‘United We Stand Divided We Fall’- A Hand Of Giving Is Better Than That Of Receiving

Children are the future of a nation. Educating children it means we are building a better nation of tomorrow.

Many children are failing to access better education because they are living under poverty lie-the thing that lead many nations to have low literacy level.

India, the nation which has literacy ratio of 65.38%, is one of the nations which have underprivileged children who are not able to go to school.

The country has 193 million children aged between 6 to 14 years and almost 8.1 million are out of school according to the 2004 government statistics.

This has attracted many organization like Smile, a national level development organization which has at least a network of more than 100 children welfare projects.

The organisation assists poor children when they are in difficulties like child labour, children of poorest of the parents, underprivileged children inflicted and affected with HIV/AIDS, runaway and street children, e.tc.

So apart from this organization, we as individual we are also invited to take part in this initiative in order to assist these poor children to better access education. This can be done by donating money, books or any other stuff that we feel can assist those underprivileged children to access education.

We should also remember that education is a birth right of all so we must appreciate other’s problems in order to bring their rights alive. If more people are educated, they can easily get message concerning the dangerous of HIV/AIDS through reading books.

Lastly, remember that ‘DIVIDED WE FALL, UNITED WE STAND.’

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Egypt mourns 'headscarf martyr'

Marwa Sherbini is being hailed as the shahida, or martyr, of the Hijab The body of a Muslim woman, killed in a German courtroom by a man convicted of insulting her religion, has been taken back to her native Egypt for burial. Dr. Marwa Sherbini was three-months pregnant when she was murdered in court by her molester. Her murder has sparked off angry protests around the Muslim world. Dr. Marwa Sherbini, 31, was stabbed 18 times by Axel W, who is now under arrest in Dresden for suspected murder. Husband Elwi Okaz is also in a critical condition in hospital, after being injured as he tried to save his wife.   Ms Sherbini had sued her killer after he called her a "terrorist" because of her headscarf.   The case has attracted much attention in Egypt and the Muslim world.   German prosecutors have said the 28-year-old attacker, identified only as Axel W, was driven by a deep hatred of foreigners and Muslims.   'Martyr' Medics were unable to save Ms Sherbini who was three months pregnant with her second child. Her three-year-old son was with the family in court when she was killed. Egypt funeral for stabbing victim Egyptian woman killed in a knife attack in a Dresden courtroom is laid Axel W and Ms Sherbini and family were in court for his appeal against a fine of 750 euros ($1,050) for insulting her in 2008, apparently because she was wearing the Muslim headscarf or Hijab.   Newspapers in Egypt have expressed outrage at the case, asking how it was allowed to happen and dubbing Ms Sherbini "the martyr of the Hijab".   Senior Egyptian officials and German diplomatic staff attended the funeral in Alexandria along with hundreds of mourners.   Media reports say Mr Okaz was injured both by the attacker and when a policeman opened fire in the courtroom.

 

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"People are looking for victims and Muslims are sometimes seen as a viable option" Sulaiman Wilms, European Muslim Union

For eight long minutes, the 28-year old German man of Russian origins continued to stab Marwa Sherbini. For eight long minutes, she suffered the stabs in full view of the panel of judges inside the Dresden courtroom. When the German police finally arrived on the scene, they shot her husband who was desperately trying to save her. The image of middle-easterners as potential terrorists, an image propagated by the media for years now, led them to the wrong conclusion that Elwy Okaz, genetic researcher at Max Planck Institute, must have been the perpetrator of the violence.

Marwa Sherbini's Four-Year Old Son Watched his Mother Being Butchered

Four-year old Mustapha was witness to the massacre of his mother and the injury of his father. After the incident, he was left in the custody of German Authorities until his aunt arrived to take him home back to Egypt, suffering from severe shock. He will need rehabilitation to be able to cope with the trauma he experienced. In all probability, the tragedy will leave a permanent psychological scar on his whole life.

Marwa's Body Arrived in Egypt

Marwa Sherbini probably never imagined that this was how she would return home after her years with her husband in Germany. Hosts of grieving mourners stood at 8pm on 5th July, 2009, as the body of the Egyptian pharmacist arrived at Cairo Airport. The dominant feeling was one of deep anger. Her funeral in her native city of Alexandria the following afternoon was marked by masses of people who probably never knew her. Among the mourners were young students from her old school, the EGC, who came to pay their last respects to her

Media Silence Regarding the Murder of the Muslim Woman in the Courtroom

The official stand of the German authorities has been one of muted regret. European media in general, and German media in particular, gave the brutal attack no prominence at all, regarding it as an isolated incident and presenting the attacker as a man who is mentally disturbed. The question that immediately comes to mind is where Marwa Sherbini went wrong. She sought justice and had no doubt in her mind that she would get it. The cruel irony was that she was murdered in the very place that should have protected her and afforded her the highest degree of safety and justice. She trusted the propaganda that Europe was a place of freedom and equality for all, regardless of gender, race or religious persuasion. She did not realize that in Europe some human beings are more equal than others. She had paid for her misconception with her very life..

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For eight long minutes, the 28-year old German man of Russian origins continued to stab Marwa Sherbini. For eight long minutes, she suffered the stabs in full view of the panel of judges inside the Dresden courtroom. When the German police finally arrived on the scene, they shot her husband who was desperately trying to save her. The image of middle-easterners as potential terrorists, an image propagated by the media for years now, led them to the wrong conclusion that Elwy Okaz, genetic researcher at Max Planck Institute, must have been the perpetrator of the violence.

Marwa Sherbini's Four-Year Old Son Watched his Mother Being Butchered

Four-year old Mustapha was witness to the massacre of his mother and the injury of his father. After the incident, he was left in the custody of German Authorities until his aunt arrived to take him home back to Egypt, suffering from severe shock. He will need rehabilitation to be able to cope with the trauma he experienced. In all probability, the tragedy will leave a permanent psychological scar on his whole life.

Marwa's Body Arrived in Egypt

Marwa Sherbini probably never imagined that this was how she would return home after her years with her husband in Germany. Hosts of grieving mourners stood at 8pm on 5th July, 2009, as the body of the Egyptian pharmacist arrived at Cairo Airport. The dominant feeling was one of deep anger. Her funeral in her native city of Alexandria the following afternoon was marked by masses of people who probably never knew her. Among the mourners were young students from her old school, the EGC, who came to pay their last respects to her

Media Silence Regarding the Murder of the Muslim Woman in the Courtroom

The official stand of the German authorities has been one of muted regret. European media in general, and German media in particular, gave the brutal attack no prominence at all, regarding it as an isolated incident and presenting the attacker as a man who is mentally disturbed. The question that immediately comes to mind is where Marwa Sherbini went wrong. She sought justice and had no doubt in her mind that she would get it.. The cruel irony was that she was murdered in the very place that should have protected her and afforded her the highest degree of safety and justice.. She trusted the propaganda that Europe was a place of freedom and equality for all, regardless of gender, race or religious persuasion. She did not realize that in Europe some human beings are more equal than others. She had paid for her misconception with her very life.

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Egypt cleric seeks stiff penalty for Sherbini killer

 
Tantawi says man who killed 'veil martyr' in Germany should receive maximum punishment.

 

ALEXANDRIA - A man who stabbed a pregnant Egyptian woman to death in Germany should be punished to the utmost extent of the law, Egypt's top cleric said on Monday as the woman was buried in her hometown.

 

"The man who killed Marwa Sherbini, the Egyptian citizen in Germany, and wounded her husband Elwi Ali Okaz should receive the maximum punishment," Grand Imam Sheikh Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi told the official MENA agency.

 

"The killer is a terrorist who should receive severe punishment for what he has done, something that contradicts all the values of humanity, decency and religion," he said.

 

Sherbini, 32, was killed in a court in the northern German city of Dresden on Wednesday shortly before she was to give evidence in an appeal lodged by her attacker..

 

The 28-year-old attacker, identified only as Axel W. had been convicted and fined after calling her a "terrorist" for wearing the Islamic headscarf.

 

According to the Egyptian press, Sherbini was three months pregnant when she was killed. She was laid to rest in her hometown of Alexandria in northern Egypt on Monday.

 

Her husband, a researcher in genetic engineering who was reportedly shot by German police while trying to save his wife, is still in critical condition in hospital having also been stabbed by the assailant.

Tantawi told MENA he hoped the killing of Sherbini, whom he described as a "martyr," would not negatively affect the dialogue between the West and Islam because it was "an isolated event."

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Alcohol link to one in 25 deaths - BBC - a global wake-up call

Alcohol link to one in 25 deaths The amount people drink varies worldwide One in 25 deaths across the world are linked to alcohol consumption, Canadian experts have suggested. Writing in the Lancet, the team from the University of Toronto added that the level of disease linked to drinking affects poorest people the most. Worldwide, average alcohol consumption is around 12 units a week - but in Europe that soars to 21.5. The report authors warn the effect of alcohol disease is similar to that of smoking a decade ago. We face a large and increasing alcohol-attributabl e burden Dr Jurgen Rehm Alcohol units guide The analysis also found that 5% of years lived with disability are attributable to alcohol consumption. The paper says that, although there have been some benefits of moderate drinking in relation to cardiovascular disease, these are far outweighed by the detrimental effects of alcohol on disease and injury. In addition to diseases directly caused by drinking, such as liver disorders, a wide range of other conditions such as mouth and throat cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, depression and stroke are linked to drinking. Drinking patterns do vary around the world, and the researchers point out that most of the adult population - 45% of men and 66% of women - abstain from drinking alcohol for most of them for their life. Across the Americas, average consumption is 17 units per week, while the Middle East was the lowest at 1.3 units per week. Death rates For 2004, the latest year for which comparable data are available on a global level, 3.8% of all global deaths (around 1 in 25) were attributable to alcohol. Overall, alcohol-attributabl e deaths have increased since 2000 mainly because of increases in the number of women drinking. Europe had the highest proportion of deaths related to alcohol, with 1 in 10 deaths directly attributable. Within Europe, the former Soviet Union countries had the highest proportion at 15%, or around one in seven deaths. This study is a global wake-up call Professor Ian Gilmore, Royal College of Physicians president Globally, men are five times more likely to die from alcohol-related illness than women. And young people are more likely to have a disease linked to alcohol than older people. Of all years lived with disability attributable to alcohol, 34% were experienced by people aged 15-29, 31% in the 30-44 age group, and 22% by those aged 45-59. Writing in The Lancet, the researchers led by Dr Jurgen Rehm said: "Globally, the effect of alcohol on burden of disease is about the same size as that of smoking in 2000, but it is greatest in developing countries." But they added: "This finding is not surprising since global consumption is increasing, especially in the most populous countries of India and China. "We face a large and increasing alcohol-attributabl e burden at a time when we know more than ever about which strategies can effectively and cost-effectively control alcohol-related harms." 'Irresponsible sale' Professor Ian Gilmore, president of the Royal College of Physicians and chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance UK, said: "This study is a global wake-up call. "We need an international framework convention for alcohol control, similar to that on tobacco, as soon as possible, to put into practice the evidence-based measures needed to reduce alcohol-related harm. "These include increasing the price of alcohol, reducing its availability and banning advertising, and the action needs to start now." Alcohol Concern chief executive Don Shenker added: "These statistics are unfortunately reflected in England, where we have seen deaths caused by alcohol increase almost a fifth since the beginning of the decade. "On both a national and global scale we're facing a disease burden of huge proportions. "There is no longer any doubt that if a society drinks large amounts of alcohol, we'll see high levels of harm as a result." He added: "Many countries are investigating new ways to cut deaths and disease and reduce the burden on health services by using the price of alcohol to lower consumption. "As the chief medical officer has identified, putting a stop to the irresponsible sale of low cost alcohol would be an effective step in the right direction.   Alcohol link to one in 25 deaths   One in 25 deaths across the world are linked to alcohol consumption, Canadian experts have suggested.   Writing in the Lancet, the team from the University of Toronto added that the level of disease linked to drinking affects poorest people the most. Worldwide, average alcohol consumption is around 12 units a week - but in Europe that soars to 21.5. The report authors warn the effect of alcohol disease is similar to that of smoking a decade ago. " We face a large and increasing alcohol-attributabl e burden " Dr Jurgen Rehm The analysis also found that 5% of years lived with disability are attributable to alcohol consumption. The paper says that, although there have been some benefits of moderate drinking in relation to cardiovascular disease, these are far outweighed by the detrimental effects of alcohol on disease and injury. In addition to diseases directly caused by drinking, such as liver disorders, a wide range of other conditions such as mouth and throat cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, depression and stroke are linked to drinking. Drinking patterns do vary around the world, and the researchers point out that most of the adult population - 45% of men and 66% of women - abstain from drinking alcohol for most of them for their life. Across the Americas, average consumption is 17 units per week, while the Middle East was the lowest at 1.3 units per week.   Death rates For 2004, the latest year for which comparable data are available on a global level, 3.8% of all global deaths (around 1 in 25) were attributable to alcohol. Overall, alcohol-attributabl e deaths have increased since 2000 mainly because of increases in the number of women drinking. Europe had the highest proportion of deaths related to alcohol, with 1 in 10 deaths directly attributable. Within Europe, the former Soviet Union countries had the highest proportion at 15%, or around one in seven deaths.   "This study is a global wake-up call " Professor Ian Gilmore, Royal College of Physicians president Globally, men are five times more likely to die from alcohol-related illness than women. And young people are more likely to have a disease linked to alcohol than older people. Of all years lived with disability attributable to alcohol, 34% were experienced by people aged 15-29, 31% in the 30-44 age group, and 22% by those aged 45-59. Writing in The Lancet, the researchers led by Dr Jurgen Rehm said: "Globally, the effect of alcohol on burden of disease is about the same size as that of smoking in 2000, but it is greatest in developing countries." But they added: "This finding is not surprising since global consumption is increasing, especially in the most populous countries of India and China. "We face a large and increasing alcohol-attributabl e burden at a time when we know more than ever about which strategies can effectively and cost-effectively control alcohol-related harms."   'Irresponsible sale' Professor Ian Gilmore, president of the Royal College of Physicians and chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance UK, said: "This study is a global wake-up call. "We need an international framework convention for alcohol control, similar to that on tobacco, as soon as possible, to put into practice the evidence-based measures needed to reduce alcohol-related harm. "These include increasing the price of alcohol, reducing its availability and banning advertising, and the action needs to start now." Alcohol Concern chief executive Don Shenker added: "These statistics are unfortunately reflected in England, where we have seen deaths caused by alcohol increase almost a fifth since the beginning of the decade. "On both a national and global scale we're facing a disease burden of huge proportions. "There is no longer any doubt that if a society drinks large amounts of alcohol, we'll see high levels of harm as a result." He added: "Many countries are investigating new ways to cut deaths and disease and reduce the burden on health services by using the price of alcohol to lower consumption. "As the chief medical officer has identified, putting a stop to the irresponsible sale of low cost alcohol would be an effective step in the right direction. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news. bbc.co.uk/ go/pr/fr/ -/2/hi/health/ 8118475.stm Published: 2009/06/26

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MAN SEWS UP RIVAL'S LIPS

Taipei - A Taiwanese man has been arrested for allegedly sewing up the lips of another man to stop him from talking about a disagreement over money, Taiwan television reported on Thursday.



The accused, identified only by his surname Wang, decided to punish another man for talking to others about a money dispute between the two, the television channel ETTV reported.



While Wang's friends overpowered the victim, whose name was given as Chang, Wang allegedly used a needle and thread late on Tuesday to sew up Chang's mouth, ETTV said.



Both Wang and Chang are about 20.



Neighbours in Taichung in western Taiwan heard Chang's screams and alerted police, who arrived at the scene and arrested Wang.



Chang received treatment at a hospital.



"When we saw Chang, his lips had been sewed up with five stitches, and there was blood all over his face," said Yang Chao-sung of the Hotzuo Police Station in Taichung . "We have never seen anything like that."

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