Articles of Interest 12/29/2006

- Malnutrition is cheating Africa and its survivors (hat tip to Steve)
Robbed of vital nutrients as children, they grow up stunted and sickly, weaklings in a land that still runs on manual labor. Some become intellectually stunted adults, shorn of as many as 15 I.Q. points, unable to learn or even to concentrate, inclined to [...]

Whites adopting black children

From The Washington Post:
Whenever I see a white couple with an Asian or Hispanic child, I can’t help wondering whether adoption — like the personal ads — is one of the last areas of American life where naked expressions of racial preference are acceptable.
I know that sentiment seems ungenerous. Most of the children I see [...]

Tecmo Bowl

Back when I was young, I used to enjoy playing Tecmo Bowl tournaments with my friends. Every Techmo Bowl vet knows that Bo Jackson was ridiculously strong and fast and loved to play with him.

On the Synthesis

Marqas has

Exercise to build your brain

From Psych News Central

Robert Satler on Arabs protecting Jews during Holocaust

Robert Satler speaks about the North African Arabs that protected Jews during the Holocaust

Condemnation of Lunatic’s Conference in Iran

A condemnation of the conference held at the Unislamic Republic of Iran
UPDATE: Austrolabe on the Unislamic Republic of Iran’s hypocrisy

Making a difference…


Complete Stranger Marriages

Umm Adam’s latest post is exactly why I posted this one. (For background, most of this goes on with converts)
I know of some good Muslim convert marriages, but they all knew each other before the marriage.
I am sure that there are some complete stranger marriages that have worked out, but those are the few exceptions that prove [...]

Excommunication and righteous indignation

This post by Baybers brought to mind some of the Muslims that I have met that have felt “ex-communicated” and left feeling hopeless after getting caught

The guy in Illinois

I wouldn’t be surprised if this guy in Illinois has some mental problem -

Various Items of Interest: 12/8/06

- Zinc is important for brain function

Thanks


Deliberate Crippling of Children

I liken this to some things I saw in the “third world” where poor parents would intentionally deform their children so that the child could play on the sympathies of people and collect more money begging.
When/if

Count your blessings, single black women

It is better to be single for