomfort and bewilderment. Since the concept of wife beating goes against the Islamic precept of kindness to women and against the practices of the Prophet and his companions, AbuSulayman looks at other possible meanings of 'daraba'

Why the West Recognise poet-Philosopher Muhammad Iqbal
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A believer in the oneness of God and deeply immersed in Islam, Iqbal was a "modernist who argued in favour of going directly to sacred scripture" and "turned away from much of what was labelled 'the West', denouncing the nationalism, militarism and imperialism that the Great War had thrown into high relief" (Metcalf). Iqbal&

Spell it as 'makkah' When Referring to Islam's Holy City
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When Makkah is transliterated as Mecca, it risks giving a wrong meaning of the place. As a result, people who are not very knowledgeable about Islam may associate it with contrary activities. For example, when the wrong transliteration of Mecca is used to refer to the city of the Prophet's birth, a non-Muslim resident of Portsmouth with inadequ

Rights for Women and Decency for Men
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I have been researching and writing about issues related to women and gender for decades. In this essay, I have steered away from academic jargon and sought to get down to the bare bones of the entire debate. Given the gender dynamics in the current social order, especially in Bangladesh, I would like to make the following submissions: What the lib

The Massacres of Jenin
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The list of Palestinian places that have witnessed the cruelty and savagery of the Israeli state is ever increasing; very few places have been left untouched. The enormity of Israeli oppression and callous disregard for human life is no longer a rarity. It is vying for record-breaking heights of persecution, while the tale of suffering and loss of

Sharenting and How it Violates Our Children’s Rights
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What parents usually share online about their children builds a data structure with which the latter may not be happy once they grow up. When we share information on social media platforms, we are conscious of the fact that their owners may use it for commercial purposes. But underage children whose information their parents share on various sites

The Washington Manual of Surgery
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Subject(s): Surgery, Operative -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Surgical Procedures, Operative -- methods Contents: Preoperative evaluation and care -- Intraoperative considerations -- Common postoperative problems -- Nutrition -- Fluid, electrolytes, and acid-base disorders -- Hemostasis, anticoagulation, and transfusions -- Anesthesia -

Essential Medicine: Concise Clinical Notes on Understanding & Managing Diseases Part 2: Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary, Hematology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Tropical Medicine
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Subject(s): Medicine -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Clinical medicine -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Holdings: ,Book - General,SASMEC Library,General Collection,,RC55 M952E 2016 v2,Available,11100466874

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