Monthly Archives: December 2011

Very Tiny Machines: Biological Cell Rotors

Very tiny machines: Biological Cell Rotors by I B Barsoum For cells in our bodies to work they need energy. The energy cells utilize is usually stored in small units, each called ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate). When ATP is broken into … Continue reading

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Is Islam a Religion of Peace ? (part 1)

Is Islam a Religion of Peace ? (part 1) It is a very hard question to answer. To answer it, I will focus only on two major difficulties. The first difficulty lies in the problem of what do we mean … Continue reading

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Muslim Convert: Why Christ is the Only Way?

Muslim Convert: Why Christ is the Only Way? By Ibrahim Arafaat* Question: Ibrahim, come on! Isn’t Islam just as good as Christianity? Why be radical? All paths should lead to God and therefore to Heaven. Allah is love too. Don’t … Continue reading

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Egyptian Women Stand Up to Army Dictators

Egyptian Women Stand Up to Army Dictators by Neveen Cavalli Throughout the last 10 months the military police has dealt very violently with protesters. Many have been killed, many more injured. The violence escalated and was always unnecessary …. well, violence … Continue reading

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State Rep. Womick (R-TN) calls for purging military of Muslim Americans

State Rep. Womick (R-TN) calls for purging military of Muslim Americans

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Egypt: Recycling Old Lies….. Is the Honeymoon Really Over?

Egypt: Recycling Old Lies….. Is the Honeymoon Really Over? some of the 28 murdered victims of the Maspero massacre by Neveen T C It appears the honeymoon between the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) and the Islamist political parties … Continue reading

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How Faithful You Can Be?!

How Faithful You Can Be?! When everything is according to plan, we are happy with God. But when we are faced with hardship, our faith is shaken. Watch this very simple Christian (Coptic) woman living in the countryside of upper … Continue reading

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Chest pain drug may have cancer benefits

Chest pain drug may have cancer benefits* Thandi Fletcher, National Post A common drug used to treat chest pain could help boost the body’s immune response to destroy some cancers, say researchers at Queen’s University in Kingston.

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Egypt: Nightmare at Tahrir square

Egypt: Nightmare at Tahrir square Egypt: UN human rights chief condemns brutality against protesters 19 December 2011 – The United Nations human rights chief today strongly condemned what she described as the “brutal suppression” of demonstrations by the military and … Continue reading

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Caged !!!

Caged !!! or A Small Bird in a Cage* The little poor sparrow is suffering inside his cage.  The cage owners imprisoned it to sing for them because they do not know how to sing. Maybe if I opened the … Continue reading

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Conquering Cancer: Progressive but Slow

Conquering Cancer: Progressive but Slow AACR Cancer Progress Report 2011 Today we know that cancer, which is in fact not one disease but more than 200 different diseases, is much more complex than what could have been imagined in 1971 … Continue reading

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Slavery In Islam

Slavery In Islam

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Christian Unity: Fact or Fiction?

Christian Unity: Fact of Fiction? It’s obvious, isn’t it? Isn’t it almost impossible to see one united universal church? Wrong!! You’re absolutely wrong. Let me tell you why. If you believe in the infallibility of the bible and the power … Continue reading

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Michael Coren with Robert Spencer: Double Standards, Honor Killings, and More

Michael Coren with Robert Spencer: Double Standards, Honor Killings, and More

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Coptic Christians Brace for Sharia Takeover in Egypt

Coptic Christians Brace for Sharia Takeover in Egypt by David Wood I don’t get it. According to ABC News, life under Islamic rule is an interfaith paradise. Why would the Copts worry about living under Sharia? CAIRO—Fears and worries murmur … Continue reading

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Life: between two tunnels

Life: between two tunnels It was always interesting for me to read about near death experiences (NDEs). One near-death phenomenon always puzzled me; the travel through a tunnel towards a light at the end.

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How The Pagans Stole Christmas!

How The Pagans Stole Christmas!  Calculating Christmas by William J. Tighe[i] Many Christians think that Christians celebrate Christ’s birth on December 25th because the church fathers appropriated the date of a pagan festival. Almost no one minds, except for a few … Continue reading

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Conversation with a Muslim

Conversation with a Muslim I had this conversation with an Egyptian Muslim colleague living in Canada (originally the conversation was in Arabic, 2 weeks ago): He: Egypt is going through hard times right now with all these elections.

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The Myth of Multiculturalism

The Myth of Multiculturalism Visiting an old book I’ve just started to revisit old books that I read long time ago. One of these is a book by Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World … Continue reading

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The Canadian Cancer Research Conference

The Canadian Cancer Research Conference At the end of November 2011, I attended the CCRC in Toronto, Canada. It was a good experience. One hot topic in the meeting was about how cancer cells are so plastic and heterogeneous  that … Continue reading

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