AMERICAN CULTURE IS BAD?

I have great difficulty understanding this notion among Muslim people, (well Pakistani, since I am a Pakistani) that deem American culture is bad. Are we Pakistanis stupid? Do we have lower IQ as a nation or we do have brains but we just refuse to use our brains? Whenever I say that "I love American culture",  these are few of the responses I get: 1. What? You like 12 year old kids having sex? 2. What? You like single moms? 3.  What? You like Zina? (adultery) 4. What? You like sex before marriage? To Pakistanis, America is all about "sex". The forbidden word. And if a Pakistani living in Pakistan said that, I would...

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PRIVACY POLICY

If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email at both.coin@gmail.com.  At www.bothcoin.com, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by www.bothcoin.com and how it is used.  Log Files Like many other Web sites, www.bothcoin.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such...

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READING A BOOK MAY CHANGE YOUR BRAIN

Reading a novel may change your brain, scientists have found.  A study focusing on the lingering neural effects of reading a narrative by researchers at the Emory University have detected what may be biological traces related to this feeling - actual changes in the brain that linger, at least for a few days, after reading a novel. Twenty-one undergraduate students participated in the experiment, which was conducted over 19 consecutive days. All of the study subjects read the same novel, 'Pompeii' - a 2003 thriller by Robert Harris that is based on the real-life eruption of Mount Vesuvius in ancient Italy. For the first five...

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GIRLS, DATE A RESEARCHER!

Do consider dating a person who does research. They are this ethical lot who argue or convince the world that copying others’ article/work is not such a heinous crime unless the  appropriate  references are mentioned. They follow these ethics more than any other professional in the world. Additionally, they may be effortlessly capable of travelling, reading, writing and of course, gorging biriyani as well. Date a guy who does research. He is the one who believes in himself more than anyone else. He can endure any rough situation. He won't grumble behind your back. Researchers can fight for their own rights and problems....

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PERIODS??!! SSSHHHHH!!

Let's face it - girls, especially Indian girls are shy-shy blush-blush when discussing about periods to their male counterpart. We have no problem in announcing publicly that their daughter has gotten her first period - throwing a feast to 'celebrate the event', complete with invitation cards! But then mothers forbid their daughters from telling their fathers or brothers that they are having their periods - it is a taboo. Indian logic. I believe that I'm very bold, broaching a subject steeped in hypersensitivity. Menstruating Hindu women are deemed 'dirty' and they are not allowed to pray, go to the prayers altar in the house and...

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WOMEN HAVE SMALLER BRAINS THAN MEN SO THEY ARE LESS INTELLIGENT THAN MEN?

I do not think that all women have smaller brains than all men. just like all women are not shorter than all men. Many women are taller than men. Even I am taller than several men I know. Internal organs too are bigger or smaller depending on your overall physical stature. In general, men have bigger frames than women. A woman might have smaller kidneys but they clean blood just as good. A smaller size heart for a smaller person, pumps blood just as well. Function is the crux here, not size. Size literally doesn't matter when it comes to intelligence so the theory that women are less smart/ intelligent because their brains...

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STRIVE TO DISCOVER THE TRUTH

The condition that arises in oneself when evidence is presented against one’s belief and they simply cannot come to terms with reality and accept it is known as cognitive dissonance. What makes us uniquely human? It is the ability to think, to reason, to understand and be aware makes us human. Our greatest evolutionary gift is our brain so why do we have to squander it and why not understand its implications better? In the abyssal, cognitive dissonance is the greatest enemy of mankind - it hampers progress, causes wars, and breeds extremists. It is the root of all major evil, as it forestalls our ability to learn and to change; for without...

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I AM FROM ESTATE? WHERE ARE YOU FROM, NEW YORK CITY?

There is a general notion of high class Indians (so they call themselves) here, in Malaysia, that Indians from estates (rubber, coconut, cocoa, tea, sugar cane, etc plantations) behave ignominiously , thus the brand, "Estate" for those Indians who get derailed from a politically correct path, those who go to Tamil schools and those who dress gaudy.  These so called high class Indians are quick to point their scornful finger at other Indians who are perhaps less fortunate, off the right track or can't speak much English as "Estate." Other attributes befitting the "Estate" brand are as follows:   - Reacts adversely to anything...

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WHAT CAUSES MATERNAL MORTALITY

Losing a wife and mother to maternal death (the death of a woman, while pregnant) can leave a family devastated and disintegrated Complications during pregnancy and childbirth are responsible for maternal deaths. The maternal death count is calculated by  Maternal Mortality Rate, acronym, MMR. The definition of maternal death: According to the WHO, 'Maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.' Causes...

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WINSTON CHURCHILL'S QUOTES PARODY

1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it 2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list. 3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak. 4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong. 5. We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public. 6. War does not determine who is right - only who is left. 7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. 8. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research. 9. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you. 10. In filling out...

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WHEN MUSLIMS CARE FOR DOGS.. (PART 2)

If you haven't read Part 1, read it here:  When Muslims care for dogs.. (Part 1)  Pak Mie said it takes between RM40,000 and RM50,000 a month to run the shelter, which has no proper running water or electricity for now, and donations came in form of cash, food and medicine. The hatred for what Pak Mie does runs so deep that there is a group called Pak Mie Animal Shelter Hell on Facebook and some blogs that attack the couple over what they do. Pak Mie said some people take one look at his shelter and start criticizing before trying to understand the hardship and commitment required to run the place. "Some have lodged complaints...

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WHEN MUSLIMS CARE FOR DOGS.. (PART 1)

In a country where Muslims abhor dogs for religious reasons, one Muslim couple have bucked that belief to rescue and care for stray and abandoned dogs. They are from Malaysia, an Islamic country, known for her mistreatment for dogs - most Muslims there detest dogs and are intolerant of Muslims having dogs. The nation's city councils too, dispose stray dogs in a most cruel way as shown in the video caught by a civilian below. That video sparked outrage among dog lovers, predominantly non Muslims in the country. Then, the story of a Muslim couple who were rescuing stray dogs for more than 2 decades cropped up into the Malaysian media...

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