I've come out of hiding to share this: According to a survey by Prospect and Foreign Policy Magazines the top 100 intellectuals in the world have been annouced, and interestingly the top 10 are overwhelmingly dominated by Muslims. 1 Fethullah Gulen Religious leader • Turkey An Islamic scholar with a global network of millions of followers, Gülen is both revered and reviled in his native Turkey. To members of the Gülen movement, he is an inspirational leader who encourages a life guided by moderate Islamic principles. To his detractors, he represents a threat to Turkey’s secular order. He has kept a relatively low profile since settling in the United States in 1999, having fled Turkey after being accused of undermining secularism. 2 Muhammad Yunus Microfinancier, activist • Bangladesh More than 30 years ago, Yunus loaned several dozen poor entrepreneurs in his native Bangladesh a total of $27. It was the beginning of a lifetime devoted to fighting poverty through microfinance, efforts that earned him a Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. Over the years, his Grameen Bank, now operating in more than 100 countries, has loaned nearly $7 billion in small sums to more than 7 million borrowers—97 percent of them women. Ninety-eight percent of the loans have been repaid. 3 Yusuf al-Qaradawi Cleric • Egypt/Qatar The host of the popular Sharia and Life TV program on Al Jazeera, Qaradawi issues w .eekly fatwas on everything from whether Islam forbids all consumption of alcohol (no) to whether fighting U.S. troops in Iraq is a legitimate form of resistance (yes). Considered the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Qaradawi condemned the September 11 attacks, but his pronouncements since, like his justification of suicide attacks, ensure his divisive reputation. 4 Orhan Pamuk Novelist • Turkey Part political pundit, part literary celebrity, Pamuk is the foremost chronicler of Turkey’s difficult dance between East and West. His skillfully crafted works lay bare his native country’s thorny relationship with religion, democracy, and modernity, earning him a Nobel Prize in literature in 2006. Three years ago, Pamuk was put on trial for “insulting Turkish identity” after mentioning the Armenian genocide and the plight of Turkey’s Kurds in an interview. The charges were later dropped. Today, Pamuk teaches literature at Columbia University. 5 Aitzaz Ahsan Lawyer, politician • Pakistan President of Pakistan’s Supreme Court Bar Association, Ahsan has been a vocal opponent of President Pervez Musharraf’s rule. When Musharraf dismissed the head of the Supreme Court in March 2007, it was Ahsan who led the legal challenge to reinstate the chief justice and rallied thousands of lawyers who took to the streets in protest. He was arrested several times during the period of emergency rule last year. Today, he is a senior member of the Pakistan Peoples Party, formerly led by Benazir Bhutto, and one of the country’s most recognizable politicians. 6 Amr Khaled Muslim televangelist • Egypt A former accountant turned rock-star evangelist, Khaled preaches a folksy interpretation of modern Islam to millions of loyal viewers around the world. With a charismatic oratory and casual style, Khaled blends messages of cultural integration and hard work with lessons on how to live a purpose-driven Islamic life. Although Khaled got his start in Egypt, he recently moved to Britain to counsel young, second-generation European Muslims. 7 Abdolkarim Soroush Religious theorist • Iran Soroush, a former university professor in Tehran and specialist in chemistry, Sufi poetry, and history, is widely considered one of the world’s premier Islamic philosophers. Having fallen afoul of the mullahs thanks to his work with Iran’s democratic activists, he has lately decamped to Europe and the United States, where his essays and lectures on religious philosophy and human rights are followed closely by Iran’s reformist movement. 8 Tariq Ramadan Philosopher, scholar of Islam • Switzerland One of the most well-known and controversial Muslim scholars today, Ramadan embodies the cultural and religious clash he claims to be trying to bridge. His supporters consider him a passionate advocate for Muslim integration in Europe. His critics accuse him of anti-Semitism and having links to terrorists. In 2004, Ramadan was denied a U.S. visa to teach at Notre Dame, after the State Department accused him of donating to Islamic charities linked to Hamas. 9 Mahmood Mamdani Cultural anthropologist • Uganda Born in Uganda to South Asian parents, Mamdani was expelled from the country by Idi Amin in 1972, eventually settling in the United States. His work explores the role of citizenship, identity, and the creation of historical narratives in postcolonial Africa. More recently, he has focused his attention on political Islam and U.S. foreign policy, arguing that modern Islamist terrorism is a byproduct of the privatization of violence in the final years of the Cold War. He teaches at Columbia University. 10 Shirin Ebadi Lawyer, human rights activist • Iran Iran’s first female judge under the shah, Ebadi founded a pioneering law practice after she was thrown off the bench by Iran’s clerical rulers. Having initially supported the Islamic Revolution, she cut her teeth defending political dissidents and campaigning for the rights of women and children. A fierce nationalist who sees no incompatibility between Islam and democracy, Ebadi became the first Iranian to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003. Is this the beginning of a Muslim revival? Who is your top intellectual? Source: Foreign Policy The Guardian

Oh Shid I forgot, It would be right about now I guess. Well one post ago! Bye people. Do take care all inshallah. Bohoo, cries :cool: Salamah P.s. good thing I already posted that needed help thread! :eek: P.s.s. I knew I was forgetting something!

Che :confused: Explain? when, where, WHAT, HOW Paragon, I don't know waax kaa haadli

^^^NOpe. I wanna make it on my own.

^^^^ What! I'm Geeljirad to the bone! I had to think hard about that one. I too would've assumed that it grows on trees [i've never seen on growing anywhere, but I guess it is bit heavy to hang] lol

^^^They grow in small bushes, I got it write because you told me to read between the " bold" which I directly translated, out of context with the rest of the sentence. Go back to last pages. :cool:

^^Really the one before that, was you showing him your good side! lol anyway I was talking about the other thread with the zack and few others I've seen around. lol Okay: A watermelon fell out of you and I broke my hand... :confused:

Everyone is a bad mood today. It is the fighting day of SOL. Acudubiliah.

^^^Loool @ Taliban shoes! HAHAH lool

Too much calcal waa no good. Loool @ Human and sensitive. Then calacal away, but don't let Aduunyo run away from you while you are busy calacal[ing] Geel: Lol Well good to hear yours is going well! I'm good otherwise alhumdulilah. The project should come together soonish. I got my exams results, all of them good. So I’m less worried now. P.s. Any of your family in the UK, so I can harass them! lol

^^No thanks atheer, If I remember correctly, your threads were just calcal.com. Geel_jire Hello Long time no see, are you keeping well? How is your project coming along?

^^^I told you in English, in Somali and an explanation. what more do you want dear. It is the sound that a hammer makes when it hits the nail. Qaadow. Now don’t stress yourself over it. :cool:

^^^WHy Do you know want people to dig up your younger years threads I remember some funny ones! lol HAha, maybe i'll bring them back.

^^Isku direh :rolleyes: He is Tukeel. Kaar: dee joog haadab, anaga aya kaka teginah.

^^It is Somali. It means, on point, you've nailed it. Waad laa heeshi. Maa fahamtey?

^^^ :rolleyes: Why don't you go back to the politics section to have your fight. Halkan is peaceful corner, (most of the time) In saying that, I did not come up with it :mad: Now soco bax! :mad: Pheeew, feel much better

What equals 100% in life? Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these questions: If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Is represented as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. If: H-A-R-D-W-O- R- K 8+1+18+4+23+ 15+18+11 = 98% And: K-N-O-W-L-E- D-G-E 11+14+15+23+ 12+5+4+7+ 5 = 96% But: A-T-T-I-T-U- D-E 1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 = 100% WHo comes up with these things? :confused:

^^^Waiting on the Dean, he has the last say. By 2morrow ishallah. I made the changes, added one more and sent it again.

Paragon, it was getting finished and boring. Stop trying to start it again! Do not jump in! I'm not the BBC, check there for warka. But I'm okay, yourself?

Haneefa, you can say that again! Dabshid :rolleyes: always looking out for your own personal interest, I see. Cadaan: I'm going to give you the same response as I gave T &A It is impossible to collect data for the whole of Somalia, unless you want fund a research team to help me and analysis etc, it is a fairly small sample focused in a certain sector. I can only do what is within my capacity [both brain and resources] and Inshallah I hope everyone can, so we can build some solid research on Somali people, both in the west and back home in Africa. Only then can we accurately plan for the future.

Thanks Guys. Sorry for those of you offered and I had to turn down. Maybe next time inshallah you can give your two cents. Oodweyne Thanks in advance. I will inshallah, this week. Ceyrow jr did you say "Me" I'm not sure about that, Trying to keep it valid and reliable data. [Me; I'm kidding] JB: You've done enough already, but don't worry I have even more work for you. That lady refuses to answer my e-mail by the way? :confused: Macawis-Cadde & CO It is impossible to collect data for the whole of Somalia, unless you want fund a research team to help me and analysis etc, it is a fairly small sample focused in a certain sector. I can only do what is within my capacity, and Inshallah I hope everyone can, so we can build some solid research on Somali people, both in the west and back home in Africa. Only then can we accurately plan for the future. Salamah and thanks to everyone.

Looool @ you are both Selfish! Hahah Paragon too late, waa lisu caadow ooh lugu kaal teegeh!

LoL @ dhagax baan tuurayee waan sii cararii dagaydiiye. Hahaha Caagaha waax kaa teey!

Originally posted by Abtigiis & Tolka: Duke That uncle of yours was "selected" NOT for red carpets and photo galleries. It seems you are enamoured by those things of late. Ma wax kale ood ku amaantaad wayday! Yours is reminiscent of the fool, stingy, cruel, worthless man who died and after people came back from his funeral, in line with the tradition of the land; it was necessary for someone to praise him. A realtive who was at loss to pick any thing the man could be credited for, chanted "Alla!Tolaay, waligay kolkuu dhagaxa tuurayo nin ka tuuryo dheeraa majirin!!" Wax aad ku amaanto odaygan useless ka ah ayaad wayday!!! Qadow!

^^^Yep. It took 2weeks. I walked in to the Euston headquarters. A women filled out the form for me, I gave her my P60, (or maybe P45) and all done, they even sent me an apology letter and my correct new code.