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Update: We have confirmation from the family that Aisha Khan has been found safe in her home city of Overland. Read rest here. For locals in the Kansas City Area: There will be an organized search effort for Aisha today and we need to mobilize as many people and as ... Read More »
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nj.com: Saheela Ibraheem – Piscataway girl, 15, decides to go to Harvard after being accepted to 13 colleges
Saheela Ibraheem wasn't sure any college would want to admit a 15-year-old. So the Piscataway teen hedged her bets and filled out applications to 14 schools from New Jersey to California. “It's the age thing. I wanted to make sure I had options,” said Saheela, a senior at the Wardlaw-Hartridge ... Read More »
From The Pulpit | Spider web cocooned trees in Sindh Pakistan after Floods
(Images: Russell Watkins/DFID) The 2010 Floods in Pakistan that caused devastation over a major part of the country, also brought about a strange phenomenon. Apparently, the flood waters caused millions of spiders to seek refuge in trees and other vegetation, where they proceeded to spin webs all around the trees. ... Read More »
NBC: Muslim Brothers start “Online Vending Machine”
Online Vending Machine Solves Thinness Problem The office snack machine is broken, and your magical kicks just aren't bringing it back to life this time. Or maybe those plain M&Ms are always gone the exact moment you want them, leaving you stuck with those blasted peanut ones. If only someone ... Read More »
Young Jews Disrupt Netanyahu at Jewish General Assembly
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Colorado Daily: Superior girl, 13, credited with saving life of sister in blaze
SUPERIOR — A 13-year-old girl likely saved the life of her little sister on Thursday after a fire — which destroyed three Rock Creek condos and damaged several others — filled their unit with smoke and flames, officials and neighbors said. “We are very, very proud of her,” Hadi Hashmi ... Read More »
Video: How to help Pakistan (even better than money!)
One of the countless Pakistani citizens who're working day and night for the flood relief efforts is Fakhre-Alam, a young celebrity known well in the nation. Previously, he'd spearheaded a prolonged and effective relief campaign for the earthquake victims in 2005. Now, he joins Pakistan's national airline, PIA, to bring ... Read More »
JTA: Israeli soldiers probed for looting flotilla ships
August 18, 2010 (JTA) — Israel's military is investigating an IDF officer and soldier suspected of selling goods they confiscated from the Gaza flotilla after the May 31 raid. Military police are investigating whether an officer sold items to another soldier that were confiscated from the ships while they were ... Read More »