Malcolm X: A great person to remember

I know it may looks weird to review a movie that is before 19 years, but I just felt that it is amazing and everybody should watch it or read the book and know more about this person. The story talks about one main thing, racism!

According to Oxford Dictionary, Racism is "the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race , especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races." and for me it is just a type of unfair act towards a group of people with certain character that they have nothing to do with it ! you can't judge people and put them in a corner because they are black or yellow or whatever! that's what the movie and the book talked about. It is about a man who was suffering from racism like any other Afro-American person in the states at that time. White people used to kill them, hate them, and take everything from them. They suffered a lot as a black community when every white man was asking them to go back to Africa. it is all about how a kid wanted to be a lawyer but he couldn't cos he was black !

I like it when Malcolm said in one of his speeches that they are black and Africans even before all those racism acts or the country is exist! and this is so true, we are humans before everything else. The other thing that I like is how he said that black people should love and believe in themselves to make people love them instead of trying to be like others. I think we all should do that not just black people! his story gives a lot of lessons -apart from Islam-.

Well, many people specially Muslims see him as an icon for Islam in America, but for me, I think he is more than that, Islam was a part of what he did, but he gave a great lessons in humanity and self appreciation with his 39 years. More than that, I like it how he changed his opinions and believes when he realized the truth. it gives another lesson in how you have to say it if u did something wrong, it ain't a shame!

I didn't like how he was in the beginning, he thought - or they taught him - that black people should hate white men even though his mother was white -she hated her white blood and she chose to marry a black man- he refused to work with white people who believed in him, but after his visit to Mecca, he realized that it is not about the color, he went to "Hajj" with white people who have a light hair and blue eyes and he was eating with them.

Unfortunately he was murdered in the end in a very bad way , I didn't like it cos I think that he should stay longer - but this is his destiny - and it is how some people hate and can't accept others, he had more things to give to the world and to the humanity not just for Muslims or Afro-Americans.
Simply his

The movie is 3:15 hours long but reading the book is much better :)
Good video to watch !

To read more:
MalcolmX Biography
About the movie
About the book
Peace

Can the animals recognize their reflection in a mirror ?

Animals usually deal with their reflection in a mirror as another individual, but in certain cases the degree of intelligence can control this phenomena.

Scientists said that some animals like dolphines and higher monkeys are able to recognize themselves based on a test they call it "the mirror test", in this test they make a certian mark on the animal who is under invistigation then they let him see the reflection on the mirror. Elephants, champs and Dolphins showed a positive results and they were able to recognize the image while other animals like Gorella didn't pass the test !

Scientists add that the ability to recognize self increase with animals that spend most time with humans, and as the size of their brain increase they will be more able to recognize the image.

It is nice to add that the human baby is not abble to recognize himself in the mirror until 18 months after the birth.


source : The scientific arabi magazine (Feb,2011)
more information in wikipedia

Italian Gestures

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So interesting video, check it out

I like the gesture of "Good Idea"
Italians are so cute
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How a gesture can put u in jail?

As we know, there are many differences in cultures around the world, the things that are allowed to do in your country, can be prohibited in other countries and vice versa, the allowance and the prohibition may mainly depends on religious views or even historical events.

One of the most confusing topics that shows how the differences in cultures may be a problem is "Hand gestures", it is a problem to the limits that could throw u in Jail ! So let's See !!


In the states this sign means I LOVE YOU

The other sign that it is slightly similar to this is this one below If you show this sign to someone in USA, he will directly think about "Texas University" since it is the logo of the university and the Texas Longhorn football team and it represent the two horns of the bull. But can you imagine that the same sign is an insult for Mediterranean ! In 1985 five Americans were arrested in Rome because they were dancing and using this gesture, then the news later showed that Longhorn football team won in USA and those Guys were Happy

In South America it means protection against bad luck when rotated but in Malta and parts of italy it means protection against Evil Eyes when they point it.

The other interesting gesture is this one .. In Europe and North America it means OK or excellent While in Arab countries it is a threat signal.

For Mediterranean people, Russians and Brazilians it has bad meaning and considered as an insult.

In Japan this gesture means MONEY! if u r doing business in Japan and u show them this sign they will think that u asking them for a bribe

In France and Belgium it means Zero or worthless, so don't ever do this in restaurants when u go there, they may throw u out because it is really impolite to say that the food is worthless even if u mean it is Good

Those are just two but there are a lot! for farther reading visit Wikipedia

Berries world.. yummy world!

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Long time since my last post huh! I Know but I am back again

Berries are my fav fruits ..! dunno why but I like all types of berries specially when I order from pinkberry I prefer to choose berries instead of chocolate or other friuts so today I decided to make a list of all the berries in the world not all of them but most of them, before that I thought that berries is only blackberry, rosberry and strawberry but I found that it is more than that !! ... so lets see

In general, botanists (scientists who study plants) usually define Berries as fleshy fruits produced from a single ovary The seeds are usually embedded in the flesh of the ovary. A plant that bears berries is said to be bacciferous, and a berry-like fruit is said to be baccate.

There are several types of berries with different sizes and colors (some we may have never even heard of) here are the groups:

Group 1 : Edible Berries

Blackberries

Raspberries

Cloudberry

Boysenberry

Marionberries

Tayberries
Blackcurrant
Bluberries

Gooseberries

Redcurrants

Strawberries

Grapes

Acai Berries

Goji Berries

Sea-buckthorn Berries

Salmonberry

Tomato

Group 2 : Poisonous Berries

Holly

Privet

Pokeberry

Doll's Eyes

Jerusalem Cherry

I didnt know that tomato is a kind of berries ! honestly I don't really like all types of berries and I cant add tomato to my pinkberry frozen yogurt coz I don't like TOMATO ;p

So now, did choose ur favorite Berry ?

Source and for more detalis click HERE