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	<title>Re: To avoid the smell of mouth</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=55&gt;Jolly&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=1&gt;General Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-08-04 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;everything is about honey and cinnamon powder  &lt;br /&gt;i know that also one should brush his/ her teeth very well because most of the mouth smell is becuase of teeth beside some problems in stomach. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;thank you very much &lt;br /&gt;regards</description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=80</link>
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	<title>Re: to weight loss</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=55&gt;Jolly&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=1&gt;General Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-08-04 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;thanl God i don&#039;t need it but sounds delicious &lt;br /&gt;hhhhh&lt;br /&gt;thanks Smarties  some people really needs it and some sports won&#039;t hurt too kkkk</description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=77</link>
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	<title>Re: A few good reasons not to cheat on your wife...</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=55&gt;Jolly&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=1&gt;General Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-08-04 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;angry women ha ??!!!   &lt;br /&gt;be careful men &lt;br /&gt;hhhhhhhhhhh &lt;br /&gt;thnx fox</description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=93</link>
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	<title>Test</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=125&gt;تجربة&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=8&gt;Movies &amp; Games Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-07-30 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tessssst</description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&amp;t=96</link>
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	<title>Test Topic</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=2&gt;management&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=15&gt;Archived Topic Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-07-30 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hello</description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=15&amp;t=94</link>
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	<title>Re: The Basis Of Family..Islam</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=119&gt;kitty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=7&gt;Islamic Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-07-14 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Excellent Fox .. &lt;br /&gt;you brought the important basis of real Islamic family .. that wot we should believe in and live on .. if all  Muslims followed these bases .. we will build  a successful community with strong foundations .. &lt;br /&gt;thank you friend for your wonderful subject.</description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;t=90</link>
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	<title>Re: Marriage In Islam</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=119&gt;kitty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=7&gt;Islamic Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-07-14 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Fox .. &lt;br /&gt;thnx for ur subject .. &lt;br /&gt;it&#039;s really anamazing introduction to marriage in Islam .. with simple, meaningful words, to let other communities realize the kind of wisdom in our great religion&#039;s rules ..&lt;br /&gt;God bless you my friend ..</description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;t=89</link>
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	<title>A few good reasons not to cheat on your wife...</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=122&gt;FOX&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=1&gt;General Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-07-14 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Really i have nowords to tell but just look carfully at those pix...looool....FOOOOOOX</description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=93</link>
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	<title>**Dating process:**</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=122&gt;FOX&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=1&gt;General Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-07-14 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;**Dating process:**&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;6 weeks : I love U, I love U, I love U.&lt;br /&gt;6 months : Of course I love U.&lt;br /&gt;6 years : GOD, if I didn&#039;t love U, then why the hell did I propose?&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;**&lt;br /&gt;** Back from Work:**&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;6 weeks : Honey, I&#039;m home.&lt;br /&gt;6 months : BACK!!&lt;br /&gt;6 years : What did your mom cook for us today??&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;** Gifts:**&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;6 weeks : Honey, I really hope you liked the ring.&lt;br /&gt;6 months : I bought you a painting; it would fit the motif in the living&lt;br /&gt;room.&lt;br /&gt;6 years : Here&#039;s the money. Buy yourself something.&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;** Phone Ringing:**&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;6 weeks : Baby, somebody wants you on the phone.&lt;br /&gt;6 months : Here, for you.&lt;br /&gt;6 years : PHONE RINGING.&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;**Cooking:**&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;6 weeks : I never knew food could taste so good!&lt;br /&gt;6 months : What are we having for dinner tonight?&lt;br /&gt;6 years : AGAIN!!!!&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;** Apology:**&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;6 weeks : Honey muffin, don&#039;t you worry, Ill never hold this against you.&lt;br /&gt;6 months : Watch out! Don&#039;t do it again.&lt;br /&gt;6 years : What&#039;s not to understand about what I just said??&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;**New Dress:&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;6 weeks : Oh my God, you look like an angel in that dress.&lt;br /&gt;6 months : You bought a new dress again???&lt;br /&gt;6 years : How much did THAT cost me? *&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;** Planning for Vacations:&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;6 weeks : How do 2 weeks in Vienna or anywhere you please sound??&lt;br /&gt;6 months : What&#039;s so bad about going to India on a charter plane?&lt;br /&gt;6 years : Travel? What&#039;s so bad about staying home???&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;**&lt;br /&gt;** TV:**&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;br /&gt;6 weeks : Baby, what would you like us to watch tonight?&lt;br /&gt;6 months : I like this movie.&lt;br /&gt;6 years : I&#039;m going to watch ESPN, if you&#039;re not in the mood, go to bed, I&lt;br /&gt;can stay up by myself . . .</description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=92</link>
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	<title>Questions and Answers about Hijab</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=122&gt;FOX&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=7&gt;Islamic Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-07-14 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hijab In The Workplace : Q &amp;amp; A&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Q. What are the requirements for Muslim women&#039;s dress?&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;A: Rules regarding Muslim women&#039;s (and men&#039;s) attire are derived &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;from&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;the Quran, Islam&#039;s revealed text, and the traditions (hadith) of &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;the&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). In the Quran, God states: &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;«&amp;quot;Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;guard their modesty...And say to the believing women that they &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;not display their beauty and adornments except what (must &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;their fathers...(a list of exceptions)&amp;quot;» [Chapter 24, verses 30-31]&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Also, «&amp;quot;O Prophet! Tell thy wives and&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;daughters, and the believing women, that they should cast their &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;outer&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;garments over their persons...that they should be known and not&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;molested.&amp;quot;» [Chapter 33, verse 59]&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;In one tradition, “the Prophet Muhammad is quoted as saying: &amp;quot;...If &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;the&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;woman reaches the age of puberty, no part of her body should be &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;seen but this - and he pointed to his face and hands.&amp;quot; ”&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;From these and other&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;references, the vast majority of Muslim scholars&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;and jurists, past and present, have determined the minimum &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;requirements&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;for Muslim women&#039;s dress: 1) Clothing must cover the entire body, &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;with&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;the exception of the face and the hands. 2) The attire should not &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;be&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;form fitting, sheer or so eye-catching as to attract undue &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;attention or&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;reveal the shape of the body.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;There are similar, yet less obvious requirements for a Muslim &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;male&#039;s&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;attire. 1) A Muslim man must always be covered from the navel to &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;the&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;knees. 2) A Muslim man should similarly not wear tight, sheer,&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;revealing, or eye-catching clothing. In addition, a Muslim man is&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;prohibited from wearing silk clothing (except for medical reasons) &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;or&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;gold jewelry. A Muslim woman may wear silk or gold.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;References: &amp;quot;The Muslim Woman&#039;s Dress,&amp;quot; Dr. Jamal Badawi, Ta-Ha&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Publishers; &amp;quot;Hijab in Islam,&amp;quot; Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Al-Risala &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Books;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;quot;The Islamic Ruling Regarding Women&#039;s Dress,&amp;quot; Abu Bilal Mustafa&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Al-Kanadi, Abul-Qasim Publishing; &amp;quot;Islamic Dress,&amp;quot; Muslim Women of&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Minnesota; &amp;quot;Your Hijab and U.S. Law,&amp;quot; North American Council for &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Muslim Women&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Q. Is Islamic dress appropriate for modern times?&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;A: Islamic dress is modern and practical. Muslim women wearing &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Islamic&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;dress work and study without any problems or constraints.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Q. Does Islamic dress imply that women are submissive or inferior &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;to men?&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;A: Islamic dress is one of many rights granted to Islamic women. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Modest&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;clothing is worn in obedience to God and has nothing to do with&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;submissiveness to men. Muslim men and women have similar rights and&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;obligations&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;and both submit to God.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Q. But aren&#039;t there Muslim women who do not wear Islamic Dress,&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;or hijab?&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;A: Some Muslim women choose not to wear hijab. Some may want to &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;wear it but believe they cannot get a job wearing a head scarf. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Others may not&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;be aware of the requirement or are under the mistaken impression &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;that&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;wearing hijab is an indication of inferior status.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Q. Why is Islamic dress becoming an issue for personnel managers &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;and&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;supervisors?&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;A: The Muslim community in American is growing rapidly. Growth &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;factors&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;include conversions to Islam, immigration from Muslim countries and &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;high&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;birth rates for Muslim families. As the community grows, more &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Muslim&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;women will enter the work force. In many cases, these women wish &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;both to work and to maintain their religious convictions. It should &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;be possible&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;to fulfill both goals.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Q.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;What issues do Muslim women face in the workplace?&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;A: Muslim women report that the issue of attire comes up most often &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;in&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;the initial interview for a job. Some interviewers will ask if the&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;prospective employee plans to wear the scarf to work. Others may&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;inappropriately inquire about religious practices or beliefs. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Sometimes&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;the prospective employee, feeling pressure to earn a living, will &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;take&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;off the scarf for the interview and then put it on when hired for &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;the&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;job. Modest dress should not be equated with incompetence.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Other issues include unwanted touching or pulling on scarves by &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;other&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;employees, verbal harassment or subtle ostracism and denial of&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;promotion. Many Muslims also object to being pressured to attend&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;celebrations of other religious traditions or to attend&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;employer-sponsored celebrations at which alcohol is served.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Q. What can an employer reasonably require of a woman wearing &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;hijab?&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;A: An employer can ask that an employee&#039;s attire not pose a danger &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;to&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;that employee or to others. For example, a Muslim woman who wears &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;her&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;head scarf so that loose ends are exposed should not be operating a&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;drill press or similar machinery. That employee could be asked to&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;arrange her hijab so that the loose ends are tucked in. An employer &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;can&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;ask that the hijab be neat and clean and in a color that does not &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;clash&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;with a company uniform.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Q. What are the legal precedents on this issue?&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;A: Many cases have demonstrated an employee&#039;s legal right to &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;reasonable&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;accommodation in matters of faith. Examples: 1) The failure of &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;other&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Muslim employees to wear headscarves is legally irrelevant. The &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;employee&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;need only show sincerely-held religious beliefs. (E.E.O.C.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;v. Reads,&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Inc., 1991) 2) There are no health or safety concerns at issue. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;(Cf.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;E.E.O.C. Dec. No. 82-1, 1982, also E.E.O.C. Dec. No. 81-20, 1981) &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;3)&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Companies cannot give effect to private biases. In other words, &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;just&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;because an employer believes customers will be prejudiced against a&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;woman in a scarf, that does not mean the employee can be fired. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;(Palmer&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;v. Sidoti, 1984, also Cf. Sprogis v. United Air Lines, Inc., 1971) &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;4) An&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;employer must demonstrate &amp;quot;undue hardship&amp;quot; caused by the wearing of&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;religious attire. (TWA v. Hardison, 1977) Hardships recognized by &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;the&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;courts include cost to the employer or effect on co-workers. 5) &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Dress&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;codes can have disproportionate impact on certain faiths. (E.E.O.C. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Dec</description>
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	<title>The Basis Of Family..Islam</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=122&gt;FOX&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=7&gt;Islamic Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-07-14 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unlike some other religions that consider celibacy a great virtue &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;and a means of salvation, Islam considers marriage to be one of the &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;most virtuous and approved of institutions. There is no monasticism &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;in Islam. Further, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;urged all those who can afford to provide for a wife to marry, as &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;marriage is the legal means by which to avoid lewdness and &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;immorality. Since family is the basic unit of society, Islam lays &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;great emphasis on the family system and its values. The basis of &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;family is marriage. Islam prescribes rules to regulate family life &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;so that both the spouses can live in tranquility, security and &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;love. Marriage in Islam has aspects of `ibadah&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;(worship) of Allah (God) in the sense that it is in accordance with &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;His commandments that a husband and wife should love and help each &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;other and rear their children to become true servants of Allah &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;(God). Marriage in Islam is a social contract that requires the &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;consent of both parties. Neither the bride nor groom can be forced &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;into a marriage. The man must give the bride a dower or gift called &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;“mahr”. This is usually money, but it can be any gift according to &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;his means. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) even &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;allowed one of his poor Companions to marry a woman with his mahr &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;being a promise to teach her some verses of the Qur’an. The dower &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;goes to the bride, not her family, and she has the total right to &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;decide what to do with it. Thus it is not, as some critics have &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;said, a “bride price”. The man also has the total responsibility to &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;pay the household expenses. Even if a woman&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;is wealthy, she does not have to spend any of her money on the &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;maintenance of herself or the couple’s children. In fact, many &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Muslim women do work outside the home. They can contribute to the &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;household budget if they choose, and they receive the Heavenly &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;reward for giving charity, but they are not required to do so. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Every group needs a leader, and Islam gives that responsibility to &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;the husband because he is the breadwinner. He should consult his &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;wife on family matters, but the final decisions are his. The wife &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;should lovingly obey her husband, even when she disagrees, to keep &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;peace in the family and to win the pleasure of Allah (God). That &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;does not mean that she is his slave and must wait on him hand and &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;foot. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself helped &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;his wives with housework. Furthermore, if a woman had a servant &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;before marriage, she has the right to have a servant at&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;her husband’s expense. A man and woman should enter into marriage &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;with the intention of it being permanent, and Islam has many &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;teachings on how husbands and wives should deal with each other &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;lovingly. Contrary to popular misconceptions, the woman has the &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;right to choose her husband; Islamic law does not permit her to be &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;forced into any marriage. The wife also has the right to retain her &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;family name and to keep and manage her own money from her work, &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;inheritance, investments, gifts or other sources. It is her right &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;to keep her money separate from her husband’s, and he has no right &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;to it. While men and women should enter into marriages with the &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;intention of it being permanent, Islam recognizes that people do &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;sometimes make poor decisions or change. Thus, divorce and &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;remarriage are allowed as a last resort after estranged couples &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;have attempted to reconcile their differences with the help of &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;family or other counselors.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;</description>
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	<title>Marriage In Islam</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=122&gt;FOX&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=7&gt;Islamic Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-07-14 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;quot;And among His signs is this, that He created for you mates from &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;among yourselves, that you may dwell in peace and tranquility with &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): Verily &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;in that are&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;signs for those who reflect&amp;quot; (Quran 30:21).&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;quot;O Humans revere your Guardian Lord, Who created you from a single &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;person created of like nature its mate, and from this scattered &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;(like seeds) countless men and women. Reverence Allah through Whom &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;you claim your&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;mutual rights&amp;quot; (Quran 4:1).&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;The above verses of the Quran lay out the framework as to what are &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;the basis, the objectives and the goal of marriage in Islam. In the &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;ultimate Wisdom of Allah we are first&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;told that both partners man and woman are&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;created from the same source. That this should be paid attention to &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;as it is one of His signs.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;The fact that we come from the same soul signifies our equality as &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;humans, when the essence of our creation is the same, the argument &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;of who is better or greater is redundant. To stress on this fact &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;and then to talk&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;about marriage in the same verse is of great significance for those &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;of us who are in the field of marriage counseling.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;The shift in this attitude of equality of genders as human beings &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;cause a imbalance in marital relationship that leads to &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;dysfunctional marriage. When ever one party considers themselves &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;superior or above the&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;law there is a shift in the balance of power that may lead to &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;misuse or abuse of power as the less valuable partner is seen as an &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;easy prey. Many marital difficulties are based on or caused&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;by control and rule stratagem.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;By stressing on the equality of all humans men or women and making &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;it the basis of marriage, Allah in His infinite wisdom has laid the &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;ground rules for&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;establishing peace, as well as the assigning of different roles to &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;husband and wife as functional strategy rather than a question of &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;competence as&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;humans.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Prophet Mohammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has stated that: &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&amp;quot;men and women are twin halves of each other&amp;quot; (Bukhari). This &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Hadith also brings home the fact that men and women are created &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;from single source. Furthermore, by using the analogy of twin half &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;the Prophet has underlined the reciprocal nature and the &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;interdependent nature of men and women&#039;s relationship.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;The objective and the goal of marriage in Islam according to the &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;above Quranic verse is to enable us to dwell in peace and &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;tranquility. It is important for&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;us to reflect on these words and their significance in&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;the Islamic frame of reference.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;In order to have peace certain condition must be met.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;These prerequisites to peace are Justice, Fairness, Equity, &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Equality, and fulfillment of mutual rights.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Therefore any injustice whether it is oppression, or persecution, &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;cannot be tolerated if there is to be peace in Muslim homes.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;In the domestic realm oppression is manifested when the process of &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Shura (consultation) is compromised, neglected or ignored. When one &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;partner (in most cases the husband) makes unilateral decisions and &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;applies&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;dictatorial style of leadership, peace is compromised. Persecution &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;is present when there is any form of domestic abuse being &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;perpetrated.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Tranquility on the other hand is a state of being which is achieved &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;when peace has been established.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Tranquility is compromised when&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;there is tension, stress and anger. It is a mistake to take &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;tranquility to mean perpetual state of bliss. Since being Muslims &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;does not make us immune to tragedies and catastrophes.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;In fact Allah tells us in the Quran that we will betried &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;(2:155,57). What a state of tranquility does is to empower us to &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;handle life&#039;s difficult moments with our spouses as obedient &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;servants of Allah. Allah in His infinite Mercy also provides us &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;with the tools by which we can achieve this state of peace and &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;tranquility.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;The second principle besides Shura on which the Islamic family life &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;is based is Mercy (Rehma), and in this verse Allah is telling us &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;that He has placed&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;mercy between spouses. We are therefore inclined by our very nature &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;to have mercy for our spouses. Mercy is manifested through &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;compassion, forgiveness, caring and humility.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;It is obvious that these are all&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;ingredients that make for a successful partnership. Marriage in &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Islam is above all a partnership based on equality of partners and &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;specification of roles. Lack of mercy in a marriage or a family &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;renders it in Islamic terms dysfunctional.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Allah further states that He has also placed in addition to mercy, &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;love between spouses. It should however be noted that Islamic &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;concept of love is different from the more commonly understood &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;romantic love so valued in the Western cultures.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;The basic difference is that love between man and woman in the &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Islamic context can only be realized and expressed in a legal &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;marriage. In order to develop a healthy avenue for the expression &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;of love between man and woman and to provide security so that such &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;a loving relationship can flourish, it is necessary to give it the &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;protection of Shariah (Islamic law).&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Marital love in Islam inculcates&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;the following:&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Faith: The love Muslim spouses have for each other is for the sake &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;of Allah that is to gain His pleasure. It is from Allah that we &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;claim our mutual rights (Quran 4:1) and it is to Allah that we are &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;accountable for our behavior as husbands and wives.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;It sustains: Love is not to consume but to sustain. Allah expresses &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;His love for us by providing sustenance. To love in Islam is to &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;sustain our loved&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;one physically, emotionally, spiritually and intellectually, to the &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;best of our ability (to sustain materially is the husbands duty, &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;however if the wife&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;wishes she can also contribute)&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Accepts: To love someone is to accept them for who they are. It is &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;selfishness to try and mould someone as we wish them to be. True &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;love does not attempt to crush individuality or control personal &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;differences,&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;but is magnanimous and secure to accommodate&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;differences.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Challenges: Love challenges us to be all we can, it encourages us &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;to tap into our talents and takes pride in our achievements. To &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;enable our loved one to realize their potential is the most &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;rewarding experience.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Merciful: Mercy compels us to love and love compels us to have &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;mercy. In the Islamic context the two are synonymous. The attribute &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Allah chose to be the supreme for Himself is that He is the most &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Merciful.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;This attribute of Rehman (the Merciful) is mentioned 170 times in &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;the Quran, bringing home the significance for believers to be &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;merciful. Mercy in practical application means to have and show &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;compassion and to&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;be charitable.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Forgiving: Love is never too proud to seek forgiveness or too &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;stingy to forgive. It is willing to let go of hurt and letdowns. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Forgiveness allows us the opportunity to improve and correct our &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;selves.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Respect: To love is to respect and value the person their &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;contributions and their opinions. Respect does not allow us to take &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;for granted our loved ones or to ignore their input. How we &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;interact with our spouses reflects whether we respect them or not.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Confidentiality: Trust is the most essential ingredient of love. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;When trust is betrayed and confidentiality compromised, love loses &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;its soul.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Caring: Love fosters a deep fondness that dictates caring and &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;sharing in all that we do. The needs of our loved ones take &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;precedence over our own.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Kindness: The Seerah (biography) of our beloved Prophet is rich &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;with examples of acts of kindness, he showed towards his family and &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;particularly his wives. Even when his patience was tried, he was &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;never unkind in word or deed. To love is to be kind.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Grows: Marital love is not static it grows and flourishes with each&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;day of marital life. It requires work and commitment, and is &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;nourished through faith when we are thankful and appreciative of &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Allah blessings.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Enhances: Love enhances our image and beautifies our world. It &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;provides emotional security and physical well being.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Selflessness: Love gives unconditionally and protects dutifully.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Truthful: Love is honesty without cruelty and loyalty without &lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;compromise.</description>
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	<title>Love Poem</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=112&gt;Op_abed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=9&gt;Stories, Poems Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-07-10 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love Letter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A fire that is carefully stoked and tended will not burn out.&lt;br /&gt;It will blaze so brightly that its warmth lingers in your heart.&lt;br /&gt;It will beckon your tired soul and embrace you in its radiance.&lt;br /&gt;The familiar smell of its smoke can bring a wistful smile,&lt;br /&gt;and the occasional blast of fireworks can take your breath away.&lt;br /&gt;Its sizzle can enthrall you; its flickering flames entrance you.&lt;br /&gt;The glowing embers provide comforting heat,&lt;br /&gt;and the knowledge that a subtle movement or gentle breeze&lt;br /&gt;can rekindle a bonfire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My love, the spark that ignited the day we met&lt;br /&gt;remains an eternal flame&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Special World&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A special world for you and me&lt;br /&gt;A special bond one cannot see&lt;br /&gt;It wraps us up in its cocoon&lt;br /&gt;And holds us fiercely in its womb.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Its fingers spread like fine spun gold&lt;br /&gt;Gently nestling us to the fold&lt;br /&gt;Like silken thread it holds us fast&lt;br /&gt;Bonds like this are meant to last.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And though at times a thread may break&lt;br /&gt;A new one forms in its wake&lt;br /&gt;To bind us closer and keep us strong&lt;br /&gt;In a special world, where we belong&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An Entrapment&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My love, I have tried with all my being&lt;br /&gt;to grasp a form comparable to thine own,&lt;br /&gt;but nothing seems worthy;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know now why Shakespeare could not&lt;br /&gt;compare his love to a summer’s day.&lt;br /&gt;It would be a crime to denounce the beauty&lt;br /&gt;of such a creature as thee,&lt;br /&gt;to simply cast away the precision&lt;br /&gt;God had placed in forging you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each facet of your being&lt;br /&gt;whether it physical or spiritual&lt;br /&gt;is an ensnarement&lt;br /&gt;from which there is no release.&lt;br /&gt;But I do not wish release.&lt;br /&gt;I wish to stay entrapped forever.&lt;br /&gt;With you for all eternity.&lt;br /&gt;Our hearts, always as one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What I Love About You&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love the way you look at me,&lt;br /&gt;Your eyes so bright and blue.&lt;br /&gt;I love the way you kiss me,&lt;br /&gt;Your lips so soft and smooth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love the way you make me so happy,&lt;br /&gt;And the ways you show you care.&lt;br /&gt;I love the way you say, &amp;quot;I Love You,&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;And the way you&#039;re always there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love the way you touch me,&lt;br /&gt;Always sending chills down my spine.&lt;br /&gt;I love that you are with me,&lt;br /&gt;And glad that you are mine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never Have I Fallen&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your lips speak soft sweetness&lt;br /&gt;Your touch a cool caress&lt;br /&gt;I am lost in your magic&lt;br /&gt;My heart beats within your chest&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think of you each morning&lt;br /&gt;And dream of you each night&lt;br /&gt;I think of your arms being around me&lt;br /&gt;And cannot express my delight&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never have I fallen&lt;br /&gt;But I am quickly on my way&lt;br /&gt;You hold a heart in your hands&lt;br /&gt;That has never before been given away</description>
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	<title>What I Love About You</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=112&gt;Op_abed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=9&gt;Stories, Poems Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-07-02 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love the way you look at me,&lt;br /&gt;Your eyes so bright and blue.&lt;br /&gt;I love the way you kiss me,&lt;br /&gt;Your lips so soft and smooth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love the way you make me so happy,&lt;br /&gt;And the ways you show you care.&lt;br /&gt;I love the way you say, &amp;quot;I Love You,&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;And the way you&#039;re always there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love the way you touch me,&lt;br /&gt;Always sending chills down my spine.&lt;br /&gt;I love that you are with me,&lt;br /&gt;And glad that you are mine</description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;t=87</link>
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	<title>An Entrapment</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=112&gt;Op_abed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=9&gt;Stories, Poems Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-07-02 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;t=86</link>
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	<title>A Special World</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=112&gt;Op_abed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=9&gt;Stories, Poems Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-07-02 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A special world for you and me&lt;br /&gt;A special bond one cannot see&lt;br /&gt;It wraps us up in its cocoon&lt;br /&gt;And holds us fiercely in its womb.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Its fingers spread like fine spun gold&lt;br /&gt;Gently nestling us to the fold&lt;br /&gt;Like silken thread it holds us fast&lt;br /&gt;Bonds like this are meant to last.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And though at times a thread may break&lt;br /&gt;A new one forms in its wake&lt;br /&gt;To bind us closer and keep us strong&lt;br /&gt;In a special world, where we belong</description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&amp;t=85</link>
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	<title>fruits  and vegetables</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=104&gt;sMaRTiEs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=1&gt;General Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-06-25 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You are what you eat, so eat well. A stupendous insight of civilizations past has now been confirmed by today&#039;s investigative, nutritional sciences. They have shown that what was once called &#039;The Doctrine of Signatures&#039; was astoundingly correct. It now contends that every whole food has a pattern that resembles a body organ or physiological function and th at this pattern acts as a signal or sign as to the benefit the food provides the eater. Here is just a short list of examples of Whole Food Signatures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...and YES science now shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a Tomato has four chambers and is red.. The heart is red and has four chambers. All of the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;exactly like the human kidneys&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don&#039;t have enough sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the bones, making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of t! he body. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Avocados and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - Today&#039;s research shows that when a woman eats 1 avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? .... it takes exactly 9 months to grow a! n avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the motility of male sperm and increase the numbers of sperm as well to overcome male sterility.. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Onions look like body cells. Today&#039;s research shows that onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells They even produce tears ! which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes</description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=84</link>
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	<title>Re: Funny but true....</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=107&gt;butterfly99&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=1&gt;General Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-06-18 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;thanks very much smarties &lt;br /&gt;u r so nice  </description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=82</link>
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	<title>Re: Never visit rich people...</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=107&gt;butterfly99&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=1&gt;General Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-06-18 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;of course samrties you&#039;r very smart &lt;br /&gt;thanks for passing  </description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=83</link>
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	<title>Re: to weight loss</title>
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	Author: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=104&gt;sMaRTiEs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Forum: &lt;a href=http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=1&gt;General Community&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
	Date: 2008-06-16 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;u wlcm butterfly &lt;br /&gt;we have to try it   </description>
	<link>http://www.12allchat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=77</link>
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