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I have often pondered the attitude of many pious Muslims who although they dearly love Allah and His Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) nevertheless seem to have a reverence based on fear. If one reads the Quran and hadith collections, it is as plain as the nose on your face that the chief characteristic of our dear Lord Allah is His Compassion, His understanding love. The fact that He is the Compassionate, the Merciful introduces every surah except surah 9 (probably because it is most likely a continuation of surah 8) and every prayer. Yes, there is sternness and justice when dealing with evil, but above all, there is enormous compassion for weakness and mistakes. The Almighty our Creator knows full well that we are but human beings, full of faults and sins and disappointments and blind-spots. It is one of the greatest blessings that when it comes to punishing us for our failings, our Lord does not judge as a human being does, but in a way we can never fully understand or appreciate. His compassion is so far above our own.
As He revealed to us in the Quran, if He punished us according to what we deserved, there would be left on earth no living thing. (Surah 35:45). Alhamdulillah!
Similarly, our beloved Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) was the living example for us of all the qualities Allah wished us to encourage and build up in ourselves. He was gentle, and kind, and honourable, and brave, taking the side of the helpless, the children, the destitute, the abused women. He did this even before his call to Prophethood, for it was the main aim of the Order of Chivalry (the Hilf al-Fudul) founded by his uncle Zubayr b. Abd al-Muttalib, and the chief of Taym, Abdallah b. Judaan.
So, whenever we come across a bald statement in the writings that seems to be out of keeping, and looks as if our beloved Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) couldnt possibly have said that for it does not ring true with what we know about him, we must look a little deeper to see if there is some aspect of it that we have perhaps missed. Needless to say, the very first rule of judging whether or not a hadith is reliable is to test it against the teaching and spirit of the Quran. Any hadith that disagrees with the Quran cannot possibly be genuine.
The western media is frequently accused of misunderstanding Islam, so let us look briefly at a few stunning headlines that might have appeared shortly before 632 CE. They all give pause for thought.
Prophet dooms young orphan girl to early death.None of these headlines would sound at all right to anyone who knows anything about Islam. All the Prophets (Allah bless him and give him peace) words, actions and way of life reveal him as a man of gentleness, kindness, humility, good humour and excellent common sense, who had a great love for all people, especially for his family. Aishah said of him: The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) never abused or spoke ill of anybody. He forgave faults and refrained from retaliation. He never thought of taking personal revenge, forgave non-believers promptly on their conversion to Islam; never fought on personal grounds; took an interest in his household affairs; condemned vendettas and blood feuds; and never beat anyone, not even a slave. When Aishah was asked what the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) was like at home, she said: He does what you all do in your houses he also patches his clothes and repairs his shoes, and feeds his goats. He used to serve his family, and help them in their household chores until the time came for prayer, and then he would go out. She said: He was more bashful than a maiden in seclusion, but when he disliked something, we could see it immediately in his face.
Prophet curses favourite wife from his death-bed.
Prophet insists Paradise is denied to old women.
Prophet rages: Hell is two-thirds full of women!
He never used to speak badly of people, following the principle that if you couldnt say something good, then say nothing at all. He disliked whispering and sniggering. He once said: If you are three people, two of you should not speak in a confidential manner in the presence of the third until you mix with other people, because that brings sadness to the heart of the third person, who feels left out, and alienates him. Those who spoke with him knew that they would be treated with courtesy, forbearance, modesty and trust. He disliked raised voices, and never shouted or uttered obscene words, or indulged in fault-finding. He simply ignored what he did not like, and did not make a fuss about it. Moreover, he was very kind, and never gossiped or made known the shortcomings of anyone, or exposed their defects to others. He did not attempt to find out peoples secrets, and when told them, he never declared them to others. The one thing he did hate was lying. Aishah recorded: No habit was more disgusting to him than telling a lie. If he found out about anyone lying, he kept away from that person until they were genuinely sorry for it. Yet if he disapproved of something, he never told the person directly or abruptly, but simply let his wishes be known tactfully.
He also hated suspicion, and said: Suspicion is the worst of false tales; and do not look for the others' faults and do not spy, and do not be jealous of one another, and do not desert (cut your relation with) one another, and do not hate one another; and O Allah's worshippers! Be brothers (as Allah has ordered you)! (Bukhari 8.90).
The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) believed in good manners, always greeting people kindly, showing respect to elders. He was never arrogant or superior despite his eminent position as leader, making no-one ever feel small, unwanted or embarrassed. People who sat in his company never felt that he was rude to them, or that he ignored or neglected them. When he shook hands with someone, he was never the first to withdraw his hand. He would not break off a conversation until he was sure the person had finished and was ready to turn away, and he never turned his face away from the person he was talking to.
He had done that once in the early days in Makkah, when blind Abdallah b. Umm Maktum came to interrupt him with a question about one of the revealed verses. At the time he was deep in conversation with Walid b. Mughirah and his influential friends Uqbah and Shaybah b. Rabiah, Abu Jahl and Umayyah b. Khalaf. The Prophets (Allah bless him and give him peace) momentary impatience earned him a violent headache and temporary partial blindness, and a rebuke from Allah that came in the revelation of Surah 80:1-16. For years after that he used to greet Abdallah with the words: Salaam to the one on behalf of whom my Sustainer has rebuked me. This was the Ibn Umm Maktum (called both Abdallah and Amr in the sources) who was frequently deputised to lead the prayers in Madinah when the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) was on his expeditions.
Some people have supposed the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) to have been a severe, austere man, but in fact he was always smiling. One companion said of him: I have seen no person smiling more than the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace). Aishah said: He was the softest and most kind of all people; and he was a man like you, except that he was cheerful and smiling.
When people laughed, he laughed with them. Although his laugh was usually no more than a smile, sometimes it was said of him that he threw back his head and laughed so completely that his teeth shone like white hailstones. There are many hadiths recording how the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) laughed so heartily at something that people could see his molar teeth! For example, when Aishah as a child argued with him about her model horses with wings, and pointed out that Solomon had such horses, Thereupon the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) laughed so heartily that I could see his molar teeth. (Abu Dawud 2316).
During one time of drought he prayed for rain, and the rain fell by Allah's permission, and before he reached his mosque streams were flowing. When he saw the speed with which the people were seeking shelter, he (peace be upon him) laughed till his back teeth were visible. Then he said: I testify that Allah is Omnipotent and that I am Allah's servant and apostle. (Abu Dawud 452).
Examples of many other hadiths making a point of mentioning the Prophets (Allah bless him and give him peace) laughter are Bukhari 3.157;Bukhari 6.466; Bukhari 8.299; Bukhari 9.510; and Muslim 82;
He had, in fact, a whimsical sense of humour, revealed in many of his sayings, and the nicknames he gave people. For example, any lady who was called Barrah immediately got her name changed to something else, for barrah meant good, and the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) explained that if he did not change that name he would never be able to say goodbye, for it hurt him to bid farewell to the Good.
Other nicknames included Abu Hurayrah (Father of the little cat so called because when he worked as a shepherd he used to keep a kitten), and Abu Turab (Father of dust the Prophets (Allah bless him and give him peace) name for his son-in-law Ali, who used to throw dust on himself whenever he and Fatimah had a disagreement).
The Prophets (Allah bless him and give him peace) wives were known as the glass vessels. Anas recorded how he and Umm Sulaym had been in company with the Prophets (Allah bless him and give him peace) wives once while they were travelling in howdahs, being hurried along by Anjashas singing. Gently, O Anjasha, cried the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) to the camel-driver. Be careful these camels are carrying delicate glass vessels. Dont break them.(Muslim 5746).
One day when they were digging the Ditch before the Battle of al-Ahzab the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) fell asleep from sheer exhaustion, and Abu Bakr and Umar stood guard over him keeping the labourers away so that he could sleep in peace. Zayd b. Thabit, who was just sixteen and preparing for his first experience of battle, also fell asleep. Umarah b. Hazm played a practical joke on him, stealing his clothes and tools, and hiding them. Thus Zayd earned the nickname Abu Ruqad (the Sleepy One or Father of Dreams).
One of the keenest diggers was the little beetle, Amr b. Suraqah (Juayl). One of his companions gave rhythm to his digging with the song:
His name he changed, Juayl to Amr,The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) joined in by only shouting the words at the end of each line loudly, making people laugh.
gave the poor man that day his help.
Surely it would be improper for a prophet of God to have a sense of humour? Far from it - it only seems improper to those who have not read about the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) with understanding. In fact, he was not a dour pronouncer of doom except when such pronouncements were necessary - he was a man who was attractive and alive with humour, forever drawing people to the faith, not driving them away. He once said: The dearest of you to me are those who have good manners; the most offensive to me are the most boring and the long-winded!
Umar b. Khattab recorded that during the lifetime of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) there was a man called Abdullah whose nickname was Donkey, who regularly used to make the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) laugh. One day the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) had him flogged because of drinking alcohol. A little later he was brought back again on the same charge and was lashed again. At that, one of the men said, O Allah, curse him! How frequently he has been brought (to the Prophet on such a charge)! The Prophet said: Do not curse him, for by Allah, I know for he loves Allah and His Apostle. (Bukhari 8.771).
Nothing enraged him, and he despised no-one except those overcome by evil, who were opposed to Allah and His ways. Even so, it was not the person, but the evil that had taken hold of them that was despised. Once any such person repented and turned back to good, he or she was accepted instantly, and forgiven both by Allah and His Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace). He did not take offence at anything and then take revenge on the person who offended him, unless the sacred things of Allah had been violated, in which case he would only take revenge for the sake of Allah. He certainly never made unpleasant remarks designed to hurt or spite people.
However, sometimes his remarks were given with dry humour, which has been misinterpreted by those who have taken such statements literally. For example, the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) took a dim view of Muslims who could not manage to offer a few prayers during the nightreferring to them as those in whose ears the Devil has urinated! He did not mean this literally.
Once he made an old lady cry by teasing her that there would be no old women in Paradise. She was devastated until he explained that what he meant was that Allah would make all old people young again.
Once Umm Ayman asked him if she could have a camel. He commented that he would only mount her on the offspring of a she-camel. Umm Ayman was hardly satisfied and pointed out that it would not be able to bear her weight. Mother, the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) insisted, I will only mount you on the offspring of a she-camel At last she realised he was joking with her, for all camels were offspring of she-camels!
Qaswah was the Prophets (Allah bless him and give him peace) favourite camel, and was with him until he died, having shared many significant moments with him notably the hijrah, the pilgrimages, the surrender of Makkah, and the Final Pilgrimage. She was not only famous, but very fleet of foot, and was never beaten in a race until a Bedouin on a much younger camel finally succeeded. They hardly dared inform the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) of this humiliation, but knowing that all creatures slow down with old age, he merely smiled and said: Allah has the right to humiliate those who rise high in the world.
At the Battle of Khaybar the Prophets (Allah bless him and give him peace) forces were assisted by Umm Sulaym who came with an orphan girl she had raised in her household as her own daughter. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) saw her and teased her: How can that be you? You seem to have grown younger! May you never advance in years. The poor girl totally misunderstood him, and Umm Sulaym found her in tears. She explained that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) had cursed her so that she would never live to old age. Umm Sulaym rushed straightway to confront him with this outrage. He smiled and said: Umm Sulaym, dont worry. I have made a bargain with my Lord - I am only human, and am pleased or in bad temper like any other person; but I asked Allah that if I ever cursed a person who did not deserve it, then Allah would on the contrary let that be a source of purity and nearness to Him for that person, on the Day of Resurrection. (Muslim 6297).
After the Farewell Pilgrimage at the Eid prayer, the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) walked past the men leaning on Bilals arm, and came to the rows of women behind them. Bilal spread out a cloth and the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) urged the women to be generous with their gifts of charity, for when he had been allowed a glimpse into the flames of Hell, he had noted that most of the people being tormented there were women. The women were outraged, and one of them instantly stood up boldly and demanded to know why that was so. Because, he replied, you women grumble so much, and show ingratitude to your husbands! Even if the poor fellows spent all their lives doing good things for you, you have only to be upset at the least thing and you will say, 'I have never received any good from you! (Bukhari 1.28, recorded by Ibn Abbas who was present on that occasion as a child). At that the women began vigorously to pull off their rings and ear-rings, and throw them into Bilals cloth.
Even on his deathbed the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) made characteristic remarks. He had requested Abu Bakr to lead the prayers in his place, but he heard Umars voice and demanded an explanation. Aishah admitted she had sent Umar, explaining that her father was too distressed and overcome with emotion, his voice shook, and he wept when he recited the Quran. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) insisted it was to be Abu Bakr, and called Aishah one of the women of Joseph (that is, one of those who were tempted to seduce the Prophet Yusuf/Joseph (Allah bless him and give him peace). He also used the expression may your hand be cut off. He had only said those words fondly, but when he noticed later that Aishah kept looking at her hands he asked her what was the matter. She told him she was wondering which hand she would lose!
Thus it is that reading and pondering deeply on the hadiths pays enormous rewards to those who love the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). Phrases that had at first seemed like teachings hostile to women when taken out of context suddenly bring us close to our Messenger, and we feel instead his love and humour and humanity.
In conclusion, perhaps we should note that it was not only the Prophets (Allah bless him and give him peace) humour that was sometimes misunderstood, but even straightforward statements.
For example, it was the normal practice of the female Companions to pray in the mosque, with no sutrah dividing them from their men. They prayed behind them, but with no dividing walls or curtains which one could argue might have invalidated their prayer in congregation. Yet nowadays, in some places we find devout brothers in Islam depriving women of their rightful place in the mosque by quoting the hadith that it is better for women to pray at home. Where did this originate? In fact, it came from an occasion when an elderly and arthritic Muslim ladyUmm Humaydexpressed her regret to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) that although she longed to pray behind him in the mosque, as so many others did, she was not able to be there. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) told her not to be concerned about this, it was better for her to pray in her own home (Abu Dawud 570). Many male Muslims have misguidedly used this hadith to try to prevent their women from going to mosques, and have turned them into male clubs where any women who do go feel obtrusive, shy and pushy, when it is obvious from so many other hadiths that it was the normal practice in Madinah for them to go. For example, Caliph Umars grandson tried to prevent his wife, but was over-ruled by his father since the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) had encouraged them saying: Do not prevent the handmaids of Allah from attending the mosque. Muslim 888, Abu Dawud 568.
Sometimes the supposed anti-female hadith seems completely untrue. One such hadith was the one that no nation that allowed itself to be ruled by a woman would prosper. This may have been an example of one of the Prophets (Allah bless him and give him peace) wry comments, but it is suspect for it was only quoted for the first time by Abu Bakra just before the Battle of Siffin, some thirty years after the Prophets (Allah bless him and give him peace) death. The reason was that the troops opposing Caliph Ali were in fact being led by a woman, none other than the Prophets (Allah bless him and give him peace) beloved wife Aishah!
The hadith seems in direct opposition to the words of the Quran to the ruling Queen of Sheba in the time of the Prophet Sulayman (Solomon), who ruled over the most wealthy and well-known people in the history of Arabia. She was asked to accept Islam, but not to give up her rule (Surah 27:23-44).
Indeed, some feel that Abu Bakras testimony should be held in doubt anyway, since he had previously been flogged for a fraudulent statement, and the shariah ruling was that after such an offence the persons word should never again be upheld as reliable in a court of law. However, Abu Bakra was a noble Companion who had converted to Islam from Taif, and who related several hadiths. His offence concerned the case of Mugheera b. Shu'ba, a man known for his weakness for women. He would marry women and would divorce them after some time to make room for more beautiful faces. In this way, he married no less than 80 wives, taking steps to ensure that at a time his wives were not more than four, the limit prescribed by the Shariah.
In those days at Basra, there was a beautiful woman Umm Jamil. She belonged to the same tribe as that of Mugheera. Her husband had died and she became notorious for loose morals. Mugheera was attracted by her and she visited him often.
Some Muslims in Basra became critical of the conduct of Mugheera. Among them was Abu Bakra Thaqeefi whose house across the street faced the house of Mugheera.
One day a strong wind blew and the windows of the houses of Abu Bakra and Mugheera got opened through the force of the wind. He saw through the window that in this house Mugheera was locked in an uncompromising state with a woman. He thought that the woman was Umm Jamil. He had some friends with him, and they also saw Mugheera involved with a woman.
Abu Bakra wrote to Caliph Umar accusing Mugheera of adultery. The report was endorsed by four witnesses who had seen Mugheera in an uncompromising state with a woman. Umar took prompt action. Umar appointed Abu Musa as the Governor of Basra and removed Mugheera from the office. Mugheera was summoned to Madinah to face trial. Abu Bakra and the other witnesses who had made the complaint were also summoned to Madinah.
At the trial, Mugheera pleaded not guilty. His defence was that the woman in question was his wife and not Umm Jamil. With great indignation he averred that Abu Bakra and the men with him had no right to interfere in his privacy. Abu Bakra on the other hand maintained that the woman was Umm Jamil. Three other witnesses corroborated the statement of Abu Bakra. The fourth witness Ziyad stated that he had seen the event, but he had not seen the face of the woman and did not know who she was. The other witnesses were cross examined, and it was found that there were some weak points in their evidence. They were asked whether the woman had her back or her face toward them. They said that she had their back to them. They tried to make out that even from her back she could be identified as Umm Jamil. They argued that the scandal of Mugheera and Umm Jamil was very common in Basra, and that lady was none else but Umm Jamil.
Under the Quranic law in order to press the charge of adultery definite evidence of four witnesses was necessary. As in this case the fourth witness was not sure of the identification of the woman, Mugheera was given the benefit of doubt and acquitted. Abu Bakra and his companions who had levelled the charge were punished with lashes for making a charge which could not be established. Such was the care that was taken with evidence for adultery in those days! However, one feels that Abu Bakra did not deserve his flogging.
In spite of his acquittal, Mugheera
was not restored to the office of the Governor, and was detained in Madinah.
He made some show of indignation at having been treated shabbily in a case
which was false. Umar called him to his presence and issued the warning:
"O Mugheera offer thanks to God that full evidence was not forthcoming
against you, and you have been saved from disgrace by a technical flaw.
Grounds of suspicion against you were very much there, and I have given
you the benefit of doubt. Remember that if the evidence was complete, you
would have been stoned to death." (From the lives of the Caliphs, Alim
I would like to examine more closely the saying about Hell being two-thirds full of women. The hadith in fact came in several different versions, based on two quite separate occasions - the first being the collection of alms after the Eid prayer, as I have presented it in my article, and the second being the day of the tragic death of the Prophets (Allah bless him and give him peace) son Ibrahim, when an eclipse occurred. Added phrases mention the womens practice of Islam as being inferior to that of the men.
Taking the eclipse sayings first:
Abdullah bin Abbas (who was also the source of the hadith given in Bukhari 1:28, where the occasion was the Eid prayer) narrated: The sun eclipsed in the lifetime of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). Allah's Apostle offered the eclipse prayer and stood for a long period equal to the time in which one could recite Surat-al-Baqara. Then he bowed for a long time and then stood up for a long period which was shorter than that of the first standing, then bowed again for a long time but for a shorter period than the first; then he prostrated twice and then stood up for a long period which was shorter than that of the first standing; then he bowed for a long time which was shorter than the previous one, and then he raised his head and stood up for a long period which was shorter than the first standing, then he bowed for a long time which was shorter than the first bowing, and then prostrated (twice) and finished the prayer. By then, the sun (eclipse) had cleared. The Prophet then said, "The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah. They eclipse neither because of the death of somebody nor because of his life (i.e. birth). So when you see them, remember Allah." The people say, "O Allah's Apostle! We saw you taking something from your place and then we saw you retreating." The Prophet replied, "I saw Paradise and stretched my hands towards a bunch (of its fruits) and had I taken it, you would have eaten from it as long as the world remains. I also saw the Hell-fire and I had never seen such a horrible sight. I saw that most of the inhabitants were women." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Why is it so?" The Prophet replied, "Because of their ungratefulness." It was asked whether they are ungrateful to Allah. The Prophet said, "They are ungrateful to their companions of life (husbands) and ungrateful to good deeds. If you are benevolent to one of them throughout the life and if she sees anything (undesirable) in you, she will say, 'I have never had any good from you.' " (Buk 2.161).
Buk 7.125 gives the first part the same as the above, and continues: "I saw Paradise (or Paradise was shown to me), and I stretched my hand to pluck a bunch (of grapes), and had I plucked it, you would have eaten of it as long as this world exists. Then I saw the (Hell) Fire, and I have never before, seen such a horrible sight as that, and I saw that the majority of its dwellers were women." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What is the reason for that?" He replied, "Because of their ungratefulness." It was said. "Do they disbelieve in Allah (are they ungrateful to Allah)?" He replied, "They are not thankful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favours done to them. Even if you do good to one of them all your life, when she seems some harshness from you, she will say, "I have never seen any good from you.' "
Now let us consider the Eid sayings:
Abu Said al-Khudri narrated: Once Allah's Apostle went out to the Musalla (to offer the prayer) on 'Id-al-Adha or al-Fitr prayer. Then he passed by the women and said, "O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women)." They asked, "Why is it so, O Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you." The women asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?" He said, "Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?" They replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Isn't it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?" The women replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her religion." (Bukhari 1.301).
According to Bukhari 2.541 Abu Said al-Khudri narrated: On 'Id ul Fitr or 'Id ul Adha Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) went out to the Musalla. After finishing the prayer, he delivered the sermon and ordered the people to give alms. He said, "O people! Give alms." Then he went towards the women and said. "O women! Give alms, for I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-Fire were you (women)." The women asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What is the reason for it?" He replied, "O women! You curse frequently, and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. O women, some of you can lead a cautious wise man astray." Then he left. And when he reached his house, Zainab, the wife of Ibn Mas'ud, came and asked permission to enter it was said, "O Allah's Apostle! It is Zainab." He asked, "Which Zainab?" The reply was that she was the wife of Ibn Mas'ud. He said, "Yes, allow her to enter." And she was admitted. Then she said, "O Prophet of Allah! Today you ordered people to give alms and I had an ornament and intended to give it as alms, but Ibn Mas'ud said that he and his children deserved it more than anybody else." The Prophet replied, "Ibn Mas'ud had spoken the truth. Your husband and your children had more right to it than anybody else."
In Muslim 31 Abdullah ibn Umar narrated: The Messenger of Allah observed: O women, you should give charity and ask for much forgiveness for I saw you in majority amongst the dwellers of Hell. A wise lady among them said: Why is it, Messenger of Allah, that our gender is in majority in Hell? Upon this the Holy Prophet observed: You curse too much and are ungrateful to your spouses. I have seen none lacking in common sense and failing in religion but (at the same time) robbing the wisdom of the wise, besides you. Upon this the woman remarked: What is wrong with our common sense and with religion? He (the Holy prophet) observed: Your lack of common sense (can be well judged from the fact) that the evidence of two women is equal to that of one man, that is a proof of the lack of common sense, and you spend some nights (and days) in which you do not offer prayer and in the month of Ramadan (during the days) you do not observe fast, that is a failing in religion. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Tahir with this chain of transmitters. See also Muslim 448.
However, we must make very clear that women not offering prayer during their menses in the month of Ramadan is NOT a failing in their religion at all it was a concession allowed by Allah in His revelation. Women were simply required to make up the missed days at some other time before the next Ramadan month.
Therefore, anyone of you who witnesses that month should fast therein, and whoever is ill or upon a journey shall fast a similar number of days later on. Allah intends your well-being and does not want to put you to hardship. He wants you to complete the prescribed period so that you should glorify His Greatness and render thanks to Him for giving you guidance. 2:185:
Imam Malik did not regard travelling as being a good enough reason. No one who, by the Book of Allah, has to fast may break his fast except for a reason - illness or menstruation. He must not travel and break his fast." Malik said, "This is the best that I have heard about the matter." Al-Muwatta 18:40.
Fiqh as-Sunnah 1.71a: If women fast (while menstruating during Ramadan), their fasting will be considered null and void. If they fast during the month of Ramadan, they will still have to make those days of fasting up later on. Mu'adhah said, "I asked 'Aishah, 'Why must we make up the fasts missed due to our menstruation, and not the prayers (missed through menstruation)?' She said, 'That was what the Messenger of Allah told us to do. We were ordered to make up the fasts, and we were ordered not to make up the prayers."
As regards the witness of two women being required instead of one, the shariah generally accepts that this is advisable in cases where women have little knowledge and no expertise of the subject. In matters where their witness would be just as valid as a mans, the witness of one women is sufficient.
Narrated Abu Hurairah: While we were sitting with the Prophet a man came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have been ruined." Allah's Apostle asked what was the matter with him. He replied "I had sexual intercourse with my wife while I was fasting." Allah's Apostle asked him, "Can you afford to manumit a slave?" He replied in the negative. Allah's Apostle asked him, "Can you fast for two successive months?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet asked him, "Can you afford to feed sixty poor persons?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet kept silent and while we were in that state, a big basket full of dates was brought to the Prophet . He asked, "Where is the questioner?" He replied, "I (am here)." The Prophet said (to him), "Take this (basket of dates) and give it in charity." The man said, "Should I give it to a person poorer than I? By Allah; there is no family between its (i.e. Medina's) two mountains who are poorer than I." The Prophet smiled till his premolar teeth became visible and then said, "Feed your family with it."Bukhari 3.157.
Narrated Abdullah: A Jew came to the Prophet and said, "O Muhammad! Allah will hold the heavens on a Finger, and the mountains on a Finger, and the trees on a Finger, and all the creation on a Finger, and then He will say, 'I am the King.' " On that Allah's Apostle smiled till his premolar teeth became visible, and then recited: "No just estimate have they made of Allah such as due to him..." (39.67) 'Abdullah added: Allah's Apostle smiled (at the Jew's statement) expressing his wonder and belief in what was said. Bukhari 9.510.
Narrated AbuDharr: Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: I know the last of the inhabitants of Paradise to enter it and the last of the inhabitants of Hell to come out of it. He is a man who would be brought on the Day of Resurrection and it will be said: Present his minor sins to him, and withhold from him his serious sins. Then the minor sins would be placed before him, and it would be said: On such and such a day you did so and so and on such and such a day you did so and so. He would say: Yes. It will not be possible for him to deny, while he would be afraid lest serious sins should be presented before him. It would be said to him: In place of every evil deed you will have good deed He will say: My Lord! I have done things I do not see here. I indeed saw the Messenger of Allah laugh till his front teeth were exposed. Muslim 82.
Then he advised them not to laugh when somebody breaks wind and said, "Why should anybody laugh at what he himself does?" Bukhari 6.466.
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Whenever
Allah's Apostle went to Quba, he used to visit Um Haram bint Milhan who
would offer him meals; and she was the wife of 'Ubada bin As-samit. One
day he went to her house and she offered him a meal, and after that he
slept, and then woke up smiling. She (Um Haram) said, "I asked him, 'What
makes you laugh, O Allah's Apostle?' He said, 'Some people of my followers
were displayed before me as warriors fighting for Allah's Cause and sailing
over this sea, kings on thrones,' or said, 'like kings on thrones.' (The
narrator, Ishaq is in doubt about it). I (Um Haram) said, 'O Allah's Apostle!
Invoke Allah that He may make me one of them.' He invoked (Allah) for her
and then lay his head and slept again and then woke up smiling. I asked,
'What makes you laugh, O Allah's Apostle?' He said, 'Some people of my
followers were displayed before me as warriors fighting for Allah's Cause
and sailing over this sea, kings on the thrones,' or said, 'like kings
on the thrones.' I (Um Haram) said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah that
He may make me one of them.' He said, 'You will be amongst the first ones.'
" It is said that Um Haram sailed over the sea at the time of Muawiya,
and on coming out of the sea, she fell down from her riding animal and
died." Bukhari 8.299.
(Many passages in this article were taken from her book on the Life of the Prophet, due out later this year inshaAllah, and where no reference is given to the sahih hadith collections, they were derived from Ibn Hisham or Ibn Sad).


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My cousin Christy and I were antique hunting at our local flea market when she laid eyes on several vintage pendants just like the three seen in this stunning kitchen below. She asked me, "Have you seen Februarys 2013 issue of Country Living?" I replied, "No, I must have missed it." If I had seen it, I certainly would have remembered every bit of it!!!!
Actors Corbin Bernsen and Amanda Pays took a hands-on approach to renovating and decorating their Southern California home, instilling personality through architectural salvage and vintage bargains. Country Living magazine describes the inspiration behind many of their fabulous ideas.
Come on along, I'm anxious to share these with you . . . .
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Amanda gets full credit for reimagining this property's covered patio area as a sprawling, raftered kitchen. It is, in her husband's proud estimation, "the heart of the home." He's right. The kitchen serves as the hub from which the house's layout, and its aesthetic, flows. In this room, reclaimed barn wood bumps against stainless steel, and an antique mahogany table mingles with midcentury metal school chairs. The backsplash of Moroccan tiles hints at the family's exotic travels, while Amanda's British upbringing reveals itself in ceramics gathered during European vacations. She painted the graphic lemon artwork herself.
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Kitchen cabinets are clad in reclaimed barn wood and topped with poured-concrete counters. A stainless steel worktable provides extra prep and storage space. Shelves of cast-off scaffolding flank the backsplash. The Kenmore refrigerator and Jenn-Air stove are from Sears.
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Another philosophy Corbin and Amanda share? The virtue of thrift. "We love scouring flea markets and garage sales," she reveals, giddily recounting their best bargains: a vintage wicker rocker for $40, the living room's swap-meet Chesterfield sofa reupholstered with Ikea linen, even the kitchen's drawer pulls. "Twenty-five dollars for the bag of 50!" she crows.
The living room speaks to me. Especially the scale of this large oil portrait, with its muted palette. The casualness of the authentic grain sack pillows.
Amanda painted the wooden Moroccan settee with basic gray primer and found the Berber rug in Marrakech. The large oil portrait is by contemporary Scottish painter Peter White; the oak-and-steel coffee table rails from H.D. Buttercup.
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Digby poses next to a table fashioned from French marble and steel. The pouf is by Dosa, and the British landscape was a gift. The wood floors are painted Gray Timber Wolf by Benjamin Moore.
Love this elegant brass lantern placed unexpectedly above the console.
Turn a hurricane into an electrified lantern with a swag-lamp kit.
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Amanda transformed an old wooden box into a hardworking hamper by installing separate his 'n' hers baskets.
Notice the wall behind the hamper, two-tone painted walls mimic the look of wainscoting, for less. The walls are painted Horizon Gray by Benjamin Moore.
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The master bathroom's sink console incorporates the same concrete and salvaged wood as the kitchen counter and cabinets. A metal funnel makes a cool industrial lampshade.
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"This house is a combination of the trips we've taken and the experiences we've had," Amanda says. "It's the evolution of Corbin and me for the last 24 years."
Corbin and Amanda join sons (from left) Angus, Finley, Henry, and Oliver in the backyard. Corbin built the benches; his brother, Collin, made the matching table.
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The conduct of the USBF and some of our luminaries is reprehensible.
All bridge events have rules. Two of the most sacrosanct of them are that if you enter an event you must complete it, and that you cannot enter two events that overlap. The ACBL has taken that last rule so seriously that they have created a "Bye Swiss" for those who have byes the first day of the Vanderbilt or the Spingold.
Nonetheless, the USBF has thrown those rules out and made a mockery of the World Championships. The Trials, which are being played right now, take weeks to complete, have very diligent rules which are strictly enforced (9 imp penalty for a cell phone in a match decided by 2 over 120 boards).
It is the highest honor in bridge to fiercely compete for the right to represent your country at the World Championships. There is nothing quite like that. We all remember that Migry was denied the right to play in Bali for a long time. Eventually, at the 11th hour, she was admitted. Had she not been permitted to play, her team would have had to play 5 handed as those are the rules. In a fairytale ending the USA team won the World title and we were all so proud.
The USBF has now said that none of that is important. The only thing that is important this week is pandering to players taking two paychecks and intentionally destroying the fabric of the teams which have fought for as long as 10 days for their chance to be part of history and to represent the United States of America in the World Championships. People that have created their teams months ago and put together a group which has a legitimate chance to contend and win.
But look what the USBF has done to destroy this.
Winners of the Mixed teams included Steve Garner and Howie Weinstein. Sounds like congratulations are in order, but not so fast. You see, each of them is also entered in the Senior Trials. The Mixed and the Seniors will be played in China AT THE SAME TIME. How can this be? It has never before been allowed. Remember, all of our bridge lives, you cannot enter an event in which you do not intend to finish it. Yet here we are.
Garner and Weinstein happen to be on different teams, but they could have been on the same team. That means that the Ivatury team, which won the Mixed would be destroyed, losing two of their 3 male teammates. What then? I am pretty sure the WBF would not allow them to compete with only one male so the USBF, geniuses that they are, will then allow Ivatury to augment with two additional players; players who DID NOT win the Trials. So anyone who lost to Ivatury should feel cheated if they are allowed to go play with one or two new players who did not actually win. Well, not everyone will feel cheated. Two more paydays have been created.
Here are some of the double dippings happening:
Garner-Weinstein won the Mixed and are playing the Seniors
Karen McCallum won the Women's and is playing the Seniors
Michael Rosenberg is playing today for the right to be USA2 in the Mixed, yet he is entered in the Seniors.
According to Chip Martel, if you win the Seniors, the "RULE" is that you must play on the Senior squad and relinquish your position on any other Trials that you happen to have won. At least there is some rule.
I won't belabor it here, but please draw your own conclusions as to what Marty Fleisher and the USBF Board must have been thinking the day they approved this. Approved it, I might add, over vehement objections of some Board advisors.
I have represented the United States before and it is special. Not sure that it is as special any more. Some players and team captains have to be actively rooting for their own teammates to LOSE, so as not to decimate their own team. Is that what we want for bridge?
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When he was acquired in a midseason trade from the Colorado Rapids last year, New England-born Nico Colaluca inspired a surplus of feel-good stories about a young player and his lifelong dream to play for his hometown soccer team. A native of Coventry, R.I., and a graduate of La Salle Academy in Providence, Colaluca grew up watching the New England Revolution from the stands at the old Foxboro Stadium and visualizing the day when he would have the chance to suit up for the Revs.
It was undoubtedly a touching story, and one which tugged at the heart strings of anyone with childhood dreams of playing professional sports. But it became an injustice to the player when his local roots were the focal point of every conversation.
The time has come to talk about Nico Colaluca's on-field production.
A clever midfielder with a deceptively powerful long-range shot, Colaluca appears to have come into his own as he prepares to enter his fourth year in the league. While his opportunities in Colorado were limited – he made just four league appearances in more than two years – he became a consistent option off the bench for the Revs late last season, totaling six appearances and earning his first professional start.
The playing time was a confidence boost, and that self-belief has noticeably carried into the 2010 preseason. In training session after training session, Colaluca has been active on the attack. Always willing to challenge players in one-on-one situations on the dribble, he's not shy of physical confrontations despite his smaller stature (five-foot-nine).
Part of Colaluca's preseason form can be attributed to his offseason workouts and the constant sense that he needs to confirm his ability.
"I did a lot of work in the offseason," he said. "This is a big year for me – it's my fourth year. I feel like this can be a year when I can prove myself."
Colaluca also claims that his confidence has been aided simply because this year, he's been with the Revolution from the start of preseason training camp. Joining the Revs two months into the 2009 season provided a slew of challenges, as he tried to fit in with a new group of players while simultaneously proving himself to the Revolution's coaching staff.
After using the first few months to settle in and establish himself, Colaluca felt that it all started to come together toward the end of the 2009 season. Head Coach Steve Nicol must've felt the same, as Colaluca appeared in four of the Revolution's last five games of the regular season during the critical push in which the club qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs.
"Last year I came in midseason, and [Coach Nicol] hadn't seen my play for a while," Colaluca recalled. "It took a little while to settle down and show him what kind of player I was. Starting a season off here and going through preseason, I feel like I'm really a part of the team this year now that I'm here from the start."
Preseason performances aren't often critical for a player entering his fourth professional season – a player with that experience is typically a known commodity – but 2010 has a bit of a different feel in Revs camp. With midfielders Steve Ralston, Jeff Larentowicz and Wells Thompson no longer in New England, starting spots for the season opener on March 27 are there for the taking.
From Colaluca's perspective, his chances are as good as anyone else's to earn a place in the starting eleven. And for him, it's all about state of mind.
"I just come out every day like it's my first day trying to show the coach who I am," he said. "The spots are open, so as long as I come in and work hard, I think I have a fair chance."
Ironically, one of the people who has helped Colaluca the most in his development is one of the players he's trying to replace in the Revolution's starting lineup. For six months last season, the young midfielder learned from one of the league's best – Ralston.
"He's a legend," Colaluca said. "He came in every day like it was still his first year. He was just such a competitor. Definitely having his leadership last year and having played with him a little bit, I took some experience from him."
Perhaps the greatest lesson Ralston passed on to Colaluca was the importance of versatility. Throughout his illustrious career, Ralston played primarily as a wide midfielder, but also saw time as a central midfielder, forward and even outside back.
While Colaluca probably won't find himself serving as a makeshift defender any time soon – although he did say that he doesn't care where he plays as long as he's on the field – he can certainly play in a variety of roles in the attack. He spent time in college playing both as a wide midfielder and central midfielder, and added withdrawn forward to his repertoire in a few appearances with the Revs last year. The ability to serve his team in multiple roles can only increase Colaluca's chances of finding playing time.
One player who knows a bit about versatility is Chris Tierney, who has been a consistent option for the Revs both at left back and left midfield for the last two years. A teammate of Colaluca's at the University of Virginia, Tierney has had the chance to see the 23-year-old's progression from college to the pros.
To hear him speak of his teammate, Tierney's been impressed with what he's seen.
"He's made huge strides," he said of Colaluca. "If you watch our training sessions this year, he's been the player that I know and he's just starting to show that. He's super dynamic and he's been taking guys on."
"He brings something new that we haven't really had the last couple of years," Tierney continued. "He's a player who can get the ball, run at defenders and really make things happen. Hopefully he keeps improving and progressing the way he is, because right now, he's in really good form."


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Every Monday I like to post a Reader Question and then take a stab at answering it. Today's is a toughie: what do you do when you don't want to get pregnant, but your husband doesn't want birth control?
I miscarried in the fall and I don't feel ready to get pregnant again. My husband agrees and we've decided to wait until 2015 to try again. The issue is that he refuses to wear a condom and doesn't want me on hormonal birth control or to use an IUD. He wants to use the" pull and pray" method and doesn't want to use spermicide or anything. As a result I avoid sex. I deny him. Or when we do have sex I'm an emotional wreck afterwards. I don't want to anxiously wait to see if my cycle actually arrives every month. It is just too much. Our relationship is suffering for it. I don't know what to do.
That's a tough one, and my answer isn't going to focus on whether or not birth control is right or wrong. I know there are couples, both Protestant and Catholic, who feel that birth control is morally wrong. I wrote a round-up on birth control previously, and I do think that certain methods are okay. But regardless of where you fall in this debate, I think these answers will apply to all of us.
Here are some general thoughts, in no particular order:
1. Get to Know When Your Fertile Times Are
Honestly, you just can't get pregnant at all times during the month. It doesn't work like that. You can only get pregnant when the egg is viable, and that's roughly 3-7 days a month. Now, that may sound like a lot, because if you don't make love during your period (and most women don't), then that's two weeks a month that are off limits if you don't want to get pregnant and don't want to use any birth control. But the fact is that's also two weeks a month that are NOT off limits!
So get used to tracking your cycle. You can do this by taking your temperature every morning at the same time, using a digital thermometer. Get some free printable charts to track your cycle here. Now many of these sites are trying to help you get pregnant, but the principle is the same. When you know when your fertile times are, you also know when your infertile times are.
Track yourself for two months, and you'll get a sense of about how many days after your period starts that you ovulate. Most people are within 11-16 days. Then you just stop sex for two days before that and up to 5 after, although many sites will tell you that you really don't have to stop for more than 3-4 days. Just read up as much on the subject as you can until you're comfortable.
What if you don't ovulate at the same time every month? There are other ways to check–like checking your cervical mucous.
Remember: it is physically impossible to get pregnant when there is no egg present. So relax! Honestly! Get to know your body and trust your body.
In that first week after your period, you're absolutely good to go! And many of us can FEEL when we ovulate (I hurt for about 12 hours), so three days later I'd be good to go, too.
The key to feeling relaxed about it is to get as much information as you can and then start charting. Even ask your husband to help you with this! When you know that it's safe, you'll feel better about making love on those times.
2. What Do We Do During the Fertile Times?
That's all well and good, but what if, in the middle of the fertile days, the urge strikes? After all, hormonally we're most likely to be "in the mood" in those fertile days, and it seems kind of counterproductive to say that you can't make love in the fertile times.
If you're both just opposed to hormonal birth control and don't like condoms, one solution is to use nothing for most of the month, and then use condoms only on your fertile days.
If condoms are out of the question, too, then you have a decision to make. You can say to your husband:
Honey, I do want to have an active sex life with you and I do want to enjoy our intimacy. But I just am not prepared to be pregnant right now, and so I'm going to have say no on these days.
And then maybe you can do other things. After all, not all sex needs to be intercourse. You can bring each other to climax another way, and still enjoy each other's bodies.
By the way, the "pull and pray" method is very dangerous. You can get pregnant with sperm that is released before ejaculation. And I think the "pray" part has rather sketchy doctrine. What you're really saying is,
"God, I want you to do something for me, but I'm not prepared to do anything myself to achieve that goal. I don't want to be pregnant, but I also don't want to have to exercise any self-control or bear any consequences of my actions."
That's testing God, and I don't think that's right. To ask God to do something that you're not also willing to participate in is immature.
3. Talk About Family Size and Timing
You really need to sit down and talk about family size and timing. This is a matter of mutual respect. If you have agreed that you don't want any more children, then both of you need to be responsible with that, however that may look in your marriage. You can't say, "we won't have any more kids", but simultaneously say "but I'm not willing to do anything about it." That's a cop out. If this is the case in your marriage, then having some discussions with him is in order, and if that isn't getting anywhere, talking to a third party to help you work this out is likely in order, too.
4. You Husband Doesn't Want Birth Control, But Regardless–Ultimately It's Up to God
No matter what you do, though, remember that you are in God's hands. Whatever happens, He will see you through it. I do understand not thinking it's responsible to have more kids, especially if you already have a bunch, if your health is at risk, if you have special needs kids already that need attention, or if there's military deployments coming up. There certainly are legitimate reasons to want to limit your family.
But remember that if you do get pregnant, God will carry you. He will give you the strength and the resources. You are never alone.
All of us need to be content with that, because I don't think we were ever meant to live with 100% certainty that pregnancy wouldn't happen.
If you've recently had a miscarriage, I am so sorry. I do know how that feels, and I wrote this column a few years ago called "A Prayer Through Tears" that you may appreciate.
Now I'd love to know your take on this. Have you ever had this situation? Or perhaps for you it's the opposite: your husband wants more kids and you don't. How did you handle that? Let me know in the comments!
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Messy Morning
Come explore the messier side of art each morning in the Makery! Messy Mornings are an opportunity for young visitors to throw on a smock and let their creativity run free! Themes change weekly. Free with museum admission.Find out more »
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Imaginations run wild hearing stories of far off lands, wacky characters, friendships and fairytales. Each themed storytime includes an activity, craft or song. Themes change weekly, so if you miss storytime on Tuesday, join us for the same adventure on Friday. Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers! Included with museum admission.Find out more »
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Rum Review: Calico Jack Spiced Rum
Posted by Arctic Wolf on March 9, 2010
John "Calico Jack' Rackham was a pirate of the early eighteenth century who seems to have two primary claims to fame. The first was that his design of the ship's flag may actually have been the first use this design for a Jolly Roger flag ever on a pirate ship. The second is that his crew featured two female pirates, Anne Bonny and Mary Read (Rackham actually believed Mary Read was a man when she joined his crew).
Researching Calico Jack , I learned he received his nickname due to his fondness for colourful cotton calico clothing. Also he and Anne Bonny were apparently lovers, although it appears she was actually another man's wife.
Calico Jack's pirate days seem to have begun in 1718 when he was elevated to the Captaincy on an English warship during a mutiny, and it ended at the end of a hangman's noose in November of 1720 after being captured off the shore of Jamaica. His short career of piracy was highlighted by the plundering smaller ships near the coastal shorelines in a stolen sloop and ended shortly after it began.
I could actually find little in the way of redeeming qualities for "Calico Jack" the Pirate, who appears to have captured the imagination popular culture on the basis of the Jolly Roger flag alone. He certainly seems to have been a lousy pirate. Perhaps standards were different back then, but huddling close to shorelines attacking only smaller ships, then allowing yourself to be captured after only a brief stint of pirating hardly seems to be the stuff of legend. (It is even rumoured that he was captured in a fight which saw only his female pirates fighting back. Calico Jack surrendered without a fight.)
I hope that White Rock Distillers, the owners the of Calico Jack Spiced Rum Brand have a rum which fairs better than the its namesake.
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Review: Calico Jack Spiced Rum
2 Responses to "Rum Review: Calico Jack Spiced Rum"
May 15, 2011 at 7:16 pm
I love this rum… have tried many and have settled on this one for my daily ration. Cheers me hearties!!
March 13, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Drinking it right now with a little ice. While I usually like spiced rum a little stronger, for cheap rum this stuff is pretty good. Slightly sweet and easy going down.
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U.S. News & World Report Ranks Zicklin School of Business Among "2014 Best Graduate Schools"
NEW YORK, NY-March 13, 2013 � Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business was ranked among the Top 100 "Best Graduate Schools of Business" by U.S. News & World Report. The Zicklin School of Business MBA Program moved up to #75 from last year's #97. Baruch's Part-time MBA Program also ranked in the Top 100 at #73.
Colleges were surveyed in fall 2012 and early 2013. Data needed to calculate full-time MBA rankings were based on a weighted average of the indicators that included: Quality Assessment (peer assessment score, recruiter assessment); Placement Success (mean starting salary of graduates and bonus, employment rates for full-time master's program in business graduates); Student Selectivity (mean GMAT and GRE scores and mean undergraduate GPA); and Acceptance Rate. The Zicklin School of Business ranked 66th in the area of "graduates' mean salary and bonus" and 23rd in the area of "recruiter assessment."
Included in the 2014 ranking is Baruch's School of Public Affairs ranked at #46, up 11 spots from the 2008 ranking of #57. In addition, the SPA received high marks in the specialty area of Nonprofit Management debuting on the ranking at #21. These rankings, first announced in 2013, are also included in the 2014 Edition of the "Best Graduate Schools."
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Baruch College is a senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) with a total enrollment of more than 17,000 students, who represent 160 countries and speak more than 100 languages. Ranked among the top 15% of U.S. colleges and the No. 5 public regional university, Baruch College is regularly recognized as among the most ethnically diverse colleges in the country. As a public institution with a tradition of academic excellence, Baruch College offers accessibility and opportunity for students from every corner of New York City and from around the world.� For more about Baruch College, go to http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/.
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West Des Moines now one of 3 Iowa cities to do this
West Des Moines is the third city in Iowa and the 12th nationwide to be designated as a connected community for its efforts to increase high speed Internet connectivity.
Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday that West Des Moines has joined Indianola and Webster City in Iowa to earn the designation.
Communities must demonstrate adequate broadband availability, speed, competition, and broadband use. When a community excels in these areas, it is qualified to be a Connected Certified Community.
The program is part of an initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
West Des Moines Mayor Steve Gaer says improved Internet and other city-led changes have generated more than $25 million in private investment and it's growing. He says it proves the private sector will make investments if local government helps.


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Walter Kowalski has always been known to be a battler. But the Malden, Mass., resident and WWE Hall of Famer's biggest battle continues to be the fight for his life, after having a massive heart attack Aug. 8.
Walter Kowalski has always been known as a battler.From his early days breaking into the wrestling business, to his years as a top trainer to some of today's biggest WWE superstars, "Killer" Kowalski has certainly left an indelible mark on the wrestling world. But the Malden, Mass., resident and WWE Hall of Famer's biggest battle continues to be the fight for his life, after having a massive heart attack Aug. 8.
Since that time, Kowalski, 81, has been in critical condition at Whidden Hopsital in Everett, Mass. With his condition showing no signs of improving, Kowalski's family decided to take the wrestler off life support Monday, Aug. 18.Kowalski's wife, Theresa, as well as his family and friends have been by the wrestler's side during this very difficult time. Among Kowalski's closest friends holding vigil at the hospital has been Richard Byrne. "Walter was a showman," said Byrne, a Malden native, Tango Soo Do grandmaster and veteran of the local and international wrestling circuits. "He knew how to promote pro wrestling. He knew how to promote the image of 'Killer' Kowalski and there was nobody better at the game. I thank God my first match was with him, because as hard as it was, it made every match that I've had in my career seem like a walk in the park." According to Byrne, when news first broke of Kowalski's illness, calls from across the wrestling industry began streaming in from grapplers, past and present, all wanting to pay their respects and lend their support to the legend. Among the old-time wrestlers who checked in was Nick Bockwinkle. A veteran of the squared circle, Bockwinkle, 73, was just 14 years old when he first caught a glimpse of the then 22-year-old Kowalski, who was entering his second year in the business. "I saw Walter Kowalski enter the ring in a long purple robe," Bockwinkle recalled. "And when he took it off he turned to the audience, he lifted up his arms and roared. It was the most magnificent sight I had ever seen." Birth of a 'Killer' Standing in a lean and mean 6-foot-7, 285 pounds, Kowalski's intimidating stature gave him instant credibility with wrestling fans. But it was his infamous run-in with Yukon Eric at the Montreal Forum in 1954 that earned him his infamous nickname. During the match, Kowalski knee dropped Yukon Eric, severing a piece of his cauliflower ear in the process. The move horrified fans and "Killer" Kowalski was born. Over the next three decades, Kowalski continued to pummel the opposition, gaining legions of fans worldwide. Wielding a wild array of signature moves including the Killer Clutch — a crippling stomach vice which left opponents powerless — a devastating diving knee drop, a powerful dropkick and relentless piledriver. Kowalski proved to be unbeatable, while also possessing a strong sense of theatrics in the ring, which also earned him the distinction of being one of wrestling's biggest heels. "He maintained his work ethic," Byrne said. "He worked as hard in front of 35 people as he did in front of 3,500 people and there was no slacking because he was an entertainer. When talking to old-time wrestlers, about who was the toughest, "Killer" Kowalski's name always came up because he never let you rest." Byrne speaks from experience. He first faced Kowalski in a memorable match at the Malden Armory in 1978. At the time, Byrne was a 6-foot-4, 225-pound third degree black belt in Korean karate, just breaking into the wrestling game himself, but was taught a thing or two by the then 52-year-old Kowalski, who entered the ring in the guise of his infamous alias, the masked Executioner No. 1. "I'll never forget it," Byrne said. "Here I was a 28-year-old guy, I thought I was in good shape, being the karate expert. I got in the ring with him; we did 29 minutes for a double disqualification. But it was 29 minutes of non-stop action, which is unheard of now — if you watch television, it's 10-minute matches. But you're talking about a guy who on a regular basis in the olds days would go for a one-hour time limit. To be able to do that for an hour is incredible." After retiring from the ring, Kowalski turned teacher, opening up a wrestling schools in both the Salem and Boston YMCA before setting up shop in Malden, where he spent the next 30 years of his career training the stars of today, including current WWE heavyweight champ Triple H and former women's champ Chyna. Although he was as mean as they come inside the squared circle, Kowalski was nothing but a gentleman outside of it. "The thing with Walter was, the more horrible a human being he could get in the ring, the nicer he was outside the ring," Byrne said. "He never turned down an autograph; he was never too busy to talk to somebody. He was always a standup guy and if he could help you some way he would. That's just the way he was." Kowalski fundraiser Plans are already under way to hold a wrestling fundraiser in Kowalski's honor at the Malden Irish American, Sunday Oct. 26. All money raised will go to Kowalski's wife to help with medical expenses. "Everybody is donating their services," Byrne said. "The ring and the hall are already donated; the stars are flying in on their own money to be part of it. It's probably going to be the biggest gathering of talent that Malden's ever seen." "We've got a lot of big names who are very interested in coming and paying their respects and being there for Walter," he added. "I think it's going to be a great send off. It will definitely be the biggest event at the Irish American. It will be packed wall-to-wall." For more information on the Kowalski wrestling fundraiser, call 781-324-9568.


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Usually, when a team finishes last in its conference, with the second-worst overall record in its league, there's a long list of things the front office and coaching staff need to fix in order to make the team competitive again.
But as the Earthquakes took stock after their 7-14-9 season in 2009, it was glaringly apparent that their offseason retooling needed to focus on one thing, almost to the exclusion of all others: correcting a defense that allowed a league-high 50 goals last season.
"If we would have stopped teams from scoring -- and that's a team thing, the whole unit -- we would have been in a lot more games," San Jose general manager John Doyle told MLSsoccer.com.
To that end, the Earthquakes used three of their five picks in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft on defenders, including the selection of Wake Forest All-American Ike Opara at No. 3 overall. Also coming in were Justin Morrow of Notre Dame and Steve Beitashour, a San Jose native out of Leland High and San Diego State.
Opara, who is racking up frequent-flier miles as he juggles course work at Wake Forest with the Earthquakes' schedule, will be in the mix to start at center back, along with Jason Hernandez and Bobby Burling.
Morrow will be backing up Ramiro Corrales on the left side, and Beitashour will do the same for Chris Leitch on the right. Although coach Frank Yallop thinks they can do more than that.
"It's not just cover, it's competing for the spot," Yallop said. "It's not just, 'If Ramiro gets injured, Justin Morrow gets to play.' Justin Morrow's done pretty well. So Ramiro's got to play real well, and that's good. That's what you want. That's what I think you should have."
If you had to pick a starting point for the Quakes' slide from allowing 38 goals in 2008 to a 31.5 percent increase a year later, it would probably have to be Jason Hernandez's calf problem, which mushroomed into an eight-game absence to start the season.
That threw a wrench into Yallop's plans for the back line, and things never got better. The center back spots turned into a fast-moving carousel, starters constantly moving in and out of the lineup because of injury and ineffectiveness.
Among the other defenders who opened 2009 with the Earthquakes, two were traded midseason (Nick Garcia to Toronto on June 9, Ryan Cochrane to Houston on Aug. 14), two were waived midseason (Eric Denton and Kelly Gray) and one never got off the bench due to a variety of injuries (Jamil Roberts).
Hernandez played gamely after his return, but then broke his left ankle with two matches left on the schedule. Only Leitch kept up his end of the bargain, but his work couldn't wholly mask the Earthquakes' significant problems.
"We added depth last year, but the guys we had didn't perform at the level we wanted them to," Doyle said. "So then the depth ended up getting to play, and then we moved the guys that we thought were going to be the starters out."
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A belated* list of my notable reads of 2012
* because I thought I scheduled this post to publish earlier, but I guess not.
As you can probably tell by the lack of posts, I've been in a major reading—and blogging—slump for most of this year. Well, to be more specific, the reading slump has been very YA fiction-centric (though I haven't read many adult mysteries this year, either), since it hasn't affected how many adult romances I've read and I've also read a lot of nonfiction, both YA and adult.
So it shouldn't come as a surprise that when the YALSA Nonfiction Award and Morris Award shortlists were announced, I'd read all of the Nonfiction finalists (and reviewed two of them, Titanic: Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson and We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March by Cynthia Levinson) and read all of…1/3 of 1 Morris finalist. To me, the only shocker on the Nonfiction shortlist is Karen Blumenthal's Steve Jobs bio. It's solidly written, but I didn't think it was outstanding.
There were some YA novels this year that I did like and which I should have reviewed, including Cinder by Marissa Meyer (though I did mention it over at Stacked), Black Heart by Holly Black (on the to do list, assuming I get back in the habit of blogging: a Cassel Sharpe/Jazz Dent comparison), Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (though Janine discussed some of the same things that stood out to me—namely regarding reconciliation and South Africa—in her review at Dear Author), and A Midsummer's Nightmare by Kody Keplinger (because in a year in which so many people raved about YA romances that did nothing for me—on the rare occasion I even made it through the book—this was about the only one I really liked).
The only recent YA novel that truly hooked me was Speechless by Hannah Harrington. (It also broke through Sarah's reading slump, so you know, if you're also struggling to find something to read that you just can't put down…) It's told in the first person by Chelsea, an inveterate gossip, who stumbles upon a secret at a party and drunkenly announces it to her friends. The consequences are disastrous and, knowing she made a huge mistake, Chelsea takes a vow of silence. And remains silent, even as all her friends turn on her. It kind of struck me as a cross between Some Girls Are (though much less visceral) and Just Listen, with a bit of Kody Keplinger thrown in, along with more caring parents (compared to all three). Harrington made me care about Chelsea—who is not always likable, especially at the beginning of the book—and convinced me of her determination to change. While, objectively, I can pick out aspects of Speechless that could have (maybe should have) detracted from my enjoyment of it, they ultimately didn't matter.
My top non-YA books? Sherry Thomas's Tempting the Bride. Loved it, even though I usually don't care for amnesia plotlines. Which again goes to show that in the right hands, trite or clichéd plot elements can be turned into great books. AND, Thomas packs so much emotion into only 278 pages that it made so many YA books seem even more bloated and overlong in comparison. (Yes, The Diviners, I'm looking about you.) So I'm really hoping that her upcoming YA trilogy (!) retains these same traits that made Tempting the Bride so good.
What else?
A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare was my second-favorite historical romance of the year. Her Best Worst Mistake by Sarah Mayberry was my favorite contemporary. Scorched wasn't my favorite of Laura Griffin's romantic suspenses, but I am totally hoping for a Derek and Elizabeth book soon. Favorite non-romance adult novel was probably Daniel O'Malley's The Rook.
In nonfiction, I thought Jon Gertner's The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation was fascinating and eye-opening. If you're like me and don't read business or management books, the jacket copy probably makes the book sound dull. And maybe it is instructive to people in those fields, but I read it primarily as a history of science and technology—about the history of Bell Labs and how its scientists developed the transistor, the laser, information theory, and a lot more—and was just amazed at the achievements of the Bell scientists.
I really wish I'd been able to read Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco's Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt and Chrystia Freeland's Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else closer together, instead of several months apart, because of how they focus on opposite ends of the wealth spectrum. I found the Hedges and Sacco book a more compelling read overall because of their anger and how it energizes the book, even if I was skeptical about parts of the Occupy chapter, but both books are extremely illuminating in their own way.
Also: Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders by Eric Etheridge (so stunning and moving. Etheridge found mug shots of Freedom Riders arrested in Mississippi, tracked down as many of them as he could, and photographed and interviewed those who were willing to meet him. Published in 2008 for adults, it would be a great companion to YA books like Ann Bausum's Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement.). Gilbert King's Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America (because I don't think I knew who Thurgood Marshall was until he died, and I was too young at the time to appreciate his legacy and impact and, maybe most of all, his bravery. And because in giving readers a sense of the racial and political climate at the time, King describes so many more appalling and heartbreaking miscarriages of justice in the same time period—not just just the four Groveland boys, not just Emmett Till, but other I'd never heard of before.). Nate Silver's The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail–But Some Don't (loved how Silver examined different fields, so I felt like I was not only learning about forecasting and prediction, but also geology, epidemiology, economics, etc. Except, what was up with that comment about predicting the weather in Honolulu vs. Buffalo? Because I've never been to Buffalo, but when I went to college in Ohio, I was shocked by how much more accurate the weather forecasts seemed. Though maybe that was because I wasn't getting my forecasts from television meteorologists anymore.). And, of course, Susan Cain's Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.
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First, I had no idea Sherry Thomas is coming out with a YA series. I am all over that. Her historical books are a rich reading experience.
Second, I LOVED Her Best Worst Mistake. Sarah Mayberry is tops!! I didn't know you read romance, this makes me thrilled!


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Art-o-maton: Keene churns up the volume
In honor of Steve Keene's brief residence at Second Street Gallery, this week I am going to write my column in a Keene-esque style, i.e. fast and using reliable chops. Bear with me; it's just one week"Š
Having opted to stay in Friday night (oh, the travesty of the art writer not making the First Friday rounds!), I pried myself up and out the door last Saturday afternoon to see how Steve Keene's studio-for-a-week project was going at SSG. Outside, it was the kind of day where the grey sky and the gray pavement were a vowel away from each other–i.e. oppressively drab–but inside, the gallery was chaos in color (and apparently peaceful compared to the mayhem the previous night).
To the left of the door, numerous wooden cutout camels and lambs sat unfinished in illuminated mangers, while in the middle of SSG's concrete floor, small plywood benches stood haphazardly, waiting to be painted. Slicing through the gallery at an angle, a nearly ceiling-high scaffold displayed hundreds of Steve Keene's paintings–some of presidents, some of Radio City Rockettes, some just colorful stripes–many variations on many themes, but all of them energized by a frantic, get-it-on-the-board-and-move-on rush of brush strokes in blue, red, yellow, pink, green and gray.
Curving around the back of the gallery, a large mural, consisting of almost repeated panels of colonial ladies, Monticello, the occasional Taj Mahal, and names of Charlottesville locations jumped with greens and yellows beneath tacked-up magazine pages of classical paintings. In the Dov© Gallery, more paintings covered the walls (the funniest being a series of four Beatles-like figures crossing not Abbey Road, but Rio Road and Pantops), while stacks of multiples rimmed the floor, in the middle of which sat a big cardboard box full of cassette tapes, with "Free" written on its four flaps. Behold the Steve Keene experience.
Like the Wizard of Oz ("Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain"), Keene himself sat on a milk carton behind the main gallery's scaffold, pulling staples out of wooden panels. Since he left Charlottesville 15 years ago for Brooklyn, NY, he's been painting like this–turning out dozens of multiple works a day and selling them dirt cheap in an effort to make art accessible.
On Saturday, as he prepared to paint, Keene was both relieved and anxious. Friday's opening had been such a raging success that he'd already sold half the work "I'm kind of screwed," he half-joked, "because the show is up until January."
Time to make the paintings.
Steve Keene's use of Second Street Gallery as his personal studio continues through Friday, December 12, but his work will remain on view through January 30. 115 Second St. SE. 977-7284.
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