Road Accidents in the Era of Technology

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1260165.stm
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/2420766.html


Every year, in many places of the world thousands of people lose their lives in a road accident. The error most of the time is believed to be human, either that of the driver or the pedestrian. However, if the accident occurs because of a hole in the street, should we involve the government in our blame too? One may argue that governments have done their utmost to protect people in the street. They even fix highly developed traffic cameras in the roads to prevent all types of mistakes. The question, however, to what extend does this technology contribute? Has it really decreased the percentage of road accidents and road rules violations? Don’t you think that it is reminiscent of communist behavior to control people’s privacy? The links above may give you some hints to help you develop your points of view.

Pull Out The Roots, Addiction is solved!!!

http://solveaddiction.org/prevention.php

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7365192

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/us/06abuse.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

According to a survey provided by a mental healthcare center on BBC News the 28 of April, 2008, self-harming is increasing among teenagers and adolescents either with means of punching themselves, burning, or self-poisoning. Alcohol, drugs, marijuana, cocaine and so many other types of plants are also other examples of addiction among both youth and adults. As for the reasons, national statistics show that violence, theft, child abuse, prostitution, divorce, job performance and accidents are most susceptible to drugs and addiction in its various aspects. The big question however, is how to fight the war on this “addiction”? Accordingly, are rehab centers enough? Are solving addiction programs as scattered everywhere in the world efficient? And if I should give up the drug that was once prescribed by the doctor, for fear I should be addicted to it, how about my intense perpetual pain? In sum is there really any effective means to win the war?

I think that whether a teen, an adult or an old, the main reasons for drug addiction are not drugs but how these drugs are provided or founded. Similarly, the main reasons behind addiction to self-harming are not due to social troubles, for these may happen to anyone, but to the one who shows these ways of destroying the body? The problem could not end unless its roots are eradicated. It might be a crazy for some people if one suggests stopping alcohol production or marijuana implantation. It might be offensive for some doctors to suggest using Chinese methods or psychological therapy instead of prescribing drugs that are apt to lead to addiction. And, it might be weird to suggest forcing a strong family control on teenagers or adults who are in a stressful period. Yet, as far as I am concerned these are the initial ways to prevent depressive people from falling into addiction abyss. Otherwise, some medical treatment might be efficient as well as some educational programs but, they could never solve the addiction problem as long as possibilities to be addicted are available.

Polygamism or Hooliganism?!

http://muslim-canada.org/polygamy.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/debates/african_debates/2348341.stm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-vpCDIQo7Y

jeffs Rulon: 19 wives 60 children

In an attempt to find the most common characteristics between the three main religions:Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, Polygamy comes on top of the list. The history of the most favored men by God such as Solomon, Abraham, and Mohammed proves that all these people have married more than twice. Hence, what president of Cameroon, for instance, did when he legalized the right of man to have as many wives as he desires should not be considered wrong. Similarly, when Rulon Jeffs built a whole camp of polygamy in North America as he married about 19 women in name of God’s order should not be punished for that.

How ridiculous!!! How offensive to justify big mistakes within the means of religion, culture, or law. First, these people who use religion to legalize or even impose polygamy would better make sure if it is really God’s desire. Simply, when father Adam was created there was one Eden with him not many. Further, even if this practice was really allowed by God, it was usually restrained by certain circumstances. In Islam for example, a man can marry four wives. Yet, it is only when he is able to treat them equally. Do you think that there is one human being on this earth who is totally fair person? Personally I doubt, except of God. As for those who justify polygamy in the name of traditions such as in many countries of middle and Southern Africa, it is important for them to know that even traditions change and are open to new values. Women additionally are vital parts of life. So, imagine one day, the entire women of the world rebel against marriage even to one man, can you support that, you man who advocates polygamy? Again, I doubt. So, damn to these tradition where women are subjugated to this sort of hooliganism! Yes that is how we should describe polygamy: A type of moral, social and cultural violence against the rights and the dignity of woman.
The truth is that polygamy is neither legal nor legitimate because God is just and the traditions are always wise. In short, polygamy is just a system generated of the man’s selfishness, sexual companionship, and “ animalism”. Stop this crazy erroneous practice please!!!

Please Save the Kids of the World!!!!

http://www.un.org/rights/dpi1765e.htm

http://streetkidnews.blogsome.com/category/1/asia-streetkid-news/vietnam-streetkid-news/


It is ridiculous to hear about millions of organizations, volunteering groups, and government associations, all talking about Human rights; among which children rights, while in Vietnam, for instance, over 23,000 children are in the streets. They are objects to homelessness, sexual abuse, and drudge labor. The question how could this happen when we talk about children rights?! “ At the age of 14, Tham does not have a chance to go to school. She has to work to seek three meals a day. Her day begins at 5 in the morning and goes till 9 or 10 in the evening” reported an article under the title of Vietnamese StreetKids News on March 18, 2008. Actually, Tham's story is just a microscopic image of what is really happening not only in Hanoi but also in many other places of the world such as the U.S.A, Sudan, Colombia, and many other Asian countries.
It is shameful to see or hear about kids suffering. However, the shame becomes bigger when a powerful responsible body from the Center for Human Rights claims, “ It’s really a catalyst for action at national level. It provides universal standards—but there are ways it can be interpreted that can be suited to various cultural situations” (Published by the United Nations department of Public Information, December 1995). If I were smart I would understand that the United Nation Body is referring in the claim to some conservative aspects of some cultures where children are not enough aware about the sensitive parts of their body since it is a complete taboo issue to discuss in the family. He might also refer to some customs where children are always taught to obey the adults and never object when they are asked to do something. Nevertheless, these should not be enough reasons to blame the culture instead of the governments or the law legislators around the world. I would see this opinion an escape like for cowards. It is obvious that a solution exists for these tragic situations of our kids. For example, one may wonder about a law to punish those who dare employ a child before thinking about how to save this child. In short neither culture nor poverty is responsible. To protect a child depends totally on how much are we really willing to protect him.

Be Respectful Looking, and That’s About It.

http://www.muhajabah.com/anti-hijab.htm

http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d30c80c6c361c41f64d8218e5b334646
http://media.www.msureporter.com/media/storage/paper937/news/2003/10/30/News/Clarifying.Culture-2019024.shtml

In an article published on new America media on July 27th, 2007, under the title of Hijab Abuse in Tunisia, there too much critics of Tunisian policy as being an anti-religious country for banning the hijab. “ Police have ordered women to remove the head scarves before being allowed into schools, universities, or work places and others have been made to remove them in the street.” I would suggest to these people if they had the opportunity one day to visit Tunisia to make sure that there is no woman wearing headscarf. I would also suggest on them to make sure if women who are not putting on this type of clothing are unhappy with the way they dress. In another article published on the College Publisher Network, some women claim that hijab help them spend less time preparing themselves and save much more time concentrating on their jobs. It is ridiculous to think that Hijab helps women to think less about their beauty as they no longer need to spend time in front of their mirrors looking for the best looking before going out. I would say that with or without hijab, what mostly matter is to look respectfully as a woman in general.

What is undeniable, Hijab is required in Islam religion. What is deniable, Hijeb is not a criterion to measure a woman’s degree of religion. Tunisia has been always a liberal country. Yet, the reason why Tunisian women do not wear Hijab should never be linked to such a political tendency. It is rather due to the changes that Tunisian society is witnessing. It is basically due to the positive changes of the Tunisian woman status. To be a respectful Muslim woman, indeed, should not be bound to wearing Hijab. Otherwise we would consider all those who do not dress this way, in Tunisia or other Muslim countries as Egypt, Syria, or Lebanon bad women, which is not true.

If we were still living in the ancient era where women rarely showed up in the streets, the shopping markets or for jobs, it would be strongly reasonable to oppress women to wear Hijab when she appeared outside her house. Otherwise, men would look at her as an unusual creature, which might be even an a subject of some types of abuses However, being in an era and in a society where most of the deeds such as finding a job to help the husband with the expenses of the family, going to the market for the shopping, or taking children to school are done by women, it becomes unnecessary to oblige her to wear in a certain way and not in another. Islam has been always flexible to modernity. So, why women dressing is not addressed from modern perspectives too?! In short, Be respectfully looking, and that’s about it.

Hijeb: How, When, Why

"Hijab" or woman's muslim scarf as it is called by some people, is a critical issue in muslim arab world. Tunisia women have been always blamed of not following the religious traditions of wearing such a type of clothing. In the link below you will notice the extent to which Tunisia is rebuked because of such an issue while the relaity is completely the opposite. In Tunisia hijab is not an opression but is never abused. Wearing hijab or not in Tunisia is completely bound by the social circumstances of the people there and to a contamporary fexible and soft interpretation to the conditin mentioned in our religion which was, is, and will be always islam.

http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d30c80c6c361c41f64d8218e5b334646

Here it is another link where you can realize that hijab is not an opression but also is not somthing that we should refuse. In this article, although few is mentioned about the woman's opinion of hijab in Islam wolrld, still the way woman dresses in Islam is not as important as her role in the family, at work, and in the society as a whole,. It's rather, to consider hijab as a personal issue; each woman should have the choice to wear it or not according to her personal convictions.

http://media.www.msureporter.com/media/storage/paper937/news/2003/10/30/News/Clarifying.Culture-2019024.shtml

Global warming: Still an Abstract " Crisis"

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/GlobalWarming/wireStory?id=3344227

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5441976

Day in and day out, new lakes of water are emerging, mountains glaciers and the tow icy polars are melting, strong unusual storms like Hurricane Katrina are menacing the earth, and varieties of species are at risk of extinction. The earth is evidently in an emergency case. However, everybody is calling to be green.” Being green is all the rage with technology companies these days” (New York Times, July 4, 2007). When one asks about the cause of all these catastrophes, the most difficult answer to give is “us” human beings.

When money talks, human’s understanding of dangers such as global warming becomes dependent on how much his or her wage is rising up. Scientific research have demonstrated in more than once that human’s over consumption of gas and heat, the release of carbon dioxide, burning forests and other forms of environment pollution have a central roles in raising the temperature of the earth’s surface. However, because of their selfishness, some people are still arguing: Since dinosaurs disappeared naturally, why don’t we consider what’s happening to the earth as a kind of natural change too?! Global warming, therefore, seems to be always an abstract phenomenon. Unnfortunately, a lot are still unaware of its danger. Otherwise nobody would have thought in this selfish and dull way.

Although it is believed that dinosaurs’ extinction was caused by a giant asteroid crash into the earth, it is evident that the climate change of nowadays is due to a more dangerous asteroid called human being (Al Gore, May 31, 2006). Obviously, it is high time companies pretending to endorse the environment by planting trees or calling for green under the motto of “green movement” to stop this lie as long as they do not change their products type. Despite the efforts os some environmental organizations in addition to the interference of some prominent men in the world, such as Al Gore or Tony Blair, with programs and suggestions still a lot should be done.The earth is really in “crisis” while solutions are really available. Although it is hard to change one's idea by force unless he himself is apt to that, in the case of our planet earth critical situation, forcing awareness would be totally justifiable.

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