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Siri knows about Milad #creepingsharia
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Aziz Poonawalla
Ask Siri today the following question and you will get the following answer: (via Ayesha Mattu on Twitter – try it yourself!)
Madonna is studying the Qur’an
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Aziz Poonawalla
I am surprised no one else caught this – From an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) on Reddit, pop queen Madonna let this interesting tidbit drop: This seems to be a natural progression for her. Her early music was heavily influenced by her Catholic upbringing, and in recent years she famously studied Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism, analogous…
Bishnu Shrestha and the 40 thieves (and one khukuri)
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Aziz Poonawalla
This is a khukuri, a curved Nepalese-style blade issued as standard equipment to members of the Gurkha, which are famed Nepali units of the Indian Army (and the British Army of India before Independence): In 2010, a retired Indian Gurkha soldier, Bishnu Shrestha, was sitting on a train, when 40 dacoits (bandits) boarded the train…
The Pope resigns
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Aziz Poonawalla
This is astonishing news – Pope Benedict has informed his brethren at the Vatican that he will be retiring due to “advanced age”. I honestly thought that this was a hoax until I saw it was making early morning headlines and trending on Twitter/reddit etc. It obviously speaks well of Benedict that his concern for…
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