احترام الأديان أصبح مسئولية جماعية

تبني مجلس حقوق الإنسان العالمي الاقتراح المصري‏-‏ الباكستاني بعدم استغلال حرية التعبير للإساءة الي الأديان او التحريض ضدها أو إشاعة الآراء المحرضة علي الكراهية والتمييز هو خطوة مهمة علي طريق احترام معتقدات البشر كحق أصيل من حقوقهم وفقا للمواثيق والقوانين الدولية‏.‏ فألف باء مفهوم الحرية الذي تعلمناه هو أن حريتي تنتهي عندما تبدأ حرية الآخرين.....‏ فالقرار الذي اتخذه المجلس الدولي جعل قضية حماية الأديان والمعتقدات مسئولية دولية وأوجب علي الجميع وفي مقدمتهم الأمم المتحدة والحكومات الأعضاء فيها أن تعمل وتتعاون علي القيام بهذه المسئول‏.

One Earth Hour

On March 29, 2008 between 8-9pm, join millions of people around the world to demonstrate the commitment to action on climate change by turning off your lights for Earth Hour.

Could Egyptian windmills eclipse Saudi oil wells?

We would like to share with you all this article addressing Egypt renewable fuels:

..“If you cover a relatively small portion of Egyptian territory with solar collectors, you will be able to supply the power needs of the whole of Europe,” he said. “The problem is that the investment in order to do this would be huge.”

Last year, Egypt’s wind power capacity ranked 21st in the world, producing about 310 megawatts, up from 145 in 2005. Still, this figure is dwarfed by the 3,129 megawatts generated in Denmark, 15,145 in Spain and 22,247 in Germany. Egypt was ranked just one spot above Belgium, a country with less than one-seventh the population and one-thirtieth the land.

علماء وبرلمانيون يعتبرون تعديلات قانون الطفل ضد الشريعة والدستور.

نشرت المصري اليوم:
علماء وبرلمانيون يعتبرون تعديلات قانون الطفل ضد الشريعة والدستور.. و«القومي للطفولة» يراها مطلبًا شعبيا

رفض علماء الدين الإسلامي وأعضاء في مجلس الشعب، مقترحات تعديل قانون الطفل رقم ١٢ لسنة ١٩٩٦، خصوصًا تلك المتعلقة بـ«حظر توثيق عقد الزواج لمن يبلغ الثامنة عشرة من الجنسين.. والحبس مدة لا تقل عن ثلاثة أشهر ولا تتجاوز سنتين لمن أجري أو شرع في إجراء ختان لأنثي، ومعاقبة كل من ارتكب جرمًا ضد طفل وتضاعف تلك العقوبة إذا كان من والديه..»،........

علي الجانب الآخر، قالت الدكتورة مشيرة خطاب، أمين عام المجلس القومي للأمومة والطفولة، إن القانون لا يخالف الشريعة الإسلامية في أي بند من بنوده، ووصفته بأنه تعبير وطني مصري عن كل فئات الشعب استغرق ٥ سنوات من العمل الدؤوب والمناقشة، علي مستوي مصر كلها، وأغلبه اقتراحات من الجمعيات الأهلية التي أخذت آراء المواطنين في مختلف المحافظات، لذا جاء معبرًا عن احتياجات المجتمع. إنتهى

كأسرة بهائية, نحن لا نؤمن بضرب الطفل كوسيلة للعقاب, ولكن نتبع طرق أخرى منها: منع الطفل من اللعب لعدة دقائق أو الجلوس وحيدا لفترة قصيرة. وفي كل الأحوال يجب أن يعرف الطفل لماذا عُوقب. إيضا العقاب يكون مباشرة بعد إرتكاب الطفل تصرف سىء. وأخيرا العقوبات بسيطة ومعقولة مع إحاطة الطفل بكل الحب والعطف والرعاية.

الزواج فى الأمر البهائى يكون بعد سن الخامسة عشر ولا يتم إلا بموافقة والدي الزوجة والزوج وسًن حضرة بهاء الله هذا الحكم ليوطد بنية المجتمع ويقوى أواصر العائلة ويبعث فى نفوس الأبناء الأحترام والأعتراف بالجميل لأولئك الذين جاءوا بهم إلي الحياة.

Islam and Christianity

Here is Abdu'l-Baha lecture in Paris 1911 wondering Why:
"Christ was the Prophet of the Christians, Moses of the Jews -- why should not the followers of each prophet recognize and honour the other prophets also? If men could only learn the lesson of mutual tolerance, understanding, and brotherly love, the unity of the world would soon be an established fact".

Alas! It is misguided ones like these who are the cause of division and hatred upon earth. Today there are millions of people who still worship idols, and the great religions of the world are at war among themselves. For 1,300 years, Christians and Musslems have been quarrelling, when with very little effort their differences and disputes could be overcome and peace and harmony could exist between them and the world could be at rest!

In the Qur'án we read that Muhammad spoke to his followers, saying:
'Why do you not believe in Christ, and in the Gospel? Why will you not accept Moses and the Prophets, for surely the Bible is the Book of God? In truth, Moses was a sublime Prophet, and Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit. He came to the world through the Power of God, born of the Holy Spirit and of the blessed Virgin Mary. Mary, His mother, was a saint from Heaven. She passed her days in the Temple at prayer and food was sent to her from above. Her father, Zacharias, came to her and asked her from whence the food came, and Mary made answer, "From on high." Surely God made Mary to be exalted above all other women.'

This is what Muhammad taught His people concerning Jesus and Moses, and He reproached them for their lack of faith in these great Teachers, and taught them the lessons of truth and tolerance. Muhammad was sent from God to work among a people as savage and uncivilized as the wild beasts. They were quite devoid of understanding, nor had they any feelings of love, sympathy and pity. Women were so degraded and despised that a man could bury his daughter alive, and he had as many wives to be his slaves as he chose.

Among these half animal people Muhammad was sent with His divine Message. He taught the people that idol worship was wrong, but that they should reverence Christ, Moses and the Prophets. Under His influence they became a more enlightened and civilized people and arose from the degraded state in which He found them. Was not this a good work, and worthy of all praise, respect and love?..........

Muhammad recognized the sublime grandeur of Christ and the greatness of Moses and the prophets. If only the whole world would acknowledge the greatness of Muhammad and all the Heaven-sent Teachers, strife and discord would soon vanish from the face of the earth, and God's Kingdom would come among men.

Bahá'u'lláh spent His life teaching this lesson of Love and Unity. Let us then put away from us all prejudice and intolerance, and strive with all our hearts and souls to bring about understanding and unity between Christians and Musslems. (Abdu'l-Baha, Paris Talks)

ما هو هدف الدين

"إِنَّ دِينَ اللهِ وَمَذْهَبَهُ قَدْ نُزِّلَ وَظَهَرَ مِنْ سَمَاءِ مَشِيئَةِ مَالِكِ الْقِدَمِ لِمَحْضِ اتِّحَادِ أَهْلِ الْعَالَمِ وَاتِّفَاقِهِمْ فَلاَ تَجْعَلُوهُ سَبَبَ الاخْتِلاَفِ وَالنِّفَاقِ. وَلَمْ يَزَلِ الدِّينُ الإِلَهِيُّ وَالشَّرِيعَةُ الرَّبَّانِيَّةُ السَّبَبَ الأَعْظَمَ وَالْوَسِيلَةَ الْكُبْرَى لِظُهُورِ نَيِّرِ الاتِّحَادِ وَإِشْرَاقِهِ. وَنُمُوُّ الْعَالَمِ وَتَرْبِيَةُ الأُمَمِ وَاطْمِئْنَانُ الْعِبَادِ وَرَاحَةُ مَنْ فِي الْبِلاَدِ مَنُوطٌ بِالأُصُولِ وَالأَحْكَامِ الإِلَهِيَّةِ. فَهِيَ السَّبَبُ الأَعْظَم لِهَذِهِ الْعَطِيَّةِ الْكُبْرَى تَهَبُ كَأْسَ الْبَقَاءِ وَتُعْطِي الْحَيَاةَ الْخَالِدَةَ وَتَمْنَحُ النِّعْمَةَ السَّرْمَدِيَّةَ. .... نَطْلُبُ مِنْ مَظَاهِرِ الْقُدْرَةِ الإِلَهِيَّةِ أَعْنِي الْمُلُوكَ وَالرُّؤَسَاءَ أَنْ يَبْذُلُوا الْهِمَّةَ عَسَى أَنْ يَرْتَفِعَ الْخِلاَفُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الْبَرِيَّةِ وَيَسْتَنِيْرُ الآفَاقُ بِنُورِ الاتِّفَاقِ. يَجِبُ أَنْ يَتَمَسَّكَ الْكُلُّ وَيَعْمَلَ بِمَا جَرَى مِنَ الْقَلَمِ الأَعْلَى." بهاءالله

Know thou assuredly that the essence of all the Prophets of God is one and the same. Their unity is absolute. God, the Creator, saith: There is no distinction whatsoever among the Bearers of My Message. They all have but one purpose; their secret is the same secret. To prefer one in honor to another, to exalt certain ones above the rest, is in no wise to be permitted. Every true Prophet hath regarded His Message as fundamentally the same as the Revelation of every other Prophet gone before Him. If any man, therefore, should fail to comprehend this truth, and should consequently indulge in vain and unseemly language, no one whose sight is keen and whose understanding is enlightened would ever allow such idle talk to cause him to waver in his belief.
(Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah)

ENRICHING THOUGHTS

By unknown Author:

THE GREATEST JOY............................................GIVING

THE MOST SATISFYING WORK...........................HELPING OTHERS

THE MOST ENDANGERED SPECIES....................DEDICATED LEADERS

OUR GREATEST NATURAL RESOURCE..............OUR YOUTH

THE GREATEST "SHOT IN THE ARM".................ENCOURAGEMENT

THE MOST EFFECTIVE SLEEPING PILL..............PEACE OF MIND

THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN LIFE..............LOVE

THE WORLDS MOST INCREDIBLE COMPUTER...THE BRAIN

THE WORST THING TO BE WITHOUT.................HOPE

THE DEADLIEST WEAPON..................................THE TONGUE

THE TWO MOST POWER-FILLED WORDS.........."I CAN"

THE GREATEST ASSET.......................................FAITH

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ATTIRE..........................SMILE!

THE MOST PRIZED POSSESSION......................SELF ESTEEM

THE MOST POWERFUL CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION......................PRAYER

THE MOST CONTAGIOUS SPIRIT.......................ENTHUSIASM

ما الفرق بين المواطنين في دولة عظيمة مثل دولتنا ولافتات الشوارع؟

مقالة جميلة وطريفة بقلم محمد سلماوى نشرت في المصري اليوم:

فكرة صائبة جدا تلك التي خرجوا بها علينا أخيرا بأن يكتب في خانة الديانة ببطاقة كل مسلم انتقل إلي الدين المسيحي أنه «مسلم سابقا»، ألا يكتب علي لافتات الشوارع اسمها الحالي واسمها السابق أيضا، فيقال شارع كامل الشناوي «النباتات سابقا» أو شارع سيزوستريس «النهوند سابقا»؟ فما الفرق بين المواطنين في دولة عظيمة مثل دولتنا ولافتات الشوارع؟

في الوقت الذي أصبحت الدول الديمقراطية المتخلفة لا تسأل أي مواطن عن ديانته، واختفت تماما خانة الديانة من بطاقات الهوية في الغرب، وأصبح بمقدور أي مواطن أن يقاضي أي جهة حكومية أو غير حكومية، إذا أصرت علي معرفة عقيدته ويحكم له بأكبر التعويضات، فإن المحكمة عندنا أصدرت حكما ليس فقط بالالتزام بتحديد ديانة كل مواطن، وإنما أيضا بإضافة الديانة السابقة إذا كانت هي الإسلام.

علي أن الإصرار علي لفت نظر كل من ينظر في بطاقة المسلم المتنصر إلي أن حاملها هو «مسلم سابقا» ما هو إلا تمسك محمود من جانب الدولة بهذا المواطن، باعتباره كان مسلما في يوم من الأيام، كما أنها حماية له أيضا من موظفي الدولة، سواء في أقسام البوليس أو في مصلحة الشهر العقاري أو المرور، والذين قد يتصورون أنه مسيحي أبا عن جد، فيعاملونه أسوأ مما يعاملون المسلمين، كأن يلطعونه ثلاث ساعات مثلا قبل قضاء مصالحه، بينما لا تتعدي الفترة التي يلطعون فيها بقية المواطنين الساعتين أو الساعتين والنصف علي أكثر تقدير، أما في أقسام البوليس فلا تفرقة علي الإطلاق بين مسلم ومسيحي فكلهم أمام القدر سواء.....مختصر.

Happy Naw-Rúz

Naw-Rúz is a Feast of hospitality and rejoicing and the beginning of the Baha'i New Year.....

يحتفل البهائيون في جميع أنحاء العالم بعيد النيروز, عيد الكرم والسرور, وبداية السنة البهائية

Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast ordained Naw-Ruz as a festival unto those who have observed the fast for love of Thee and abstained from all that is abhorrent unto Thee. Grant, O my Lord, that the fire of Thy love and the heat produced by the fast enjoined by Thee may inflame them in Thy Cause, and make them to be occupied with Thy praise and with remembrance of Thee. (Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah)

Husband and Wife

"... In this glorious Cause the life of a married couple should resemble the life of the angels in heaven - a life full of joy and spiritual delight, a life of unity and concord, a friendship both mental and physical. The home should be orderly and well-organized. Their ideas and thoughts should be like the rays of the sun of truth and the radiance of the brilliant stars in the heavens. Even as two birds they should warble melodies upon the branches of the tree of fellowship and harmony. They should always be elated with joy and gladness and be a source of happiness to the hearts of others. They should set an example to their fellow-men, manifest a true and sincere love towards each other and educate their children in such a manner as to blazon the fame and glory of their family." Abdu'l-Baha

حدث في مصر الجديدة

ملات الطالبة استمارات التقدم لامتحان الثانوية العامة مرحلة اولى وكتبت ديانتها من واقع شهادة الميلاد وكتبت اقرار ان تمتحن فى الدين الاسلامى ولم يرضى رئيس المرحلة الاولى ثانوية عامة بالكنترول المركزى للثانوية العامة بالسيدة زينب بذلك وقرر تسليمها استمارة دخول الامتحان عن طريق المدرسة وشطب على اسمها بالقلم فى سجلات الطلبة المتقدمين لامتحان الثانوية العامة وقال لهم بالحرف الواحد لو مش مسلم ملكش حاجة عندى وبنتك حتتحرم من دخول الامتحان !!!!!!! . و

اليكم ما كتبته الطالبة المهدر حقها فى استمرار التعليم

هل عندما يتقدم الانسان لامتحان الثانوية العامة يجب ان يكون مسلماً او مسيحياً ؟؟ و اذا كان غير ذلك فليس له الحق في التعليم او دخول الامتحانات لمجرد انه لم يكذب وكتب ما يعتقد في خانة الديانة ؟؟ …..استمارة الثانوية العامة عبارة عن (الاسم, اسم الوالد , الجنسية , الديانة

إلخ) عندما انقل البيانات من واقع شهادة الميلاد اكتب الاسم مطابق و الجنسية مطابقة و غيرها و اذا كتبت غير ذلك يُعتبر تزوير, و لكن عند خانة الديانة ايحق لي ان اكتب غير ديانتي و لا يُعد ذلك تزويراً ؟ لقد منعوني من دخول امتحان الثانوية العامة لاني ادين بالدين البهائي فهو ديني و معتقدي و لن اتنازل عنه …و انا اتصور ان اي شخص في مكاني لن يتنازل عن كتابة دينه و معتقده في الاوراق الرسمية , فهل من العدل و الانصاف حرماني من التعليم لاني ادين بالبهائية ؟؟؟ انتهت كلام الطالبة ويبقى التساؤل الى متى ستظل وزارة التربية والتعليم تفرق وتمييز ضد الطلبة الاخرين وتجبرهم على الغش والتزوير . اين حق هذه الطالبة فى التعليم ؟؟.. نقلا عن د. بسمة موسى

"المادة الاولي من دستور جمهورية مصر العربية تحمي المواطنة و تضعها في صدارة مواد الدستور بما تعنيه هذه الكلمة من مساواة في الحقوق و الواجبات و التمتع بخيرات هذا الوطن طالما توافرت الشروط وانه لا انتقاص لتلك الحقوق بسبب الدين او اللون او الجنس والمادة الاربعون من ذات الدستور تؤكد علي المساواة بين جميع المواطنين بصرف النظر عن الجنس او اللغة او الدين. المادة 46 من الدستور نصت علي ان الدولة تكفل حرية العقيدة لجميع المواطنين بصرف النظر عن الجنس او اللغة او الدين و لم يضع الدستور في هذه المواد جميعها اية قيود علي هذه الحرية و جاءت الاتفاقيات الدولية التي وقعت عليها مصر في هذا الشأن و خاصة الاعلان العالمي لحقوق الانسان و اتفاقيتي العهد الدولي للحقوق السياسية و المدنية اعتبرت مصر ان تلك الاتقاقيات و المواثيق الدولية نافذة في مصر فنص في الدستور المصري في المادة 151 علي ان جميع الاتفاقيات و العهود الدولية التي وقعت عليها مصر تصبح نافذة و يعمل بها مثلها مثل القوانين المحلية ......." د. نجيب جبرائيل

Awareness is the first step to positive change. Leslie C. Aguilar

Tell Me Why - Video

Current World Problems:

Pollution, Global Poverty, Hunger, Nuclear weapons, Racism, Aids, Refugees, Drugs, Economic Imbalance, War, Ozone Layer Damage, Population Explosion, Famine, Loss of Agriculture land, Deforestation, Illiteracy, Violation of Human Rights, Medea and Advertising, Child Death, Global Killers, Global Warming, Exploitation of children, Lack of proper Education, Street Children, Fundamentalism, Terrorism, ....................and many more.

The Remedy to World Problems

"That which God hath ordained as the sovereign remedy and mightiest instrument for the healing of the world is the union of all its peoples in one universal Cause, one common Faith. This can in no wise be achieved except through the power of a skilled, an all-powerful, and inspired Physician. (Baha'u'llah)

BAHA'U'LLAH is the divine physician who diagnoses the world's malady; for the whole planet is ill and needs the power of a great specialist.

BAHA'U'LLAH'S teachings are the health of the world. They represent the spirit of this age, the light of this age, the well-being of this age, the soul of this cycle. The world will be at rest when they are put into practice, for they are reality. Praise be to God, the doors of divine knowledge are flung wide, the infinite light is shining, and to such as believe and obey the divine mysteries are revealed. (Abdu'l-Baha, Divine Philosophy)

Purpose of Suffering ما الغرض من صعوبات الحياة؟

قصة تشرح أن ملك أراد ان يعين صديقه ليكون رئيس الوزراء فأمر بحبسه وجلده ثم إعدامه وعند أخر لحظة أفرج عنه الملك وأعطاه وظيغة رئيس الوزراء. وعندها سئله الصديق لماذا أمرت بحبسي وجلدي وقطع رأسي؟ قال الملك حتي تشعر بأحساس من تحكم عليهم وتعاقبهم في المستقبل.. أضاف الملك لصديقه: أني أحبك وأردت أن تكون أنسان كامل.

"There was a certain king who wanted to appoint one of his citizens to a high office. But instead of giving him the job, he had the man thrown into prison. The man was very surprised, because he had expected favours. The king then had the man taken out of the prison and beaten with sticks. Again the man could not understand, because he thought the king loved him. After this he was hanged by his neck until he was almost dead. When the man well again, he asked the king, " If you love me, why do you do all these things to me?" And the king replied, " I wish to make you my Prime Minister. By going through all these sufferings you are now better fitted for that position. I wanted you to know how it feels yourself. Then, when you are forced to punish others in these ways, you will know what it is like to experience them. I love, you, so I wish you to become perfect." Abdu'l-Baha'

'..Be a treasure to the poor,...an answerer of the cry of the needy...Be unjust to no man...be as...a joy to the sorrowful, a sea for the thirsty, a haven for the distressed, an upholder and defender of the victim of oppression. ...Be a home for the stranger, a balm to the suffering, a tower of strength for the fugitive. Be eyes to the blind, and a guiding light unto the feet of the erring,...a breath of life to the body of mankind. ..' [Gleanings - Writings of Bahá'u'lláhد]

What on Earth is happening?

Video on the effects of global warming in the Arctic....

مقطوعة عذبة للفنان الراحل حسين بيكار...

دار الزمن يا بني .. وكل شيء بيدور

ما طلعت منها يا ابني إلا بمثل مشهور

إن خدتوا فالكم خدوه من لسان عصفور
أو من جناح فراشة أو من بسمة زهور

أو من بحور الشمس أو من بصيص من نور

وان خدتو فالكم من عيالكم
يجيلكوا خير ياما يملا البيوت والدور

حلمت خير إني ماشي ف كل حارة ودرب

وأفوت على كل بيت وأرسم على بابه قلب

وأشيل الألف من كلمة عذاب عشان تتقري عذب

وادعي من صميم قلبي وأطلب وأقول يا رب
عمَّر بيوت الناس بالأمل واملا قلوبهم حب

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My Home

My Home is the home of peace. My home is the home
of joy and delight. My home is the home of laughter
and exultation. Whosoever enters through the portals
of this home, must go out with gladsome heart. This is
the home of light; whosoever enters here must become
illumined.... Abdu'l-Baha

If you desire with all your heart....

Nothing is impossible to the Divine Benevolence of God.

If you desire with all your heart, friendship with every race on earth,
your thought, spiritual and positive, will spread;
it will become the desire of others, growing stronger and stronger,
until it reaches the minds of all men. (Abdu'l-Baha,)

Inspiring Story

A great note for all to read it will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene. One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn't hear the band – he could see it. In his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away. As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you." Epilogue: There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled. If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy. "Today is a gift, that's why it is called the present." The origin of this letter is unknown.

Food as Medicine

We got the following information from a Health Food Store:

HEADACHE? EAT FISH!
Eat plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent headaches.
HAY FEVER? EAT YOGURT!
Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season. Eat honey (locally) daily.
TO PREVENT STROKE DRINK TEA!
Prevent buildup of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of tea.
Green tea is great for our immune system.
INSOMNIA (CAN'T SLEEP?) HONEY!
Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative.
ASTHMA? EAT ONIONS!!!!
Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes.
ARTHRITIS? EAT FISH, TOO!!
Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis.
(fish has omega oils, good for our immune system)
UPSET STOMACH? BANANAS - GINGER!!!!!
Bananas will settle an upset stomach and Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea.
BLADDER INFECTION? DRINK CRANBERRY JUICE!!!!
High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria.
BONE PROBLEMS? EAT PINEAPPLE!!!
Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the manganese in pineapple.
PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME? EAT CORNFLAKES!!!!
Women can ward off the effects of PMS with cornflakes, which help reduce depression, anxiety and fatigue.
MEMORY PROBLEMS? EAT OYSTERS!
Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much-needed zinc.
COLDS? EAT GARLIC!
Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. (remember, garlic lowers cholesterol, too.)
COUGHING? USE RED PEPPERS!!
A substance similar to that found in the cough syrups is found in hot red pepper. Use red (cayenne) pepper with caution-it can irritate your tummy.
BREAST CANCER? EAT Wheat, bran and cabbage
Helps to maintain estrogen at healthy levels.
LUNG CANCER? EAT DARK GREEN AND ORANGE AND VEGGIES!!!
A good antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables.
ULCERS? EAT CABBAGE ALSO!!!
Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric and duodenal ulcers.
DIARRHEA? EAT APPLES!
Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to cure this condition. (Bananas are good for this ailment)
CLOGGED ARTERIES? EAT AVOCADO!
Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? EAT CELERY AND OLIVE OIL!!!
Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure.
Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too.
BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE? EAT BROCCOLI AND PEANUTS!!!
The chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and blood sugar.
Kiwi: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E &fiber. It's Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
Apple: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.
Strawberry: Protective fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits &protects the body from cancer causing, blood vessels clogging free radicals.
Orange: Sweetest medicine. Taking 2 - 4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessen the risk of colon cancer.
Watermelon: Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are Vitamin C &Potassium. (watermelon also has natural substances [natural SPF sources] that keep our skin healthy, protecting our skin from those darn suv rays)
Guava &Papaya: Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber which helps prevent constipation.
Papaya is rich in carotene, this is good for your eyes. (also good for gas and indigestion)

اليوم العالمى للمرأة مارس 8

تحية تقدير وإحترام لكل إمرأة مصرية في اليوم العالمى للمرأة

شهد عام 2007 تعيين 30 قاضية إقرارا بحق المرأة في المجال الاجتماعي والمهني
من أهم المشاكل التي تشغل المرأة : الأمية والعنف الأسرى وختان الأناث والبطالة والفقر والتعليم والفوارق بين الجنسين

من أهم المبادئ التي ينادي بها الدين البهائي مبدأ المساواة في الحقوق بين البشر بما في ذلك المساواة بين الرجل والمرأة، فضلاً عن مبدأ التعليم الإجباري وتوفير الإمكانات لخلق مناخ اجتماعي سليم، ويقضي بعدم تعدد الزوجات، ويُقدّس الكيان العائلي معتبراً الأسرة أساس بناء المجتمع الإنساني.

Women in Egypt continue to be involved in the various aspects of life whether political or social. At present, Egyptian women can become members of parliament and are entitled to vote. They have also been chosen to fill such top-level positions as ministers, judges and ambassadresses.

Year 2007 witnessed the appointment of 30 women judges, in a big move towards developing society. From Egyptian gov. web page

MARCH 7th World Day of Prayer

One Planet One People, song from Vancouver Canada

We’re all living in a dream of one world

Hoping that everyone will

Love as they were meant to love

We’re all living in a dream of one world

Hoping that everyone will

Live as they were meant to live

One planet, one people, please God we may achieve it,

one planet, one people please...

We’re all living in a dream of world peace

Hoping that everyone one sees

A world of love and unity

We’re all living in a dream of world peace

A world of different countries

Living in peace and harmony

The principal challenge facing the peoples of the earth is to accept the fact of their oneness and to assist the processes of unification.

Baha'i Prayer

PRAYER REVEALED BY BAHÁ’U’LLÁH TO BE Read DURING THE FAST, 

Cause us to drink from the River of the Kawthar of Thine Eternity,
O our GOD!

Cause us to taste the Fruits of the Tree of Thine Identity,
O our Hope!

Cause us to quaff the Clear Water of the Fountain of Thy Love,
O our Bahá!

Cause us to dwell in the Abode of Thine Everlasting Mercy,
O our Light!

Cause us to walk in the Garden of the Nearness of Thy Presence,
O our Beloved!

Cause us to sit on the Right-Hand of the Throne of Thy Bounty,
O our Desire!

Send unto us the Fragrant Breezes of Thy Joy,
O our Aim!

Cause us to attain to the Summit of the Paradise of Thy Reality,
O our Adored One!

Cause us to hear the Melodies of the Dove of Unity,
O Thou Whom we behold!

Quicken us through the Spirit of Power and Might,
O our Sustainer!

In the Spirit of Thy Love make us steadfast,
O our Assister!

In the Path of Thy Good-Pleasure make us firm,
O our Restorer!

Cause us to be Sheltered in the Everlasting Ridván, before Thy Countenance,

O our Merciful One!

Cause us to sit on the Throne of Thy Might,
O our Master!

Cause us to ascend to the Heaven of Thy Providence,
O our Awakener!

Direct us unto the Sun of Thy Guidance,
O our Attractor!

Cause us to present ourselves before the Appearance of Thine Invisible Oneness,
O our Origin and our Hope!

Cause us to return to the Pure River of Beauty in the One Whom Thou hast Manifested,
O our GOD!

For verily, Thou art Powerful to do whatsoever Thou Willest!

Thou art the Mighty, the Exalted!

To our children; Do not give up

Many of life’s failures are men who did not realize

how close they were to success when they gave up.

Thomas Edison


حالات فشل في الحياة كثيرة لرجال لم يدركوا مدى قربهم من النجاح عندما أستسلموا للفشل. توماس إديسون

الدكتور علي السمان - لغة جديدة لحوار الأديان

الدكتور علي السمان - لغة جديدة لحوار الأديان: "أولاها أن يتحرك أصحاب الديانات السماوية الثلاث باعتبار أنهم ليسوا وحدهم علي الساحة هناك عقائد أخري وأديان أخري لها أيضا الطموح في أن يكون دورها مواكبا ويخدم قضية التقارب، ثم الفصل بين حوار الأديان وتعاون الثقافات ويليه الإعلام الدولي ليلعب دوره في تهيئة الرأي العام، ثم التحرك باعتبار أن صراع الأديان هو سياسي بالأساس أما النقطة الأهم والأخيرة أن يغضب كل منا جزءا من أهله وعشيرته ليكون بجانب الحق والعدل" إنتهي

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ننشر هنا بعض الإيات القرأنية بدون تعليق:

"بل قالوا إنا وجدنا آباءنا على أمة وإنا على آثارهم مهتدون. وكذلك ما أرسلنا من قبلك في قرية من نذير إلا قال مترفوها إنا وجدنا آباءنا على أمة وإنا على آثارهم مقتدون. قل أوَلو جئتكم بأهدى مما وجدتم عليه آباءكم قالوا إنا بما أرسلتم به كافرون. فانتقمنا منهم فانظر كيف كان عاقبة المكذّبين." - سورة الزخرف آية ٢٢- ٢٥
"يا حسرة على العباد ما يأتيهم من رسول إلا كانوا به يستهزئون." - سورة يس آية ٣٠

" .. أفكلما جاءكم رسول بما لا تهوى أنفسكم استكبرتم ففريقاً كذّبتم وفريقاً تقتلون." - سورة البقرة أية ٨٧
"وإذا قيل لهم تعالوا إلى ما أنزل الله وإلى الرسول قالوا حسبنا ما وجدنا عليه آباءنا." - سورة المائدة آية ١٠٤
"ربنا إنا أطعنا سادتنا وكبراءنا فأضلونا السبيلا. ربنا آتهم ضعفين من العذاب والعنهم لعناً كبيراً." - سورة الأحزاب آية ٦٧ – ٦٨
"ثم أرسلنا رسلنا تترا كل ما جاء أمة رسولها كذبوه فأتبعنا بعضهم بعضاً وجعلناهم أحاديث فبُعداً لقوم لا يؤمنون." - سورة المؤمنون آية ٤٤
"قل لو كان البحر مداداً لكلمات ربي لنفِدَ البحر قبل أن تنفد كلمات ربي ولو جئنا بمثله مدداً." - سورة الكهف آية ١٠٩
آمن الرسول بما أنزل إليه من ربه والمؤمنون كل آمن بالله وملائكته وكتبه ورسله لا نفرق بين أحد من رسله." - سورة البقرة آية ٢٨٥

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نعم لابد من لغة جديدة لحوار الأديان: من أقوال حضرة بهاء الله:

"عاشروا يا قوم مع الأديان كلها بالرَّوْح والريحان ." - بهاءالله
"يا أبناء الإنسان إن دين الله ومذهبه لأجل حفظ العالم واتحاده واتفاقه ومحبته وألْفته لا تجعلوه سبباً للنفاق والاختلاف وعلة للضغينة والبغضاء. هذا هو الصراط المستقيم والأسّ المحكم المتين." - بهاءالله
"إنه يدعوكم بما ينفعكم ويأمركم بما يقرّبكم إلى الله مالك الأديان." - بهاءالله
"طوبى لبصير ما منعه الهوى عن مولى الورى ولسميع توجه وسمع نداء الله الملك العزيز الودود." - بهاءالله

Annual Baha'i Fast cleanses, challenges mind and body

From March 2 to 20, Baha’is worldwide will rise before dawn to eat breakfast, pray and then abstain from eating or drinking until sunset in observation of the annual 19-day Fast.

Like Lent in Christianity and Ramadan in Islam, the Bahá'í Fast is essentially a period of meditation and prayer when the individual (ages 15-70) reflects on his or her own spiritual progress and makes an effort to detach from material desires. As one Baha’i stated, "During the fast, we make an effort to become more thoughtful about the purpose of our lives.”

The Faith exempts from fasting those who are ill, traveling, pregnant, nursing, menstruating or engaged in heavy labor.

Shoghi Effendi, described the fast in this way: "It is essentially a period of meditation and prayer, of spiritual recuperation, during which the believer must strive to make the necessary readjustments in his inner life, and to refresh and reinvigorate the spiritual forces latent in his soul."