Support me in my 5K Run for Palestine

I have never run 5K in my life, but this Sunday—July 25—I will be doing just that to help raise money for much needed medical supplies and humanitarian aid to the women, children and elderly of Occupied Palestine.  If you are able to pledge, even if it is $5, please click on the following link and enter “Junaid Mirza” to donate online and contribute towards the vision of a peaceful Palestine.

http://runforpalestine.com/pledge

A little about the organization

Run for Palestine has joined with Palestine House and Medical Aid for Palestine, a registered Charity in Canada (Charity # 886421395RR0001). Medical Aid for Palestine promotes health through medical aid assistance and health promotion in Occupied Palestine (the West Bank and Gaza) and Palestinian refugee camps afflicted by conflict, displacement and poverty.

As a non-profit group we donate all raised funds to humanitarian relief aid such as pro-Palestine medical aid, orphanages, and projects to promote playgrounds for children, education, reducing unemployment, or students' exchange.

Thank you for your time and donations.

 

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Shariah-Compliant Finance specialist joins White House as Fellow

The White House has announced the appointment of 13 men and women to serve as White House Fellows. Atop the list in the release issued by the White House is an attorney named Samar Ali.

Ms. Ali specializes in advising clients on “Shariah-compliant” transactions and was a founding member of the first U.S. delegation to the World Islamic Economic Forum.

Long-time SFW readers may recall that it was at the World Islamic Economic Forum where key leaders declared Shariah Finance to be “dawa” (missionary) activity to promote Islam and Shariah.

Here is White House Fellow Samar Ali’s full biography:

Samar Ali, Waverly, TN. Samar Ali is an Associate with the firm Hogan Lovells US LLP. She is responsible for counseling clients on mergers & acquisitions, cross-border transactions, Shari’a compliant transactions, project finance, and international business matters. During her time with Hogan Lovells, she has been a founding member of the firm’s Abu Dhabi office. Prior to that, she clerked for The Honorable Gilbert S. Merritt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and for The Honorable Edwin Cameron, now of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, where she also worked extensively on editing his book Witness to AIDS. While in Nashville, Samar led the YMCA Israeli-Palestinian Modern Voices for Progress Program, and is currently the transatlantic liaison for the development of the Palestine Diabetes Institute. She is a founding member of the first U.S. Delegation to the World Islamic Economic Forum, and has served as an Advisory Board Member of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health. She is also a three-time Southeastern Tae Kwon Do Black Belt Champion. Samar received a J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School and a B.S. in Political Science with Honors from Vanderbilt, where she served as the first Arab-Muslim student body president.

Hat tip to Phil.

via shariahfinancewatch.org

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A typical G20 protester

The unemployed Cambridge man explained he is bipolar, has a Grade 7 education and medicates himself with marijuana. He is also on disability.

via thestar.com

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Classic reporting by Toronto Star: Tremors felt in Toronto

People in Toronto are reporting feeling tremors at about 2:45 p.m. Today. Workers in office buildings reported feeling the building's they were in shake.

More to come.

via thestar.com

Hmm, you want to be the first to report the story but you don't have many details and the only person with any time to write one speaks no English. What do you do? Publish something anyways!

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How to start a movement

via ted.com

I have often wonder why some great men were able to start movements that carried their work far and wide, while others never made the impact they should have. This short video clip presents an interesting perspective, in an even more interesting fashion. A highly recommended video.

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Doing business in the global world -- learn the rules first

When doing business in India, you'd best pad your schedule with at least 10 minutes for every meeting and telephone call. In many African countries, hire more people than you need because it will be difficult to train, retain, and replace qualified executives and staff. If you want to do business in China, it is essential to have a partner who speaks Mandarin.

via portfolio.com

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EU’s 10% Biofuels Target Stays Despite Review Calls

EU’s 10% Biofuels Target Stays Despite Review Calls

Written on April 3, 2010

BusinessGreen.com reports that the EU will not scrap its policy of requiring 10% biofuel use for all road transport fuel by 2020, despite an impact study that says any biofuel usage about 5.6% could run the risk of negatively impacting the environment, particularly on land use. Advocacy groups are calling an urgent review of the EU’s biofuel policy in light of the study’s findings.

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via biodieselinvesting.com

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The money made by Microsoft, Apple and Google, 1985 until today

via royal.pingdom.com

A fairly well done analysis of Microsoft, Apple and Google -- which might point to why Microsoft still continues to do so much better than the rest. And more importantly, why Apple is a long way from overtaking Microsoft.

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Senegal unveils the African Renaissance monument

via guardian.co.uk

At the cost of almost $30 million this is a waste of valuable resources for a country that doesn't have many to begin with. Yet another example of misaligned government priorities.

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Islamic finance gets the nod in Australia

THE Rudd government is pressing ahead with plans to develop Islamic finance in Australia to help position the nation as a leading global financial services hub.

Assistant Treasurer Nick Sherry told funds managers yesterday he would travel to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain at the end of next month for talks on the regulation, promotion and export of Islamic finance, banking and insurance.

Estimated at $US729 billion at the end of 2007, the Islamic financial services sector has been growing rapidly, and the government sees it as an alternative source of capital for Australian business and consumers.

"Australia sits as one of the closest neighbours to Indonesia, a rapidly growing developing economy and the largest Muslim nation in the world," Mr Sherry said at a function hosted by the Investment and Financial Services Association and Deloitte.

"We have close and growing business ties to the Gulf region and beyond. We must do more."

Charging interest is prohibited in Islamic financial services, as is speculation, and financial transactions must be underpinned by a tangible asset and require both parties to share the risk.

The government-appointed Australian Financial Centre Forum has recommended equal access for such products be introduce by removing regulatory and tax barriers.

Mr Sherry said the government was also considering ways to improve the tax treatment of managed investment trusts to attract foreign investment.

"In 2008, we asked the Board of Taxation to review these tax arrangements, and now we are considering the board's final report," he said.

He said the government strongly supported foreign investment in Australia.

via theaustralian.com.au

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