Image Day - Born Free

Polar bear cub Flocke jumps in the water at the zoo in Nuremberg. Four-month old Flocke -- German for snowflake -- has until now been kept behind closed doors.

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Islam & Democracy

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Abdur Rahim Green talks about Islam and Democracy.

Born in Dar-es-salaam in Tanzania to British parents, Green's father, Gavin-Green, was a colonial-administrator in the then extant British-Empire.

Whilst in Britain his father got a job in 1976 working for Barclays-Bank International and was subsequently sent to Cairo, Egypt, to set up a branch.

His study of the Qur'an attracted him to Islam, and he-embraced Islam in 1988.

50 years on remand

A man has been released from prison in Sri Lanka after being held on remand for 50 years without conviction. Mr James was released on bail with the court's apologies.

DP James was 30 years old when he was arrested for stabbing and wounding his father and sent to jail. He is now 80.

It was an extraordinary case for the Magistrates Court at Kurunegala in Sri-Lanka, an 80-year-old man appearing for a bail hearing after-50 years.

Via BBC

Malcolm-X

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Malcolm-X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska.

His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. His mother, Louise Norton Little, was a homemaker occupied with the family's eight children.