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Walt Disney

Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901. Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. He is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design...
Oct 18,2013

Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character who has become an icon for the Walt Disney Company. Mickey Mouse is short for Mitchell Mouse. It was created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks and voiced by Walt Disney...
Oct 18,2013

Eid al-Adha

Eid al-Adha or "Festival of Sacrifice" or "Greater Eid" is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims all over the world to commemorate the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Isma'il) as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a ram ..
Oct 18,2013

The Five Pillars of Islam

The Five Pillars of Islam are the five duties incumbent on every Muslim. Some of these pillars or duties are done daily. or during a whole month. Others are done once a year or once in a lifetime...
Oct 18,2013

Benefits of Fasting

Fasting is part and parcel of the practices of many religions including, Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Today many are trying to dig up the benefits of fasting...
Oct 18,2013

Eid al Fitr

Eid al-Fitr is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). Eidis an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiṭr means "to break fast"; and so the holiday symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period...
Oct 18,2013

Ramadan

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking from dawn until sunset...
Oct 18,2013

What to Do During Summer Holiday

After a whole school year of hard work, you may be wondering what you can do during the summer holiday. Here are some suggestions...
Oct 18,2013

Summer

Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons which also include winter spring and autumn. It occurs between spring and autumn...
Oct 18,2013

Climate change and global warming

Climate may be inherently variable as evidenced by the irregularity of the seasons from one year to another. This variability is normal and may remain partially understood. It is related to changes in ocean currents, volcanic eruptions, solar radiation and other components of the climate system...
Oct 18,2013