^^ Or he can just look at you and see it all reflected on your shades.

^^ Stop looking down on her...

^^ Will you stop with all these name changes, woman. Anyway, nothing is wrong with being short. Some of the best people I know are short.

^^ With a name like yours, I really think it is a waste of time to tell us what a shit day you're having. Only talk about good days, CL Haha! I just noticed something. You can say shit on this forum! You can't say S tupid but you can say shit? ps Aaliyah, it's probably haram if you're wearing a sexy little skirt with it and are showing your shaved legs. Other than that, there is no reason for SHOES to fall into the halaal and haram argument. pps (You are short, aren't you?) ..don't worry, you're still young and growing. It's not over yet. I bet you still have another half an inch to grow yet.

Egyptian football team builds a mosque in Ghana Egyptian football players donated a portion of the bonus they got for making the African Cup finals to build a mosque in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi, which has a Muslim majority. "Every player made a donation," the captain of the Egyptian club al-Ahly, Shady Mohamed, said in a phone interview with the Egyptian Modern Sport channel. "The team also collected a big amount of money for the poor of Kumasi," Mohamed was reported as saying by the Egyptian daily independent Al-Masri Al-Youm. The decision to make the donation was taken after Egypt defeated Angola 2-1 in the quarter finals of the African Cup of Nations, which Egypt went on to win in a 1-0 defeat over Cameroon on Sunday. The Egyptian team also slaughtered three cows during their stay in Ghana and distributed the meat to the poor – an act of charity that all Muslims are encouraged to make whenever possible. After Ghanaian press reports speculated that the first slaughter was some kind of black magic aimed at weakening rival teams, the second and third offerings were made in secret, the President of the Egyptian Football Association Samir Zaher said in press statements. The players also befriended Sheikh Ahmed Said, the imam of the mosque they attended in the southern central city of Kumasi. Said, who speaks perfect Arabic, graduated from al-Azhar and lived in Cairo for years. He said he was impressed by the piety of the Egyptian players and how they knelt after each goal they scored. According to official statistics, Muslims make up 16 percent of Ghana's 22-million population. But the head of the Accra Higher Institute for Islamic Research, Sheikh Abdul-Qader Nibari, says the actual number is around 35 percent. Ghana is a secular state where all religions are treated equally. Christianity is the main religion and there are also a variety of pagan creeds. Muslims in Ghana occupy high-ranking posts, such as the Vice President Ali Mohamed and Minister of Labor Mustafa Ali, as well as a large number of officers in the Ghanaian police and army. Meanwhile, back in Egypt, the government passed a law to monitor donations made to mosques in an effort to combat funding to terror groups. The Religious Affairs Committee of the Egyptian People's Assembly -- the lower house of parliament -- approved the draft law on monitoring donations to government and civil mosques, especially those affiliated to the Islamic non-governmental organizations. Source

North, Rafa deploys him as a winger, saaxib. Babel has the speed and skill but not the brains to be a great player. He'll be one of those also rans. Crouch's goal ratio speaks for itself. Don't fall for the silly jokes about the man, GJ.

^^ Are you short?

^^ Yet ALL can cross better than Kewell & Babel!

^^ Same here. Been sunny for the past five days now.

^^ The thread was started SIX years ago, saaxib.

Yes. Giggs still does a great job there. David Bentely is not that bad. Even Ronaldo is quite good. In fact, even Pennant has managed it from time to time!

^^ He can't cross a ball, Benitez or no Benitez!

Originally posted by Shar ma'arke: quote:Originally posted by NGONGE: ^^ Half of North African Arabs are not really Arabs. But then their argument is that being an Arab is not about origin but belonging. Neither are the Lebanese or the Syrians. Egyptians are genealogically as much Arabs as Somalis. About the belonging thing..Oh yeah, if you say so. A saudi prince promised them a seven figure-amount when they qualified for the semis by the way. Must be a billion by now! It's not me that says so, it's they. It's not one Saudi Prince. Lots of businessmen and the Sheikh of Dubai have promised them money.

^^ Don't be too harsh. It's an age thing. Many young girls would vomit if you told them that they'll get married one day. They squeal and shout about how they would never get near a boy, EVER! But a few years later you catch them kissing all the boys (or at least dreaming of kissing a boy). Life, isn't great?

^^ Why were you shocked? Jews lived in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Morocco and a few other Arab countries for centuries. Many left when the state of Israel was established and many more were kicked out of their homes as a result of the establishment of that state. They too would say Alhamduliallah, Masha Allah and Salaam. These are Arabic greetings not just Islamic. Ps A tricky case for Egypt! I wonder what Al Azhar's position on the issue is!

Don't become like Northerner and focus on one player. Babel is rubbish and shall remain rubbish for good (just like Kewell for North). Rafa is a good manager but he's no good at spotting good players. I would not have even bought Torres if I were Liverpool manager (as good as Torres is). Crouch is as good as Adabayor, saaxib. He's at home in a Liverpool shirt and would be the same in ANY shirt. The team does not play to his strengths and Rafa has a Gerrard fixation. Heh. Poor Abu Trika should be playing in Europe. Alas it's too late for him. He's 31 years old.

^^ If Crouch played for Arsenal he too will score goals. Wenger's style of play is what allows these players to shine. It's not his communication skills (where he lags way behind Jose and Rafa). The latter two focus on defence before attack. They demand extreme discipline and expect their forward players to fall back and help the defence. Wenger is the total opposite of that. This is why Crouch can easily fit into that team whilst Fabregas would struggle to shine for either Chelsea or Liverpool. ps Babel would struggle for all three. He's fast and has the skill but his final product is always suspect. The boy make a cross to find a skyscraper like Crouch!

Originally posted by Northerner: quote: realized most of you just hate Arabs for god knows why and it's a shame...but then again you're Somali and we're known to have the tendency to always hate the wrong people and love our enemies...however...you forgot that this is a sport and in sport you're supposed to be fair and give credit where it's due and keep your personal feelings to YOURSELF... Bobster, its not about hating Arabs saxib but in the park on a weekend afternoon I KNOW no Arab is better than me (an African) at the beautiful game. To me it is a shame.

^^ He's the captain and he always seems to rise to the occasion. But the real main man is the Mecalim (as the Egyptians call him) Hassan Shehatah. If only he got the job before the qualifying rounds for the 2006 World Cup I am sure Egypt would have participated in that tournament. The shame of it all is that he was criticised by the Egyptian media and some in the Egyptian FA wanted him sacked after this year's tournament (they didn’t expect Egypt to make it to the last four, never mind winning the darn thing). He proved them all wrong! When asked about his message to all his detractors, he replied: 'It was Allah's will that we won this cup'. He said nothing about himself or his own input there. What a man! What a man! ps He only gets $10,000 per year!

^^ Are you not a single man looking for a wife? I am not saying this is the reason for the trip. But one has to take his chances when he gets them. I think you should insist that you have a tour guide. I think your tour guide has to be male (though I'm sure you can convince some of the girls to volunteer, but why limit yourself). I think this tour guide should be Caano Geel.

^^ I'll be out of town in April At any rate, I'm told Serenity and Val are in charge of that area. Cadan, if you're serious make sure you inform us when the time is near and I'm sure we can arrange something to make the trip easier for you. I can only promise to take you out for a shiisha though. Do not bother asking me to show you London, I myself have not been on a tour of the city yet (and I probably never will).

^^ Half of North African Arabs are not really Arabs. But then their argument is that being an Arab is not about origin but belonging.

Heh. I like the way everyone went into hiding the minute Egypt won that cup. Come back all, it's over now.

^^ Edward Wilmot Blyden, Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah, Haile Sellassie, W.E.B. Du Bois ,Marcus Garvey, Kwabena Ashanti. Robert Mugabe, can you hear me Robert? Your boys took one hell of a beating! Your boys took one hell of a beating!